What have you done to your P5 today?

[altspace]

Yea, I've been thinking about hardwiring it in.....for over a year now.

[Protege52003]

Yea, I've been thinking about hardwiring it in.....for over a year now.

like i was thinking about getting the kartboy combo for the last 2 years......mine cost me $128 and an hour+ of time. re-routing the wire behind the dashboard costs just your 1+ hour ot time at most......

get-er-done!

-R

[Kansei]

like i was thinking about getting the kartboy combo for the last 2 years......mine cost me $128 and an hour+ of time. re-routing the wire behind the dashboard costs just your 1+ hour ot time at most......

get-er-done!

-R

I have mine just go right beneath the silver trim piece. I didn't do any cutting of the trim piece or anything, so it rubbed off a bit of the thick insulation over the wire. I have a replacement cord I just haven't gotten around to it yet. You could in theory tap off of the 12v outlet's power and ground wires without cutting any wires since they can both be unplugged from behind the outlet. I'm running mine off the power wire I have coming through the firewall for my head unit (IIRC, I haven't worked on that wiring in a long time).

Edit: actually, without even doing any wiring you could do it. Just have it go between the two vents up top, down along the right side of the head unit, and then come out and plug right into the 12v outlet. That's how I did it with my mom's Altima because I didn't want to have to do any wiring.

[CTt3P5]

man, you still have 3 gallons left......another 70+ miles before you should really get worried.......

-R

Yeah, I was surprised when the pump turned off. Reason I stopped on my commute home was my warning light came on, on my way into work. In the interim I made a 35 mile journey (round trip) to my daughters school and back to work.

Any ideas on when the light is supposed to come on? I would think at 11 or so gallons on a 14.5 gallon tank is early.

[ENTENSE]

...

[ENTENSE]

...

[Rosshole]

my idiot light goes on, then off a couple miles later, for about 5 or 10 miles it stays off, then goes on for good. At that point I can squeeze in 12 gal max.

[altspace]

Got air? Looks like your car is getting ready to pee in that first photo.

[hellbillypro5]

killed the tranny i have nothing but third gear i think i broke the shift fork

[Rosshole]

killed the tranny i have nothing but third gear i think i broke the shift fork


ouch!

[i12drivemyMP5]

Survived the VICS recall "event" (44k miles)since was idling into driveway when happened. Got into garage, fished out the single screw from cyl 3. Had only made 6-8 taps at low rpm before motor was shut off. No CEL. No closed gap on plug. 2 butterflies in bottom of intake that wallowed over remaining loose screws. Only 1 screw actually out, all others loose. Pulled apart, red loctited new screws in on VICS, removed VTCS, put on new int gasket on head, cleaned egr, did coolant buypass on TB, put it all back & running better than ever today. Close call, lucky not on freeway when it came off!

[Kansei]

Survived the VICS recall "event" (44k miles)since was idling into driveway when happened. Got into garage, fished out the single screw from cyl 3. Had only made 6-8 taps at low rpm before motor was shut off. No CEL. No closed gap on plug. 2 butterflies in bottom of intake that wallowed over remaining loose screws. Only 1 screw actually out, all others loose. Pulled apart, red loctited new screws in on VICS, removed VTCS, put on new int gasket on head, cleaned egr, did coolant buypass on TB, put it all back & running better than ever today. Close call, lucky not on freeway when it came off!

Yikes. You hadn't taken it to the dealership yet? Or are you outside the recall VIN range (eekdance) ?

[altspace]

You think the coolant bypass on the TB makes a diff?

[Kansei]

You think the coolant bypass on the TB makes a diff?

I did it when I was in the area doing the EGR cleaning and.. didn't notice anything. Sounds eerily familiar to most of the mods I've done to this car though.

I've noticed my suspension mods and low profile tires letting me feel every little pavement irregularity and jarring me over bridge seams, and I've heard my exhaust note change with each exhaust modification, but to me the car doesn't really feel any faster. It just sounds nicer as it climbs revs :)

[i12drivemyMP5]

Yikes. You hadn't taken it to the dealership yet? Or are you outside the recall VIN range (eekdance) ? Nope, I refuse to let non-caring asshats touch my car. The closest dealer to me sucks infinite ass & mazda roadside assistance only would only take it to nearest dealer for free which woulda been that one. I am in the recall range & had been planning to do the workaround my self way before actual recall & because the dealer won't remove VTCS while there or clean the egr for free. The car just bumped up my schedule.

[i12drivemyMP5]

You think the coolant bypass on the TB makes a diff? Not any more than anyone else that has done it. I live in Texas so not aware of any reason I need hot water running through the TB. Maybe if I lived somewhere that actually had real cold weather & maybe if it wasn't garaged all the time. And I was there while intake (top half) was off & I happened to have the right sized sleeve & 2 small hose clamps laying around. Not expecting any noticeable performance gain. Any reasons not to have done it?

[i12drivemyMP5]

I did it when I was in the area doing the EGR cleaning and.. didn't notice anything. Sounds eerily familiar to most of the mods I've done to this car though.

I've noticed my suspension mods and low profile tires letting me feel every little pavement irregularity and jarring me over bridge seams, and I've heard my exhaust note change with each exhaust modification, but to me the car doesn't really feel any faster. It just sounds nicer as it climbs revs :)Pretty much my take on things as far as N/A engine performance. Everything suspensionwise & brakewise had made good improvements.

[awsmp5]

yellow foggers
http://www.yuki.shiztek.net/yellow.jpg

[altspace]

In process of polishing valve cover. Also repainted exhaust shield high temp black.

[bazooka joe]

nice...post up them pics! that heat shield is the junkest piece of metal i ever saw on a car...mine rusted out so i bought a new one sanded it down and spry painted it hi temp silver...lookrf great, gave it to ryan a year and a half ago and his still runnig with, looks okay!

[bazooka joe]

new knob and boot....

[dave45090]

What have I done to my P5 today?

Cried like a fuggin baby....

We had a crazy storm last night.....tornadoes, flash flood and oh yes hail. When I finally got a chance to get a look.....boo hoo hoo.....67 hail hits over the hood and roof. I almost threw up! My insurance deductible is crazy high so I will foot the bill for this one. Isn't mother nature a bitch sometimes? Cry this to a hurricane victim I guess.....see what their response is. Still....I have done so many mods over the past few weeks and it hurts. FUCK!!!!! Oh well it's just a car right?.......so says my wife. I did salvage one of the Hell Boogers....it was 3.5" diameter. Imagine what that does to metal.

[Kansei]

!!! oh no! that's crazy.

[dave45090]

Yeah tell me about it......I'm still pissed......

