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Old 10-24-2020, 10:58 PM
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Nice catch! Had that let go on you those diffs aren’t cheap... believe me I know...

I was just surprised myself, pulled the back brakes apart and found a broken lower caliper bolt on the passenger side! Thankfully just the head had broken off somehow and the caliper stayed in place and amazingly I was able to grab the bolt with vice grips and remove it “easily” enough.


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Old 10-24-2020, 11:28 PM
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Lucky!


I got the driver side apart and swung over to the passenger side and had a WTF moment... I looked down in there and thought no bolt - no way. Pulled the top bolt and went to swing the caliper out of the way and it was stuck - thank goodness it was just the head or that would have been a huge mess!

I painted the calipers blue while I was in there as well . Pretty happy with them but I do wish it was just a bit lighter - but I’m definitely not redoing them, I totally happy (enough).


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REALLY LIKE those! But I’ve never been able to being myself to put anything on my cars... must be my OCD or something...


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Old 10-24-2020, 11:36 PM
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REALLY LIKE those! But I’ve never been able to being myself to put anything on my cars... must be my OCD or something...


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Trust me! I am right there with you! I was back and forth on putting them on and then just impulsively did it during a bored moment. They can be easily removed so no big deal. For now I'm a fan...
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So I’ve been struggling changing the bulbs in these two, I can’t find a way to open them without seemingly breaking them. Any tips? Has anyone done this?
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Old 10-25-2020, 03:25 PM
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So I’ve been struggling changing the bulbs in these two, I can’t find a way to open them without seemingly breaking them. Any tips? Has anyone done this?
Doesn't the assembly pop out with access to the bulbs from the inside?
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Old 10-25-2020, 03:55 PM
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Doesn't the assembly pop out with access to the bulbs from the inside?
Yes. For the front one there are 2 metal clips on the housing. If you just keep yanking they will bend. Can be bent back to shape after. Or you can use a trim tool and release them before pulling. That works best. They are located in the button side.

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Old 10-25-2020, 03:58 PM
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