MrChanh

i'd like to know when the next one is too. i was in cali last year.

clee109

Now that's a ways away lol

sT04Louis

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^right?

That gives me a long time to back out.

bluecarbonfiber

thats why im thinking it now... almost middle of january.. FEB is a short month and before you know it. it will be march..


We can put your truck next to jays car.. since they are both on the tall side =) haha


And Min of course nissan can join.. i want to take a gander at all the bells and whistles it has..

sT04Louis

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Ill find some mud before the meet.

MrChanh

anyone here know the guy with the silver tl...sic wip? looks clean and simple! just saw it today at clackamas

bluecarbonfiber

was it a newer Gen TL with tinted windows and chrome rims?

sT04Louis

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I forget his name...but this is the only done up TL in clackamas.

bluecarbonfiber

^^ think ive seen the same one traveling once on 82nd ave only i remember tinted windows..

sT04Louis

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Might be, that picture was taken almost 2 years ago.

minkl81

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Updates for you guys

- Stillen intake with Z-tube
- Motordyne 5/16" copper iso thermal plenum spacer
- 35% front window tint

also ordered GTspec strut bar last week but shipping is being delayed so changed it to Stillen strut bar which will be here by end of this week or next monday.

Rapture

So THAT'S what 35% tint looks like. Vry nice, I think I'll get that when I get my windows tinted.

minkl81

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they are little too light. i rather get 30% if the shop your going to carries it. or 35% carbon is pretty good too.

Rapture

I just think they look cool. I really hate those overly flashy rims with spokes that look like the design was taken straight from a bike. I just wanted something cool, but just not over the top. I didn't like those Inspyres...

I'm actually gonna check out a place less than 10 miles from where I'm at. According to them, they do a majority of the tint jobs for all the dealers on McLoughlin Blvd.

@mink: but isn't 35% the lowest legal limit?

minkl81

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35 is the oregon's limit

MrChanh

forgot to mention the year huh? it was a 99-01 with 02-03 rear lights. 03 tls wheels too. those rims look HUGE.

'02_TL-S

Your car, do what makes you happy! Don't change you mind cuz of what I say. :biggrin You don't like the Inspyres?!?! Man, I was lookin at those before I found my A-Specs. You prob don't like A-Specs either since they are pretty much the same rim with a few line/shapre differences. I'll agree with bonk tho...chrome doesn't look as good as a silver finish but for $500 for a brand new set of 19" rims, I'll take whatever they come as.

Yes, 35% is the darkest tint allowed in OR but I dunno of many who actually follow that. I just got mine tinted with 18% carbon and it looks darker than that cuz of my black interior. I'd prob do 22 or 25 next time to not attract so much attention but so far no probs with the po-pos :knockonwood:

bluecarbonfiber

looking good looks like your car is afraid of the tires though.. might have to lower it a hair

sT04Louis

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Min you need some volks on the bad boy.

I know a guy selling some...

clee109

Min, very clean!

minkl81

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i ditched tl so i don't have to worry about steep driveways and speed bumps

its not okay for tl to have wheel gaps
its okay for fx to have wheel gaps since its suv


although it looks pretty good lowered a bit

this fx is lowered on eibach pro with 20" rims





who??


it'll be nice but tpms will be a problem


actually its filthy dirty. never washed once after the purchase

bluecarbonfiber

that looks low enough to still go over speed bumps and stuff.. i was thinking alittle higher then that would still be good though.. maybe a 1.25 drop..

minkl81

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that orange copper fx is lowered on eibach pro kit which is 1.2" drop and the actual owner stated that he's fx stayed in the garage when it snowed because the ride height wouldn't clear the snow.


this is before the drop



this is after




and this guy owns 2 fx silver one is '05 fx35 and copper one is '06 fx45

minkl81

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oh and... today it cost me $54 (18.XX gallons) to fill up with premium and fuel light wasn't even on.

same fill up will be $72 if premium hits $4 again

clee109

I think lowered SUVs don't work, makes em look like station wagons

bluecarbonfiber

damn i thought that would be a 2 inch drop.. i guess your camera angle must make the FX look higher than..

BTW must add scion got hit at work.. this makes a total of 5 hits to my vehicles in the last 2 years without it being my fault =/

clee109

that is by chance some of the most awful luck ever. Sorry to hear that

Maybe it's a sign you need a new car?

sT04Louis

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Thats it? After i went wheeling yesterday i spent 20$ on gas...got me a 1/4 tank. Went to fill up today, and it still cost me 62$...

bluecarbonfiber

this is the first hit on the scion since we have had it..

the acura has been hit 4 times.. 2 in the back 2 in the front..( sounds like a porno )

minkl81

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haha now the money we get to save from modding tl is spent on gas


sounds like its time for a new car.

sT04Louis

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We both spend money on new cars though.

minkl81

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well. . just on few basic stuffs like a intake, strut bar, tints that are essential to any cars and trucks

Rapture

I called this Elite Window Tinting place, they quoted me at $239 for the whole car, and that's if I get the real pricey stuff.... which I think I might. Something about CS tint from 3M? It's this crystalline stuff, it's supposed to have a kind of a blue-ish kind of hue to it, which is supposed to look pretty nice on my ABP CL-S.

Not bad considering I got quoted at $500 from the dealer for the run-of-the-mill type of tint film. Still a little spendy, but I just got my crap bonus today, so all is good

Rapture

Wait, it looks like the "CS" film he was talking about is Color-Stable... and the Crystalline tint is something else. Meh, I'll sort it out when I get it all tinted. It's all high quality stuff.

bluecarbonfiber

only color i like for tint is charcoal or black.. that IMO..

Rapture

Well you gotta figure that my car is a real deep blue. That plus this other film apparently blocks much more heat and light than normal FX tint.... according to 3M's site.

minkl81

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don't do color matching tints. they look very very cheapish

sT04Louis

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Found myself a FabTech light bar on craigslist for super cheap. Gonna go pick that up today out in Beaverton...then probably head over to Speed to order HIDs. This all can go along with the Recovery Hitch and Strap i ordered yesterday

Rapture

I doubt this is color-matching.

minkl81

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stillen strut bar came yesterday and i installed it right away. unlike most other people in fx forums that loves the stillen bar, i thought it was pretty crappy.

thickness of the mounting brackets and welding was very weak. actually bracket flexes a bit if i wiggle the bar with some force. think ebay strut bar i bought it for the 240sx is stronger anyways fx is done for now. maybe ur pulley kit later in the year.



now i'll be focusing on the 240sx. ordered brembo slotted rotors for the front and brembo blank rotors for the rear along with hawk hps pads all the way.
also just did engine oil, tranny oil (drain and fill), and transfer case oil change today. never thought of doing maintenance services to the 240sx until today and car runs and shifts much smoother