[snowblazin]

Put on the Racing Beat exhaust yesterday. Washed her and took some pics down by the beach, enjoy!
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y263/snowblazin/beach2.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y263/snowblazin/DSC00533.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y263/snowblazin/DSC00532.jpg

[bazooka joe]

Put on the Racing Beat exhaust yesterday. Washed her and took some pics down by the beach, enjoy!
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y263/snowblazin/beach2.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y263/snowblazin/DSC00533.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y263/snowblazin/DSC00532.jpg

(bow) lookin good my man!!

[djp5]

installed aem sri, washed it, and did a little wax-on, wax-off.

and it was last week, but i also replaced my cracked fog light and installed luminics titanium white fog bulbs...love 'em!

[altspace]

Nice pics! Turn off flash next time.

[2003newlyack]

got my new wheels and tires on (yippy) no more ugly snow tires

[altspace]

Random pic before wheels.

http://home.comcast.net/~jhanley22/p5_top3.jpg

[Brian MP5T]

http://i18.ebayimg.com/04/i/06/48/a6/ba_1.JPG

We are about to see if it will fit a 944..

I think for $60.00 it's worth it..


Up for bid is a clutch disk out of a 1989 S2. It is in good condition. It has pleanty of meat left on the disk. It was used less than 1000 miles. Shipping will be $15 in the continental USA. I DO NOT ship outside the US or to APO's

[Kansei]

http://i18.ebayimg.com/04/i/06/48/a6/ba_1.JPG

We are about to see if it will fit a 944..

I think for $60.00 it's worth it..

Looks @ thread title..

:)

So you did buy that. I remember when you posted a link to it on eBay I think, it was a great deal. Hopefully soon I have the cash on the side to have a project car.

[Salmon_Rob]

put on the protege garage big brake kit

[nealric]

what do you think of the big brake kit?

[Salmon_Rob]

its nice. ill take pics soon
*edited cat typing*

[Protege52003]

have not driven the P5 since friday afternoon.......getting ready to paint the calipers again......maybe tomorrow night!

[imjustagirl]

Put on the Racing Beat exhaust yesterday. Washed her and took some pics down by the beach, enjoy!
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y263/snowblazin/beach2.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y263/snowblazin/DSC00533.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y263/snowblazin/DSC00532.jpg


Justin your car looks amazing :)

[snowblazin]

Justin your car looks amazing :)
Thanks babe! So when's the road trip so I can see the merryland beaches? ;)

[Protege52003]

Thanks babe! So when's the road trip so I can see the merryland beaches? ;)

NEPOC road trip to merry land........sweet!

[imjustagirl]

Thanks babe! So when's the road trip so I can see the merryland beaches? ;)

name the time and place :)



lol.... heres a crappy pic of my car on the beach... yours look bettah! ;)

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/8/web/476000-476999/476149_51_full.jpg

[snowblazin]

name the time and place :)



lol.... heres a crappy pic of my car on the beach... yours look bettah! ;)

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/8/web/476000-476999/476149_51_full.jpg
MMmmmm, black p5 on teh beach, so sexxxay! We'll figure something out this summer. I'm in major need of a vacation of any kind, long or short!

[Protege52003]

heres a crappy pic of my car on the beach... yours look bettah! ;)

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/8/web/476000-476999/476149_51_full.jpg

don't get stuck.......looks good!

-R

[bazooka joe]

my new set up.....

[altspace]

Nice work Mark.

[snowblazin]

my new set up.....
Looks great Mark! Hiding the auto eh? (evil)

[bazooka joe]

Looks great Mark! Hiding the auto eh? (evil)

thanks...secrets out now justin!!!!(pissed) ....jk

[snowblazin]

haha! [kramer voice]The cat, is outta the bag!!![/kramer voice]

[imjustagirl]

nice set up :) its looks all purty and what not... BTW thanks for the compliments on my car... the crappy quality of the camera phone hides all the rock chips etc.. w00t!

[snowblazin]

nice set up :) its looks all purty and what not... BTW thanks for the compliments on my car... the crappy quality of the camera phone hides all the rock chips etc.. w00t!
Lol, you should see his engine bay! ;)

[Hy8us]

Installed the stock tails......

[Kansei]

hmm.. NEPOC would be going through Maryland to get to Tennessee most likely :)

[bazooka joe]

hmm.. NEPOC would be going through Maryland to get to Tennessee most likely :)

not if we could avoid it!!! jk

[Protege52003]

Painted drivers side calpiers.......

[Kansei]

Painted drivers side calpiers.......

sounds like my car. I should have done either the driver or passenger side instead of just the two front ones, it looks funny with silver in front and red out back. I think I might go do the rear silver right now.

[Yaggie1]

Did a bit of 800 grit wet sanding on my freshly media blasted wheels...........Hopefully I can get them to powdercoat this week........ Need to get the Blizzaks off.

[redpr5]

repainted the front wipers. took off the stupid wind deflector. detailed it.

[Salmon_Rob]

got kinks worked out of the brakes. i likes it. im going to get rear ended again tho (evil)

[altspace]

Oh pretty calipers. How I want to hug thee. (Stops typing to tkae pills......gulp)

Yea....so my DG grill will be here on Thursday and then it's painting time.

[Protege52003]

....got a new rear wiper, too! the one i had was real bad....!

[imjustagirl]

replaced the plugs, v/c gasket, air filter, and pcv, plus ordered Green Stuff pads (front/rear) and an Eibach pro-kit :)

[Kansei]

....got a new rear wiper, too! the one i had was real bad....!

Wow you actually found one. Most places I go to don't have one that is small enough so I'm still rocking the winter wiper. I still need to check and see if the mazda3 rear wiper arm will fit on our cars, it's a lot cleaner looking.

[CTt3P5]

Technically I did it yesterday but didn't have time to post.

Installed black alteeza's. Like the look better than the stock red and much better than the chrome alteeza's...IMO. As long as it is not snowing (?) or raining I will get some pics up tonight when I get home.

Still looking for turn signal bulbs to replace the factory orange...yuck. I want to keep it legit, so they must light amber. I know of the Silverstars and the chrome tinted (have those on the front of my Vue) but last weekend I came across some APC 1157 bulbs....black tinted but unfortunately the lit red. I guess I could use those and have red signals??? Let me know what you all think.

[Protege52003]

Wow you actually found one.

walmart C-Unit.......

14 inches baby.......think i had 13 inches last year!

$2.XX i think!

-R

[CTt3P5]

Weather held out..so here are some pics of the new lights.

