Completed major mod-Part 2! (Pics)

C5North · 2017-04-24 20:54:22

Great mod! (prolly gonna void your warranty) :thumbs:

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04-24-2017, 09:50 PM

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Chuck72

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Great mod! (prolly gonna void your warranty)

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04-24-2017, 10:14 PM

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Ready to see your dyno runs......

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04-24-2017, 10:22 PM

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What is the correct ft lbs of torque? It's not listed on the sticker on my door ..... gms flagship car and they give no info

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04-24-2017, 10:54 PM

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OMG you made my day.I can't stop laughing!!!

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04-25-2017, 08:07 AM

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Did you also purchase the valve cap protection and wear warranty? If one of those valve caps cracks, it can be expensive.

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04-25-2017, 08:10 AM

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Woo hoo! Nice job, gotta get me some!

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04-25-2017, 08:16 AM

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C7 of Year Finalist (performance mods) 2019

I've been wanting to do this, but I'm afraid it's above my mechanical level. Can you recommend an installer?

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04-25-2017, 08:51 AM

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Did you also purchase the valve cap protection and wear warranty? If one of those valve caps cracks, it can be expensive.

No way, Man. I'm a rebel.

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04-25-2017, 10:04 AM

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Hilarious!!!

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04-25-2017, 10:14 AM

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One warning about metal valve caps.....You can get galvanic corrosion from dis-similar metals, so I would recommend that you stay with the plastic caps...
There have been cases where metal caps ruined the stem of the TPMS.

For me, I kinda like the distinctive look of the original silver gray plastic caps...

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04-25-2017, 10:17 AM

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Can we get a "how to" video up on youtube? Would be very helpful!

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04-25-2017, 05:56 PM

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Now you tell him Tex. After he spent all that money.

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04-25-2017, 07:08 PM

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Now you tell him Tex. After he spent all that money.

That's just what I was thinking. All that money wasted.

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04-25-2017, 07:12 PM

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Should of splurged and bought these instead

Amazon

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04-25-2017, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by drs

Looks good.

Looks like it might have been a complicated mod. Can you create step-by-step documentation on the process, and any issues you came across? Also, any special tools or knowledge required? And finally what kind of time-frame did it take from beginning to end?

you might consider doing a YouTube how-to video

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04-25-2017, 07:33 PM

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all these comments are genius

-Josh

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04-25-2017, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Jmcdude

This should be a sticky

Not if he properly applied the anti seize

In all seriousness though, nice work. For anyone thinking about performing this mod, please avoid the eBay knockoffs. They come straight from china and DO NOT meet OEM specs. The last thing I would want would to be running that much risk, especially on the track.