bonknhead

LOL - that's exactly what I did with MY first car - a 1971 Ford Pinto.

His 2004 GP cost me only $5k. Leather interior and decent power, but the size is what I like best. My TL is long, but his GP is longer and a few hundred pounds heavier. It'll keep my boy safe.

bluecarbonfiber

HAHA awesome.. i think my ford cost me 900 bucks.. and i really ran that to the ground i felt sorry for the person that wanted to buy that car after me..

your son is lucky to get a better car then either one of us had when we were younger

clee109

My first car was a 99 Accord V6 coupe. Got me in a lot of trouble.... A LOT!

bluecarbonfiber

^ haha i bet.. when i got my first and second civic thats when the tickets started pouring in.. i still remember my first... 45 in a 25 on the road behind the hillsboro DMV

clee109

So I'm converting my garage into an office since I'll be giving up our third bedroom to the new baby. So I need to get rid of some stuff.

KSport coilovers for 1st gen TSX FREE! Rear locks are seized up, if you can think of a way to free them up then you have coilovers that are in great functional condition. THEY'RE FREE TO YOU LOCALS! Crap fix em and sell em I am tired of looking at them!

Just pick them up that's all I ask.

clee109

So it's legit to start a whole thread called the "WTF car of the day" where folks can post pictures of non-member cars to make fun of:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...w#post11875297

But if you point out the same "flaws" of an azine members car who gets a little upset you get banned? Wow.... Are the mods on this site have special needs?

bluecarbonfiber

i think some of the owners have special needs..

Chris i sent you a text on AIM.. ill get your coils see if i can fondle them alittle.. when can i pick them up?

04WDPSeDaN

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It's called Ramblings. To get ban from there it's pretty tough, so a lot of stuff there slides. My honest question to you is, just to clear things up here... What made you think after calling someone a faggot for a steering wheel cover wasn't going to get you ban? The mod did his job, so I don't see why this topic is still burning a hole in you. I got ban here after a member called xclusive shit on most of us with personal attacks and threats, all I said was "Sup chubs" because he's a big guy so I got ban for 3 weeks. I knew it was wrong and mods did their job. I as well as 8 others were ban.

Let it go man, it's not worth the hassle. And regarding that picture it's due to the "My wife and my side chick.. TL" thread. We hit over 10,000 viewers for that thread and approx 13,000 on azine as a whole. The servers couldn't keep up the demand. It's worth the read if you get the chance to read up. It's about 105 pages long now but only worth the read up till page 80. after that it got boring.

Happy modding guys,

'02_TL-S

^ Bro, why are you even here giving a shit that he's complaining? Shouldn't you be off, as you said, in your own forum keeping your own bs over there? Keep it outta our thread. kthxbye

04WDPSeDaN

iTrader: (1)

My own forum? I don't own any forums perhaps you have me mistaken for someone else? Not here to start trouble to be honest with ya. I can post where I want just like everyone else on Azine can

If you have an issuse with me, stick it to pm's.

clee109

wow... looks like we have our own official Oregon troll. Must have me on speed dial now.

bluecarbonfiber

youre a wanted man chris.. how does it feel to be infamous? BTW no luck on the ksports yet.. only fiddled for a half hour though i will try again this weekend when i have more time but thank you again!!!

clee109

^^let me know, I tried everything I could think of but Jay's suggestion of using a vice grip and metal pipe (would have though if I had access to a vice grip)

bluecarbonfiber

ya i tried that and the shock itself came loose.. so now im going to try my pipe wrench.. my worry is when i put it in the vice is i dont want to squish the orange part of the pipe..

i still have a few more ideas

clee109

You could try clamping onto the lock ring itself

bluecarbonfiber

thats what i was going to do next only use the pipe wrench on the tubeing cause if i put a bar through the bolt hole for the shock then the shock comes loose

clee109

ah good call. Let me know how that goes, maybe that with some heat.

minkl81

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is it soaked with wd-40 yet?

