Slepybear

ok, so whenever i turnoff my car, my amp, vips, heater, and footwell leds all stay on, even if they key is out.. is that bad?

nitropwd

lol....yes! what are you using as your 'remote' for each device?

Slepybear

they are all just jimmy rigged into random power sources in the car..

nitropwd

Redo the remotes to better locations. I suggest the ACC.

nitropwd

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope everyone got they wanted, make sure to spend time with your families.

Takata 18

Merry Christmas everyone. I am in PA & NY area. Will be back on this combing weekend. Hope to see you all soon. Merry Christmas Jermain nice to hear from you (but Armand still thinks you are a bad influence you cuss at me you are a horrible person I don't want to look at you so goodbye and goodnight.) .

Slepybear

its to cold right nw to work in my garage, so it may be a while..
and merry christmas all! my dog got a wii, so i'm enjoying that with the fam

GLowrdr

Happy post-xmas. It was pretty good all around it looks like. I got to eat my first Tur-Duck-Hen on Wednesday.

Some of my more excitable gifts I got were a carhart jacket (can't work in my leather), a creeper and shop stool (tired of laying on my back and sitting on 5 gallon buckets), and a remote start for my truck. Haven't gotten it yet, but I'm getting the 5301 2-way remote start. Should be pretty cool. Thought about going the next step up, but don't really feel the need for an alarm, just the starter.

yangsta

Merry Christmas! Remember, DWI is increased through Jan 1st.

BlackuraTL

Carhatt's are the shiznit its like a personal napkin that you wear haha. I love mine.

marks_lude

Hey thats where I was! I spent most of vacation near Reading PA. The day I flow out it was 65 at my parent's place.

nitropwd

What is everyone doing for New Year's?

BlackuraTL

Where do you live in Australia again Nitro

yangsta

I'm working today. Sucks. I got a gas leak going and its killing me. I drive from White Bear Lake to Elk River. Cabin smells, gives me a headache.

Slepybear

my front right tie rod, and front left wheel bearing broke, i had an oil leak, misfiring, and some other stuff but its all fixed now. and i figured out my electrical problem.

yangsta

Nice. What electrical problem did you have?

nitropwd

I'm in Brisbane, Queensland.

Takata 18

Hey slepy I think I saw you by prior lake area on Hwy 42 on 1/1/2009. I was just getting on 42 from 35W.. Happy new year everyone.

Slepybear

haha, yeah that was me, i was with my girlyfriend.

and my electrical problem was caused by my amp. It got pulled forward, definitely not from shittys in parking lots, and the power cord were pulled out a little bit and were touching, and was drawing power from the battery at all times (correct me if thats not how it actually works), but once everything was pushed back everything went back to normal.. because of that though, for a while i got stuck with this
-No ABS
-No TCS, not that i use it anyways
-footwell L.E.D.s were always on
-amp was always running
-V.I.P.s could run, but i turned them off
-heater and seat warmers were also always on what i left them, if i forget to turn them off..
these of course lead to my car being dead every morning.. but i'm good now

GLowrdr

So I cause my first accident the other morning. Dang it. Backing out of a driveway that had vehicles on my left side, and there were vehicles on both sides of the road. Well, with the vehicles on the side of my truck, I couldn't turn the wheel until I was out in the road, and by then, the truck was already to the other side of the street without me knowing it.

Long story short, I pushed in the front drivers door and the rear drivers "jump" door on a ford ranger. All that happened to the dodge is a dent in the corner of the bumper about the size of a silver dollar. I may look into getting a new bumper ($120) in the spring, but I'm not too worried about it.

I have to talk to my insurance agent and see if I should claim this (being my first) or if I would be better off paying out of pocket. Anyone here know if this will just affect my truck insurance, or will they go after my car insurance too since it will be under the same driver?

Dodge FTW

Oh - and we may be seeing a new member soon. My wife's cousin bought an MDX, and her boyfriend bought an 08 type-s. This spring we'll have to get him out and teach him how to drive it He got stuck at the end of the driveway last night because he was trying to drive with the parking brake on in the snow

GLowrdr

I'm getting my remote start put in today too. I was looking into the one at best buy, and when I brought my truck in, they told me it was an additional $190 for installation due to the transponder key and factory alarm on the truck. That made a $350 remote start into a $540 one. The money wasn't an issue, but it kind of seemed like not that great of a deal.

I decided to get the Astrostart Rss-5224 http://www.astroflex.com/index.php?m...&id=21&page=21

Basically the 2 main differences are the Viper had a 2000 foot range, and a 2-way LED remote (with green and red lights next to the buttons) The Astrostart (made by DEI) has a 1 mile (5280 feet) range, and an LCD remote.