My apologies for the dirty car...weather has been $hitty here so I haven't washed her in a couple of weeks. Also, this would be my first official mod(nana)

[never Ender]

Put on the Racing Beat exhaust yesterday. Washed her and took some pics down by the beach, enjoy!
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y263/snowblazin/beach2.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y263/snowblazin/DSC00533.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y263/snowblazin/DSC00532.jpg

Looking real good!!! (first)

[Protege52003]

finished the other half of painting my calipers.......drove the P5 for the first time since last friday!

-R

[TheBryGuy]

Installed my tsudo header....which is turning out to be a pain in the a$$

[o.g.sk8er]

Installed my tsudo header....which is turning out to be a pain in the a$$

What happened?

[TheBryGuy]

What happened?

I did the install, doubled up on the non foulers (the ones I bought were only about an inch deep), reset the ecu and everything. I start up the car and within 30 seconds the CEL light came on. I took it out for a drive and it feels like the car is running rich up to 5000 rpm and then it feels like a turbo kicks in. After the engine is warm the idle bounces from ~600 rpm up to 1200 rpm. So I have to figure out what the deal is there. Now, totally unrelated, my battery light is on so I have to figure out if my battery is going bad or I need to mess with the alternator.

[Hy8us]

Weather held out..so here are some pics of the new lights.

My apologies for the dirty car...weather has been $hitty here so I haven't washed her in a couple of weeks. Also, this would be my first official mod(nana)
tint em out! those look hot(first)

[snowblazin]

Looking real good!!! (first)
Thanks man!

[aMaff]

Finally washed 'er, fueled her, adjusted tire pressures (40PSI hot, should be about right), and will start putting my junk in her trunk for the trip tonight

[dave45090]

where you going?

I like your new avatar.....pretty cool.

[pnfnj]

today i had to clean the SNOW off my car...WTF!:bs:

[wagonwhatmp5]

put the cf hood back on.... looks hothttp://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-3/1166060/p51.JPG
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-3/1166060/p52.JPG

[wagonwhatmp5]

and slapped on my cf gas door cover made by yours truly lol

[NJP5Guy]

my baby sat in the driveway and enjoyed the snow we got this morning.

[aMaff]

where you going?

I like your new avatar.....pretty cool.
Thanks. MSPaint ftw! I'm going to Miami, leaving tomorrow

[Hy8us]

Today I saw a spicy MSP in the new Rice-a-Roni comercial, in the beginning if you look to the right its driving through the toll booth.:)

[Salmon_Rob]

so i was making a delivery, backing out of a blind driveway. i made it out, looked, it was clear, start backing out, and this ghetto ass kid runs behind my car and stops in the road. im going about 15, hit the brakes, and the big brakes lock and bam into a curb. no more side skirt. another trip to the body shop, another 500 dollars

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[altspace]

ouch!

[Protege52003]

put the load bars on last night!

[CTt3P5]

tint em out! those look hot(first)

Thanks for the comp! I was hoping for darker but IMO they are much better than the chrome. I did like the way you tinted yours and I like Rednecks too, but don't want any grief from(five-0) so for now they will do.

[TheBryGuy]

Got my car running smoothly again. The header really opened up the top end. I'm very happy with it!

[ChefChris]

I installed Tokico Blues, msp springs, and AWR Trailing arms today......:)

[altspace]

where da' pics at!? c'mon people.

[Protege52003]

where da' pics at!? c'mon people.

yeah, lets see some pics........

TGIF......

[Rosshole]

so i was making a delivery, backing out of a blind driveway. i made it out, looked, it was clear, start backing out, and this ghetto ass kid runs behind my car and stops in the road. im going about 15, hit the brakes, and the big brakes lock and bam into a curb. no more side skirt. another trip to the body shop, another 500 dollars

If it wasn't for bad luck, you wouldn't have shit!(beer)

[Crime Dog]

What did I do to my MP5 today?

I BOUGHT IT! WOOT! :D

[Protege52003]

What did I do to my MP5 today?

I BOUGHT IT! WOOT! :D

congrats......now time to start modding!

-R

[Salmon_Rob]

If it wasn't for bad luck, you wouldn't have shit!(beer)lol troof troof

[Crime Dog]

congrats......now time to start modding!

-R
*chuckles* Give me a bit of time/money, and it'll happen eventually.

I'll probably start with the "free" air intake mod. I plan on cutting out that part of the grill under the hood to increase air flow to the intake.

If I get bold, maybe I'll make a scoop of some sort to further aid/create the ram effect. Still not comfortable with the idea of plugging the drain holes in the snorkel though (that I read about.)

[Kansei]

What did I do to my MP5 today?

I BOUGHT IT! WOOT! :D

hooray!! welcome!

:)

[Rosshole]

What did I do to my MP5 today?

I BOUGHT IT! WOOT! :D

very nice...

any tuning plans?

[altspace]

Don't need to cut anything. Just pull all of the front end funneling out. I did that for awhile.

[bazooka joe]

resealed my leaky oil pan!! no more drops of oil on the garage floor!!! chaged the oil, of course...did some MPI tuning with terbow this afternoon, thanks tony! (first) then drove home like i stole it!!:)

[Rosshole]

resealed my leaky oil pan!! no more drops of oil on the garage floor!!! chaged the oil, of course...did some MPI tuning with terbow this afternoon, thanks tony! (first) then drove home like i stole it!!:)

I always drive like I stole it!

[bazooka joe]

I always drive like I stole it!

haha!(2thumbs)

[MyZmZm]

resealed my leaky oil pan!! no more drops of oil on the garage floor!!! chaged the oil, of course...did some MPI tuning with terbow this afternoon, thanks tony! (first) then drove home like i stole it!!:)
haha, nice - and always!! :D the more i have my car, the more my plate suits me, lol (see username)

ordered the summer rubber today - gets installed on monday. woot!! can't wait; the winters are getting awful squishy in this warm weather. hopefully in a couple weeks the new suspension will go in, and then it will be just minor tweaking and enhancements for summer.


question for everyone, and no flaming please:
i know it's more common these days for a girl to mod her car, but it's still a stereotype that as soon as someone sees a modded car - slightly or excessively - it's automatically assumed to be owned by a guy. i've gotten this comment more than once and to be honest, it bugs me.

would it be cheesy/rice/etc to put the following on my car? it would be in brushed silver (like the rest of my *very* few decals on the car), and be placed in the bottom 'lip' of the rear bumper:
this is NOT my boyfriend's car

i dunno, it came to me one day, and the more i think about it, the more i kinda like it. what are your thoughts/opinions?

[jR.]

I drove it!

