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      04-20-2018, 10:26 AM   #23
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Man, $350....this is tempting just to buy a pair and stash them until one goes out and replace both at the same time.
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Man, $350....this is tempting just to buy a pair and stash them until one goes out and replace both at the same time.
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Man, $350....this is tempting just to buy a pair and stash them until one goes out and replace both at the same time.
Not such an easy task. You have to hand in a core. Therefore you are giving up your good TA's to have him send you a rebuilt one. I say wait until they go, if ever.
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Not such an easy task. You have to hand in a core. Therefore you are giving up your good TA's to have him send you a rebuilt one. I say wait until they go, if ever.
You don't have to send anything in. You just wont get back the $100 for core exchange.

Still $450 per is very reasonable for something that comes with a lifetime warranty, that also works with rebuild UK.

Just ordered a pair and gonna attempt to install myself.
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Not such an easy task. You have to hand in a core. Therefore you are giving up your good TA's to have him send you a rebuilt one. I say wait until they go, if ever.
You don't have to send anything in. You just wont get back the $100 for core exchange.

Still $450 per is very reasonable for something that comes with a lifetime warranty, that also works with rebuild UK.

Just ordered a pair and gonna attempt to install myself.
Are your TA's in working order?
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Bank 2 threw errors before winter started so I parked it.
Recently started her up and drove around for a bit and no errors but will still replace as the car is sitting at 96,000 KM might as well do both.
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Bank 2 threw errors before winter started so I parked it.
Recently started her up and drove around for a bit and no errors but will still replace as the car is sitting at 96,000 KM might as well do both.
My TA's are in working order so I don't personally have a need to order them. I'll wait and send my busted one in when it happens and spend the $350. I'm sorry that yours is giving you a problem.
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Are your TA's in working order?

Bank 2 threw errors before winter started so I parked it.
Recently started her up and drove around for a bit and no errors but will still replace as the car is sitting at 96,000 KM might as well do both.
My TA's are in working order so I don't personally have a need to order them. I'll wait and send my busted one in when it happens and spend the $350. I'm sorry that yours is giving you a problem.
You dont have to send your busted one in. Mpower Motorsports actually has rebuilt actuators in stock. They send you theirs. Once you receive the Actuators, you send yours back to them as a core replacement. Pretty cool concept. So there is no down time.
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Bank 2 threw errors before winter started so I parked it.
Recently started her up and drove around for a bit and no errors but will still replace as the car is sitting at 96,000 KM might as well do both.
My TA's are in working order so I don't personally have a need to order them. I'll wait and send my busted one in when it happens and spend the $350. I'm sorry that yours is giving you a problem.
You dont have to send your busted one in. Mpower Motorsports actually has rebuilt actuators in stock. They send you theirs. Once you receive the Actuators, you send yours back to them as a core replacement. Pretty cool concept. So there is no down time.
Yes. Some have said that they are thinking of buying the TA while they have a working one on their car. So... You either buy the rebuilt one and then install it on your car and send Abdul a perfectly good working TA that came off of your car or you do not send one in to Abdul and you pay $450 since you are not giving him a core. Both are bad ideas for me as a car owner. I'll wait until my TA's go bad if ever. I'm not going to take a perfectly good working TA out of my car just to get a deal for a rebuilt one.
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Bank 2 threw errors before winter started so I parked it.
Recently started her up and drove around for a bit and no errors but will still replace as the car is sitting at 96,000 KM might as well do both.
My TA's are in working order so I don't personally have a need to order them. I'll wait and send my busted one in when it happens and spend the $350. I'm sorry that yours is giving you a problem.
You dont have to send your busted one in. Mpower Motorsports actually has rebuilt actuators in stock. They send you theirs. Once you receive the Actuators, you send yours back to them as a core replacement. Pretty cool concept. So there is no down time.
Yes. Some have said that they are thinking of buying the TA while they have a working one on their car. So... You either buy the rebuilt one and then install it on your car and send Abdul a perfectly good working TA that came off of your car or you do not send one in to Abdul and you pay $450 since you are not giving him a core. Both are bad ideas for me as a car owner. I'll wait until my TA's go bad if ever. I'm not going to take a perfectly good working TA out of my car just to get a deal for a rebuilt one.
Agreed. Unless the car has high miles and the person wants to replace actuators as a preventative maintenance measure, then that's fine. But if you have low miles and just want to have a spare. Not a good idea.
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Are your TA's in working order?

