{"id":5589,"date":"2016-03-15T15:47:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T15:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/\/?p=5589"},"modified":"2016-03-08T15:54:23","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T15:54:23","slug":"my-car-ecs-hatch-pop-kit-install-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2016\/03\/15\/my-car-ecs-hatch-pop-kit-install-review\/","title":{"rendered":"My Car: ECS Hatch Pop Kit Install &amp; Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KIrDMpp10A0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve asked ECS for a replacement of these and if it&#8217;s any better, I&#8217;ll post a follow-up. They informed me the accessory was defective. We&#8217;ll see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I&#8217;ve asked ECS for a replacement of these and if it&#8217;s any better, I&#8217;ll post a follow-up. 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