Thanks Steve and thank you!! Going to powder coat the cover CGP. I'm selling my stock wheels and will hit you up for the rest of the intake manifold, plan on powdercoating it red. The wheels are dipped, I pretty sure I'm going to rip it off and take em to the local shop here and have them powdercoat em a satin red. Going with the red and CGP theme. Got some new rubber on order then I need to address brakes. Trying to figure out what to get that's quality but won't break the bank. If you could lose that I take manifold In The garage I'll grab it from you here real soon.

 

Figured I'd mess around with my new phone camera. Moto Z Force, better than my old one camera

 

we're wheel twinsies now...

 

I like the color of the wheels your sig. The red pops to much and draws too much attention to my liking. Let me know on the intake manifold. I have it sitting off to the side at the moment.

 

hahaha yes!! We are now lovers!! Did you have yours powdercoated?? I didn't know that color was an option. The more you look at the wheels the better they get IMO, are yers 20's....Nasty Caddy!!

 

it does pop a lot!! I'm going thru as many colours as I can because when I finally pull the trigger on the permanent color I want to say I'm fully in love with them. The Sig color was gunmetal and how they came from the factory. PM me the manifold price and once I get the dough I'll friend you over the coin for it

 

Out with the old in with the new. So I am on my
2nd RF Punch P2 12" sub, blown both within a few months of each other. I feel as if it's poor quality, I never turn the volume up above 24. A few times I've went to 30 becuz my jam came on but that was literally once or twice. So I ran to the local stereo store to see what deals they had going on. Picked up a Pioneer on sale for 70.00 Marked down from 120.00....Heres hoping it lasts longer than the P2's did

Baby doll comes free, and the TP is for emergency poops

 

I keep the TP in the center console. The trunk is a little far for emergencies!

 

Burtch - the mods are coming along nicely - i think the red on the Niche's looks dope!

 

Thanks Boose, I find out my next duty assignment next week. Let's hope I get FL, it had two spots. One in Delray Beach and Lake City

 

Delray Beach ftw! Lake City is pretty dead lol - it's where I-10 and I-75 meet - not much else out that way.

 

I love Lake City! It's where I go watch brothers fuck their sisters!
Delray rocks...I would move there.

Burtch, I bought them this way...20's and they were custom powdered battleshit grey got lucky...$800 shipped.

 

Unfortunately for me I only get to put those slots on my list as 1 & 2, the Air Force decides which if any I get. Franky I love the color, it reminds me more of an Aircraft grey. Think F22, F35, F15, & F16 grey. I love it!! So how do you like them compared to other wheels you've owned?? Finally putting in the SPC rear camber kit, don't want my new rubber getting worn over fast

 

Well this is where I need some prayers fellow AZr's!! We want that too, the wife's mom lives in Tampa area

 

Also the wife allotted me a G from taxes for my car addiction. At first I was thinking new seat covers and powder coating the wheels but then that Type S Aspec Lip kit keeps haunting me. I'm confused, what scares me is that the kit is low stocked and eventually it won't be available

 

Yeah, that's been happening, the kit hasn't been produced for some time, so finding "new" kits are hard, let alone in the color you need, at this point you might be able to find them still in obscure dealerships that still have them stocked, or catch them from guys parting out. If you do find a new kit, or even used, chances are you'll have to paint it to match. But, i finally sprung for the A-spec last year and glad I moved on it when i did. Good luck!

 

So I got all projects finished. Now I need to hit up that alignment shop. Think I found the culprit of my blown headlight. How does that even happen?? Ball joint seperator is a must
Crazy burnt

 

Man, i tore up quite a bit of ball joint boots with that ball joint separator, i use a pitman arm puller instead - worked wonders for me on ball joints.

With a burn like that I wonder if there was any moisture got inside the bulb housing?

 

I got everything all back together no problem, minus the castle nut on the passenger side. That dum thing keeps spinning around, I got it to go on a little bit but not even close to where I need to add the cotter pin. I'll scourer youtube for some tips and tricks. As for the light it 's been flickering for weeks now and just getting substantially worse. No worries because I got the bulbs switched out, I'm just glad it wasn't the ballast.

 

You need to use the oem castle nut otherwise it won't work

 

I read extensively on this process and that was the only thing i cared about haha. I kept it but for some reason once it got tightened to a certain point it just spins. If i can get an air ratchet in there it should work. Its just like the top bolt on coilovers, just spins if not enough pressure and power.

 

Ok just making sure! I haven't ever had the other item you mentioned happened either. Are you doing all that with the suspension loaded? (Jack under knuckle)

 

I had it on jack stands, what doesn't make sense is that the driver side was easy peasy the passenger side was a beeotch!! I'll Les Schwab tighten when I get the alignment done.

 

No thats different. You're supposed to load the suspension every time you torque down on suspension components. While on jack stands, you put the jack under the knuckle, jack it up until that side is loaded (wheel hub elevated like 5 inches), then torque everything down. You having things spinning loose sounds like you're not locking it down under load which is very bad.

 

I decided to have the kids and I wash the car and zoom out to Antelope Island on the Great Salt Lake. I snapped a bunch of pictures and these are the only one's that made the cut. I don't own any type of photo shop so there was no editing and or filter done. I did use the black and white on one and the process adjust on another. All in all i think they came out good, and as of this post the red dip on the wheels will be ripped off tomorrow. The dip did what i wanted it to, on to the next color....any suggestions??

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Pictures are clean man! I like the red on the wheels, however if you're going to switch it up, maybe a gold or bronze, but hey I'm biased on wheels color always got to have some gold/bronze hue going on lol

 

Bronze is up next on deck brother!! I put my ADHD to work

 

Those shots are really nice . I should take my TL off-roading.
Car looks nice even without the Aspec but I think you should consider it haha

 

So this is the best the guys at Least Schwab could do before the side wall would be destroyed due to rubbing on the fender. Looks like Pops gotta get them fenders rolled

 

You do not want to leave your toe at that for the rear! You'll wear out those tires super quick!

 

Yes I don't think so, looks like I need to roll these fenders asap

 

Damn, look at those red wheels!!!!!

 

haha I love it Steve!! Thanks

 

Weather was outstanding here in Utah, I went ahead and got busy. Peeled the red off and re dipped in Bronze. Painted calipers red and put Acura overlays on top. Had some other engine enhancements ready to go but I have to reattack that issue.



Got to do the rear tomorrow after church. This is by far the best color besides the original gunmetal.

 

Oh and update on my duty assignment....Drum roll!!
MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN!!
Looks like I'll be garaging the TL for the winter's likr OhSickest haha. Wonder what the car scene is like up in that area.

​​​Good times

 

Color looks good mang! Sucks on the PCS - i was rooting for Florida.

 

I love the color of both but for some reason the rear wheels keep lifting on the plasti dip. It's very annoying but I can't expect much from plasti dip, I just need to fork out the scratch and just get em powder coated

 

That bronze is spot on! I like that the best so far!

 

The bronze wheels and the red calipers really pop!

 

Butch, read through your whole thread and I either missed it or you never posted any more detailed shots of your exhaust tip setup and the specs on the tips.

From what I can tell your removed the black plastic portion around the tip outlet and spaced the tips outwards a bit more. Are the tip 3.5" in diameter? That's what I'm hoping to do on my base bumper as well.

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!