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07-04-2012, 05:12 PM
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Look at the stuff that was behind my air ducts
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07-04-2012, 06:08 PM
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Autobahn Glanz
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Location: Charlotte, NC
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Yup...mine was the same. I bought the car when it was 10 years old and they had never been clean. I used mine for potting soil 
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07-04-2012, 07:25 PM
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Location: Pottstown, PA
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Is it hard to remove the bumper ?
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07-04-2012, 07:43 PM
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not really. it took me about 1 hr to remove while taking pictures and some film. Hardest part was the wheel liner clips. That is because i was pulling on them wrong. But I don't know if i will ever get around to posting any videos, any way not something deadly.
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07-05-2012, 03:54 AM
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Best to hit those plastic liner clips with WD40 the night before you disassemble, makes it alot easier. Also, spray down the radiators / condensers with Simple Green then rinse off, helps to get the gunk off. A pretty easy diy project
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07-05-2012, 12:19 PM
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Are there any write-ups you used to take the bumper off? seems like something I should do fairly soon as I'm nearing 60k miles.
Thanks
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07-05-2012, 01:59 PM
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[QUOTE=Bmod986;296494]not really. it took me about 1 hr to remove while taking pictures and some film. Hardest part was the wheel liner clips. That is because i was pulling on them wrong. But I don't know if i will ever get around to posting any videos, any way not something deadly.[/QUOTE
Your right side radiator looks like it took a hit and got bent. Keep an eye on it for leaks.
did you clean between the condenser and radiator?
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07-05-2012, 02:02 PM
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07-05-2012, 02:59 PM
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Location: Houston, Texas
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Excellent video! Did you do that?
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07-05-2012, 09:20 PM
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[QUOTE=san rensho;296583]
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Originally Posted by Bmod986
not really. it took me about 1 hr to remove while taking pictures and some film. Hardest part was the wheel liner clips. That is because i was pulling on them wrong. But I don't know if i will ever get around to posting any videos, any way not something deadly.[/QUOTE
Your right side radiator looks like it took a hit and got bent. Keep an eye on it for leaks.
did you clean between the condenser and radiator?
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Ya I apparently bent it when i curbed and pop my tire a few months back. Posted a thread called " so i have a water leak in the front part of the car" I think. At that time I didn't know I had bent the radiator but from the looks of it I didn't brake it because I don't have any coolant leaking, so that is why I assumed it was the ac evaporator that may have cracked.
No I didn't clean between the radiator so I will be pulling the bumper off again and hopefully film it.
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07-06-2012, 05:55 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Frederick MD
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Quote:
Originally Posted by coreseller
Best to hit those plastic liner clips with WD40 the night before you disassemble, makes it alot easier. Also, spray down the radiators / condensers with Simple Green then rinse off, helps to get the gunk off. A pretty easy diy project
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FYI, SimpleGreen is corrosive to aluminum. It may not matter if you rinse it immediately, but it was the impetus for the company developing Simple Green 13405.
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07-06-2012, 06:06 AM
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Location: Miami florida
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Has anyone used commercial residential AC coil cleaner on the radiators? I would assume it would not damage aluminum.
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2000 Boxster 2.7l red/black
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1973 Opel Manta
1969(?) Fiat 850 Convertible
1979 Lancia Beta Coupe
1981 Alfa Romeo GTV 6
1985 Alfa Romeo Graduate
1985 Porsche 944
1989 Porsche 944
1981 Triumph TR7
1989 (?) Alfa Romeo Milano
1993 Saab 9000
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07-06-2012, 09:43 AM
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Location: south eastern mass
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don't use "The Pink Stuff"; it's an acid. Green is okay
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