Alain
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- 2016 Challenger Hellcat / 2019 350R #413
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I just spent my entire day bringing the car out from under the covers. Nothing is ever easy with these machines !!!
First, dead battery, had to jump it, twice. That process took almost an hour.
Then realized I don’t have the correct size bit (T-60) to do the front brake pad swap! Ordered caliperfexion kit, I now have to wait till the weekend or next week to swap pads.
Swapped OEM carbon fiber wheels for replicas. That went fairly smoothly, I saw a smudge on one of the carbon wheels that won’t come off no matter how hard I rub it with my fingers. I’ll have to look into that some other time, maybe get the wheels detailed before I store them away.
Then, installed my OEM front spoiler. THIS IS WHERE IM HOPING TO HELP THE NEXT GUY. If you’re doing this install yourself be ready, you have to whale on that thing with a rubber mallet really hard to get it to sit properly !!! No gentle hits, or bending the plastic trying to finesse it in there. YOU HAVE TO HIT IT HARD !!!!
That took me 2 hours to realize !!!! talk about patience!!! I was worried about damaging the plastic edge of the spoiler but I used a cheap microfiber towel to protect the spoiler from the rubber hammer I was using (like the Ford video shows) and I had no damage at all.
so if you’re doing this at home, don’t be afraid to hit that thing hard. Make sure all the tabs are lined up with the holes and send it home hard.
I wrapped up the day after installing the blue FP intake. And the ZL1 Addons GT500 style winglets. Those suckers gave me a little bit of a hard time as well. It’s still an easy install, you just have to be patient with one of the bolts. You’re literally sandwiching 4 different pieces so trying to get all the holes to line up was a pain in the ass.
Tomorrow I have the two oil separators to install, mount the front wheels, jump the car back to life AGAIN and hopefully go for my first official drive.
I wish I would have recorded the first time it fired up, talk about a cold start!! I think the windows in my house were rattling !!! That thing was loud as hell !! Haha, I love it !!
First, dead battery, had to jump it, twice. That process took almost an hour.
Then realized I don’t have the correct size bit (T-60) to do the front brake pad swap! Ordered caliperfexion kit, I now have to wait till the weekend or next week to swap pads.
Swapped OEM carbon fiber wheels for replicas. That went fairly smoothly, I saw a smudge on one of the carbon wheels that won’t come off no matter how hard I rub it with my fingers. I’ll have to look into that some other time, maybe get the wheels detailed before I store them away.
Then, installed my OEM front spoiler. THIS IS WHERE IM HOPING TO HELP THE NEXT GUY. If you’re doing this install yourself be ready, you have to whale on that thing with a rubber mallet really hard to get it to sit properly !!! No gentle hits, or bending the plastic trying to finesse it in there. YOU HAVE TO HIT IT HARD !!!!
That took me 2 hours to realize !!!! talk about patience!!! I was worried about damaging the plastic edge of the spoiler but I used a cheap microfiber towel to protect the spoiler from the rubber hammer I was using (like the Ford video shows) and I had no damage at all.
so if you’re doing this at home, don’t be afraid to hit that thing hard. Make sure all the tabs are lined up with the holes and send it home hard.
I wrapped up the day after installing the blue FP intake. And the ZL1 Addons GT500 style winglets. Those suckers gave me a little bit of a hard time as well. It’s still an easy install, you just have to be patient with one of the bolts. You’re literally sandwiching 4 different pieces so trying to get all the holes to line up was a pain in the ass.
Tomorrow I have the two oil separators to install, mount the front wheels, jump the car back to life AGAIN and hopefully go for my first official drive.
I wish I would have recorded the first time it fired up, talk about a cold start!! I think the windows in my house were rattling !!! That thing was loud as hell !! Haha, I love it !!
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