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Old 12-25-10, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by brociouz
^ It is size 30.
Thanks. BTW, on a scale 1-10 (10 being the best) what do you rate this damper? if you can go back, would you buy this product again? and is this product a must have, or is whatever? sorry for the 21 questions lol
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That's pretty arbitrary, but I guess a 6. I'd do it again because it's so cheap, but don't expect any dramatic changes. It helps with vibrations just a bit, which can reduce hand fatigue for those who drive long distances.
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Originally Posted by brociouz
That's pretty arbitrary, but I guess a 6. I'd do it again because it's so cheap, but don't expect any dramatic changes. It helps with vibrations just a bit, which can reduce hand fatigue for those who drive long distances.
I see.. F*** ittttt I'm gonna get it lol. I don't mind the price, but i hate messing with the air bag and all that. oh well. Thanks for your inputs tho
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Originally Posted by mong
I see.. F*** ittttt I'm gonna get it lol. I don't mind the price, but i hate messing with the air bag and all that. oh well. Thanks for your inputs tho
+1 on airbag. That is the only reason that is stopping me from buying it. So far this seems like it has a mixed review.
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might do this
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Just ordered mine from Sewell, right now. I will give my "opinion" about it once I get it installed

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It's worth it cause of the price. Does it have a dramatic effect like a F Sport sway bar? NO! I really only did it because I was getting my new carbon fiber steering wheel installed at the same time.
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This video from Sewell is the best instruction on how to open up the steering wheel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XYuVgLUbDE
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They don't disconnect the battery when they're pulling off the airbag, and why aren't they using a steering wheel puller? Weird.

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lange
They don't disconnect the battery when they're pulling off the airbag, and why aren't they using a steering wheel puller? Weird.

Jeff
I didn't disconnect my battery when i first had this thread
but only for safety precaution so i put the please disconnect battery at the first post
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Prepare to be disappointed... you wont notice much, if anything.
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Originally Posted by Jeff Lange
They don't disconnect the battery when they're pulling off the airbag, and why aren't they using a steering wheel puller? Weird. Jeff
Yes, we disconnected the battery, but realize the clip is edited thus that portion of the instructional video was not left. As for the steering wheel puller, yes that's me (I'm the puller). I pulled it off just fine.

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Sorry, what I meant to say was disconnecting the battery was never shown. It should be shown, I would think. I did notice the break in the video and assumed it was disconnected for removal.

As for the pulling, clearly it worked, and I've pulled steering wheels off that way before as well, I just found it weird to do it that way in an instructional video, that's all. Using a puller is much easier on the column, etc. and sometimes the steering wheels are REALLY on there for some reason. It worked though, haha.

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Originally Posted by RTIS250
Prepare to be disappointed... you wont notice much, if anything.
yea... tell me AFTER the fact I already ordered it, huh?!
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Originally Posted by mong
yea... tell me AFTER the fact I already ordered it, huh?!
Haha, sorry.. i installed mine last week, it makes very little difference. Like others have said, it might reduce fatigue on long drives, but for me, i didnt notice anything on my daily commute.


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