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What did you do to your GS today?

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Old 05-24-19, 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Dom87SS
Did rotors and pads last night. from what I could tell in the service record these are the original rotors and if gotten pads once from the dealer.
How many km and how worn were the discs?
Old 05-24-19, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Cwang
How many km and how worn were the discs?
98k miles, the rear rotors were warped. So since I had to replace them anyway I decided to look at options outside of the factory parts.
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Old 05-24-19, 12:47 PM
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Had new wheels mounted with new tires and also got alignment. Wedssport SA20R and Yokohama Advan AS 245/40/19 - 275/35/19. Here's a quick and dirty pic.
Old 05-24-19, 01:22 PM
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Got the cf mirror covers installed.




Old 05-24-19, 01:42 PM
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Are those just covers that tape on over the mirror or do they replace the existing mirror cap? Where did you get?
Old 05-24-19, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by np20412
Are those just covers that tape on over the mirror or do they replace the existing mirror cap? Where did you get?
Just covers using tape. Got them off of amazon! I’ll link it later
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Old 05-24-19, 02:50 PM
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Need some pictures out in the sun. They’re hard to see in the garage lighting.
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Old 05-24-19, 04:05 PM
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definitely need a few more pics and the link por favor!
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Old 05-24-19, 08:24 PM
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Used Meguiar's G2970 Meguiar's Two Step Headlight Restoration Kit on my '13 with hazing headlamps. Even if you don't think your headlamps need it, you may be surprised. My driver side light had lots of hazing on the upper portion of the lens. The passenger size didn't show much hazing but it came it out looking brand new.

The results were outstanding. Highly recommend the kit. Didn't get great shots because the hazing looks worse in person, but it gives you the general idea:

Before restoration (notice the hazing on the upper portion of the lamp:





After:

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Old 05-25-19, 04:12 AM
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When did you paint your hood? Do you have any wider shots of it?
Old 05-25-19, 09:38 AM
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Tires are mounted and balanced, wheels are ceramic coated. Now I gotta go pick them up and put them on.

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Old 05-25-19, 09:14 PM
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I've had mine on the car for over a year and they have held up really well, really adds a nice look especially on black.
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I got fed up with the excessive brake squeal using Akebono pads and OEM 2 pc rotors. Pulled them apart, and wiped everything down with brake parts cleaner, and regreased. Reassembled, and it was quiet for the first 5 applications. Then the squealing reappeared. Tore it down again, replaced with Powerstop pads. Noise is gone. Sanity restored.
Old 05-27-19, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by chiz45
I got fed up with the excessive brake squeal using Akebono pads and OEM 2 pc rotors. Pulled them apart, and wiped everything down with brake parts cleaner, and regreased. Reassembled, and it was quiet for the first 5 applications. Then the squealing reappeared. Tore it down again, replaced with Powerstop pads. Noise is gone. Sanity restored.
Really?! Sounds promising. Would you come back and update us on the nose after a few hundred miles?


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