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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10940 on: April 28, 2019, 10:20:10 pm »
Quote from: Firm on April 28, 2019, 07:23:22 pm
Not sure about the look...it's OK I guess, compliments the factory HID headlamps, but the blueness of the light is less elegant than the halogens IMO.

I agree.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10941 on: April 28, 2019, 10:47:04 pm »
Went out to the garage and looked at my Miata. Frickin' snow in Edmonton has grounded it and it looks like it be grounded for at least another week. :'(
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10942 on: April 28, 2019, 10:47:20 pm »
Quote from: Firm on April 28, 2019, 07:23:22 pm
Not something I set out to do...but took the Escalade to a late family Easter thing downtown and on the way home one of the DRL bulbs died. Check my stash of bulbs and had some Sylvania LED replacements on hand, but no stock-style halogens, so I figured I'd give the LEDs a shot...

Driver's side is the LED, Passenger side is stock for reference (I did replace both).

Not sure about the look...it's OK I guess, compliments the factory HID headlamps, but the blueness of the light is less elegant than the halogens IMO.

I'll leave it for awhile and if I am not loving it I'll buy some halogens and swap them again....fortunately it's a 5-10 minute job.

Last summer I had a Halogen bulb that died on my 2013 Volt. Looks local for replacement at CT, it was about 40ish something. Then, I looked online for HID kit compatible with my Volt on Xenon Depot: found a complete specific kit, price was ok & quick delivery. Since, it is day & night  8) difference !!

https://www.xenondepot.com/2006-cadillac-lighting-by-model-s/15273.htm
« Last Edit: April 28, 2019, 11:05:13 pm by me_2 »
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10943 on: April 29, 2019, 08:41:40 am »
Quote from: me_2 on April 28, 2019, 10:47:20 pm
Quote from: Firm on April 28, 2019, 07:23:22 pm
Not something I set out to do...but took the Escalade to a late family Easter thing downtown and on the way home one of the DRL bulbs died. Check my stash of bulbs and had some Sylvania LED replacements on hand, but no stock-style halogens, so I figured I'd give the LEDs a shot...

Driver's side is the LED, Passenger side is stock for reference (I did replace both).

Not sure about the look...it's OK I guess, compliments the factory HID headlamps, but the blueness of the light is less elegant than the halogens IMO.

I'll leave it for awhile and if I am not loving it I'll buy some halogens and swap them again....fortunately it's a 5-10 minute job.

Last summer I had a Halogen bulb that died on my 2013 Volt. Looks local for replacement at CT, it was about 40ish something. Then, I looked online for HID kit compatible with my Volt on Xenon Depot: found a complete specific kit, price was ok & quick delivery. Since, it is day & night  8) difference !!

https://www.xenondepot.com/2006-cadillac-lighting-by-model-s/15273.htm

^That's to convert headlamps though...my headlamps are already HID/xenon.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10944 on: April 29, 2019, 11:28:46 am »
Drove it to work [emoji16]


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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10945 on: April 29, 2019, 04:52:26 pm »
Quick waxed my car yesterday so it could get rained on today!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10946 on: April 29, 2019, 11:36:25 pm »
Did that car have an offset plate when you bought it or is it something you added?
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10947 on: April 29, 2019, 11:41:58 pm »
Quote from: vantage007 on April 29, 2019, 11:36:25 pm
Did that car have an offset plate when you bought it or is it something you added?

Car was originally from NS...no front plates.

Didn't want to drill the bumper.

Plate holder screws into tow hook location.
« Last Edit: April 30, 2019, 12:40:04 am by rrocket »
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10948 on: April 30, 2019, 07:11:26 am »
Quote from: rrocket on April 29, 2019, 11:41:58 pm
Quote from: vantage007 on April 29, 2019, 11:36:25 pm
Did that car have an offset plate when you bought it or is it something you added?

Car was originally from NS...no front plates.

Didn't want to drill the bumper.

Plate holder screws into tow hook location.
I have a couple cars around town using tow hook location
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10949 on: April 30, 2019, 09:03:15 am »
Mmmmmmmmm, that MR2 looks mmmmmmmighty fine.  And then there's that Porsche, even that looks sharp.  Gotta love a well cared for old car, time hasn't hurt it any in the looks dept., that's for sure.  Not to be left out, rrocket's rocket ship.  But time to change the winter wheels out no?
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10950 on: April 30, 2019, 09:10:20 am »
Quote from: rrocket on April 29, 2019, 11:41:58 pm
Quote from: vantage007 on April 29, 2019, 11:36:25 pm
Did that car have an offset plate when you bought it or is it something you added?

Car was originally from NS...no front plates.

Didn't want to drill the bumper.

Plate holder screws into tow hook location.

I had no idea this was a thing!

I haven't put the front plate on the Jetta yet. Saskatchewan car, so they didn't have the bracket mounted, and I didn't want to drill the bumper.