[mryellermp5]

no no, go to www.shockerstickers.com and have him custom cut you one that says "no fat dudes" or check out the site and maybe get some ideas... good luck
haha, nice - and always!! :D the more i have my car, the more my plate suits me, lol (see username)

ordered the summer rubber today - gets installed on monday. woot!! can't wait; the winters are getting awful squishy in this warm weather. hopefully in a couple weeks the new suspension will go in, and then it will be just minor tweaking and enhancements for summer.


question for everyone, and no flaming please:
i know it's more common these days for a girl to mod her car, but it's still a stereotype that as soon as someone sees a modded car - slightly or excessively - it's automatically assumed to be owned by a guy. i've gotten this comment more than once and to be honest, it bugs me.

would it be cheesy/rice/etc to put the following on my car? it would be in brushed silver (like the rest of my *very* few decals on the car), and be placed in the bottom 'lip' of the rear bumper:
this is NOT my boyfriend's car

i dunno, it came to me one day, and the more i think about it, the more i kinda like it. what are your thoughts/opinions?

[Crime Dog]

very nice...

any tuning plans?

Not at the immediate moment, other than maybe cutting the grill. (I really don't want to take out the funnelling altspace...)

Talkin' to a buddy of mine tonight (who's a car FREAK), he suggested starting with the suspension, instead of anything major on the engine or wheels. He had a couple of reasons of why, but at the moment, I can't recall... The suspension he was showing me on a site lowers the front about 1.4", and the back about 1.2". (Or was that vice versa?)

[Kansei]

I drove it!

I didn't :(

I spent the entire afternoon/evening/night cleaning the living room, dining room, and hallway at my apartment at school because my roommate had me locked out of the room with a girl in there and my other roommates weren't around.

No keys to drive car + no laptop to do homework = extreme boredom for hours.

at least it's all ultra clean though.

[bazooka joe]

haha, nice - and always!! :D the more i have my car, the more my plate suits me, lol (see username)

ordered the summer rubber today - gets installed on monday. woot!! can't wait; the winters are getting awful squishy in this warm weather. hopefully in a couple weeks the new suspension will go in, and then it will be just minor tweaking and enhancements for summer.


question for everyone, and no flaming please:
i know it's more common these days for a girl to mod her car, but it's still a stereotype that as soon as someone sees a modded car - slightly or excessively - it's automatically assumed to be owned by a guy. i've gotten this comment more than once and to be honest, it bugs me.

would it be cheesy/rice/etc to put the following on my car? it would be in brushed silver (like the rest of my *very* few decals on the car), and be placed in the bottom 'lip' of the rear bumper:
this is NOT my boyfriend's car

i dunno, it came to me one day, and the more i think about it, the more i kinda like it. what are your thoughts/opinions?

i get something similar...hey this your kid's car?? i'm a bit older than most on the forum so when you get that sticker get me one that say's "no, it's not my kid's car!" :cool:

[altspace]

Heh, I pick my daughter up from school everyday. Nothing but stares and finger pointing from the kids lately. Hmmm...must be the rims.

[CTt3P5]

I get looks too when I drive as I am also a little older than most here on the forum. My wife usually picks up my daughter from school so I don't know about staring and finger pointing from the other kids, but my wife has mentioned that she gets alot more looks from guys when she drives it. Maybe I should take her set of keys away.:)

My son and daughter love the car. They ask to take it wherever we go so our Vue has gone from everyday hauler to a dust collector in the garage!

[Kansei]

Funny, I got the opposite when I first got my P5. A few people at school (high school at the time) said "Hey, is that your mom's car or something?". I guess it was because one day I pulled in with my big truck, and the next day it was with a little sport wagon.

My mom definitely wouldn't ever drive a car like mine. I pushed her to get a Mazda6 to replace her 03 Altima and she said it felt like it had no power at all. She's driven my car a few times when I've had her car (05 Altima 3.5se) to detail it, but she said it was way too loud and slow :(

[bazooka joe]

okay, drove to the cape to see josh and dan, got my part i needed to finish off my at conversion set up deal'o....drove from the cape out to blackstone to see "sweet lou" bought a new part from him...surprise...?
did about 200 miles or so...and drove her like i stole her(first)

[altspace]

Most welcome. A nice surprise indeed, my lips are sealed.

[snowblazin]

You guys suck!(first)

[Kansei]

bah!

[bazooka joe]

Most welcome. A nice surprise indeed, my lips are sealed.

haha(sssh)

[Crime Dog]

*grumbles* Took the plates from the previous owner off today to give back to him, and have to FREAKING WAIT to drive it due to the fact that he didn't have his loan paid off and didn't realize he had to do that to transfer the title to me.

*mumbles under breath*

So now I have to just look at the MP5 sitting in my driveway.

*ideas start going through head*

I think I'll attempt to paint the calipers in the next week and a half. I'll probably wash it inside and out today after I'm done cutting the grass and putting down the crab grass preventer.

I need to do SOMETHING with the car since I can't drive it...

[Reitrof]

Cleaned and lubed the calipers. Installed a set of Kartboy exhaust hangers. Ordered a cell phone holder. Still waiting on a set of Kumho's Escta SPT to be installed.

[bazooka joe]

Cleaned and lubed the calipers. Installed a set of Kartboy exhaust hangers. Ordered a cell phone holder. Still waiting on a set of Kumho's Escta SPT to be installed.

bruce, what kind of holder did you get...i got this one for my phone and nano...it is the balls! when i'm done they'll be side by side...:)

[CTt3P5]

okay, drove to the cape to see josh and dan, got my part i needed to finish off my at conversion set up deal'o....drove from the cape out to blackstone to see "sweet lou" bought a new part from him...surprise...?
did about 200 miles or so...and drove her like i stole her(first)

waiting (impatiently);) for the reveal

[aMaff]

Drove Macon, Ga to Miami, Fl on Thursday (12:15pm - 9:30pm) then back throgh Jacksonville Fl (10:15-8:00). Some1 wanna calculate the mileage on that? It's like 1200...

[bazooka joe]

waiting (impatiently);) for the reveal

tuesday night!!

[bazooka joe]

Painted drivers side calpiers.......

(first)

[chronus377]

Installed a short shifter (ebay j-spec one) and kartboy brushings. I LOVE it, feels tight, percise, and much shorter throws. I drove around some windy roads for a while, it was a lot of fun!

Installation was very smooth, all because of the info I've gathered on this awesome board. Bought a clip retaining tool, and tin snips ($20 total), which made the install a hell of alot easier.


I want to drive it more talking about it. (thumb)

[Reitrof]

bruce, what kind of holder did you get...i got this one for my phone and nano...it is the balls! when i'm done they'll be side by side...:)

The bracket is from Panavise and the holder is from ProClip. The bracket looks similar to yours. What is yours?

