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What did you do to your S197 today?

Old 03-23-2014, 07:11 PM
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Default What did you do to your S197 today?

A simple thread that I stole from another forum.

Today I had Epona II washed/waxed. I used to do it myself and spend something like 4-6 hours. Ain't nobody got time foh dat!

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Also, the day before I swapped out my stock interior door handles for satin ones, as well as install Raxiom LED map lights.

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Old 03-23-2014, 07:44 PM
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Looks good, Spartan. I wondered how easy switching out the door handles would be. As stupid as it sounds, it's one of the only things that kept me from getting a base GT. Lol
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Old 03-23-2014, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Tanner05
Looks good, Spartan. I wondered how easy switching out the door handles would be. As stupid as it sounds, it's one of the only things that kept me from getting a base GT. Lol
I'm an idiot, so it took me a little longer than it should. Long story short, I was trying to force the passenger side (RH) handle in upside-down.. *face palm* If I were to do it all over again, I'd probably have it done in 20-30 minutes.

The only thing holding the door trim on is 8x 7mm bolts and 2x torx screws (T-25 bit worked here, but it's probably rated larger). Take needle nose pliers to pinch and slide out the door's cable from the handle, disconnect the electronics from the windows, mirror, and locks, then the door trim can finally be removed. The interior door handle housing is just plastic clips, so muscle it out and pop in the new ones. The new handles didn't include the door lock switches, so you'll have to pop those out of your factory handles and snap them into the new ones. Putting everything back together should be a lot easier than taking it off.
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Old 03-23-2014, 08:00 PM
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What did I do to my S197 today?

Hit a deer.
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Old 03-23-2014, 09:08 PM
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What did I do to my S197 today?

Hit a deer.
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Old 03-23-2014, 09:09 PM
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I bet this came from the S197 forum.... What do I win
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Old 03-23-2014, 09:35 PM
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Drove it, loved it, enjoyed it.
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Old 03-23-2014, 09:37 PM
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Add the Roush rear splitters. Put the side splitters on a few weeks ago. Love the look.
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Old 03-23-2014, 10:28 PM
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Tightened up my panhard bar, and retorqued the links on my new sway bar. Then I went for a drive and bought some BBQ. Could have been better, but I'm not complaining.
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I looked at the car in the driveway.
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