Bank 2 threw errors before winter started so I parked it.
Recently started her up and drove around for a bit and no errors but will still replace as the car is sitting at 96,000 KM might as well do both.
My TA's are in working order so I don't personally have a need to order them. I'll wait and send my busted one in when it happens and spend the $350. I'm sorry that yours is giving you a problem.
You dont have to send your busted one in. Mpower Motorsports actually has rebuilt actuators in stock. They send you theirs. Once you receive the Actuators, you send yours back to them as a core replacement. Pretty cool concept. So there is no down time.
Yes. Some have said that they are thinking of buying the TA while they have a working one on their car. So... You either buy the rebuilt one and then install it on your car and send Abdul a perfectly good working TA that came off of your car or you do not send one in to Abdul and you pay $450 since you are not giving him a core. Both are bad ideas for me as a car owner. I'll wait until my TA's go bad if ever. I'm not going to take a perfectly good working TA out of my car just to get a deal for a rebuilt one.
Agreed. Unless the car has high miles and the person wants to replace actuators as a preventative maintenance measure, then that's fine. But if you have low miles and just want to have a spare. Not a good idea.
Not to be rude towards you again. But you're basically ban evading at this point. It's so obvious you're the guy who runs the site just by reading your posts, plus your username "Forgive"
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Bank 2 threw errors before winter started so I parked it.
Recently started her up and drove around for a bit and no errors but will still replace as the car is sitting at 96,000 KM might as well do both.
My TA's are in working order so I don't personally have a need to order them. I'll wait and send my busted one in when it happens and spend the $350. I'm sorry that yours is giving you a problem.
You dont have to send your busted one in. Mpower Motorsports actually has rebuilt actuators in stock. They send you theirs. Once you receive the Actuators, you send yours back to them as a core replacement. Pretty cool concept. So there is no down time.
Yes. Some have said that they are thinking of buying the TA while they have a working one on their car. So... You either buy the rebuilt one and then install it on your car and send Abdul a perfectly good working TA that came off of your car or you do not send one in to Abdul and you pay $450 since you are not giving him a core. Both are bad ideas for me as a car owner. I'll wait until my TA's go bad if ever. I'm not going to take a perfectly good working TA out of my car just to get a deal for a rebuilt one.
Agreed. Unless the car has high miles and the person wants to replace actuators as a preventative maintenance measure, then that's fine. But if you have low miles and just want to have a spare. Not a good idea.
Not to be rude towards you again. But you're basically ban evading at this point. It's so obvious you're the guy who runs the site just by reading your posts, plus your username "Forgive"
Man. people are so judgmental these days. Forgive is a code I live by. Even my M has a forgive license plate. Please stop jumping to conclusions. I have NOTHING to do with the guy who sells actuators! lol!
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Bank 2 threw errors before winter started so I parked it.
Recently started her up and drove around for a bit and no errors but will still replace as the car is sitting at 96,000 KM might as well do both.
My TA's are in working order so I don't personally have a need to order them. I'll wait and send my busted one in when it happens and spend the $350. I'm sorry that yours is giving you a problem.
You dont have to send your busted one in. Mpower Motorsports actually has rebuilt actuators in stock. They send you theirs. Once you receive the Actuators, you send yours back to them as a core replacement. Pretty cool concept. So there is no down time.
Yes. Some have said that they are thinking of buying the TA while they have a working one on their car. So... You either buy the rebuilt one and then install it on your car and send Abdul a perfectly good working TA that came off of your car or you do not send one in to Abdul and you pay $450 since you are not giving him a core. Both are bad ideas for me as a car owner. I'll wait until my TA's go bad if ever. I'm not going to take a perfectly good working TA out of my car just to get a deal for a rebuilt one.
Agreed. Unless the car has high miles and the person wants to replace actuators as a preventative maintenance measure, then that's fine. But if you have low miles and just want to have a spare. Not a good idea.
Not to be rude towards you again. But you're basically ban evading at this point. It's so obvious you're the guy who runs the site just by reading your posts, plus your username "Forgive"
Man. people are so judgmental these days. Forgive is a code I live by. Even my M has a forgive license plate. Please stop jumping to conclusions. I have NOTHING to do with the guy who sells actuators! lol!
I mean you're both from Michigan judging by the plate. Plus you're shilling pretty hard for the guy for nothing lol. Just my conclusion that's all.
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Are your TA's in working order?