[Kansei]

I'm still planning on hacking my ipod dock to mold it into one of the cupholders on my car, but I won't have time to think about it more until summer. It would be sweet if I could make something that had the slot for the universal dock adapters that Apple has been pushing with all the new accessories, as then if it were mass-produced people could use it with any iPod in their protege.

[bazooka joe]

The bracket is from Panavise and the holder is from ProClip. The bracket looks similar to yours. What is yours?

all pro clip for me!

[Hy8us]

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123631744

[Crime Dog]

Took the front tires off, cleaned the brakes with brake cleaner, masked off everything but the calipers, and proceeded to:

paint the calipers yellow! :)

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7038/388/1600/DSC01257.jpg

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7038/388/1600/DSC01256.jpg

[Hy8us]

looks good!(first)

[altspace]

Color is nice, but you painted the pads too.

http://home.comcast.net/~jhanley22/rays_calipers.jpg

[Crime Dog]

Hm. Yeah, I did. Well, I guess I'll just have more yellow showing through. This a bad thing guys?

[atr2701]

I lowered my car yesterday (first)

[bazooka joe]

Hm. Yeah, I did. Well, I guess I'll just have more yellow showing through. This a bad thing guys?

you really don't want paint on your pads.....they're brakes remember?? let's hope you didn't get any on the "stopping" side!

[Crime Dog]

you really don't want paint on your pads.....they're brakes remember?? let's hope you didn't get any on the "stopping" side!

I would have had to have gotten paint in behind the outer part of that assembly to have gotten it on the "stopping" side wouldn't I have? If that's the case, than I'm sure I'm fine. I only did the outer part there...everything else was taped.

Dang it all anyway. Told ya I was a newbie...

[MyZmZm]

Was supposed to get the summer rubber on the car today... shop didn't have any lug nuts that fit the 'speed rims. *grumble* Now I have to check with the dealership tomorrow and hope they have a set in (not likely, esp. with my luck) OR use the rusted lug nuts from the stockers (IF they fit) until I can get the ones from Mazda. grrrr....

[Dimitrios]

Was supposed to get the summer rubber on the car today... shop didn't have any lug nuts that fit the 'speed rims. *grumble* Now I have to check with the dealership tomorrow and hope they have a set in (not likely, esp. with my luck) OR use the rusted lug nuts from the stockers (IF they fit) until I can get the ones from Mazda. grrrr....

Your stock lugs are rusted? How'd that happen?

[Kansei]

Your stock lugs are rusted? How'd that happen?

Never underestimate the power of Canada :) (canada)

[chronus377]

I lowered my car yesterday (first)


What springs did you put on? Looks like a perfect height for a drop to me.

[Kansei]

What springs did you put on? Looks like a perfect height for a drop to me.

It looks eerily similar to my drop on goldlines. A bit of gap in the front but basically no gap in the rear.

[altspace]

Dang it all anyway. Told ya I was a newbie...

Just looking out for ya. Be sure to research as much as possible first and if you want to modify something, check to see if others have done it another way. Sometimes not all the info can be found in one post or another. Most of all, have fun!

[Protege52003]

Washed her last night.....she was real dirty. Did lots of driving in the mud over the weekend.....

[bazooka joe]

Dang it all anyway. Told ya I was a newbie...[/quote]
"how to" i use it frequently!
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3723

[bazooka joe]

Washed her last night.....she was real dirty. Did lots of driving in the mud over the weekend.....

me too! i drove about 600 miles in the last week!

[atr2701]

It looks eerily similar to my drop on goldlines. A bit of gap in the front but basically no gap in the rear.

they are actually those evotion springs off of ebay

[Protege52003]

me too! i drove about 600 miles in the last week!

i had about 400 on my clock......had fun messing around in the muddy lots (*cough*cough* donuts) on sunday afternoon. wish i had the camera going......

my car is clean now!

-R

[aMaff]

me too! i drove about 600 miles in the last week!
nice. I had 1300 b/w last Thursday and Sunday :p

[Rosshole]

I had all of my parking lot dents removed yesterday, pics to come

Dent Dr. said $300

My guy at the dealership = $70 and a car wash.

[Protege52003]

I had all of my parking lot dents removed yesterday, pics to come

Dent Dr. said $300

My guy at the dealership = $70 and a car wash.

nice......uaually the dealer over-charges!
you car is clean now, too.......

[bazooka joe]

nice......uaually the dealer over-charges!
you car is clean now, too.......

you know, as much as i hate the stealerships...they've got a ton of overhead...i just wish they all had mechanics like brian!!:)

[Kansei]

you know, as much as i hate the stealerships...they've got a ton of overhead...i just wish they all had mechanics like brian!!:)

Yeah, but then we could trust dealerships, and that's just not American. (canada)

:D

[bazooka joe]

Yeah, but then we could trust dealerships, and that's just not American. (canada)

:D

i was thinkin about brian for NY

[Protege52003]

you know, as much as i hate the stealerships...they've got a ton of overhead...i just wish they all had mechanics like brian!!:)

yeah, nice to have a guy who knows his stuff.......

[Kansei]

i was thinkin about brian for NY

yup.

[Reitrof]

all pro clip for me!

Interesting. The Proclip Bracket doesn't look like yours. It connects into the vertical space above the glove box to the left. Did not look very secure, so I went with Panavise which was cheaper and bolts into place.

[bazooka joe]

Interesting. The Proclip Bracket doesn't look like yours. It connects into the vertical space above the glove box to the left. Did not look very secure, so I went with Panavise which was cheaper and bolts into place.

here's what i have it's great!
http://www.proclipusa.com/core/framework/scripts/image.asp?path=/media/images/products/852642-4.jpg&width=360&height=360

[Salmon_Rob]

lol you can paint the rotor, pad everything. the brakes will burn it off in under a minute. groharlem, the guy that made that how to, paints his whole rotor before installing them. i was there ;)

[Crime Dog]

As soon as I get off work here...I'm headed home to clean up the front tires/wheels, and then put them back on the front of the P5. Then I'll jack up the back, take off the rears...clean the brakes...and paint the rear calipers yellow.

I also called around a few places today to get quotes on tinting the windows. Wasn't quite as bad as I expected...and I was happy to find out that you can go 50% on even the driver/front passenger windows. :) For some reason, I thought tinting on the driver/front passenger windows wasn't legal here in Ohio...

[Rosshole]

My roommate is a service writer at a dealership, and he asked the guy who comes in and fixes up the used cars to do it for me. he pulled all but a couple that he couldn't get to!

P.S. I hate inconsiderate assholes everywhere that dent up the doors of decent cars in parking lots. Does nobody care about anything?

[Crime Dog]

P.S. I hate inconsiderate assholes everywhere that dent up the doors of decent cars in parking lots. Does nobody care about anything?

