Type R update

[yakkosmurf]

Just thought I'd post this since so many had asked. I dropped the car off at the shop this morning to get looked at. They are hopefully going to call me later today and just tell me it needs an alignment. Worst case, it has a few suspension pieces bent. We'll see.

I did take care of the body work issue. The only damage is a small chip where the front fender and the bumper meet, and the front chin spoiler is pretty scratched. I managed to get a new spoiler for $120 below list from Acura, and it comes painted from the factory. It will be here in a week, and I'll just install it myself.

We'll see what they say about the suspension, brakes, and other stuff when they call. I'm not worried about it. It just has to be fixed. I'll post an update when I get one.

[DaksGT]

hope everything works out dude

[ZIGGY GTS]

yakko...sorry to hear 'bout your ITR getting wrecked....Hey, maybe the scratch on the chin spoiler is a good excuse to get the Jspec front end???hehehe...Good luck!

[yakkosmurf]

All is not going as I hoped. The dealer couldn't align the car. That means something is bent. But it doesn't appear to be bent too badly. I've got connections at a Lexus bodyshop, and the guy there has agreed to put the R on the Gensis frame machine and have his guys figure out what's bent. It's probably the lower control arm, but I'd like to find out for sure. Once they tell me what piece is slightly bent, I'll just order the new part and put it on. The car should be up and running in a few weeks if all goes well. I'm also hoping the whole bill will cost less than $1k. I don't really have time to drive it anyway with all that's going on with wedding plans. Just thought you guys would want to know.

[sneakychaos]

Sorry to hear it dude.

If I had to guess, I'd say steering rack. Thats what was messed up on my ITR. It was never the same after the accident. 2 different shops checked it out, and after 3 alignments and new tires all the way around, still never drove perfectly straight. The steering wheel would get outta wack with alignment from time to time, and then straighten itself back up. It sucked.

[Vroom_Vroom]

i just read your "leave" message..it was great knowin you! congrats on the engagement adn take care man!

[yakkosmurf]

Originally posted by trooth
Sorry to hear it dude.

If I had to guess, I'd say steering rack. Thats what was messed up on my ITR. It was never the same after the accident. 2 different shops checked it out, and after 3 alignments and new tires all the way around, still never drove perfectly straight. The steering wheel would get outta wack with alignment from time to time, and then straighten itself back up. It sucked.
Thanks for the info. The steering does feel different. It's a bit stiffer than before. I actually like to better. My guys will tell me what's wrong, and I'll look into it. If the rack isn't behaving right, then I'll get a new one. Simple as that. I'm just going to fix what needs to be fixed.

[yakkosmurf]

Originally posted by Vroom_Vroom
i just read your "leave" message..it was great knowin you! congrats on the engagement adn take care man!
Thanks. I'll be around.

[larryd]

damn dude..i dunno what to tell ya.. do what i do.. think of it worst case scenario adn then anything thats better feels alot better :) replacing engines doesnt seem so bad anymore..hhe

[yakkosmurf]

That's one way to look at it I guess. The biggest problem its causing is that I don't have the time or money right now to be messing with stuff like this. I guess that's when it's bound to happen.

[larryd]

aint that the truth.. just figure when everything is going good.. thats when everythign falls apart..