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Wow, that looks great!

I'll be picking a matiz centre console up tomorrow

Glad to help guys. nice to see we are all still learning about our little cars

I wonder if using the matiz tie rod ends would affect the geometry at all. $45 for a pair of matiz ones, i think $70 for a pair of mb ones.

The TREs themselves wouldn't affect the geometry. You would need to ensure that the diameter of the shaft, and the thread matches up to the MB parts.

I think the matiz fitted them from below facing up, whilst the MB fits from above, facing down through the knuckle.

Mine are fitted from below, with the nut on the top.

ill grab a photo of both tie rod end's, i have a hatch and matiz one sitting on top of each other, give me an hour or so and ill take the photo

Awesome. I just threaded the nut on my tre and its either find another nut or do the tre coz they come with the nut.

A) oops
b) should work still.

Left Hatch, Right Matiz


Top Hatch, Bottom Matiz


Top Matiz, Bottom Hatch


Matiz



and yes the threads are the same too

There abit longer but they should work, i guess i'll be the test monkey on this.

you may also notice one tie rod end has a thread and the other is reversed

Yeah the reversed thread might be a bit of a hurdle! For the tiny difference in price I wouldn't stuff around with the Matiz rod ends.

Far out this thread is moving fast...!
A few posts ago we were talking about cup holders - now we're onto tie rod ends. Whew!....

So to add my two-bob's worth on the cup-holder part... Nice Job Ben...

Beat's mine hands down - makes the car look a little more modern too.


( Now Back to Tie Rod Ends... )

Cheers

Tez wrote:Far out this thread is moving fast...!
A few posts ago we were talking about cup holders - now we're onto tie rod ends. Whew!....

if anyone wants any more info, i pretty much have a whole matiz in parts in my back yard, just ask ill take photos

Cheers Hewball