What did you do to / for your E53 today??

[puddinboo]

did oil and filter change getting around 9000km used castrol full synthetic 5-40 oil . they say 10000km , but the oil was black.

[mam4.6]

Drivers door handle carrier changed...

[blackbeast]

I finally got my auto open hatch springs from the seller on ebay.

They work as advertised however unfortunately I have learned my shocks are too weak to lift the hatch all the way up by themselves (they still hold fine) so the hatch only lifts about halfway up, which STILL even in itself is pretty damn cool until I can buy some new shocks. Totally worth $30 bucks

Also, for the record, my shocks are OEM and I was easily able to unscrew the ends to put the springs in.

[puddinboo]

Originally Posted by blackbeast

I finally got my auto open hatch springs from the seller on ebay.

They work as advertised however unfortunately I have learned my shocks are too weak to lift the hatch all the way up by themselves (they still hold fine) so the hatch only lifts about halfway up, which STILL even in itself is pretty damn cool until I can buy some new shocks. Totally worth $30 bucks

Also, for the record, my shocks are OEM and I was easily able to unscrew the ends to put the springs in.

do you have cold weather?

[dabenthusiast]

Originally Posted by blackbeast

I finally got my auto open hatch springs from the seller on ebay.


Also, for the record, my shocks are OEM and I was easily able to unscrew the ends to put the springs in.

I thought about getting them... I didn't understand if you hit the button and it just opens full ...
If cruising on Highway if a kid or something accidentally hit the hatch button in the car will the hatch fly open?

[blackbeast]

Originally Posted by puddinboo

do you have cold weather?

Roughly 40-55 degress fahrenheit, would that be a factor?

[blackbeast]

Originally Posted by dabenthusiast

I thought about getting them... I didn't understand if you hit the button and it just opens full ...
If cruising on Highway if a kid or something accidentally hit the hatch button in the car will the hatch fly open?

If I remember correctly, someone mentioned in the long thread about these springs specifically that hitting the button at speed doesn't work, however i'm not sure if that's true or not.

In any case, I don't ever expect to have kids playing around in or around my center console area while i'm driving

[dabenthusiast]

Originally Posted by blackbeast

If I remember correctly, someone mentioned in the long thread about these springs specifically that hitting the button at speed doesn't work, however i'm not sure if that's true or not.

In any case, I don't ever expect to have kids playing around in or around my center console area while i'm driving

Nice I'll have to try it guess, bcz auto open hatch would be great.
I only ask because maybe iv hit the button before driving then I notice when I drive and have to get out to close the hatch.
Well Ill add that to the list to buy soon.
Wana get ccfl angels for the headlights first.

[dabenthusiast]

Just got my order of spacers today. I will be throwing those on the rear tomarow see if I get some gap removed then go get an alignment tow as close to 0. I seem to have alot of wheel gap with my style 69s...

[puddinboo]

Originally Posted by blackbeast

Roughly 40-55 degress fahrenheit, would that be a factor?

no thats not that cold mine work fine in the temp. you might need new shocks