Amen. I have a nice ding on the rear door that's buggin' the heck out of me.

[altspace]

Clearcoat went on the new grill today. Looking nice!

[hellbillypro5]

started it for the first time in about a week damn transmixer had to break right when the pretty weather comes.... damnit!!!!!

[n0rthwall]

washed and waxed her; shes lookin like a million bucks

[Kansei]

washed and waxed her; shes lookin like a million bucks

TTIWWP! (peep)

http://www.at-wiki.com/wiki/index.php/Acronyms

[Crime Dog]

Cleaned up the front tires best I could (anyone have any ideas on how to get very stubborn stains off of the stock wheels? Brake dust of course. Didn't want to run the risk of getting brake cleaner on the rubber...) Put the front tires back on...man those yellow calipers look sharp peekin' through with the blue P5.

Took the rear tires off, cleaned the calipers...masked EVERYTHING off (including pads this time...heheheheh), and got 4 coats of yellow paint and 1 coat of clear coat on the calipers. I want at least one more coat of clear on there, if not 2...then I'll be done with that little project.

[altspace]

Take pics of the wheel stains and post in the Appearance threads. If it's not too deep of a stain, you should be able to remove it with a pre-wax cleaner that has some light abrasiveness to it.

[Crime Dog]

Thanks alt...I'll try to do that later today after work.

Before work this morning: Gave the calipers one more coat of clear coat.

Next project: Tinting the windows. (It'll be nice for our 14 month old son. Honest, i'm doing it for him. :) )

[altspace]

Have you tinted before? That back window is a biatch! I tried for 2 hours and said forget about it. Although I was using a single piece. So maybe it requires 2 or 3.

[Reitrof]

here's what i have it's great!
http://www.proclipusa.com/core/framework/scripts/image.asp?path=/media/images/products/852642-4.jpg&width=360&height=360

That's the one I looked at but it was held in place by tape. The Panavise version, bolts into place and was cheaper. How is your's holding up?

[bazooka joe]

That's the one I looked at but it was held in place by tape. The Panavise version, bolts into place and was cheaper. How is your's holding up?

that thing is going nowhere...it's wedge in the seam of the airbag and radio bezel...the tape does nothing really, maybe it kinda just keeps it in position...it's great!

[bazooka joe]

got my new/used hood....and my new/used powdercoated valve cover...it came out nice !!

[snowblazin]

Lookin real good Mark, as usual!(first)

[altspace]

Wow...love the valve cover. schaweeeet! My grill is ready..just need your help. (wink)

What about painting the silver parts on the hood black? Just a thought.

[bazooka joe]

Wow...love the valve cover. schaweeeet! My grill is ready..just need your help. (wink)

What about painting the silver parts on the hood black? Just a thought.

ya, i'm not digging the chrome to much...i'm thinking black or silver...?

[altspace]

Black for sure. But hey, what do I know about design...hehe.

[snowblazin]

I was thinking the same thing about the vents. I think black would look good, although silver may match a little better. Tough to say, but I'd def paint it!

[bazooka joe]

I was thinking the same thing about the vents. I think black would look good, although silver may match a little better. Tough to say, but I'd def paint it!

i like the vents becasue they are functional and it gets really hot under my hood now, but i really don;t want then to jump out some much...ya, black it is! another powder coating job!

[Brian MP5T]

http://www.msprotege.com/members/Brian%20MP5T/Porsche%20-%20%28100%29.jpg

[aMaff]

*german engineering pic*
NOT a P5.......(boom01)

[Crime Dog]

Got the rear tires back on, and it's now off all the jack stands. The calipers are now painted, and I also took off the roof rack tonight.

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7038/388/1600/DSC01261.jpg

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7038/388/1600/DSC01259.jpg

Window tinting is next. Will probably do the grill mod, and eventually a CAI or SRI.

[Brian MP5T]

NOT a P5.......(boom01)

Engine Swap

[Kansei]

Engine Swap

I knew you would come to your senses and get that POS porsche engine out of there and give it some FS-DE loving!

[Brian MP5T]

^^ Ummm, Yeah

[Kansei]

lighter rods = more power to the wheels? hahaha

[Brian MP5T]

lighter rods = more power to the wheels? hahaha

The 944 Rods are so "Not Light"

[bazooka joe]

Engine Swap

haha...i knew that was coming....

[Reitrof]

that thing is going nowhere...it's wedge in the seam of the airbag and radio bezel...the tape does nothing really, maybe it kinda just keeps it in position...it's great!

They showed up in the mail today. I will post some pics when I get it installed.

Also got some camber bolts in today. Still waiting on my Kumho's Ecsta SPT's to arrive. Still driving on snows!!

[Kansei]

They showed up in the mail today. I will post some pics when I get it installed.

Also got some camber bolts in today. Still waiting on my Kumho's Ecsta SPT's to arrive. Still driving on snows!!

I love those tires, even though I haven't driven on them or anything. I just like the center piece of the tread with "ECSTA" over and over on it.

[bazooka joe]

I love those tires, even though I haven't driven on them or anything. I just like the center piece of the tread with "ECSTA" over and over on it.

never noticed that...?

[Kansei]

http://www.kumhousa.com/images/Products/Tires/SPTtread.jpg

[bazooka joe]

cool

[altspace]

Grill installed. Will be making modifications to it soon. (wink)

http://www.altspace.com/p5/p5_grill2.jpg

[dave45090]

Damn thats hot.....

You make me sad.

[Rosshole]

http://www.kumhousa.com/images/Products/Tires/SPTtread.jpg

those are what I am picking up in a couple of weeks.

they are fairly inexpensive off of tire rack.

[Salmon_Rob]

new axle, tranny flush and new fluid. new side skirt will be on monday, then saving for rimz

[Brian MP5T]

I made love to it..

[Salmon_Rob]

I made love to it..tpiwp

[bazooka joe]

I made love to it..

freakin canadians.................:eek: !!!!!!!!!!!

[CTt3P5]

http://www.kumhousa.com/images/Products/Tires/SPTtread.jpg

Had never noticed that on the Kumho's. Wouldn't it be more fun if the tire was rated for snow and you could leave 'ecsta' imprints as you drove down the road?

[Kansei]

Had never noticed that on the Kumho's. Wouldn't it be more fun if the tire was rated for snow and you could leave 'ecsta' imprints as you drove down the road?

extremely fun. you could always like drive on sand with them or something for a similar effect though. :)

[SoonP5ismine]

sorry for huge pics but i wanted to show detail.
installed Powerslot rotors and hawk hps pads. the rotors are actually Brembo!
the last pic shows my old and new pads. (got 47,000 miles from stock original pads). and yes my rim has a big scratch which i will sand and paint soon.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i20/yourmomblows/DSC_1190crop.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i20/yourmomblows/DSC_1182crop.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i20/yourmomblows/DSC_1180crop.jpg

[NJP5Guy]

these rotors of yours are they actually powerslot rotors brand or just ones that someone slotted from blanks?

