Got my TEINs installed, help from other TEIN owners pls.
04-03-2003, 05:13 PM
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Got my TEINs installed, help from other TEIN owners pls.
My TEIN are ifinally nstalled along with the EDFC...
first impressions!
1. Build Quality: Very nice indeed. Machined strut body, good coat (power?) over the springs. nicely machined perches
2. Ride: on ultra soft setting (front 16/rear 16) the stock jittery bounce is totally gone. very chill. on super stiff (0/0) ride isnt that bad but handles quite nicely.
3. EDFC buttons are bit small to push, but overall quite impressed. BUt i noticed when you turn OFF the controller, the settings are erased
Question:
the rear suspension, when on soft, soft-medium setting, you can hear the shock squish and there is a bit of rattling noises coming from the rear. i dont know if this is normal. can anyone help me?
is this normal?
i dropped it only like 1/2 an inch for now.. (i.e. 10mm)
going in for alignment tomorrow morning...
picts will be posted soon
--Cheston
first impressions!
1. Build Quality: Very nice indeed. Machined strut body, good coat (power?) over the springs. nicely machined perches
2. Ride: on ultra soft setting (front 16/rear 16) the stock jittery bounce is totally gone. very chill. on super stiff (0/0) ride isnt that bad but handles quite nicely.
3. EDFC buttons are bit small to push, but overall quite impressed. BUt i noticed when you turn OFF the controller, the settings are erased
Question:
the rear suspension, when on soft, soft-medium setting, you can hear the shock squish and there is a bit of rattling noises coming from the rear. i dont know if this is normal. can anyone help me?
is this normal?
i dropped it only like 1/2 an inch for now.. (i.e. 10mm)
going in for alignment tomorrow morning...
picts will be posted soon
--Cheston
04-04-2003, 12:08 PM
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Very nice, Cheston!!
I will be getting TEINs next month. Who installed for you? I am thinking of putting the EDFC in the Nav. compartment (since I don't have Nav.) Do you know if it'll fit?
Thanks,
M.
Thanks,
M.
04-04-2003, 01:07 PM
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Hey Moodie- I'm also looking at the Tein's within the next month or so. When you get yours installed let me know where. I'm still trying to find a solid shop up here in the bay area.
Chebosto- Congrats- the EDFC looks good there.
Chebosto- Congrats- the EDFC looks good there.
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Originally posted by raceboy
Do it yourself, it's insanely easy. Hardest part will be the wiring of the edfc if you go with that.
Do it yourself, it's insanely easy. Hardest part will be the wiring of the edfc if you go with that.
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Anyone know a good installation place ard in So.Cal?
Yeah, I got that irritating noise from the back too. I wonder if anyone has any idea how to get rid of the noise.
StoneZ> Hey, how much was your installation cost?
Yeah, I got that irritating noise from the back too. I wonder if anyone has any idea how to get rid of the noise.
StoneZ> Hey, how much was your installation cost?
04-04-2003, 02:55 PM
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Do it yourself, it's insanely easy. Hardest part will be the wiring of the edfc if you go with that.
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Re: Got my TEINs installed, help from other TEIN owners pls.
Originally posted by Chebosto
My TEIN are ifinally nstalled along with the EDFC...
first impressions!
1. Build Quality: Very nice indeed. Machined strut body, good coat (power?) over the springs. nicely machined perches
2. Ride: on ultra soft setting (front 16/rear 16) the stock jittery bounce is totally gone. very chill. on super stiff (0/0) ride isnt that bad but handles quite nicely.
3. EDFC buttons are bit small to push, but overall quite impressed. BUt i noticed when you turn OFF the controller, the settings are erased
Question:
the rear suspension, when on soft, soft-medium setting, you can hear the shock squish and there is a bit of rattling noises coming from the rear. i dont know if this is normal. can anyone help me?
is this normal?
i dropped it only like 1/2 an inch for now.. (i.e. 10mm)
going in for alignment tomorrow morning...
picts will be posted soon
--Cheston
My TEIN are ifinally nstalled along with the EDFC...
first impressions!
1. Build Quality: Very nice indeed. Machined strut body, good coat (power?) over the springs. nicely machined perches
2. Ride: on ultra soft setting (front 16/rear 16) the stock jittery bounce is totally gone. very chill. on super stiff (0/0) ride isnt that bad but handles quite nicely.
