What Did You Do To Your HHR Today?
04-17-2012, 04:11 AM
#7622
Senior Member
Join Date: 03-22-2010
Location: Russia Ekaterinburg
Posts: 2,009
We have 4 days without snow - spring has come for all. Yesterday (closer to the night) was replaced shoes by Hippo. Now in the summer slippers.
The next step - replacing the engine oil. I've already bought the product "G - Energy", the Russian - Italian production, synthetic 5w-40. Oil for the summer. By the end of the week going to do this.
Then - a large sauna. The body from the outside, the interior inside. In one of the workshops running Uzbek - illegal immigrant as a watchman. I'll leave him a car for the night, morning'll take a clean and dry. He will take over the work is not expensive.
The next step - replacing the engine oil. I've already bought the product "G - Energy", the Russian - Italian production, synthetic 5w-40. Oil for the summer. By the end of the week going to do this.
Then - a large sauna. The body from the outside, the interior inside. In one of the workshops running Uzbek - illegal immigrant as a watchman. I'll leave him a car for the night, morning'll take a clean and dry. He will take over the work is not expensive.
04-17-2012, 10:10 AM
#7624
Senior Member
Join Date: 03-09-2012
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 1,430
Post some pics! My wife told me no more spending for a while so my springs will have to wait. Sucks too because it's really the last costly mod I plan to do until I go with a coil over system.
04-17-2012, 01:36 PM
#7626
Senior Member
Join Date: 03-09-2012
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 1,430
Yep, great price! If I could do the labor myself I would go ahead and buy them, but my help wants like $150 for the front and $50 for the rear to install...plus I'll have $70 in an alignment. Can't afford $400+ right now.
04-17-2012, 02:24 PM
#7627
Senior Member
Join Date: 01-02-2012
Location: Livermore, CA
Posts: 334
that's way too much money lol. Did you check out the how-to for spring install? It should be about a 3-4 hour job to someone who isn't that good with tools, less if you know what you are doing.
04-17-2012, 02:30 PM
#7628
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Join Date: 03-09-2012
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 1,430
Yeah, I just don't have access to a lot of tools. I could do the rear myself, but the fronts I'd need help with. My uncle is very savvy on this sort of stuff but he doesn't have a spring compressor. I guess I could probably rent one. May be a good option! We are going on vacation at the end of May...I may do it once we get back.
04-17-2012, 02:36 PM
#7629
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Join Date: 05-09-2006
Location: "Upland" Mesa, Arizona
Posts: 6,805
Yeah, I just don't have access to a lot of tools. I could do the rear myself, but the fronts I'd need help with. My uncle is very savvy on this sort of stuff but he doesn't have a spring compressor. I guess I could probably rent one. May be a good option! We are going on vacation at the end of May...I may do it once we get back.
You can buy one, rent one, or pay someone to install the springs to the struts. Just depends on what. where and when you think you'll need the spring compressor again.
In the Atlanta area, there must be a shop that will compress them for $20-25. We have several in this area. It doesn't hurt or cost anything to ask.
