justnspace

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i remember i installed a pair of 10,000 Kelvin hid bulbs in a friends civic si.

we took a test drive and even as a passenger I was squinting my eyes to see the road.
probably harder on driver cuz he actually has to concentrate

TacoBello

But bruh, dat looks so gangsta!

Biznitches love puhrple lights.

TacoBello

I just ate a Hot Rod. I'm expecting my bowels to erupt in a violent mess right away.

thoiboi

TacoBello

Bushings were a bit of a pain. I'm guessing you're talking about the lower control arm compliance bushings, yes? Getting the arms out wasn't all that bad- get yourself a proper ball joint seperating tool (not the fork!)- I bought one for like $20 and no damage to my ball joint boots occurred.

Also, make sure you don't mushroom the end of the threaded portion of the ball joint. Put a nut on the threaded portion and make sure it's on there for a good 6-7 threads. On one side I only had the nut threaded on for like 3 threads and it caused me a bunch of headaches, as the threads got lightly damaged from all of the force being applied to the nut.

I didn't have access to a press, so I figured I'd get the LCAs out myself and have a shop push out the old ones and put new ones in place... let me tell you, I don't think I saved much money by the end of it. I should have just taken it to Acura and not have dealt with the trouble.

Oh well. You live, you learn.

TacoBello

Steven Bell

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I just thought I'd come in there and say "bitch" for Justin. He likes it when I cuss.......

polobunny

It's Quebec. The road here is like off-road for you guys.

And yeah, those exact ones. Got no problem taking the LCA out and getting them pressed but fuck do I not want to do it. It's not an emergency but always better do it before it becomes one.

I'm more concerned about my CV joint clicking if anything.

TacoBello

Yup, agreed.

Man, I feel for you. I dunno how you do that work without a garage. Especially if it takes more than a day. You're likely also limited with tools- I'm slowly starting to amass a metric fuck ton of them and carrying them up and down is the last thing I want to do. I dunno how you do it.

I know Montreal can be bad with all of the crumbling infrastructure, but the roads are pretty shitty here too. Pot hole season can be a nightmare for 5 months of the year. Once it gets to the start of July, it gets okay, but once those freeze/thaw cycles begin...

polobunny

Nothing takes more than a day so far (TL is my DD, I have nothing else but a road bike...) and my main gripe isn't so much going up and down the stairs from the 4th floor with the tools (although it's lame having to bring them back upstairs after being done) but having the sun obliterate me if it takes a few hours. Can't start much earlier than 8am on weekends otherwise the neighbours are going to complain I make too much noise. By 12 the sun is brutal on nice days. I stupidly started doing my brakes at like 12 the other weekend and I must have spent half the time sweating my ass off.



I hear you about thaw season. The TL pulls to the right since a little bit now, I think I hit a pothole and fucked the alignment. -_-

TacoBello

Get that alignment done ASAP. I couldn't believe how quickly it began wearing my tire unevenly and mine wasn't even out all that much. Fucking cars. Nothing but money pits!

polobunny

Aye yeah I should. My uncle is still out of commission, getting cortisone shot this week if I'm not mistaken. Gonna cost me normal price instead of a $20, if even.

TacoBello

A new tire costs more than an alignment.

Majofo

justnspace

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damn canadiens

Franchise1124

rockstar143

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Hey, y'all

polobunny

Fair enough.

thoiboi

hi guys





got 4 new tires after a minor curb hop.. 600 bucks
no alignment..

1 month later front two tires were gone.. :fuckme:

another 300 bucks... and then 120 for the alignment.

polobunny

Curb hop and you didn't get an alignment? Sorry man, that's asking for it 10 times more than me

TacoBello

Shut it, Spaceman. You're the one who left the gate open and let all of us in!

TacoBello

I legitimately feel sorry for the TLX guys. What a piece of junk that car is.

https://acurazine.com/forums/problem...-miles-932273/

thoiboi

I don't


It's their fault for buying it..

TacoBello

Well played, sir. Well played.

polobunny

QC seem to suck on the TLX. Although the 3G TL had its fair share of issues too.

justnspace

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Ito stepped down as CEO because of Quality Control issues.

when the head honcho steps down; Company is in trouble.

hope the new guy is better

rockstar143

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The problem: Too many new gadgets and technology that must mesh seamlessly and operate flawlessly.

The solution: Own 2004 Acura TL that was only on the cusp of the new technological frontier and had nothing but a few easily rectifiable nuisances.

TacoBello

To be honest, although I liked Ito for his work on the original NSX, I felt he let the company flounder under his control. It's like he lost that original NSX passion and went with a more conservative, less inspiring, less desirable path for Honda.

Unless he actually wanted the original NSX to be a 7 person, mommy mobile from the get go. Then it all makes sense

TacoBello

J, you and PB are both right. Yes, the 3G has it's problems, but a good deal of them didn't start showing up until a few years into ownership and being on the road. The TLX isn't even a year old and it has had waaaay too many problems already. A car with 2700 miles on the odometer shouldn't be having suspension woes. Sounds like it has happened to more than one person already also.

TacoBello

Boy, it sure is quiet in here today...

rockstar143

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I was praising the 3G, fool.

TacoBello

Double fool! I wasn't criticizing it. But it would be ignorant to say it is flawless. It is infinitely better than the shit that's out there now, though.

i thoroughly enjoy my 6MT and now that all of the maintenance is up to snuff, I feel I likely won't have to do anything for the next several years, besides fluids.

rockstar143

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Dude, have you been eating pb rabbit pellets?
You clearly misunderstood my comment about how awesome an old TL is!

Franchise1124

Things aren't the same with Maj not being around. Same goes for Justn provided he's still messing with that plumbing

TacoBello

I'm so confused

I'm saying the same damn thing!

rockstar143

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Tell me about it...
I'm actually getting kinda depressed over here.

rockstar143

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this should help

TacoBello

Oh he'll be back. With a nice cactus for everyone...

TacoBello

How did the granite install go?

Franchise1124

All I know is that XL8 motor mounts thread is ridiculous. Looks like 3G is back to it's former glory