Plus, Best Buy sells you a $350 remote, plus $190 installation. I'm having Leroys Customs install the remote start for a little over $500, but they said for that, it will work no matter what they need to put into it. Good deal for me since i need extra modules and such - probably a bad deal for the guy wanting to remote start his 86 tacoma.

BB FTL. Leroys Customs FTW They are just down the street from me, and I always drool over the trucks they have sitting out front. Some people have too much money.

BlackuraTL

I went snowboarding for the first time ever, its soo much fun! I'm sore everywhere though my tailbone and knees are killing me.

Slepybear

for the last like 7 hours me and a friend installed some new fogs, they look sick, but pain in the ass and cold. done now, and they look great...

yangsta

Pics please.

Slepybear

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and believe it or not, my amazing streak of good luck continues.. passenger fog is already shattered. not happy.

Slepybear

oh, and my car was hella dirty, i just cleaned it today, so at least it doesn't look so bad

Phantom_of_the_Acura

Hey Guys,
I had a quick question. I was just at my dealer getting the TPMS fixed and an oil change. When they gave me the paperwork I was told my front brake pads needed to be replaced and they would "Turn the Rotors" I think I can handle pad replacement myself, I have read the DIY thread on here, but do the rotors need to be turned? I don't think I have the experience to do that.

GLowrdr

Don't worry about having the rotors turned if your not getting any vibrations. Actually, I believe that newer rotors aren't the greatest to have turned because they aren't as thick as they were 20 years ago.

Basically they just want to shave off a layer of the rotor so you have a smooth surface again. Only problem is that your rotors would be a little thinner, and more prone to warping. As for it being a DYI -that would only be the case if you worked in a shop and could do it yourself. There is a special machine for doing that - not something you can do on your own due to the precision of it. It would be like saying you can balance your tires on your own without the equipment.

Phantom_of_the_Acura

Thanks Glow. I have no vibration when braking so I think I'll get new pads online and install myself. Although the car did pull an unusual stunt last night on the way home from WB Acura. I was taking the 61/694W ramp to get on to 694 westbound and the right lane of traffic was slow for all the people taking 35E north. So I have to move from traffic moving at 20mph to 60+mph traffic on 694. So I put the hammer down to get in with the fast moving traffic and eventhough the road looked dry the VSA was still kicking in trying to keep the wheels from spinning. I get up to 60mph and the AT is still in 2nd gear so I move the shifter to SSM and try to get it to shift to 3rd. Didn't happen so I hit the warning flashers and slow to about 40 and am thinking about getting off at Lexington and turning around and going back to the dealer. Instead I pull over put it in park and turn it off then turn it back on and it is fine. No warning lights ever lit up on the dash so I am not sure what happened.

BlackuraTL

Nitro what did you do with your sub and amp?

WannabeG

I got to drive sleepys car lol. Thing has a wicked shake. Did it ever go away?

And i see you still have my Fujita License plate frame on there haha

asujosh1

If you look at your rotors and they look smooth run your finger across them from the center to the outer edge. You will want to feel the inside and outside of the rotor to determine if it is smooth. If the rotors are smooth, you don't need to turn them. If they are grooved, then you better get a turnin'. You don't have to worry about rotor warp unless you are really close to the minimum thickness, in which case they would not turn them, they would make you buy new ones. And no, you can't turn the rotors yourself, I've done it, and it is a special machine that has to be used and can cut off thousandths of an inch at a time.

The purpose of turning the rotors is to provide a smooth surface for the new pads to mate to so that they have 100% contact from the day you install them. You can do without turning the rotors as long as they are smooth on both the inside and outside.

Pad replacement is pretty damn easy, but make certain that when you push the piston back into the caliper you open the bleeder valve first so that you don't jack up your anti-lock system and have to spend thousands getting it fixed.

WannabeG

You guys want to get together for a dyno day/meet this comming spring? We could probably plan on with a few of the local forums

BlackuraTL

I'd be there but probably won't dyno, theres not much to dyno. Wannabe you got a facebook? And I never did find your's matt

WannabeG

Yea, look for Janik Mahlen

Slepybear

this picked up fast!
im searchin you now janik. still got that license plate holder, haha.

And the shake was cuz of the snow in the wheel wells rubbing the wheels, so its all good now. although i check out my airfilter, and there was actual snow inside the filter, not a good sign im guessing.

WannabeG

You might want to get a shield of some sort. just got your FB invite.

Slepybear

and you haven't added me yet??

BlackuraTL

I coulda told you that. Never saw you say that. Same thing happened to me last year. Took it to the dealership and they go dude its just snow in your wheel well haha.

WannabeG

lol gettin to it


Have you figured out your engine misfire yet?