civicdrivr

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And what were you doing at the adult boutique, young man??

ebelp

^Your avatar gave me some ideas on how to spice things up in the bedroom with the wife.

CLtotheTL32

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Gorgeous shots as always John! Were you using a wide angle for some of those? 10-22?

And as for Morgan's avatar, John you've gotta make her work for it

The Machine

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Sweet new shots!

IamaTL

That last pic is so beautiful. Nice accent of naughty (car) and nice (boutique)

ebelp

Thanks T, I was using my Tokina 12-24 f/4. It's a great lens. It's arguably as sharp as the Nikkor 12-24, but half the price.

Thank you sir.

Thanks, I thought the same thing haha

swoosh

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great pics John...

Steven Bell

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LOL....funny, I've never heard of that location!

Undying Dreams

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LOL @ "Witch's Tit, NY."

Great pics, John. As always

ebelp

5 degrees + TL + snow + Achilles snow tires =

swoosh

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I was hoping to see some drifting action

ebelp

Sorry, forgot to activate the rear differential.

Undying Dreams

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Dat camera angle

MEKO

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rockstar143

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I just can't believe how long it took for the camera to get dirty!
Nice vid, John. Love it.

Steven Bell

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John, your video makes me glad I live in Kansas City, where it was sunny and 47 today.

ebelp

Taken this morning. Note the frost on the cluster lens.

Undying Dreams

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Time to stay home, EFF that.

SharksBreath

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yeah it's been real cold recently. my nav screen looked like this on the way into work yesterday.

MEKO

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Dammit you beat me
I saw 3 this morning
I want more more more
but this morning was the first time I felt bad while driving the car

I don't turn on my nav when it's too cold, brightness is suffering at start up
but don't know what happend to yours

ebelp

The best is when you step outside and take a deep breath, and you can feel your nose hairs freeze up. That literally happens.

Woah, that doesn't look good. Guess it's too cold to ride the bike to work?

Maybe we should start a salty TL thread. Yeah, I hate starting my car in the morning when it's this cold. It makes all sorts of scary sounds when it first starts up. Anyone know how to install the OEM block warmer?

MEKO

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Haha salty thread
Do you have a remote start?
I use that to warm up the engine, still doesn't work at 5F but...haha
Othervise no way to 8am class everyday

ebelp

No remote start for me, I do it the old fashioned way.

SharksBreath

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yeah def too cold right now. i tried it the other day and felt like i was gonna die about 1/2 way there so...yeah...no more bike until we get out of this freezing temp.

the nav screen corrects itself after a few minutes of driving tho...so that's reassuring. but still...you know its cold when something like that happens lol...

and yeah remote start is the bomb...i just keep my defrosters on full blast high heat and seat warmers on and run my car for a few mins before i leave. makes getting in the car so much more pleasant.

swoosh

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and i was cribbing about it being 10F here this morning LOL....

btw John, I hope you didnt use Aerospace 303 on the cluster, that thing makes it fog up like crazy !!! I used some accidentally and the fog seems to be "embedded" in the lens and wont go away....i might just remove my gauge and see if its on the inside

The Machine

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I agree John, I'm definitely going to upgrade the alarm and add remote start sometime in the future.

Also, sweet video, but need moar left turns. Dat snow on the lens doe.

ebelp

Cribbing?

I use Aerospace on the dash and doors, but never on the cluster lens. That would just be a streaky mess. Only damp dusting cloths ever touch the lens.

swoosh

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^^^ whining

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cribbing

but yeah, I once, accidentally, used the 303 microfiber on the lens and that messed it up....the 1 thing which I love on gauges is Meg's quick interior detailer....love how it leaves the lens crystal clear without streaks....

SharksBreath

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i think anil was referring to, and anil correct me if i'm wrong, when a horse grabs a solid object such as the stall door or fence rail with its incisors, then arching its neck, pulling against the object, and sucking in air.

i think we've ALL been there before.

ebelp

Thanks for the detailing tip...and also keeping me up to date on my street lingo.

swoosh

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^^^

more like work lingo....

cant tell the developer to stop "whining"....some take it offensively....but stop "cribbing" is more subtle and means the same LOL....

and the detailing tip was from my past experience. I have yet to see someone use meg's interior detailer on gauges/navi/clock/radio screen

rockstar143

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Never heard the word either...I have rubbed all sorts of sh*t on my lenses though and always seems ok. I remember I once thought I was using quick detail and 1/2 thru I was like, why isn't this sh*t drying...it was fkn dash protectant.

Anil, you getting my texts? You did see that I was kidding, right? Or are we mortal enemies again?

SharksBreath

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^the only logical conclusion, really.

swoosh

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yeah i replied on Morgans thread last night...and LOL, I rather have you as a friend than an enemy

I didnt get any text from ya...ATT was having an outage this morning in my area so I have been outta network since 9AM....but didnt get any text until then....last texts between us was about Vodka

civicdrivr

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Goddamn am I glad I have an insulated garage. Even when its <20* outside, its ~55* in it


But leaving work....

MEKO

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Aaron, wouldn't that hurt the pixels on the screen? In long run
Like how bad battery kills the pixels or puts up lines on the screens

Never saw it on Asian cars but just asking..
Common German problem for sure.. once I saw Seat Leon throw random straight lines on the screen but that was because of having a bad battery for long. (screen doesn't start up rightm because of poor power)
We know about Audi and BMW screens
Full of dead pixels haha

John you do need remote start It's awesome, but what I hate is you still need gloves
No heat steering
I didn't have gloves this morning, I had to hold the steering with my beanie

ebelp

btw, I'm glad I'm not the only one that has random dash lights that stopped working. Drives me crazy...

Which remote start do you have? I'd like to get one that can be operated with an iPhone app, so you don't have to be within a certain range to activate it. For example, when I get back into town from traveling for work, it'd be nice to be able to start my car from the plane as soon as I land...kinda like those GM/On Star commercials.

SharksBreath

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^yup i have 3 or 4 out now. i'm waiting for some others to fail so i can tear everything apart and LED it all.

ebelp

Yeah, same here...not worth the 3 hour process to change out a couple bulbs. My front defrost and rear defrost buttons will go out, but if I smack the side of the dash, they'll come back on...awesome!

zachlone

gotta love the snow and cold...