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What did you do to your GS today?

Old 08-22-16, 06:13 AM
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Left a nice layer of wax on her.
Old 08-22-16, 06:13 AM
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is that the same tint they use on MBs?
Old 08-22-16, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by kamlung
is that the same tint they use on MBs?
Looks similar but the Benz glass is stained glass from the factory not a film. Same look though. There is another film that replicates the AMG glass made by Suntek (HP50 blue) that's what I plan on tinting my windshield with. My GS got new floormat clips today, pretty exciting stuff lol.
Old 08-23-16, 09:37 AM
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Ordered my interior Leds
Old 08-23-16, 11:41 AM
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Old 08-24-16, 04:45 AM
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Sacked it





Fitted the rear coil overs too, but having trouble getting the sway bar mounted back into the lower control arm (or whatever you call it, the main big bar thing). Any suggestions?
Old 08-24-16, 10:00 AM
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I'm parting her out. Check my FS threads.







Old 08-24-16, 10:41 AM
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Changed the spark plugs, wires and coil pack connectors. I'm at 246k
Old 08-24-16, 04:58 PM
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replaced a whining alternator & serpentine belt
Old 08-27-16, 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Bhubb18
Sacked it

having trouble getting the sway bar mounted back into the lower control arm (or whatever you call it, the main big bar thing). Any suggestions?
Loosen the big bolt (where the shock mounts) next to where the sway bar end link mounts and that should give you the small amount of "give" you need to squeeze that end link back into position.
I just installed a megan rear sway bar a week ago and had to do this.
Old 08-28-16, 08:30 AM
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Old 08-28-16, 08:44 AM
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Going to rebuild my factory starter today at 2644xx miles. It is starting to get intermittent. My wife's niece works in the parts dept at a Toyota dealer so I can get parts at cost.

Not bad for for factory start to last this long. This I think might be the first drivetrain repair item I have had to touch since I got the car in 2011 with 138k on it. Just doing routing maint and suspension parts.


Old 08-28-16, 08:57 AM
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Is it difficult accessing the starter in our vehicles?
Old 08-28-16, 05:17 PM
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Scraped over a bunch of speed bumps, haha.
Car sits at 100mm / 4" to the rear of the side skirt atm, but probably about 70mm for the middle muffler, maybe less. I'm gonna raise the rear a touch to make it a bit less cop baity



Old 08-28-16, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by mate01
Is it difficult accessing the starter in our vehicles?
On a 300 you just need to use extensions there is a DIY on here. The 400 I hear is more time consuming

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