Lon @ Top down solutions, and his trunk motor rebuild kit!
10-25-2014, 11:13 PM
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Car: 88 Firebird Formula
Engine: LO5 5.7 TBI/Ebl Flash
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 2.73 stock rear end
Lon @ Top down solutions, and his trunk motor rebuild kit!
I just wanted to say Lon and top down solutions are great! I ordered my trunk rebuild kit (204040) on sunday 10/19 at 5pm, it was shipped 10/20 at 9am, received it the next day on 10/21! The packaging was nice and firm. I Installed it this morning and everything went great!!! Finally a fixed trunk after 3 years of driving it bad lol. Some quick notes on the installation of the kit; the instructions were great although YOU NEED TO READ THEM OVER ATLEAST ONCE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL THE KIT. As it actually says on the instructions i found it really easy to know what everything was already as i unscrewed my trunk interior panel. The hardest part was getting the nylon guides on correct. I tried all the different ways to install them and it wasnt going smoothly still. I grabbed a file and SLIGHTLY filed down the "O" guides and smooth as butter!!!
Quick Synopsis on TDS:
Shipping and Packaging:5/5
Conversation turn around on Lon: (2-3hrs in email) 5/5
Kit contents(Quality, correct parts) : 5/5
Worth the price? YES! Thanks TDS!
Before
What i found when i tore apart my stock unit!!!
After!!
Quick Synopsis on TDS:
Shipping and Packaging:5/5
Conversation turn around on Lon: (2-3hrs in email) 5/5
Kit contents(Quality, correct parts) : 5/5
Worth the price? YES! Thanks TDS!
Before
What i found when i tore apart my stock unit!!!
After!!
11-01-2014, 09:22 PM
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Re: Lon @ Top down solutions, and his trunk motor rebuild kit!
i had to file my guides a bit and swap the carrier they ride in as it was a bit tight. I have a small crate of extra hatch motor parts so I tried a few and found the best fit.
not everyone has that luxury so a tweeking of the carrier may be needed. I worked with mine till everything slid like butter then I re assembled. I also bought Lon's re enforced case. once adjusted it worked like a champ and even the sound of it was better.
would do biz with again A+
not everyone has that luxury so a tweeking of the carrier may be needed. I worked with mine till everything slid like butter then I re assembled. I also bought Lon's re enforced case. once adjusted it worked like a champ and even the sound of it was better.
would do biz with again A+
11-04-2014, 04:03 AM
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Re: Lon @ Top down solutions, and his trunk motor rebuild kit!
i had to file my guides a bit and swap the carrier they ride in as it was a bit tight. I have a small crate of extra hatch motor parts so I tried a few and found the best fit.
not everyone has that luxury so a tweeking of the carrier may be needed. I worked with mine till everything slid like butter then I re assembled. I also bought Lon's re enforced case. once adjusted it worked like a champ and even the sound of it was better.
would do biz with again A+
not everyone has that luxury so a tweeking of the carrier may be needed. I worked with mine till everything slid like butter then I re assembled. I also bought Lon's re enforced case. once adjusted it worked like a champ and even the sound of it was better.
would do biz with again A+
Is there a single negative review of TDS on here?
11-04-2014, 02:58 PM
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Re: Lon @ Top down solutions, and his trunk motor rebuild kit!
Only reason I havent spent more money with Lon is...I bought a whole box load of stuff probably 5 years ago that I havent had time to install yet! haha.
I exploded my hatch motor hitting a bump in Philly years and years ago. When I went to buy the parts to fix it, his site had so much other good stuff that I shopped a bit. A lot of it is still waiting to go in.
Great business he has!
J.
I exploded my hatch motor hitting a bump in Philly years and years ago. When I went to buy the parts to fix it, his site had so much other good stuff that I shopped a bit. A lot of it is still waiting to go in.
Great business he has!
J.
11-08-2014, 08:29 PM
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Re: Lon @ Top down solutions, and his trunk motor rebuild kit!
I just wish someone made a replacement reversing limit switch for these. I had to put a manual switch under the license plate for the pull down operation. Took my switch apart, cleaned and lubed, still wouldn't flip half the time. I suspect this switch destroys quite a few units when it doesn't work.
11-09-2014, 06:11 PM
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Re: Lon @ Top down solutions, and his trunk motor rebuild kit!
I just wish someone made a replacement reversing limit switch for these. I had to put a manual switch under the license plate for the pull down operation. Took my switch apart, cleaned and lubed, still wouldn't flip half the time. I suspect this switch destroys quite a few units when it doesn't work.
http://www.top-downsolutions.com/hat...-pull-down-uni
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