Sedan Chat Thread
#2703
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Finally (!!!) got my failing outer tie-rod end replaced this morning. The OEM piece was most certainly loose. Yikes! My mechanic has a theory: since the car was bought with less than 4000 miles on it, and was essentially new, he suspects the tie-rod boot was damaged during shipment, by a tie-down strap hook. And it took the last 18K miles and 3 years for water and crap to work its way into the joint, to where it started to fail this Spring.
Pretty good theory. Anyway, now to get the car aligned. (Whoops, that won't happen until Thursday. Oh well.)
Pretty good theory. Anyway, now to get the car aligned. (Whoops, that won't happen until Thursday. Oh well.)
Last edited by Rochester; 05-19-2014 at 12:48 PM.
#2707
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Estimation is really more guidelines than rules.
#2709
A quarter past stripped
My shop did the install in about two hours and that was with the alignment and the test drive. My shop had done a TON of G's and Z's plus the really high end stuff, so they had some experience. Book out times are guidlines as Rochester stated.
#2711
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#2713
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This is without an alignment.
Either way, I will most likely pony up and just pay it. I dont know Nissans as much as subarus
I won't call out the shop name out of respect (I also suspect it might be against forum rules).
I did call around and got quoted 3 hours instead of 4.
#2714
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LEDs make a night and day difference on the headlights and tail lights and boy do they look neat when illuminated.
I finally got around to installing Switchbacks for my headlights and RED LEDs for my rear turn signals. I ordered a few extra sets of 50W 6Ohm resistors (5 extra pairs to be exact) so let me know if you are in need of resistors. They will come with the correct size t-taps.
I finally got around to installing Switchbacks for my headlights and RED LEDs for my rear turn signals. I ordered a few extra sets of 50W 6Ohm resistors (5 extra pairs to be exact) so let me know if you are in need of resistors. They will come with the correct size t-taps.
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#2715
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LEDs make a night and day difference on the headlights and tail lights and boy do they look neat when illuminated.
I finally got around to installing Switchbacks for my headlights and RED LEDs for my rear turn signals. I ordered a few extra sets of 50W 6Ohm resistors (5 extra pairs to be exact) so let me know if you are in need of resistors. They will come with the correct size t-taps.
I finally got around to installing Switchbacks for my headlights and RED LEDs for my rear turn signals. I ordered a few extra sets of 50W 6Ohm resistors (5 extra pairs to be exact) so let me know if you are in need of resistors. They will come with the correct size t-taps.
Any pictures yet?
Nick C.