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Low oil pressure + high oil consumpion/leak + unrelated CEL

Hello everyone. I have a couple of issues I would like some guideance with regarding my 2015 manual Abarth. I doubt these two problems are related to...
 

Tiers already balanced. In what way? Did he just look at the balance weights on the wheel or did he actually spin them on his machine?
 

Ok... When I did all the work on the front end, I brought the front tires to get balanced. The tire shop told me they were already balanced. The car...
 

Need a good tire balancing. Run you car by a good alignment shop....
 

Tell us how you really feel. LOL
 

Sounds like a bent axle.
 

Tire shake at 45mph...

Hi all!
I have just completed a rebuild of my front suspension. I replaced both lower control arms, the left tie rod end, both front and rear...
 

500 Madness lists a pre-2016 T4 head unit, but all the pictures for it show the T2, which practically eliminates the center vents. There are dozens of...
 

update if anyone is interested

i found the correct transmission, but its at a dealership in washington. im from massachusetts. theyre selling...
 

Our car is compatible with the idatalink / maestro system but that's only on double din. I have it in my Toyota, it's nice. Too bad the android models...
 

The 500 Madness T4 is for Fiats from 2016 and up. I assumed yours is an older model since you were considering the Spiral Audio kit.

There...
 

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It really depends on where dealers are. I surprisingly see more Alfas than Fiats around here. I have the feeling it is because the resale value is so...
 

I only ever seen one Alfa here. Since their reintroduction here....
 

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Nice white Abarth at the 2023 Fiat Freakout

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It sounds like it could be a transmission issue or a problem from the car sitting for a while. It's a good idea to have a mechanic check it out.

Abarth Wrapped Photos? Here's Mine.

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  • Ando
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    Lifetime Member
    • Nov 2016
    • 2342

    #31
    Looks great!

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    • luddite
      Member
      • Dec 2015
      • 56

      #32
      When the budget allows, I want to do tri-color (green/white/red) pinstripes between the two.

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      • 500
        Senior Member
        • Dec 2012
        • 108

        #33
        Your wrap is really awesome!
        Last edited by 500; 12-02-2018, 12:07 PM.
        2015 500 Turbo 5mt
        2013 500 Pop 5mt

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        • SSGForti
          Member
          • Jul 2017
          • 30

          #34
          All this wrapped cars make me want to wrap mine.

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          • Mr_Ritka
            Member
            • Aug 2015
            • 66

            #35
            Just how complex is the wrapping process? I installed rally stripes from bumper to bumper on my 500..thought those were vinyl.
            I am not planning on doing a full wrap, rather I want to wrap the roof and the wing. Car is Metallic Gray with white mirror caps, white roof and white spoiler. (I bought it used so I did not choose those options). I would probably do the mirrors and spoiler a different color and the top a carbon fiber so it blends better with the gray. Luckily I have a sunroof so it's not a big area.
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            Current Ride:
            2018 500 Abarth "Giorgio"

            Former Ride:

            2013 500 Pop "Giuseppe"
            Custom Vinyl Stripes - RRM Corsa Dyno CAI -

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            • Mr_Ritka
              Member
              • Aug 2015
              • 66

              #36
              Originally posted by C-ARchitect
              My Abarth was wrapped in 3M Matte Blue Metallic back in 2015. I've since taken it off due to too much attention. I plan to wrap it again in a more subtle color later this year when it gets warmer out.

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              Looooove the matte look! Sooo cool.
              Wait...good attention or bad attention?
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              Current Ride:
              2018 500 Abarth "Giorgio"

              Former Ride:

              2013 500 Pop "Giuseppe"
              Custom Vinyl Stripes - RRM Corsa Dyno CAI -

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              • Ando
                Enthusiastically Slow
                Lifetime Member
                • Nov 2016
                • 2342

                #37
                Originally posted by Mr_Ritka
                Looooove the matte look! Sooo cool.
                Wait...good attention or bad attention?
                Speaking as an introverted engineer all attention in the real world is bad attention. ;]

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                • Mr_Ritka
                  Member
                  • Aug 2015
                  • 66

                  #38
                  Originally posted by Ando
                  Speaking as an introverted engineer all attention in the real world is bad attention. ;]
                  Touché!
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                  Current Ride:
                  2018 500 Abarth "Giorgio"

                  Former Ride:

                  2013 500 Pop "Giuseppe"
                  Custom Vinyl Stripes - RRM Corsa Dyno CAI -

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                  • map
                    Moderator
                    • Dec 2018
                    • 3730

                    #39
                    lol Don't want attention but drive one of the iconic cars around?

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                    • smark
                      • Apr 2014
                      • 4955

                      #40
                      My base coat 500 is silver. The dealership use to paint them two tone, many years ago. FCA collision center on the site $$$$$. I thought about wrapping the top half of my 500 blue, like this 695. With a separation pin stripe. Very little wrap material on my roof. I have the factory sunroof.

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                      • C-ARchitect
                        Member
                        • Jan 2015
                        • 95

                        #41
                        Originally posted by Mr_Ritka
                        Looooove the matte look! Sooo cool.
                        Wait...good attention or bad attention?
                        A little bit of both. What annoyed me was people kept touching it because they were curious as to how the matte finish felt. There wasn't a day that my car didn't have finger prints on it! I've recently rewrapped it to a gloss green color. Now I go unnoticed.

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                        '16 BMW M4
                        '15 Fiat Abarth
                        '08 BMW X5 (Sold)
                        '08 BMW M3 (Sold)
                        '06 BMW 325xi (Sold)

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                        • Mr_Ritka
                          Member
                          • Aug 2015
                          • 66

                          #42
                          Originally posted by C-ARchitect
                          A little bit of both. What annoyed me was people kept touching it because they were curious as to how the matte finish felt. There wasn't a day that my car didn't have finger prints on it! I've recently rewrapped it to a gloss green color. Now I go unnoticed.

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                          Ahhh yes, the touching makes sense. I'd be that guy wanting to touch it too LOL
                          And wow the green looks amazing! I love that you have the Euro tail lights.
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                          Current Ride:
                          2018 500 Abarth "Giorgio"

                          Former Ride:

                          2013 500 Pop "Giuseppe"
                          Custom Vinyl Stripes - RRM Corsa Dyno CAI -

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                          • map
                            Moderator
                            • Dec 2018
                            • 3730

                            #43
                            To wrap the roof requires removing the antenna and roof trim.

                            What sort of clips hold the headliner in place? What holds the roof strips in place?

                            Thanks.

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                            • pooyab
                              Junior Member
                              • May 2019
                              • 8

                              #44
                              I wrapped my first one in Battleship Gray. From experience, I would recommend sticking to 3M or Avery rolls.
                              Attached Files

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                              • map
                                Moderator
                                • Dec 2018
                                • 3730

                                #45
                                Originally posted by pooyab
                                I wrapped my first one in Battleship Gray. From experience, I would recommend sticking to 3M or Avery rolls.
                                Did you get rid of your antenna? Any tips on how to pull the roof strips? Do they just pop up, or do they need to slide, like on other Fiat models?

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