What have you done to your P5 today?
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fishdonotbounce
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How much louder? lol
got my front windows tinted as close to the rears as possible. Turns out the previous owner had one of those reflective shiny tints installed instead of the straight smoked look. Anyway, had fronts tinted with 20% of the reflective line of tints or w/e it was called.
Ill take pictures later. to lazy right now
Ill take pictures later. to lazy right now
justanothermp5
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well i didnt do s*** to my p5 today, or for the last week, because ive been waiting for my ****** HEADER!!! protege garage will never see my business again period, i would rather go to speedcircuit or street unit anyday
it would have been ok if i would have known the header was out of stock, but on the website it clearly said LOTS IN STOCK, so i said ok ill order
been a week and he told me there on backorder, UPDATE YOUR ******* SITE THEN
/rant
it would have been ok if i would have known the header was out of stock, but on the website it clearly said LOTS IN STOCK, so i said ok ill order
been a week and he told me there on backorder, UPDATE YOUR ******* SITE THEN
/rant
blame OBX, not ken.
same thing happened to me last year.
its easier for a site to leave it the way it is, and keep peopls business than it is to say its out of stock, and turn business away if its only a short period of waiting time...
i guarantee the OBX warehouse is out them, because last year when i called taht was the exact situation.
same thing happened to me last year.
its easier for a site to leave it the way it is, and keep peopls business than it is to say its out of stock, and turn business away if its only a short period of waiting time...
i guarantee the OBX warehouse is out them, because last year when i called taht was the exact situation.
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I think his gripe is legitimate. If a website says its in stock then it better be. Its bad customer service to mislead the customer is the point he's making.
justanothermp5
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Today i removed the driver side fender side molding and then got the driver door and rear driver side door's off. and while i waited that 1min for the solvent to kick into the adhesive, rain comes pouring down. so im driving with 2 strips on my driver side and moldings still on, on the passenger side. 
pretty cool
pretty coolGah, got caught up at work until about 7 PM and then just decided to take my work home with me. I just finished not too long ago so obviously no progress on the P5. Man, I still didn't get a chance to order my oil pan today either. Argh, seems the P5 is going to be down longer than I thought.
On another note I read something interesting how some PCV check valves might actually cause smoking turbos. Hmm, whenever I get my car running again I might try removing those Krank Vents to see what happens...
On another note I read something interesting how some PCV check valves might actually cause smoking turbos. Hmm, whenever I get my car running again I might try removing those Krank Vents to see what happens...
fishdonotbounce
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Lol I hate getting caught in the rain while I'm doing something to the car. I sure do love some pina colada tho! lol anyway,
I've been thinking about upgrading some suspension parts and I'm real interested in the three point strut brace from CP that I've seen more than a few P5's have on here. Anyone know where I can get one of those? Also, what other suspension mods are best? I don't feel like going through the hassle of the front swaybar so that's outta the question but everything else is fair game.
I've been thinking about upgrading some suspension parts and I'm real interested in the three point strut brace from CP that I've seen more than a few P5's have on here. Anyone know where I can get one of those? Also, what other suspension mods are best? I don't feel like going through the hassle of the front swaybar so that's outta the question but everything else is fair game.
The CP Racing STB isn't made or sold anymore so you'd have to find one in the F/S Section like I did. A few members have talked about getting some replicas made but nothing has really come from them. IMO, I'd just stick with some other bar (preferrably not one of those universal adjustable ones) like the GT Spec (although I've heard it isn't as good as stock). Don't worry about the front swaybar either - it'll just make you understeer even more. I upgraded to the Progress rear bar and my steering under extreme conditions is almost neutral (depends on the conditions). You could always go for the GT Spec bracing lineup.
fishdonotbounce
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What did you get yours for? I guess I'll just have to set up a WTB thread or something then... damn it. Did you feel a big difference when you installed the CP?
hope your tint laws aren't as strict over there... cuz here it's $279 per window that's illegally tinted...
yes... like magnum said, don't worry about upgrading the front sway bar... you WILL get more understeer...
get a nice sway bar like Progress like i have but wish i got the AWR instead because the AWR is adjustable...
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I don't remember exactly as it's been a while now. I think somewhere between $120 and $150 is about right. TBH, the thing is a royal PITA. The install was immensely difficult because of all the compromises and now everytime I want to remove the IM or battery I have to remove the STB which involves removing all the cowling first. I keep telling myself I need to get a smaller battery and just make my own tie down.
Eh, AWR if you like the sound. I currently have their endlinks and cannot keep them quiet. I've tried everything to keep them from binding and I make sure they're super-tight. Even so, after about 5 days of driving the noise is back in full force. I've got some stock endlinks that I'll be installing shortly.
Rockin03mp5
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All I did was drive her around a little, and take a few pics of her while she was still clean.
Rockin03mp5
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Good luck man.
Hurricanes ftl!
Hurricanes ftl!
