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This sub doesn’t get much action. Anyone recommend a good forum that’s active? Looking for Fiat 500 Abarth content. Thanks!

Hey! I had a F1 style brake light installed ( I do have the Euro conversion tailights) and that worked fine, sadly it had ripped off after hitting a pothole * ouch*. That one was tied into the passenger side brake light harness. Got a new one from iJDMtoys, spliced into the driver side taillights, following the instructions, and now the driver side brake light is inoperative and thus the F1 brake light too. Passengers side and 3rd continue to work well, and all other taillight functions work as well. Checked the fuse, that was fine. I did splice the wires 2x because I had the incorrect easy-splice connector at first. Oddly enough, when pulling the wires out to re-splice them, I had touched them to brake light wire and ground..and the F1 light lit up fine, so was the driver side brake light. It wasn't until I had spliced them with the correct size. I was getting 12 volts to the green/white wire before splicing them, even incorrectly, now 0 volts are present at the wire, when applying the brakes of course. My only thought would be the computer sees high resistance due to the F1 light, but why didn't it happen with the other one i had? I wish I had pictures and videos but it started to get dark and rain here, so had to stuff everything back in before it rained harder. Any feedback would be appreciated, I'll post some pics/vids tomorrow

So cylinder 2 isn’t working P0302 cylinder 2 misfire. Verified to have spark and fuel, when testing compression cylinders 1,3, and 4 are all 190 psi, cylinder 2 is 0 psi. If I pressurize cylinder 2 from an external source it holds pressure (~80 psi) without leaking. I tried replacing the multiair brick with another one but it didn’t change anything and same results from compression testing. Any ideas??

I'm looking to do an Italian flag racing stripe on just the rear spoiler (mostly to help hide a crack), and my initial thought when looking at it from behind was green to the left, but then at C&C today there was a Ferrari with it along then length of the car so when viewed from the front it was green left, but from behind, it would be green to the right. Which way do you think it should be:

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Yo! I've got the Bombardone R2 on the way amd wanted to see if anyone with a North American model has any experience with the install. From what I understand, for EU models you just clamp it in and are good to go, but may have to do some welding for American models with the slightly larger pipe?

Any input helps!

Help me please i cant get my radio out has anyone else this problem???

Has anyone heard or had experience with TYC EURO tail light?

Are they worth it? Seller mentioned these comes without lamp base, I'm assuming he's referring to the housing for the bulbs.

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Im about to take 5 hour trip from Chicago to kentucky, I want to replace transmission, differential fluids and want to flush the coolant and put new coolant in there as well before I go . What do you guys use?

The car is at 57k miles and dealer maintained for most of its life, anything else I should do before I dip?

Thanks!

I’m looking at a very clean 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth. Cloth seats, 5spd, sunroof, automatic HVAC, 16” wheels with new tires. Car has 23k mikes on it. Zero problems, original owner. What would be a realistic private party value? I’ve ran all kinds of searches and the valuation tools are all over the place as are retail prices through dealers. I would like to buy the car and want to offer a fair price to the seller.

My radiator fans on my 2009 abarth 500 don't work but I took it to the mechanics and they put power into them and they worked, there's no codes coming up so I'm not sure what's the problem. Anyone know what it could be?

Hi all, as title suggests I noticed annoying banging noise when going over bumps. Car has only 38K. Could this mean changing rear shocks / struts?

Abartisti in the UK: what bill should I expect? (I have competizione so, I believe this will be Koni suspension)

Hello I live in Canada and am going to look at a 2015 Abarth this weekend. It would occasionally be winter driven so I'd prefer to get a set of winters for it. It's speced with the 17s.

Does anyone know any decent 17 inch wheel options that don't break the bank? I'm not to picky and it might be worth it if I could avoid the steelies look. Doesn't seem right to put steelies on an Abarth but I'm not going to pay $1000 a corner just to avoid that. Thanks!

New to this subreddit but glad I found it. I'm from New York City and I own a 2013 Abarth 500 5MT with ~86k miles. For the most part, over the last 5 or so years of ownership, I've loved this little thing. But recently, and within the span of about a month, a few... issues have presented themselves with my car:

• The front right strut mount clanks loudly on even the flattest of roads (this is already after OEM mount replacements AND new shocks about 2.5k miles ago). I've read that this is a common issue, but many of the "fixes" out there seem to be really hit-or-miss.

• ESC and throttle control intermittently malfunction. I've already been through two new throttle bodies and the current one still throws me into limp mode every once in a while.

• Aaaand last but not least a boost leak caused my turbocharger to over boost and now its dead. I can spin the turbine with my fingers but it wont move when I start the engine.

I've searched forums, tried replacing parts, and even contemplated pushing it off a bridge. None of these things have really yielded the most productive results. I don't want to walk away from my Abarth just yet so i'd really appreciate some insight on these things. Is anyone selling a used turbocharger? Do i just have bad luck with throttle bodies and ESC?? Is there an aftermarket suspension setup that can eliminate the knocking for good??? Should I just accept the reality of owning a Fiat-Chrysler product and cut my losses by selling the car altogether????

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

I have a 2013 Fiat 500 Abarth, North American.

Struts are shot and I am going to put in coilovers instead of downgrading to generic 500 suspension (no more OEM available).

For anyone who has put in coilovers in america: what are the best brands? What was fitment like?

I'm looking to spend around 1100-1500 for parts. I want to make sure it performance and the shop won't bill me for extra work in making them fit.

I know it's an extremely common issue. Is there any company that makes stronger aftermarket hinges for the door handles?, you'd really think someone would've by now

I have a Stock 2017 Fiat 500 abarth with 109k miles in the US, and it's time for new Coils and spark plugs.

Anyone know what price range I should be looking for on the Coils? I'm seeing a range of prices and I'd hate to overpay.

Also, what are the recommended spark plugs to pair with the 4c Coils?

Thanks!