heinzboehmer's 2002 Topaz 6MT Coupe

[heinzboehmer]

Wheel hop was starting to get pretty bad, likely exacerbated by all the rear biased weight savings that has happened over the past year or so. Turned down the rebound on the rear dampers by quite a bit (it's at a half turn from full soft now) and it feels pretty good now. More testing to come.

Update: Still wheel hops like crazy when losing traction in a straight line, in the wet. Damn.

Seems fine if I initiate a slide in the wet and in all conditions in the dry. Granted, I didn't go and do burnouts when it was dry, but still. For sure an improvement over how it was before though.

[heinzboehmer]

Don't forget the rear deck speakers

Pre-facelift, so no logos on those from the factory

[Obioban]

Ha. I, too, unbranded my speakers-- even without the fabric peeling. I just don't like logos everywhere.

Don't forget the rear deck speakers

[heinzboehmer]

The fabric on the front tweeter covers was starting to peel off, so got some non-HK covers to replace them:




It's a stupid detail, but I do like the all black cover more.

Since the door cards were off, I took the opportunity to fix a rattle inside the passenger door. Sounded like the clip that holds the window regulator cable in the middle of the door had broken off, so was prepared to zip tie it. However, I found that the cable just wasn't clipped in. Clip still felt nice and pliable, so I just clipped the cable back in. We'll see if it pops back out or not.

Also, found no witness marks on the door from the bavsound speaker Bry5on. Must be a coupe vs wagon difference.

[heinzboehmer]

No way, my car makes this noise too, and I don’t even have the Slon wall!! I’m guessing it’s the Supersprint Sport muffler. 😂😭😭

Is yours RPM or speed related?