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puddinboo 02-21-2016 01:02 PM

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 02-21-2016 02:25 PM

Drivers door handle carrier changed...

blackbeast 02-22-2016 12:02 AM

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 02-22-2016 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by blackbeast (Post 1069881)
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 02-22-2016 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by blackbeast (Post 1069881)
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 02-22-2016 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by puddinboo (Post 1069882)
do you have cold weather?

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

blackbeast 02-22-2016 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by dabenthusiast (Post 1069883)
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 :D

dabenthusiast 02-22-2016 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by blackbeast (Post 1069885)
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 :D


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 02-22-2016 12:18 AM

Oh yea
 
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 02-22-2016 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by blackbeast (Post 1069884)
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


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