danny25

so now i'm really getting screwed after all. The guy from discount tire calls me today and says that the place they buy wheels from doesn't have a CLS wheel, so i can bring my car in and they'll give me a temp wheel and send mine to get fixed. So, now I would get to make 4 fricken trips there, and end up with nothing for all my trouble. WTF???

What would you guys do? I'm thinking about trying to find some place that sells CLS wheels and give him the number cause i don't want this hassel.

draceteam

I would give there customer service a call.

discount tire contacts link


Just go over there heads that is a crappy deal.
first they don't balance your tires correctly.
then they mess up one of your rims.


Just my 2 cents

danny25

that's a good idea drace. I forget they're a big nationwide company. I think i will give them a call if they refuse to buy me a new wheel.

Chopsie

Sorry to hear about all the troubles Danny. If I were you I would be doing all this same shit, and not be ahppy about it either.

InfernoTLS

What he means is he is buying a case but you get to drink half of it!!!

InfernoTLS

Sorry, Danny.

Chopsie

Bluesman

Hey Mantis, I got back a little late from Houston. We can do the swap when ever its convienant for you tomorrow. I will be glad to help you drink some beer. As if you need help. Anyway hit me up tomorrow and we will get the strut replaced.

mantis23

Hey Mike, I called up my Hanzie, and we put it in. I still owe you some beer though.

We'll hook up soon for a couple.

DuckBlue

i just hit 30kmi today.. did you guys have your tranny flushed at this time? anything else major that needs to be done?

mantis23

half if hes lucky!

mantis23

damn, forums are down, what does it say?

yes I have SS lines.... forgot I had them actualy.

mantis23

here is what I had done at 30K... (minus te normal stuff like oil change etc)

reorque suspnsion bolts and subframe, adjust parking brake, rake & tire inspection, check & adust belts, lubed latches & hinges, replaced engine coolant, replaced brake fluid, replace windshield wipers.

Chopsie

Cost for all this ?

DuckBlue

a service advisor quoted me $240 for tranny flush and inspection items. i told them i already changed oil, replaced engine air filter, and cabin air filters, and rotate tires

sounds pricey..


does radiator need to be flushed at this time, or did you just want to do extra preventative maintance?

InfernoTLS

I recommend flushing all the fluids that you don't normally change (tranny, brakes, radiator). This is because we drive our cars hard and the stuff breaks down and offers less protection over time. The best thing you can do for your car is flush the fluids (and replace them with quality synthetics if you are really smart--ever wonder why RUF is so fast?)! Just my two cents worth...

mantis23

The cost was 370 bucks,

I didn't get a tranny flush @ 30K b/c I already had the transmission replaced @ 12K miles. (Hence a tranny flush was already included.

Bluesman

Mantis, That was rediculos for that service. Ill do it for you next time for $300.

You should not pay more than about $80 for a transmission flush depending on the transmission fluid you use. But you want to be sure they actually pump out the old fluids not just drain and refill. It requires a machine specificly for this service.

Glad you got your strutt changed Mantis. Since you had experiance this time, how long did it take?

mantis23

we did something really stupid which caused to to last an hour.

You know the bolt that connects the suspension yolk to the lower portion of the strut? Well we didn't unscrew it all the way, little did we realize there was a groove holding the stock strut to the suspension yolk (there isn't one on the aftermarket strut). We spent about 30 minutes yanking on it until we finally took out the screw, then it was smooth sailing from then on.

Without that little mishap, it would have taken 30 minutes.

Bluesman

Cool so are you rollin on stock wheels now or have you got you'r 19s back on? Did you get all the struts set so everything is at the level you want? Did Zeal end up charging you?

mantis23

Yeah, I got the 19s back like a couple of days later.

I still have to do some major adjusting of the ride height. I need to slam it about 1-2 inches in the front. But it will have to do for now. (It looks a hell of a lot better than it did before!)

They ended up charging 100 for the overhaul
30 bucks for an o-ring which I have no idea what its for
(i just emailed them asking what the hell im supposed to do with it.)
and 9 bucks to ship it back to me.

for a grand total of $139 smack-a-roonies. :sigh:

Chopsie

well glad ya got the suspension back in shape .

danny25

glad to hear the Zeals and 19's are all good again.

danny25

well i called discount tire again today and got to talk to the manager. He was very courteous, as was I when i explained the situation. He said the guy taking care of me was kinda new, and probably didn't check all the places to get wheels. He said they will be able to get one from some place or another, and it should be in Mon. So I'm cool with that.

Bluesman

That sounds good Danny, I have had good luck with Descount Tire. They gave me a new set of Michlins for my Durango cause I said I was not satified with the Parillies I had bought from them. I had about 20K on them too.

Mantis , glad your rollin. Have fun in Houston. I primed the girls at Legs over by Hobby Air Port on 45 for you. Ask for Charm!

Bluesman

Oh yea Mantis I almost forgot about the contact for an agent. Call me.

InfernoTLS

When you watch the 24 Hours of Daytona this weekend (on now through tomorrow on SPEED), make sure you support these two drivers/teams:

Ron Forristall in the #86 SGS Porsche

Vaughn Duarte in the #51 DAL Racing NSX
Eric Robinson crew manager DAL Racing NSX

They are instructors with The Drivers Edge!

Cheers, Inferno

danny25

those are the guys we met out at MSR right??

danny25

hey guys, anyone interested in going to Mazda Rev it up?? It's the competition where you race there cars and the best get to go to Laguna Seca and race.

Last year they did it with the new 6, and they're doing it again with the 3. I missed out last year, but a few guys from my work went and had an awesome time. So i'm not missing it this time. 3 friends of mine from work are going so far. We're signed up for Sun. April 4th, in the 9th time slot if anyone's interested.

http://mazdarevitup.com/home/f_default.asp

danny25

wow, that's some great service, unbelievable. I'm really happy with the store manager of the one at Little Rd. and I-20, outstanding service.

danny25

for any fans of Gran Turismo... order GT4 now!
http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...hreadid=129107

civic4982

so yeah... I didn't get into med school... none of the schools I interviewed at here in TX accepted me in the match this morning at midnight... dissappointing as all hell...

danny25

sorry to hear that civic. You got any other prospects?

civic4982

I'm trying to find a research lab position at one of the med schools around TX. If anyone has any connections please let me know.

mantis23

yes

CasperTL

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mantis23

any more details for the dyno / track event?

I was talking to a mod on the dallasimports.net forum at the Acura dealer. He was talking about a group dyno as well, don't know if its with you guys or not.

CasperTL

Unfortunately no...

They are going with ATS in Lewisville and they will be running their dyno for $40 for 3 pulls, but apparently their shop isn't setup the best and a lot of cars had to be moved in an odd way to get on the dyno (above ground).

We will be going to Lone Star Performance at their new location in garland. Ours will be running $45 for 3 pulls. As most of you should remember, our first dyno day was with them. They've gotten bigger with their new location and have become fairly involved in the Nissan community. Odd seeing as how they are primarily a Ford shop. Oh well.

I don't have the link at my fingertips, but if you check out our section on www.NissanForums.com you'll find the meet thread. It has more of the details on the track stuff...

Hope to see you guys there...

oh and mantis, I didn't realize you were honored with your own personal smillie... haha

: mantis : =

mantis23

I'm pretty sure I'm gonna be down for the dyno.

CasperTL

That'd be awesome! I know another one of our members is a HUGE CL/TL Type S fan...

kinda funny really... he races everyone he sees. haha