Man, you're useful. Sometimes.  ;D
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10951 on: April 30, 2019, 09:42:08 am »
Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on April 30, 2019, 09:10:20 am
Quote from: rrocket on April 29, 2019, 11:41:58 pm
Quote from: vantage007 on April 29, 2019, 11:36:25 pm
Did that car have an offset plate when you bought it or is it something you added?

Car was originally from NS...no front plates.

Didn't want to drill the bumper.

Plate holder screws into tow hook location.

I had no idea this was a thing!

I haven't put the front plate on the Jetta yet. Saskatchewan car, so they didn't have the bracket mounted, and I didn't want to drill the bumper.

Man, you're useful. Sometimes.  ;D
Found these where you don't drill the front of the bumper, but underneath... seems like a great compromise! Wish I had found it before I did the front plate on my 951 back in 2014!!!
https://skenebrackets.com



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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10952 on: April 30, 2019, 02:08:45 pm »
Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on April 30, 2019, 09:10:20 am
Quote from: rrocket on April 29, 2019, 11:41:58 pm
Quote from: vantage007 on April 29, 2019, 11:36:25 pm
Did that car have an offset plate when you bought it or is it something you added?

Car was originally from NS...no front plates.

Didn't want to drill the bumper.

Plate holder screws into tow hook location.

I had no idea this was a thing!

I haven't put the front plate on the Jetta yet. Saskatchewan car, so they didn't have the bracket mounted, and I didn't want to drill the bumper.

Man, you're useful. Sometimes.  ;D
It's made by Grimmspeed.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10953 on: April 30, 2019, 07:40:42 pm »
Drove them both on some back roads, then gave them a wash and wax. Loving the nice weather.


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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10954 on: April 30, 2019, 07:51:56 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on April 30, 2019, 02:08:45 pm
Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on April 30, 2019, 09:10:20 am
Quote from: rrocket on April 29, 2019, 11:41:58 pm
Quote from: vantage007 on April 29, 2019, 11:36:25 pm
Did that car have an offset plate when you bought it or is it something you added?

Car was originally from NS...no front plates.

Didn't want to drill the bumper.

Plate holder screws into tow hook location.

I had no idea this was a thing!

I haven't put the front plate on the Jetta yet. Saskatchewan car, so they didn't have the bracket mounted, and I didn't want to drill the bumper.

Man, you're useful. Sometimes.  ;D
It's made by Grimmspeed.
going to get that exact one for the Mini. Right now it is held on by zip ties  :rofl2:
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10955 on: April 30, 2019, 09:04:59 pm »
Finally put the top down and took my girl for a ride.

First time the top has been down this year.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10956 on: April 30, 2019, 09:41:48 pm »
just put on some new rims and tires on my wife's renegade... it just hit 31000kms.... this is the fourth set due to odd circumstances... so crazy!

originals; black styled steel.. not my favourite, so I kept them, but put on winter rubber.
replaced the rims with aftermarket alloys. got a deal through work contacts, but due to that, when the rims wouldn't fit and knocked off the wheel weights, no returns.
went to get spacers and such to make them work, and they had nicer 1" bigger rims and tires that were a good deal, so I bought em.
this past winter, my seasonal tire storage was broken into and all rims stolen. including both my alloy sets. so insurance has paid for replacements. I put both sets together and got a better set of jeep alloys that fit properly.

so on the fourth set of rims at 31k... crazy. all for my wife's car who wouldn't even notice.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10957 on: May 01, 2019, 12:29:13 pm »
So, nothing that I did to my car, but: 

The 2nd Tundra just hit 1 million MILES with its original owner.  He didn't have any major work done, except for a transmission overhaul at 750 000 miles.  He says if he'd have flushed the transmission fluid regularly, it probably wouldn't have been necessary.  He went through a couple of alternators and one water pump.  2007 with the 4.7L I-Force V8. 

He's a hotshot driver, and says that he overloaded his truck on multiple occasions, both towing and hauling over its rated capacity.  He has gone through 10 sets of tires through the life of his truck. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogPmNzO-uv8
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10958 on: May 01, 2019, 12:56:54 pm »
Quote from: Great_Big_Abyss on May 01, 2019, 12:29:13 pm
So, nothing that I did to my car, but: 

The 2nd Tundra just hit 1 million MILES with its original owner.  He didn't have any major work done, except for a transmission overhaul at 750 000 miles.  He says if he'd have flushed the transmission fluid regularly, it probably wouldn't have been necessary.  He went through a couple of alternators and one water pump.  2007 with the 4.7L I-Force V8. 

He's a hotshot driver, and says that he overloaded his truck on multiple occasions, both towing and hauling over its rated capacity.  He has gone through 10 sets of tires through the life of his truck. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogPmNzO-uv8
Maybe this should be posted in a Tundra thread  ::)
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #10959 on: May 04, 2019, 12:40:25 pm »
I got it dirty driving down a long cottage road.

I think the AWD system on this Gen of Highlander are underrated.  It climbed several steep hills with loose gravel with zero wheelspin. 
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