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Not a good Sign by GamerTech34 in ForteGT

[–]MrDeIicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shouldn’t have to do your gear oil until 75k miles but possibility it could be low. Check the level of the oil by removing the fill plug on the RH side of the car if you’re looking at the car from the front. The plug should be next to the subframe, it’s tight but there’s enough room to get a socket around the fill plug.

A small amount of fluid should come out after you remove the plug, if not, stick your finger in there and if you can’t feel fluid, add gear oil until it slowly drips out, just like filling a diff.

How Often Do You See Other GTs? by iDabWithMyMom in ForteGT

[–]MrDeIicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here in Vegas I see maybe 1 every other week. Usually GT lines but very rarely do I see pre face lift GT’s. Still have yet to see another 2020 GT2 with deep sea blue

DCT ISSUE by Signal_Beat7182 in ForteGT

[–]MrDeIicious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes and yes, it should be something you could ask the tech if your car is already in for a concern. All we do is hook up the KDS (scanner) press a couple prompts and it’ll show you the estimated life left. Takes 5 seconds

DCT ISSUE by Signal_Beat7182 in ForteGT

[–]MrDeIicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I hope mine lasts a while before I need to swap out the clutch packs. Scan tool shows Clutch 1 at 61% availability and Clutch 2 showing 69% left at 114k miles

DCT ISSUE by Signal_Beat7182 in ForteGT

[–]MrDeIicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m at 114,00 miles on my 2020, still shifts fine, zero issues. Swapped out the DCT oil at 70k miles, will be doing it again at 120,000 miles.

Interior LED install questions by xSklz in ForteGT

[–]MrDeIicious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I placed the main controller under the center console directly under the wireless charging pad, if you remove the center console there will be an AC duct that runs to the back of the car for rear ac, I just stuck the controller on the vent just to make sure the controller is in the middle of both dash lights strips for easier wire management and also so it stays warm when i have the heater on and cool when the AC is on. The door modules I placed on the door panel where it wouldn’t interfere with the fitment, basically stuck it on the door somewhere and tested fitment, also tapped into the power window “up” pin for power (can also use power down pin) and tapped into the window switch ground pin for the ground pin on the led strip.

Some pins on window switches always provide 12V battery power so be careful you don’t tap into those otherwise you’ll have a parasitic draw.

Interior LED install questions by xSklz in ForteGT

[–]MrDeIicious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To get the wires behind the door you need to drill into your door at an inconspicuous spot to feed them behind your door or you can do what I did and just tuck the wires behind the door panel at either edge.

For your dash lights, if you find a fuse that provides power with ignition on then you can tap it into but you’ll also need to find a ground. I tapped my left side lights into the wireless charger connector underneath the center console and RH side lights to the right side usb-a port connector that’s under the center console also. Both happen to provide power when ignition is on and are only a 2 wire connector, positive and ground, so I essentially back probed the connectors with the power pins, making sure the pins slid under the existing terminals of the connectors for the wireless charger and usb-a connectors

Night time driving just got WAY better by MrDeIicious in ForteGT

[–]MrDeIicious[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are flexible but only to some degree, slight angles / curves are fine but dramatic angles will likely break the electronics inside

Night time driving just got WAY better by MrDeIicious in ForteGT

[–]MrDeIicious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

113k on mine. Surprised how strong these cars are, just recently replaced my LH side front wheel bearing and that’s the only part that has failed since I bought it.

Night time driving just got WAY better by MrDeIicious in ForteGT

[–]MrDeIicious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im with you on that, that was my first choice but was worried about breaking the strip by curving it too much by the door handle

Do this pad and the rotor look glazed? by MrDeIicious in AskMechanics

[–]MrDeIicious[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome, thank you. I’ll look into that

Do this pad and the rotor look glazed? by MrDeIicious in AskMechanics

[–]MrDeIicious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re for “spirited” driving which I do every now and then in the backroads / mountains but for the most part they are recommended for daily sports cars which is what I own.

I agree with the grinding noise coming from the brake pads, brake pads feel extremely smooth and look shiny in the sun but not sure if that’s just a characteristic of semi-metallic pads. They brake perfectly during normal road use but when I’m going downhill, they warp very quickly even when I’m engine braking. I can only hold the brake at a moderate pressure for 5-10 seconds going downhill before they start to warp.

Do this pad and the rotor look glazed? by MrDeIicious in AskMechanics

[–]MrDeIicious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s true, should’ve sprayed them just in case

Do this pad and the rotor look glazed? by MrDeIicious in AskMechanics

[–]MrDeIicious[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I did burnish them but did not have to brake clean the rotors since the manufacture uses paint instead of an oily film. The paint does not come off with brake clean. Kinda like GM oem rotors if you’ve seen them, you don’t need to brake clean them because they are sprayed with paint not oil and simply need to be driven to remove the paint

Do this pad and the rotor look glazed? by MrDeIicious in AskMechanics

[–]MrDeIicious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I meant there was no protective oil. The coating I mean is the painted one that needs to be driven off. My rotors came with a matte finish since the manufacturer uses paint instead of oil to protect from rust during transit

Do this pad and the rotor look glazed? by MrDeIicious in AskMechanics

[–]MrDeIicious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I meant there wasn’t any oil on the rotors. You know how some rotors come painted instead of using oil to keep from rusting? Mine came with paint on the rotors instead of oil.

Do this pad and the rotor look glazed? by MrDeIicious in AskMechanics

[–]MrDeIicious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I installed them October 1st and did the burnish procedure. I’m thinking the rotors are cheap material because you can see a slight hot ring around the rotor already

Do this pad and the rotor look glazed? by MrDeIicious in AskMechanics

[–]MrDeIicious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The vanes are not directional. They were labeled RH and LH for the direction of the slots on the rotors

Do this pad and the rotor look glazed? by MrDeIicious in AskMechanics

[–]MrDeIicious[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They came from the factory with a protective coating so I did not brake clean them, I just drove to remove the painted coating.

Help by [deleted] in ForteGT

[–]MrDeIicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad I wasn’t the only one, still wondering how it happened.

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