Coupe Random Little Question Thread
#1171
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Mechanics don't usually buy parts online from rockauto, well maybe some do. They usually have a business account with several local auto parts stores (like Advance or Autozone) and purchase from there.
#1172
Just looking for a quick response for help.
So I took my G to the shop because I needed both left control arms replaced and alignment. My mechanic gave me a call this morning with an estimate and he is charging me $650-690 for:
Upper/Lower Left control arm
Synthetic oil change
Alignment
Not sure where this price came from considering I found control arms for $40-60 each online.
What should I do?
So I took my G to the shop because I needed both left control arms replaced and alignment. My mechanic gave me a call this morning with an estimate and he is charging me $650-690 for:
Upper/Lower Left control arm
Synthetic oil change
Alignment
Not sure where this price came from considering I found control arms for $40-60 each online.
What should I do?
#1176
Hope this puts things in perspective regarding dealerships. A few weeks ago, I had to replace my AC idler pulley. I needed a idler pulley covers (front and back) and the nut that holds everything together. The idler pulley covers (not the pulley) and the nut cost me $50 bucks. You read this correctly $50 bucks at the Infiniti dealer. I later realized that I also needed the pulley spacers which the dealer wanted another $40 bucks for. I went to a scrap yard found G coupe and got the spacers off a totaled G.
#1179
I am not aware of HP Design actually having a multi piece wheel. I think the bolts you removed are cosmetic. Show a pic of the back side. What do you need to replace, or why? If the lip is damaged then your option is wheel repair. Locally can have done here for $75-125.00 depending on damage.
These aren't the actual wheels I'm talking about but the ones I'm working on have a rim/trim just like these. Three of the rims have the trim removed showing the bare rim and one still has the trim intact. So I'm trying to either source 3 more trims/inserts or remove the 4th trim/insert on the 4th rim so they all look the same.
Below is what a wheel looks like with the trim/insert in place and underneath is what the wheel looks with the trim removed.
#1181
#1182
But from the pictures with and without the "rim/trim" the only difference is one rim has obviously been sanded or scuffed most likely from the owner thinking its chrome and tried to clean it with a scotch brite pad. If you wanna make it shiny try sanding it with 1200 just in a test area and spray the area you sanded with a cheap clear coat from Walmart if it's makes it shiny again like chrome then wipe the clear coat off quickly with acetone sand the rest of the rim with 1200 and use a good clear coat. But if that doesn't work then get to polishing
#1183
#1184
2005 6mt hub bore question
I have the 19"forge rays on my G. I recently plasti dipped them and decided to add wheel spacers to make the offset better. I searched around and determined that 20mm hubcentric and 25mm hubcentric for the back was the way to go. I did some more searching and found some info posted saying the hub bore size was 60 mm (although now I can't find that and everything I find says 66.1). I purchased some off of ebay with a hub bore size of 60.1 for the front and back. The front fit, but the bore of the back spacers is too small to fit. Has anyone else had this problem? Is it possible it has two different bore sizes for the front and back as another way of idiot proofing the car so you don't put the wider wheels on the front (like the addition of that extra bolt on the front rotors)? I'm guessing I'll just have the back spacers bored out a little more unless anyone has a good reason that I shouldn't or a better solution? I just thought this was odd and maybe worth mentioning/questioning.