Bank 2 threw errors before winter started so I parked it.
Recently started her up and drove around for a bit and no errors but will still replace as the car is sitting at 96,000 KM might as well do both.
My TA's are in working order so I don't personally have a need to order them. I'll wait and send my busted one in when it happens and spend the $350. I'm sorry that yours is giving you a problem.
You dont have to send your busted one in. Mpower Motorsports actually has rebuilt actuators in stock. They send you theirs. Once you receive the Actuators, you send yours back to them as a core replacement. Pretty cool concept. So there is no down time.
Yes. Some have said that they are thinking of buying the TA while they have a working one on their car. So... You either buy the rebuilt one and then install it on your car and send Abdul a perfectly good working TA that came off of your car or you do not send one in to Abdul and you pay $450 since you are not giving him a core. Both are bad ideas for me as a car owner. I'll wait until my TA's go bad if ever. I'm not going to take a perfectly good working TA out of my car just to get a deal for a rebuilt one.
Agreed. Unless the car has high miles and the person wants to replace actuators as a preventative maintenance measure, then that's fine. But if you have low miles and just want to have a spare. Not a good idea.
Not to be rude towards you again. But you're basically ban evading at this point. It's so obvious you're the guy who runs the site just by reading your posts, plus your username "Forgive"
Man. people are so judgmental these days. Forgive is a code I live by. Even my M has a forgive license plate. Please stop jumping to conclusions. I have NOTHING to do with the guy who sells actuators! lol!
I mean you're both from Michigan judging by the plate. Plus you're shilling pretty hard for the guy for nothing lol. Just my conclusion that's all.
True. I see where you can come to that conclusion. But no. forgive is my license plate for my m3 and humility is my license plate for my m5. I'll take a pic when I have a mint.

Im from across the state in Grand Rapids. Anyways. Had a pleasant experience with them. That's all.
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Getting back to the topic though. Quick question. One of my friends wants to just replace his gears. He looked online for OD gears. Ecs sells them for 100 plus. Many ebayers claiming they are selling OD gears. The OD gears website itself sells gears. But they are over 200 dollars. lol. Is it the same product with all these various prices? Or am I missing something here?
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Bank 2 threw errors before winter started so I parked it.
Recently started her up and drove around for a bit and no errors but will still replace as the car is sitting at 96,000 KM might as well do both.
My TA's are in working order so I don't personally have a need to order them. I'll wait and send my busted one in when it happens and spend the $350. I'm sorry that yours is giving you a problem.
You dont have to send your busted one in. Mpower Motorsports actually has rebuilt actuators in stock. They send you theirs. Once you receive the Actuators, you send yours back to them as a core replacement. Pretty cool concept. So there is no down time.
Yes. Some have said that they are thinking of buying the TA while they have a working one on their car. So... You either buy the rebuilt one and then install it on your car and send Abdul a perfectly good working TA that came off of your car or you do not send one in to Abdul and you pay $450 since you are not giving him a core. Both are bad ideas for me as a car owner. I'll wait until my TA's go bad if ever. I'm not going to take a perfectly good working TA out of my car just to get a deal for a rebuilt one.
Agreed. Unless the car has high miles and the person wants to replace actuators as a preventative maintenance measure, then that's fine. But if you have low miles and just want to have a spare. Not a good idea.
Not to be rude towards you again. But you're basically ban evading at this point. It's so obvious you're the guy who runs the site just by reading your posts, plus your username "Forgive"
Man. people are so judgmental these days. Forgive is a code I live by. Even my M has a forgive license plate. Please stop jumping to conclusions. I have NOTHING to do with the guy who sells actuators! lol!
I mean you're both from Michigan judging by the plate. Plus you're shilling pretty hard for the guy for nothing lol. Just my conclusion that's all.
Relax buddy...You can call me a supporter of MPS too...just did an actuator job with one of their products...no issues for almost half the price of most distributors..or go with FCP euro. Nothing wrong with forum members touting a product of a non-forum company.
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About replacing good part for a "better part"

For us going to track days, doing things proactively ACTUALLY saves money

Think about it this way, a track day is very expensive activity if you consider all the costs, say you are there for a two day event and at the first session you get a part failure.

Now you can either have the part handy and attempt to fix it, or you are toast.

I have two Actuators from Abdul sitting on the shelf as of this last Sat. I have 20 track days coming up and I am not taking a chance on a part that has been repeatedly failed.

Just to inject another perspective. Not saying I am right, or you are wrong.
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About replacing good part for a "better part"

For us going to track days, doing things proactively ACTUALLY saves money

Think about it this way, a track day is very expensive activity if you consider all the costs, say you are there for a two day event and at the first session you get a part failure.

Now you can either have the part handy and attempt to fix it, or you are toast.

I have two Actuators from Abdul sitting on the shelf as of this last Sat. I have 20 track days coming up and I am not taking a chance on a part that has been repeatedly failed.

Just to inject another perspective. Not saying I am right, or you are wrong.
Makes complete sense due to your driving. For a garage queen or DD there may not be a pressing need to stock up on parts. Who would have thunk it that TA's are getting so much publicity here lol.

Throw up a vid if you have any GoPro footage because who doesn't like watching track vids?
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looking to drop 2 sec this year:

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