 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  02-07-2009, 09:30 PM | #1 | | Z3 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Usa Posts: 660 |  So much for DYI Maintenance
Trying to save a few bucks.. by checking out the struts. Disconnected one.... the hatch came crashing down... ________ find dispensary
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FAILsauce....
man that sucks. __________________
99 black ti sport | | | | | 02-07-2009, 10:28 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
Sorry to see that.
But, how many times have we warned people about this. __________________ ...steven
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Steven... I was thinking the same thing myself... I have read so many threads on here... even several H/B strut replacement ones.. I was thinking.. Why wasn't it mentioned... but then again... I don't remember ever reading it.... Maybe it should be a sticky...  ________ Ford Vedette
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bozola  Steven... I was thinking the same thing myself... I have read so many threads on here... even several H/B strut replacement ones.. I was thinking.. Why wasn't it mentioned... but then again... I don't remember ever reading it.... Maybe it should be a sticky... | Kind of eerie that we should both be working on struts the same day (see post elsewhere). At least my car didn't look like yours afterward ;-) I use my head (literally) to hold up the hatch when changing struts (one side at a time). Milt in Seattle P.S. I now have 2 sets of used struts in my garage in case you'd like some. | | | | | 02-07-2009, 11:14 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Raleigh/Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,233 |
friends don't let friends change hatch struts alone? __________________ -Jeff
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Is that Mr. Horst? ________ vaporizer affiliates
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bozola Is that Mr. Horst? | Yessir. | | | | | 02-08-2009, 12:59 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
dude, that sucks, good luck replacing it  | | | | | 02-08-2009, 06:44 PM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 1,299 |
Yeah man that hatch is heavy and the hood is kinda heavy also. Anytime you are changing any strut or shock please have a friend or use something. Good luck with getting a new window and hopefully it did not damage the hatch locking mechanism. __________________
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225k miles and still the Ti goes on | | | | | 02-08-2009, 10:18 PM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Austin Posts: 3,059 |
Ouch that sucks. It's probably gonna cost $100-$200 to get it fixed. I remember when one of my neighbors were playing baseball with rocks, and 1 of them ended up destroying my rear window on my sentra. Luckily they paid for it to get fixed. The repair man came to my house with the heated window, vacuumed my car, and placed it on. Took 3 hours, and only cost $130. __________________ Come get a ti-shirt
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After that... well nothing else really matters. ~Jess | | | | | | 02-09-2009, 06:02 AM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 3,212 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Xenocide friends don't let friends change hatch struts alone? | +1 When i changed my hatch struts i had a buddy hold onto the hatch. That thing is heavy, well lessoned learned  | | | | | 02-09-2009, 06:34 AM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 585 |
Wow thats a bummer. I had a front shock go out while I was checking the oil. I bet someone got a good laugh at the gas station when it happened to me.... Hopefully you'll laugh about this once everything is done! __________________  | | | | | 02-09-2009, 09:18 PM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: central ct Posts: 503 |
Quote: Originally Posted by greenie P.S. I now have 2 sets of used struts in my garage in case you'd like some. | do they hold? intersted if they do __________________
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Former 1995 318ti owner | | | | | 02-10-2009, 12:45 AM | #15 | | Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 33 |
Quote: Originally Posted by briansol do they hold?
interested if they do | The 430N set I just took off works OK as long as the temps are above freezing. If you don't have a spoiler they are probably fine. The 380N set was on my car less than 1 year, before the spoiler went on, so they've been on the shelf for 12 years. | | | | | |
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