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my gf bought me a cheapo cd player for 240sx. $90 @ target



also replaced non working front speakers (4x6) with new 6.5 pioneers.

clee109

^^ I let PB Blaster sit on em overnight when I was trying to break them loose and it did nothing but make my garage stink lol

bluecarbonfiber

better then no stereo right? and its the thought that counts =)

bluecarbonfiber

update! shot them with some white lightning and scrubbed with a tooth brush on the threads. with the vise and the pipe wrench i was able to get 3 of the 4 undone.. there is one right now that is alittle more corroded that i will shoot again today and bust out the butane torch..

clee109

Nice! good to hear they are coming undone for you.

bluecarbonfiber

chris.. what kind of front camber kit did you use for the acura? i was thinking of making mine atleast a 1 finger gap when i lower it and i dont think my fronts can take much more lowering to keep it in spec.

minkl81

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when i lowered my tsx and tl, i didn't get camber kit for the front. and with 1 finger gap, you should be okay for the front. for the rear, i had spc camber kit (both tsx and tl).

oh.. here in azine, ingall camber kits are more popular

clee109

I didn't use a front camber kit, just the SBC rear camber with no issues. BTW did you get them all loose?

I didn't have any finger gap

bluecarbonfiber

yup got them loose they were pretty rusty not sure if it was cause they were put on in the rain or if they got a mud puddle splashed on them alot..

i will have to replace the locking collars for the height adjustment the are pretty bad now.. i took some stuff after taking it apart and clean up the rust then used some anti seize stuff to make sure they dont get corrosion again.


so what youre saying is a 1.9 to 2 inch drop should be ok for alignment? just as long as i match it with the rear on camber?

clee109

Good to hear you got em loose you can get those parts on the ksport site or speed. As long as your toe (I think that's the term) is in spec then your fronts will be fine. A lil negative camber in the front should increase handling anyways. Just get your rears to spec or a bit negative and you shoul be gravy

bluecarbonfiber

got the lock nuts ordered.. anyone know the trick to measuring the height for coilovers? say i want to do a 1.75 drop whats the length i need to measure on the coilovers and where does the measurement start and stop?

clee109

Umm guess and check? lol I would imagine just adjust them so they are all even, then install and measure fender to ground and make adjustments as needed. 1.75 isn't low enough either

fobstylez

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hey any of you guys know what would cause my steering wheel to pulse/vibrate left and right? Car is smooth, doesnt vibrate but my wheel goes pulses but the car still goes fine. I used to get bad vibrations but changed my axles and that solved it, also raised up my car, 4x4 status but now I have steering wheel shake. Driving me nuts, might just take it in to have it looked at.

bluecarbonfiber

bent wheel? rotors warped? bad axles? wheels out of balance? any of those i think could cause it

bluecarbonfiber

anyone hear about the tsx recall about the power steering?

bonknhead

When my 2G sits for a while, I get some steering wheel shaking for a few miles until the tires are warm. I think it's because of flat-spotting. Is the vibration really bad? Mine is pretty subtle, and only when the car has been sitting for awhile in the garage, in pretty cold weather. No problems when the weather's warm.

bonknhead

I heard it about it. It's for 1G TSXs, right?

fobstylez

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well the car is smooth on city driving, you cant tell it has any issues until I hit the freeway and around 60mph-70mph it pulses but the car doesnt shake, just the steering wheel. If It was car shake then it could easily be a bunch of things. But my rotors are pretty crappy, it shakes during breaking, but this is while not breaking.

bluecarbonfiber

when was the last time you had the wheels balanced? maybe one of the weights fell off? maybe you have water in the tire ive hear that happen before

bluecarbonfiber

Statement by Acura Regarding TSX Recall

TORRANCE, Calif., April 29, 2010 – Acura today announced a recall of approximately 167,000 Acura TSX vehicles to replace a power steering hose. Affected TSX vehicles are 2004-2008 models sold in the United States with the 2.4L inline 4-cylinder engine. The repair involves installing a new power steering hose, o-ring gasket and fluid— all done at no cost to the vehicle owner.



The recall is being conducted due to the potential for premature deterioration of the exterior surface of the hose as a result of prolonged exposure to high under-hood temperatures. In the event of excessive deterioration, a crack in the hose could develop, which could allow power steering fluid to leak or spray on a hot exhaust component potentially generating smoke or a fire. Acura has only received notice of one incident resulting in a fire.



Owners of affected vehicles will be informed by mail starting at the end of May. In addition, TSX owners can go to http://owners.acura.com/recalls or may call (800) 382-2238 for more information.

fobstylez

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i love how acura is on top of the recalls, reminds me, I need to take mine in for a airbag recall. lol they dont want to be the next toyota

clee109

even when your driving if you have warped rotors it can cause the wheel to shimmy because the pads are always in contact with the rotors.

TSX does it at about 70, has since I bought it.

fobstylez

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so going about looking for people's suggestions on rotors on these forums I ran into this

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...=757273&page=4

350z rotors w/ RL 4 piston calibers, man. trying to put everything back at stock but damn this is tempting