How-To: CP Racing STB in a P5

[Natey]

(band) . (dance)


Look! He's doing the "Put me in the How-To section" dance!

 

[tonkabui]

have you tried pm-ing a mod? enry? antoine? anyone? someone, please! this how-to will benefit the community greatly. i will kick charles' dog if this isn't put in the how-to section soon!

 

[Natey]

Yeah, I did.
LinuxRacr and Kooldino are the two mods for the how to section, but they're not around very much anymore. I nominate me for How-To guy.


Don't let Charles's dog get kicked! Vote for Natey!

 

[tonkabui]

i second that motion. motion moved to vote. all in favor say AYE!

 

[jrodhotrod]

Aye!

 

[jrodhotrod]

Free bump for the How-To Section....

I love this thing, it makes a big difference over the stock bar!

 

[p5sundevil]

mine now =) thx again jrod and bump for me printing this for my install =) thx natey

 

[mooS mooS]

*Cutting and pasting this into my personal-handy-dandy-P5-DIY-folder* Thanks much Nate

 

[FSDET]

hey, what did ur strut tower brace come with ? mine didnt come with anything .just the tower brace by itself.

 

[Natey]

Pics are back up. (woowoo)

 

[Familia323]

Thanks Natey for the write up.. So are all of you guys still liking your bars??

 

[Natey]

I'm lovin' mine.

lol, I'll get back to you when my battery needs replacing. (crazy)

 

[Familia323]

I was wondering about that. can you somehow slide the battery out from underneath?

 

[L8R]

okay, besides that one person posting, is that really an air bag sensor. i dont see how it is one.

i moved that white piece to another location and i just want to get some feed back

thanks

peace

 

[justanotheradikt]

i just got mine in...cant wait to instal....sorry to bring this thread back from the dead but ive been looking for it for a while now and dont want to lose it!

 

[i12drivemyMP5]

Got one a year ago or so but still haven't gotten to installation. Need to do cruise control relocate thang. Also needs to be painted different color.

 

[justanotheradikt]

got mine installed....the trunk brace is on the way!

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2371034#post2371034

 

[Solo2Protege]

okay, besides that one person posting, is that really an air bag sensor. i dont see how it is one.

i moved that white piece to another location and i just want to get some feed back

thanks

peace

you are correct.

no, nothing to do with the airbag, i mean c'mon do you think such an important system would have exposed wires and a connector in easy reach just be running in the engine bay like that?....nope.

All airbag wire harnesses have a bright yellow jacket or have a bright yellow connector, or some form of bright yellow to indicate airbag wires.

thats a grouped ground point. All the wires in the white connector are grounds from different circuits. By grouping the ground point, it reduces resistance.

Look around the rest of the car, you'll find more that look just like it.

Nice write up Nate dogg

 

[TheMAN]

if you have an OEM windshield, the proper way to realign the wipers is to position the blades where it will line up next to the dots on the glass... then put the nuts on and tighten them... afterwards, test to make sure you got it right by turning on the wipers and then turning them off... you may have noticed that they are not lined up perfectly... don't panic yet, lift each of the wipers off the windshield slightly and set them back down gently, if they are lined up afterwards, then you have got it done right.... the reason why this happens is because the rubber on the wipers puts tension on the whole wiper system so it keeps it from going to where it's supposed to

 

[NegatiZE]

okay, besides that one person posting, is that really an air bag sensor. i dont see how it is one.

i moved that white piece to another location and i just want to get some feed back

thanks

peace

It's not an airbag sensor, it's a grounding location. The airbag sensor in our cars is located under the dashboard.