DC5R - how to get to rear coilover damper adjustment.

[crazyazn]

Hey guys tried searching but couldnt find what i was looking for. I have Tein SS on my car and decided that i want to fiddle around with the rear damper settings. I cant for the life of me get to the adjuster as i dont know exactly where it is and i dont want to break any of the plastic (I have a habit of getting frustrated and yanking bits a little too much causing them to break lol). Any suggestions or recommendations on the best course of action?

Cheers,

[45SET]

To get to the rear strut tower you have to do the following
- Fold down rear seats
- Open boot
- Remove boot carpet and false floor (No need to remove spare wheel)
- Remove plastic panel around latch (This should be held on my clips)
- You should now be able to see how the two carpet side walls are held in. Remove these, starting from one end (Rear hatch) and working your way along (Rear seat). This should be held in by clips at the top and bottom, and maybe 1 or 2 in the middle.

I haven't pulled mine out for well over a year, but it is fairly basic, and mostly held in by clips.

[crazyazn]

ok that seems pretty basic. Only trouble is i cant take out the floor of my boot as it has been custom made for a soundsystem. Do i really need to take out the boot flooring? My mechanic installed the coilovers whilst all the sound stuff was in the car so i suppose he found a way to do it. I dont need to take out the plastic trim covering the speakers at all? Thats what i started to take off but it seems like alot of effort just to get to the strut. So carpet it is.

[45SET]

You don't need to remove anything from the back seats forward out.

Just take the carpet side walls out. Just makes it easier to see what you are doing if you take the false floor out... but as you have the sound stuff in it, just work around it.

[Type S Tony]

Ask 45SET's dad to help!

[45SET]

Ask 45SET's dad to help!

OP is in Melb, I am in Brisbane... I don't understand your Logic Tony.

Also, I did this myself. My dad hates it when i work on my own car... thinks i'll break something.

[Type S Tony]

http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo17/Anthony_k20a/2009_0609RimPics0004.jpg

Are u seriosuly gonna tell me that this looks uglier than your car?

[crazyazn]

Thanks for da help man ill get onto it this weekend. Lets pray that i dont break something but after all its just carpet.

[aidannn]

for my dc5r, i just gently pull the plastic part near the rear seatbelts. you can get to the damper adjustment without having to unscrew everything. just be very careful not to break anything!

[steebs]

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/8697/dsc00302djc.jpg

- pull back the panels circled above, look inside - cant miss it.

ps. sry about pic size, but i cbf resizing ;p

[EK4R]

should of just called me carter and i woulda told you....or even help you

[crazyazn]

yeah man i shoulda called didnt think about that 1 how silly. Anyway i got it done now. So much easier than i first thought. Now the car feels much softer over bumps...yay!

[45SET]

Which process did you use out of interest?

I might play around with mine soon... its to soft.

[crazyazn]

My whole sound system install in the boot was made with hinges so i could access the spare (no that its in there atm). I simply lifted the whole system up which gave me access to the carpet. Took out a black clip from each side supporting the carpet and gently pulled it back until i could get my hand in there and turn the damper knob. Pretty easy really.