Thanks for the info! it's a let down these arent included from the factory.
How is it closing the hood? Do you have to press down on the hood to fully close it?Installed the WOT hood struts.
Thank you! Install was very straight forward and easy. You do need a M5 rivnut tool.
That's the route I was planning to go with, if the stock Michelin weren't so cheap and enticing! Looks great, BTW. Are you lowered or is that on stock ride height?Had a set of Continental 275/35/r19 Extreme Contact Sport 2's mounted. The extra sidewall helps with the ride and I can't detect any noticeable drop in performance - granted, I haven't tracked it or done any autocross. This seems like a nice alternative to the stock rubber band tires for owners that mostly street their Type Rs.
Stock height (should have noted that). I blew one of the stock Michelins after what I would characterize as premature wear and got a sidewall puncture in one of the replacements. Used that as an excuse to go this route - which I had wanted to do for a while. No regrets so far. Because I am not lowered this tire size looks much better in my opinion.
Thank you for posting the vids you did. I feel like these are the automotive equivalent of a Shake weight
Really? mine took me less than 5min to get old one out and new one in. What issue did you have?Installed the Wunderladen Street RMM and the front LTLD Performance Stabilizer from TSP. Was only able to install the front stabilizer for now, didn't really feel like taking apart the rear bumper.
Haven't really driven it much, but NVH at cold startup is rough just like any upgraded RMM and does die down when the car warms up to idle. Barely any additional NVH with the AC on. Hopefully it will break in like other RMMs and soften a little, but I still have Rigid Collars to install to hopefully help with all that.
I will say, installing an RMM on the FL5 a bit of a pain in the ass compared to the 1.5T.
The front pipe being in the way, even with the little cutout on the heat shield it definitely took a little bit more. Didn't take me long to remove and install, but definitely isnt as easy as the 1.5T.
Ahh yes, i learned my lesson with the Fk8, i use a jack and a block of wood to move the front pipe up to the oil pan to give yourself that extra room to remove that front bolt.
