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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 10:38 PM
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Well, I was all happy when on last Wed. I started to install my new rotors (drilled and slotted) and prokit springs. After I got the strut towers off, I could not get the mounts off of the struts. I let them soak with a penetrating oil over night just to find that the oil actually ate through the rubber. Therefore, I had to buy new struts as well as new mounts ($200+). On Saturday, after receiving the mounts, everything goes well and I drop the car to the ground and noticed that this was a really low setup. After driving a little on Sunday, I decide to wash the car and noticed that one of my front rotors had already cracked in 2 locations.

After work on today, I was still upset with the height of the car and decided to look up the correct code for my springs only to find out that I had received the prokit for the V6 cars.

What a weekend!
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 11:10 PM
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omg that sucks so much... very sorry man, i hate "those" weeks
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 11:53 PM
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First question.. how in the world did your rotors crack?? Where did you get them from and who the did you order your parts from. Sorry to hear about. I would be pissed.
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 03:07 PM
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I got the rotors from rotorpros.com. I called this morning and told the guys what had happened. They seemed very concerned and shipped me another one out on today asap. They said that they have never had this to happen and was very appologetic. I am very pleased with thier service.

I also called the people that sent me the springs. They did not seem upset, although, the guy did mention that that was a very stupid mistake on their part. Hopefully they will be in by Friday.
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 11:09 PM
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get non drilled rotors... those are for bling factor/weight reduction... not braking improvement nor venting gaz.
sorry to hear about your bad luck.
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