Welcome and thanks for the clever trick!

It same type of material like the original. It have to be able to compress to absorb the bump. Its pretty common material for bump stop. I just realise the KYB one does not have the slit on the side. The inner diameter is the main problem. The original are loose and allow dirt and moisture to colle...

Hi. Just got 2010 SE AWD for my son and got the same leaky rear shock. I got KYB revised bump stop and it looks exactly like the OEM revised bump stop. Could not tell any difference with the shock valving. The current 215/55/17 touring tires are too cushy to notice any performance difference. Do yo...

I changed the footwell lights to red LEDs on my Kizashi. I just used red LEDs and tapped into the existing wiring.

G13b wrote:And you wonder why your car got egg? No offence but the rim is orange.

Definitely draws negative attention but doesn't justify an egging. Haters gonna hate (hate hate hate hate)

Nope

Around 1100-1200 USD here: http://suzukicarparts.com/parts/2012/Su ... uel%20tank

KuroNekko wrote:I really don't trust "life-long" fluids in cars.

Yup. "Lifetime" means the life of the warranty.

I'd look into the service schedule of other manufacturers using the same CVT and see what they do. Either way, a drain and fill every 50k miles is probably cheap insurance

Thanks for the write up. At what mileage did you change the brakes? Did you notice any symptoms beforehand?

Jasper wrote:zoom in to the crack ...
to me it looks like an 'inside-out' crack; what's your opinion?
Is this normal for a 4 year old car with 60.000 km?
Should I call for warranty or courtesy?

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WTF? Warranty for sure