[SoonP5ismine]

these rotors of yours are they actually powerslot rotors brand or just ones that someone slotted from blanks?

i bought them both as Powerslot from buybrakes.com for $160 free shipping. when i received them they were in Powerslot boxes but inside on the rotor it dont say Powerslot it only says Brembo which i like ALOT as i was thinking about brembo also. if you live near woodbridge we have meets every tuesday night around 7pm and you can see them. if you interested ill give you the info.

[NJP5Guy]

i bought them both as Powerslot from buybrakes.com for $160 free shipping. when i received them they were in Powerslot boxes but inside on the rotor it dont say Powerslot it only says Brembo which i like ALOT as i was thinking about brembo also. if you live near woodbridge we have meets every tuesday night around 7pm and you can see them. if you interested ill give you the info.

the reason i asked is because powerslot, as far as i know, doesn't put dimples on their rotors.
not sure i know where woodbridge is. I'm 15 min outside philly, next to cherry hill.

[SoonP5ismine]

the reason i asked is because powerslot, as far as i know, doesn't put dimples on their rotors.
not sure i know where woodbridge is. I'm 15 min outside philly, next to cherry hill.
they are actrually pro stop by powerslot.
http://www.buybrakes.com/powerslot/prostop-rotors.html
i got the dimpled and slotted to increase cooling as my stock ones warped before i even changed my original rotors. once in a while i go nutz on the parkway racing rice burners LOL. but im afraid now that i have these ill kill myself. so ill try to keep my stress low and open the windows when a rice burner pisses me off.

[awsmp5]

tinted my windows and sunroof :) well more like got them tinted

[Kansei]

I finally painted my rear rotors, 3 weeks or so after doing the front ones. I also half-installed my new front endlinks. They are bolted to the struts but not the sway bar because I have to saw or drill off what remains of the old endlinks.

I also applied more undercoating

You can kinda see the calipers in this pic.
http://www.msprotege.com/members/zverg/mods/zverg_caliper.jpg

[Bala]

Rear step plate: http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123632028
(to cover scratches and prevent new ones)

[MyZmZm]

Rear step plate: http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123632028
(to cover scratches and prevent new ones)
Had that on my first P5, but not on this one... not sure which I preferred, but then again, not a lot goes into the hatch that I don't personally put in.

Suspension goes on tomorrow, weather permitting (yay!), but can't get an alignment until next week so the car will likely drive like shit until then. Waiting on the damn lug nuts to come into the dealer - shop didn't have any that fit the 'speed rims, so they're sitting at the shop with the new rubber on them and I'm still driving around on the fugly steelies and winters... ugh

[bazooka joe]

Grill installed. Will be making modifications to it soon. (wink)


http://www.altspace.com/p5/p5_grill2.jpg

your car doesn't look like this one...? it has little black things all over the front clip???? haha

[wagonwhatmp5]

looks awsome josh

i jst picked up a specailty cf item for the rear of the p5 ill post pix as soon as i get it installed.......be ware its hot and theres only one other person in the world with it lol

[Kansei]

looks awsome josh

i jst picked up a specailty cf item for the rear of the p5 ill post pix as soon as i get it installed.......be ware its hot and theres only one other person in the world with it lol

CF hatch? It's the only thing I can think of that not a lot of people have.

[wagonwhatmp5]

CF hatch? It's the only thing I can think of that not a lot of people have. lol i wish but give it time and ill make an cf overlay for my hatch and itll be the hotness

[Boston5761]

CF bumper...? or CF package tray overlay??

[Kansei]

CF package tray overlay??

Holy crap I would love to have one of those, I'm surprised there isn't more demand for it.

[wagonwhatmp5]

i wish i stil had mine cuz i would try to make an overlay for it it dont seem tht hard

[wagonwhatmp5]

i know when i get more epoxy for the cf i have now im gunna make an over lay for the top grill piece that most of us paint.........thoughts on that?

[Kansei]

i know when i get more epoxy for the cf i have now im gunna make an over lay for the top grill piece that most of us paint.........thoughts on that?

I bet that would look pretty good. Like you said, the hatch area cover probably would be easy to do.

[rednecks_r_us]

My car is ready for paint. See the link in my sig for more details.

[Kansei]

My car is rusty. This pic is from a few weeks ago, I've cleaned a lot of stuff up since then.

I just found the pic today when I dumped the contents of my 2GB SD card in my cam.

http://www.msprotege.com/members/KanseiZM/kanseizm_rust.jpg

[Kansei]

the header coating that looked so beautiful but was gone within a day. :'( it specifically said it was good for exhaust manifolds, bah.
http://www.msprotege.com/members/KanseiZM/mods/kanseizm_header.jpg

blurry pic but it shows how terrible the fitment on my ractive header is. It sits way too far back, rubbing up against my oil pan and making my exhaust stick out way too much.
http://www.msprotege.com/members/KanseiZM/mods/kanseizm_headerbad.jpg

and here's an idea I was tossing around when I had my headlights open to get the glass shards out. I took the clear reflector off in front of the turn signal bulb, it looked pretty cool but I kinda like the white reflector there.
http://www.msprotege.com/members/KanseiZM/mods/kanseizm_headlights.jpg

[rednecks_r_us]

the header coating that looked so beautiful but was gone within a day. :'( it specifically said it was good for exhaust manifolds, bah.
http://www.msprotege.com/members/KanseiZM/mods/kanseizm_header.jpg

blurry pic but it shows how terrible the fitment on my ractive header is. It sits way too far back, rubbing up against my oil pan and making my exhaust stick out way too much.
http://www.msprotege.com/members/KanseiZM/mods/kanseizm_headerbad.jpg

and here's an idea I was tossing around when I had my headlights open to get the glass shards out. I took the clear reflector off in front of the turn signal bulb, it looked pretty cool but I kinda like the white reflector there.
http://www.msprotege.com/members/KanseiZM/mods/kanseizm_headlights.jpg

My Ractive header fits just fine. I had mine jet-hot ceramic coated. There is 0 rust on my header, inside or out. Had it off when i did a motor swap last December.

