EDIT: Problem solved thanks to hokusai! Thank you hokusai!!!!

Some of you may know that I have a STi Genome Project wing (otherwise more commonly known as an S202 wing) that's of course a reproduction because the real one is three times the price of what I have

So anyway, urgh, some jerkoff decided to grab and wiggle my wing while my car was parked and I was away for the better part of an entire day (I can still see the handprints in the dust on the wing where he grabbed) The result? One corner (of four) is loose now, and I'd like to tighten it back up.

Just one problem: the bolt of the wing is like six inches long, so none of my sockets can reach the nut Also, the mounting clearing on the inside of the trunk is too small for me to fit a crescent wrench in to tighten it.

Any ideas? PLEASE!

 

Hey Ryan, what about a Long needle nose plier and just twist manually?!?! What I did when I was in a similar situation like you was that I rolled up a piece of folder paper so just incase the screw falls out, it wont fall out any where else except into my open area trunk. To bad your not in Hawaii no more, I coulda lend you a long extended socket. Want me to ship it to you?? LOL

 

Hey ya Walt, yeah I tried the needle nose pliers to no avail
I'd like to think that stupid crap like this wouldn't have happened if I were still in HI, but thanks for the offer of the extend-o socket anyway

 

Dude that hella sucks. Read this on your FB and just like you stated, I hope he gets his nuts blown into his ****.

 

Heh heh, thanks Ave

 

hey just use a pass through socket set. sears sells them, the brand is called gearwrench, i bought a set when doing my tophats it was like thirty bucks and they come in handy alot. id let you use mine but im in school in san diego

 

How did you install the wing in the first place? I'd go that route to tighten the nut.

 

Ah, thanks for the heads-up! And for the offer as well. I'll look into it!

My WRX started off as wingless, so I had friend's shop drill and install for me in exchange for covering lunch for the crew

 

I have a 1ft and 2 ft extension that you can borrow 3/8ths drive

 

Ryan, Pm me. Maybe you can drop by my place and I'll take a look at it for you.

 

Thanks, chief. PM'd!

 

Thank you, sir! I'll get back to you on it either way!

 

BIG thank you to hokusai for all the help!!!! I know this is a late bump, but seriously, thank you man, wings as solid as a rock now!

And also a thank you to code3suby for extending the offer of letting me borrow your tools!

 

its from yuri pulling on it at the meet

 

You serious dude? And are we talking Yuri B. or Yuri K.?
I may need to have some choice words with one of these gentlemen