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Old 03-18-2005, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by leathermang
When to install them is one question....

When to buy them is another... and the answer is NOW... put them into your glove compartment or some place safe... then if they fail you on a Sunday morning when the Dealer is not open.. or if this is the same car you would need to drive to get the parts you are " prepared"...
Good advice! You don't want to spend 2 hours starting your car with a pot of boiling water and a hair dryer just to get to the parts store to buy a GP. Its faster to pull and replace one than it is to go through that hassle, so buy a set now and just keep them around, you'll need 'em eventually.

In terms of 'when', I'm in favor of the 'wait till one fails, then replace the set' method. I had one fail, then I replaced it, then a week later, another one failed, then a week later, another one. I would have saved time by just doing them all at once when the first one failed.

peace,
sam
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