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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 03:52 PM
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Hey guys my driveshaft is bent and I can get a used one for cheap but it comes from an 03 so my question is is the 03 driveshaft the same as the 05?

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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 04:00 PM
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should be.

howd you bend the drive shaft?
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Originally Posted by Chris @ Migliore
should be.

howd you bend the drive shaft?
+1 that cant be easy
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 04:11 PM
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First month I had my car I went on a mountain run and ended up running off the road (It's what happens when you don't learn the limits of your car)
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Same driveshaft

Good thing you found a used one... I cant imagine they are cheap from the dealer.
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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 09:42 AM
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735 dollars lol
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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 12:58 PM
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how does it "bend"?... its CF... seems like it would crack/brake if anything - and that would take a lot of force...
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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by OCG35
how does it "bend"?... its CF... seems like it would crack/brake if anything - and that would take a lot of force...
+1 , you beat me to it.
My crystal ball shows a bend hub. Check your hubs out.
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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 07:43 PM
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Well I hit the ditch pretty hard and bent the two main bolts that hold the rear end in place. I have been complaining about it not feeling right for over 6 months now and it's taken 3 mechanics to finally figure out what was wrong... So I had 6 months of spirit driving here and there so they said it had a couple of cracks and just replace it while im at it.
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 12:06 PM
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^^^ That description is a bit different than the original post stating the drive shaft is bent.
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 02:16 PM
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I didnt want to go into detail haha. Just trying to figure out if it was the same driveshaft.
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 02:20 PM
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^^^ ah, I see.... well cosider yourself lucky that even an OEM is only $750 (or whatever was previoulsy reported)... I looked into getting a one piece CF driveshaft for G sedan and its $1100 + destroy OEM to mock up the CF shaft

I'm sure you can find a Z at a salvage/junk yard with a perfectly good driveshaft...
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