Thoughts on this 570S

Thoughts on this 570S

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EK993

1,931 posts

252 months

Tuesday 30th April
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Grey_Area said:
Just a quick one: GT hinges do fail, I'm on set no:2.
570GT or the standalone GT model?

Grey_Area

3,991 posts

254 months

Tuesday 30th April
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EK993 said:
Grey_Area said:
Just a quick one: GT hinges do fail, I'm on set no:2.
570GT or the standalone GT model?
The replacement hinges being fitted to the P13 model were explained to be GT hinges, not 570gt.

EK993

1,931 posts

252 months

Wednesday 1st May
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Grey_Area said:
The replacement hinges being fitted to the P13 model were explained to be GT hinges, not 570gt.
Yes, I had the replacements on my 600LT. I was trying to understand if your statement was referring to 570GT hinges (which are the same as all the other sport series hinges), or if you really meant that the hinges from the entirely different GT model are also failing (which I have not heard about). Do you have any references to the GT hinges failing that you can point to?

samoht

5,769 posts

147 months

Wednesday 1st May
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EK993 said:
Yes, I had the replacements on my 600LT. I was trying to understand if your statement was referring to 570GT hinges (which are the same as all the other sport series hinges), or if you really meant that the hinges from the entirely different GT model are also failing (which I have not heard about). Do you have any references to the GT hinges failing that you can point to?
It was reported on the McLaren Owners Club that the GT hinges needed to be modified to fit the Sports Series, and that this change is the origin of the replacement hinges now also cracking. A few cases have been reported apparently and McLaren are working on a better option.

EK993

1,931 posts

252 months

Thursday 2nd May
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samoht said:
EK993 said:
Yes, I had the replacements on my 600LT. I was trying to understand if your statement was referring to 570GT hinges (which are the same as all the other sport series hinges), or if you really meant that the hinges from the entirely different GT model are also failing (which I have not heard about). Do you have any references to the GT hinges failing that you can point to?
It was reported on the McLaren Owners Club that the GT hinges needed to be modified to fit the Sports Series, and that this change is the origin of the replacement hinges now also cracking. A few cases have been reported apparently and McLaren are working on a better option.
Thank you, will keep an eye on mine.