Mission 310: South Bay LA e30

[DDKing13]

These the ones from Abrahams that got lost?

nope. still never got em.
I bought these along with a set of smileys from 70ccrossi

[2mAn]

These the ones from Abrahams that got lost?

[DDKing13]

haven't been doing much lately. something minor for now:
euro grille installed.

[DDKing13]

Here are the cables in question:

[DDKing13]

So I had just pulled off for work, when I noticed a weird knocking sound coming from the drivers side front wheel. I look underneath and find that the wiring for the speed sensor and the other wire that's down there, are hanging down freely.

Somehow, they were dangling freely in the wheel well, not clipped to the strut housing. They don't look that bad, but there is some fraying here and there, and the rubber shrink wrap is cracking off in some places.

2 questions:
What is the other wire called? (the wire not connected to the speed sensor)
Where can I get new wires for each? Anybody know the PN's?

[DDKing13]

Im really curious what these mystery washers are...

Also, thats BS about the grilles. Keep raising hell, no one wants to own up to it, but if you complain enough someone will. And you are justified in complaining about it

I'll post a picture when they arrive, and i'll take a pic of it all put together. theyre 2 heavy duty cupped washers (one above and one below the RSM) that hold everything together, and prevent the shock from shooting up into your trunk, or vice versa.

[DDKing13]

Did you look at the car in person before you bought it? What made you decide to buy this one?

yes of course i did lol
out of all of the listings that i found, this one seemed like the best deal to me. obviously I didn't know the suspension was such in bad shape though. But really that's the only thing really wrong with the car, and that's being resolved.

[8380 Labs]

Did you look at the car in person before you bought it? What made you decide to buy this one?

[2mAn]

Im really curious what these mystery washers are...

Also, thats BS about the grilles. Keep raising hell, no one wants to own up to it, but if you complain enough someone will. And you are justified in complaining about it

[DDKing13]

So it turns out that the washers I ordered were the wrong ones.
BavAuto was super helpful in informing me on exactly what I need, so I gave them my business.
Ordered everything else I need to complete my suspension. Should be here next friday.

As for my euro grill USPS issue, still not resolved.
Finally got a hold of them on the phone, and they said since it says delivered, theres nothing they can do. Even though I have the $50 insurance, and even though THEY must have delivered it to the wrong address, they're making ME take the loss and they wont pay me anything. Complete fucking bullshit. Never shipping with them again.

[DDKing13]

So im pretty pissed right now.
I ordered a euro grill from Abraham's last week.
Yesterday I asked him if he had the tracking # so I could see where it was at.
Turns out it says it was delivered on Friday, which obviously it was not.
I tried calling USPS yesterday but I couldn't speak to a representative because the hold time was ridiculous.
I fucking hate USPS.

[DDKing13]

Glad to see its driveable! Sucks about the RSMs Im trying to remember how mine looked because I bought the same TMS mount kit and I also have Bilsteins and didnt have any problems. Front looks like its at a good height! Whats the plan for the wheels?

Who knows at this point lol. Hopefully those washer things solve my problem.

Yeah I like the front height so far. I plan on getting 17s, so that'll close the gap even more than the 16s that are on the car now. I really wanna get some DS2 wheels, but i'm not familiar with lug adapters. Are they safe?

[2mAn]

Glad to see its driveable! Sucks about the RSMs Im trying to remember how mine looked because I bought the same TMS mount kit and I also have Bilsteins and didnt have any problems. Front looks like its at a good height! Whats the plan for the wheels?

[DDKing13]

Oh and btw, im convinced the previous owner is a crackhead.
When I pulled out the trunk liner to get to the shock mounts, there was broken glass everywhere, and a makeshift crack pipe. There is also oil spilled inside the little cavity on the left where the jack goes. Fuckin disgusting.

[DDKing13]

A very bittersweet day for me yesterday.
First of all, just installing the fronts literally took ALL DAY.
The main culprit: tie rod ball joints. Let me take this time out to give a big :finger: to those motherfuckers. lol
Also because this was my first time ever messing with suspension by myself, so I was taking it very slow.

But once the front was done, and we moved onto the back, we ran into a big problem....

The shocks were just going straight through the RSM with nothing to stop them from shooting through the roof of my trunk.
Heres a pic of the underside:


After doing some research, I discovered that a certain washer/plate thing is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, and Bilstein completely fails to mention it!

So because of this, I just put the quote unquote "d2" set up back on the rears.

The reason why I call it bittersweet is because even though the suspension is STILL not fully taken care of, I can at least drive it safely now. Here's how it currently sits.



So I ordered those plate things for next day delivery. They should be here by tuesday. Anybody know of anything else I could be missing? I have the RSM, the gasket, the shock and spring obviously, and I just ordered one of those plates for each side. Anything else?