3. EDFC buttons are bit small to push, but overall quite impressed. BUt i noticed when you turn OFF the controller, the settings are erased
Question:
the rear suspension, when on soft, soft-medium setting, you can hear the shock squish and there is a bit of rattling noises coming from the rear. i dont know if this is normal. can anyone help me?
is this normal?
i dropped it only like 1/2 an inch for now.. (i.e. 10mm)
going in for alignment tomorrow morning...
picts will be posted soon
--Cheston
04-04-2003, 05:57 PM
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Guys,
Do we need to do alignments after the installation? And also, do you guys know anything abt the warranty? Does it affect the warranty? Coz it;s got to do with the wiring.
Do we need to do alignments after the installation? And also, do you guys know anything abt the warranty? Does it affect the warranty? Coz it;s got to do with the wiring.
04-04-2003, 11:20 PM
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the noise is a rattling. sounds like metallicy.
i think i will lookat the top of the rear shocks tomorrow. hopefully it will be ok when i drive home... it goes away when the EDFC is set on full stiff Zero/Zero
only hear it when its at Half or Soft setting.
hmm...
i think i will lookat the top of the rear shocks tomorrow. hopefully it will be ok when i drive home... it goes away when the EDFC is set on full stiff Zero/Zero
only hear it when its at Half or Soft setting.
hmm...
Originally posted by SandMan
The rattling is it a tinny noise or like a rumbling? If the noise is a tinny sound like sort of metallic, then you need to wrap the wires running through the top of the strut with cushioning. If the sound if like a rumbling, then you need to tighten the bolt on top of the shocks.
The rattling is it a tinny noise or like a rumbling? If the noise is a tinny sound like sort of metallic, then you need to wrap the wires running through the top of the strut with cushioning. If the sound if like a rumbling, then you need to tighten the bolt on top of the shocks.
04-05-2003, 09:38 AM
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Chebosto, you removed all the plastic pieces on the rear strut tower bar to install the EDFC, right?
Well, after you re-installed the plastic pieces, the pieces aren't as tightly packed as before you removed them, so now they're rubbing against each other.
That's what the squeeky/metallic noise is. I guess you can fill in the cracks with some type of a filler to get rid of the noises.
I have the same noise.
Well, after you re-installed the plastic pieces, the pieces aren't as tightly packed as before you removed them, so now they're rubbing against each other.
That's what the squeeky/metallic noise is. I guess you can fill in the cracks with some type of a filler to get rid of the noises.
I have the same noise.
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Originally posted by failsaf3
Hey Moodie- I'm also looking at the Tein's within the next month or so. When you get yours installed let me know where. I'm still trying to find a solid shop up here in the bay area.
Chebosto- Congrats- the EDFC looks good there.
Hey Moodie- I'm also looking at the Tein's within the next month or so. When you get yours installed let me know where. I'm still trying to find a solid shop up here in the bay area.
Chebosto- Congrats- the EDFC looks good there.
I'll let you know when I install! Thanks for all the tips, guys!
04-05-2003, 06:20 PM
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Yea. its the plastic parts. i have to do some Dremel Time to cut grooves into the plastic for the wire to run so they're not whacking into everything.
as for SkiDazzle's install.. where's the GLOCK!?!
VQ: no elbow bump.. i was thinking of making a flip top out of brushed aluminum....
as for SkiDazzle's install.. where's the GLOCK!?!
VQ: no elbow bump.. i was thinking of making a flip top out of brushed aluminum....
Originally posted by integrate
Chebosto, you removed all the plastic pieces on the rear strut tower bar to install the EDFC, right?
Well, after you re-installed the plastic pieces, the pieces aren't as tightly packed as before you removed them, so now they're rubbing against each other.
That's what the squeeky/metallic noise is. I guess you can fill in the cracks with some type of a filler to get rid of the noises.
I have the same noise.
Chebosto, you removed all the plastic pieces on the rear strut tower bar to install the EDFC, right?
Well, after you re-installed the plastic pieces, the pieces aren't as tightly packed as before you removed them, so now they're rubbing against each other.
That's what the squeeky/metallic noise is. I guess you can fill in the cracks with some type of a filler to get rid of the noises.
I have the same noise.