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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6860 on: April 09, 2017, 05:19:22 pm »
^ Very straight forward. Quality parts and good instructions. Worth the price over aftermarket IMO. There's a really good video on YouTube for installation also. Just search  MDX hitch installation and its the first video that comes up.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6861 on: April 09, 2017, 05:20:31 pm »
^ Very straight forward. Quality parts and good instructions. Worth the price over aftermarket IMO. There's a really good video on YouTube for installation also. Just search  MDX hitch installation and its the first video that comes up.
Neat. Thanks. Jack stands alone are okay? No need for a lift I assume.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6862 on: April 09, 2017, 05:25:37 pm »
^ Very straight forward. Quality parts and good instructions. Worth the price over aftermarket IMO. There's a really good video on YouTube for installation also. Just search  MDX hitch installation and its the first video that comes up.
Neat. Thanks. Jack stands alone are okay? No need for a lift I assume.

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I used ramps. With the spare tire out of the way and the car on ramps I could nearly sit up straight under the MDX. Without ramps I'd probably just leave it on the ground.

When it's time to bolt up the hitch it's good to have someone help line it up into place. I had my eleven year old help.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6863 on: April 09, 2017, 05:56:18 pm »
Nice to see everyone's been busy  :)
For the FozXT it was time for the winter-summer tire swap and an oil change.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6864 on: April 09, 2017, 06:03:35 pm »
Brought the S2000 out of the garage today and gave it a fairly decent cleaning.  Put the insurance back on it and plan to take it out for the first cruise of the season tomorrow. 
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6865 on: April 09, 2017, 06:14:48 pm »
Brought the S2000 out of the garage today and gave it a fairly decent cleaning.  Put the insurance back on it and plan to take it out for the first cruise of the season tomorrow.

I'm gonna try to got out in mine some night this week.  insurance goes on tomorrow.  8) :cheers:

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6866 on: April 09, 2017, 06:18:38 pm »
New battery for the Mitsu....10 minutes and two beer lol

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6867 on: April 09, 2017, 06:43:26 pm »
Brought the S2000 out of the garage today and gave it a fairly decent cleaning.  Put the insurance back on it and plan to take it out for the first cruise of the season tomorrow.

I'm gonna try to got out in mine some night this week.  insurance goes on tomorrow.  8) :cheers:

Awesome, let me know when you get it out, we'll have to meet up.  Weather looks fantastic the next two days.   

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6868 on: April 09, 2017, 11:15:34 pm »
Spent a good portion of the weekend on the SS, mostly detailing, see the S&S....

Aside from that; I put new dash speakers in the T/A as the originals were literally falling apart - sounds noticeably better now. I also did a good interior clean-up on the Escalade; carpets, dash, panels, plus I cleaned and conditioned the acres of leather in it.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6869 on: April 10, 2017, 08:58:31 am »
Yea...I told you the glaze doesn't really cut anything.

It's more like a top coat.

Yeah, I remember.  I think I bought it before that though, so since I have it, might as well use it.  Maybe it perks up the shine, hard to tell, wasn't like the car was dull to begin with.  Haven't had any sun since then to check it out (today, but I won't see it outside).  Maybe I'll have to back it out when I get home and see if I'm blinded. 

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6870 on: April 10, 2017, 10:20:02 am »


Oil change time, 20W50 dino juice.

Why so think?
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6871 on: April 10, 2017, 10:37:26 am »
Busy car weekend for me too:

Saturday:  My Dad brought their Pathfinder over.  I rotated the tires for him.  He also bought a class 3 hitch so he could use a bike rack.  I installed that for him as well.  Pretty straightforward bolt-on installation.  You just need to remove a tie down hook.  After that I got the Miata out of winter hibernation.  Oil was changed when I put it away.  Just gave everything the once-over, it fired right up.  Rotated the tires on that one too.

Sunday:  Summer tire changeover day for the CX9 and the 3.  Cleaned up the winter rims and floor mats and put them away.  Popped the carpet floor mats back in.  When I have each wheel off I take the hose to the under side and rinse out all the little nooks and crannies.  The amount of rocks and sand that comes out is unbelievable!  The driveway was a bit of a mess when I was done, so I had to hose that down too.

Drove the Miata to work this morning with the top down... :drive:
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6872 on: April 10, 2017, 10:41:38 am »
Swapped the winter tires. Washed and waxed the car, cleaned up the interior.

It's so much more quiet without the studded tires.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6873 on: April 10, 2017, 11:17:22 am »


Oil change time, 20W50 dino juice.

Why so think?

It's what the car seems to like the best & leaks the least  :rofl:
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6874 on: April 10, 2017, 12:01:49 pm »
Ordered Bridgestone RE760s for the GTI. Kind of pains me to be buying new tires for a car whose lease ends in eight months.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6875 on: April 10, 2017, 12:09:24 pm »
Going for a 4 wheel alignment today

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6876 on: April 10, 2017, 12:22:14 pm »
Ordered Bridgestone RE760s for the GTI. Kind of pains me to be buying new tires for a car whose lease ends in eight months.

To replace the OE all-seasons? I think you'll be very happy and wished you'd done it sooner!

I had the RE760s on my GTI and really liked them. Great tire at a great price.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6877 on: April 10, 2017, 12:52:12 pm »
Ordered Bridgestone RE760s for the GTI. Kind of pains me to be buying new tires for a car whose lease ends in eight months.

To replace the OE all-seasons? I think you'll be very happy and wished you'd done it sooner!

I had the RE760s on my GTI and really liked them. Great tire at a great price.

Yeah, replacing the OEs. I had them on my last Mazda 6 and liked them.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6878 on: April 10, 2017, 01:27:52 pm »
Took the S2K for the first cruise of 2017........damn it feels good to row my own gears again!!




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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6879 on: April 10, 2017, 01:30:17 pm »
Lovely photo!