2 pix of my header and my old ebay SRI
http://www.msprotege.com/members/rednecks_r_us/Engine%20pics/header.jpg

http://www.msprotege.com/members/rednecks_r_us/Engine%20pics/Engine%20picture%20med%20(Medium).jpg


My engine with my INJEN CAI
http://www.msprotege.com/members/rednecks_r_us/header/speedworld_engine%20(Medium).jpg

[altspace]

your car doesn't look like this one...? it has little black things all over the front clip???? haha

Much worse from the drive home. You could say my grill is no longer a virgin...it's been bugged. Looks like a small bug graveyard on the front of my car. Nasty stuff coming off today!

[Kansei]

My Ractive header fits just fine. I had mine jet-hot ceramic coated. There is 0 rust on my header, inside or out. Had it off when i did a motor swap last December.


wow the jet hot coating looks nice. Do they have a black coating? I have no clue where I could get that done around here but if I don't boost this summer I'll definitely look into it.

[bazooka joe]

i forgot to ask about your rims when i picked up the valve cover...i'll be down there again next week and i'll ask about the wheels and if they do, or know someone locally that does jet hot...

[rednecks_r_us]

wow the jet hot coating looks nice. Do they have a black coating? I have no clue where I could get that done around here but if I don't boost this summer I'll definitely look into it.

www.jet-hot.com

[bazooka joe]

Much worse from the drive home. You could say my grill is no longer a virgin...it's been bugged. Looks like a small bug graveyard on the front of my car. Nasty stuff coming off today!

sweet...can't wait to see My grill put to good use!!
http://members.aol.com/kidkorrupt/images/gpic2.jpg

[bazooka joe]

installed my new "cat-less" MAM mid pipe, needed some minor modifications...but it's on and sounds nice....cat less...it's the only way to go!!(cool)
(attn) myzmzm....i've got a present for you!! ;)

[CTt3P5]

upgrades are looking good bazooka joe. Another well put together P5! Good job.

rednecks_r_us - that engine bay is sweet!

[rednecks_r_us]

upgrades are looking good bazooka joe. Another well put together P5! Good job.

rednecks_r_us - that engine bay is sweet!

thank you.

There are more plans for it in the coming week.

Valve cover and strut bar are getting painted.

[CTt3P5]

Looking forward to pics of the custom paint job!!

[rednecks_r_us]

Looking forward to pics of the custom paint job!!

You and me both.

[dave45090]

Replaced passenger side low beam.....

P5 low beam > me

[altspace]

Photo taken at dusk. Hence the coloration.

http://www.altspace.com/p5/p5_grill3.jpg

[Brian MP5T]

Oil Change

[MyZmZm]

Ion sport springs, Tokico illuminas, and RB rear sway bar all went on this afternoon. I was scared the car would drive like crap without an alignment, but so far, it seems pretty good.

I have the illuminas set on 3, front and rear, so I'll try that out a bit and play with the various settings to see what I like. Thus far though, the ass-end of the car feels MUCH tighter with the new sway bar.

Yes, I know - pics! They will come when the summers go on (likely Mon or Tues next week); then it will be photoshoot time! Maybe they will have cleaned the streets up enough by then I can put the grills on too without fear of them chipping to hell from all the winter gravel...

[Breeegz]

Replaced passenger side low beam.....

P5 low beam > me

lol, I changed my driver side in a snowstorm... twice...

the damn adapter got me.(peep)

[awsmp5]

got my friend's vomit on the passenger side seat belt and door sill (puke)
eh some one had to take care of her

[awsmp5]

Ion sport springs, Tokico illuminas, and RB rear sway bar all went on this afternoon. I was scared the car would drive like crap without an alignment, but so far, it seems pretty good.

I have the illuminas set on 3, front and rear, so I'll try that out a bit and play with the various settings to see what I like. Thus far though, the ass-end of the car feels MUCH tighter with the new sway bar.

Yes, I know - pics! They will come when the summers go on (likely Mon or Tues next week); then it will be photoshoot time! Maybe they will have cleaned the streets up enough by then I can put the grills on too without fear of them chipping to hell from all the winter gravel...

nice i wanna see these pics!
on a side note, i didn't get any pics of my "mod" cleaned it up before i got home. (ughdance) it smells bad...

[Breeegz]

got my friend's vomit on the passenger side seat belt and door sill (puke)
eh some one had to take care of her

ahh... vomit, my least favorite bodily fluid... (burp)

[wagonwhatmp5]

finally painted the calipers and yea the rim dont have the canter cap onhttp://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-3/1166060/rotor.JPG
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-3/1166060/rotor2.JPG

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Why did you just paint the outside of the caliper?

[Boston5761]

almost got her towed...

[pnfnj]

oil change,plugs, and fixed driver window

[bazooka joe]

okay, fixed rattle from my AF ratio guage connection (it got moved becasue the new mid pipe had the bung farther down the pipe???)...installed my new battery terminal connectors (good deal on these $13 ea.), cleaned the engines bay some more, polish a few "bling" items...

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Looks great Mark.

[rednecks_r_us]

okay, fixed rattle from my AF ratio guage connection (it got moved becasue the new mid pipe had the bung farther down the pipe???)...installed my new battery terminal connectors (good deal on these $13 ea.), cleaned the engines bay some more, polish a few "bling" items...


A clean engine bay is liked by all. A dirty engine bay is one of my pet peeves.

Your's looks good.

[Kansei]

I washed her, clar barred her, applied sealant to her, and waxed her.

I took some pictures outside but it was already starting to get dark so they didn't come out very well.

http://www.msprotege.com/members/KanseiZM/wax/kanseizm_wax1.jpg
http://www.msprotege.com/members/KanseiZM/wax/kanseizm_wax2.jpg
http://www.msprotege.com/members/KanseiZM/wax/kanseizm_wax3.jpg

I think I might have some good pics on my phone I'll sync them to my computer and see.

[Kansei]

pardon the quality, cameraphone pics. you have been warned.

http://www.msprotege.com/members/KanseiZM/wax/kanseizm_wax4.jpg
http://www.msprotege.com/members/KanseiZM/wax/kanseizm_wax5.jpg

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Who says silver does not reflect. Awesome job!

[dave45090]

You and your non dented P5's.....

Fuggin hail storm! Oh well mine to be fixed next week.

Looks great Chris.

[Kansei]

You and your non dented P5's.....

Fuggin hail storm! Oh well mine to be fixed next week.

Looks great Chris.

Thanks.

Sucks about the hail damage. how bad was it?

I don't think I've ever experienced hail larger than a pencil eraser. I feel lucky.

[dave45090]

68 dings that I could count.
Final estimate.....$1800 damage for my car. My wifes Expediton just got fixed and it looks great. I am amazed how well it turned out. You cant tell it ever happened. I was convinced my car would not be the same but looks like all is well.



BTW, we had hail in excess of 3.5" dia.(omg)

[rednecks_r_us]

I know all about hail damage. Mine is getting fixed right now.