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nismo springs should be the longer ones heres a pic of mine and vipors, vipor has a nismo and mine was a sport package...my spring is on top, notice the

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Old 05-21-2012, 11:10 PM   #751 (permalink)
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nismo springs should be the longer ones
heres a pic of mine and vipors, vipor has a nismo and mine was a sport package...my spring is on top, notice the nismo one is longer
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Old 05-22-2012, 05:32 AM   #752 (permalink)
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Is that your original spring or the new one?
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Old 05-22-2012, 09:41 AM   #753 (permalink)
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the one on the top is my original failed spring

the one on the bottom is vipors nismo spring
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Old 05-22-2012, 10:31 AM   #754 (permalink)
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^^ Great! Thanks man!
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I know this is an old issue...but is nissan fixing this problem under warranty? Or is it a DIY? I apologize if I can't find the answer...this is a huge thread. Mine hatch take 2-4 pushes while pulling up after the first push...
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I know this is an old issue...but is nissan fixing this problem under warranty? Or is it a DIY? I apologize if I can't find the answer...this is a huge thread. Mine hatch take 2-4 pushes while pulling up after the first push...
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take the tsb from the first post to your nissan dealer and they will replace them under warranty
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take the tsb from the first post to your nissan dealer and they will replace them under warranty
THANKS KDO Nissan sent me a$250.00 gift card good at any Nissan dealer to replace the springs under warranty...
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THANKS KDO Nissan sent me a$250.00 gift card good at any Nissan dealer to replace the springs under warranty...
very nice! that'll get you springs and then some...
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Hey I took this to a dealer to get it fixed but it seems like half the time it is still getting stuck. Is anyone still having the problem after the dealer fixed it?
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I had the issue intermittantly and got the new springs under warantee and it still happened every once in a while.

I then got a Nismo wing installed and it does it every time now! I also put in 2 washers in each one and it only helped a little. UGH I need to add a few more washers... Try that.
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I had the issue intermittantly and got the new springs under warantee and it still happened every once in a while.

I then got a Nismo wing installed and it does it every time now! I also put in 2 washers in each one and it only helped a little. UGH I need to add a few more washers... Try that.
That would be washers to the base where the springs meet right? Just gorilla those things in there?
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Pennies fit fine but too many and you could bulge the top of the hatch over the springs - I would limit to three.
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Even though my Z is now currently 5 months out of warranty, my Nissan dealership will be fixing this for free due to my low mileage, (about 12,000 miles even though the car is 3 years old).
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I took my z into the dealer recently and they told me this was normal operation. Actually is a little frustrating when you don't know your sh*t.
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Cerritos Nissan would not replace or even offer a percentage off due to being out of warranty by 3 months. i'm only at 29,XXX miles.
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