Great write up !! This took me about 15 minutes as well and solved my hatch issues . All this time fumbling with things trying to open my hatch because
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Great write up !! This took me about 15 minutes as well and solved my hatch issues . All this time fumbling with things trying to open my hatch because of a 2 1/2lb weight. lol
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I've got a brand-new '13, and the weight was there. Gone now.
The design of the weight, an elastic heavy rubber puck dynamically mounted in a metal frame suggests it is there to prevent rattling, which hatchbacks in general are notorious for. No squeaks/ rattles in 1000 miles now. And while we are on the subject of weight reduction, do you really need TWO horns? I don't...........
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And my car only has 1 horn... Not sure where you're seeing the second
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There's one in the grille area near the radiator (low tone), and another behind the driver's side wheelwell.(high tone)
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A few members with various years have said that it's not there (2012, and it was Omm370Z's, [if you're reading this] maybe they took the weight out when they installed the Amuse wing???)
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Slightly off topic perhaps, but my dealer comped me some stronger hatch springs out of warranty. I just had to ask nice.
I'm still going to pop out the weight though (kinda on principal...what kind of f'ed up engeneer ADDS weight to a sport?)
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Anyway, back to the subject. I pulled the "weight" and It looks more of a dampener than a weight. Could it be possible that it actually absorbs vibrations? I remember, on the helicopters I used to work, you could place a hand anywhere on acft and no (out of the ordinary) vibrations could be felt, except on one spot close to the overhead area. I could tell when the tail rotor system needed to be "balanced" by just placing my hand on that spot. Relax people, that is just an opinion.
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And it looks like a dampener, kind of, it looks more like the weight itself is dampened. I haven't noticed any ill-effects from removing it, and if it was just a dampener I assume it would be more rubber, less metal
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Thanks!
I try to make it dumb āss proof and with too many pictures just so there really is no confusion (I know that sometimes I feel like a dumb āss when going through a DIY, and I'm sure others feel that way too)
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