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Originally Posted By: bmwjohn well, what I am interested in are the new LED headlight bulbs. 2 kinds, with bulb fan or with copper heat sink. 2 kinds, cool white or warm white. 2 kinds, single or dual "filament". 2 kinds, heatsink copper and $25-35 set, or with fan and ballast or v. reg. and...

Originally Posted By: surfstar Originally Posted By: Smokescreen ****** = "tuning" for $500 Alex. If there is a lesson to be learned here folks...it is don't put a HID kit on your halogen reflector headlamp equipped vehicle. You get garbage beam patterns and poor compatibility as a result. The...

Originally Posted By: hattaresguy European cars are much easier to work on, I detest working on American or Asian cars. They are not built with the mechanic in mind. They also rape you on parts costs and offer poor parts support as the vehicles age. A large part of it is probably what you...

Originally Posted By: MCompact Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle ...right up until you hit a big pothole, the 45-series tire explodes, and the cool 18" alloy wheel shatters into pieces! Hmmm; my MS3 has been wearing 45 series tires on 18" wheels for the 152,000 miles I've owned it. I'm certain...

Its probably not optimal but I mix all the time as long as the weight is similar. I.e. 5w-30 and 0w-30 Have not had any oil related failures yet and multiple vehicles over 300k.

Originally Posted By: ls1mike Oh and the Grand Prix got a new passenger side LCA, and is waiting on a steering rack...Remember when I lent it out to friend with the Subaru, well she managed to hit a curb pretty hard and mess up a bunch of stuff. No good deed goes unpunished. The rack was weeping...

Things like this are why I purchased a dash cam. Cheap insurance for if (when?) I get in an accident. On a side note I want to say not ALL civic drivers are terrible. I've had mine (yes it's tuned up, no I don't drive like an idiot) for 6 years now and its a great little car. I put some money...

The three items that I always have on my person are: Cell phone, Spyderco Paramilitary 2, and my wallet of course. Optional/in my backpack: Laptop, phone/laptop charger, emergency cash, notepad, pens, pencils, small first aid kit, bottle of water, clif bar and/or some snacks, leatherman...

I have a vitamix and its a great blender. It's used every day in our house and has stood up to some pretty gnarly blending jobs so far. That being said it is a luxury item. If you don't use a blender every day or would just prefer to save some money I think a cheaper blender would be perfectly...

Not really, everything I buy gets used at least once. My fiancee is pretty angry about the 12 ton shop press that "appeared" in the garage though...

Originally Posted By: Nyati My wife just had her aortic valve relaced in her heart. The cardiovascular surgeon used a new method where they make a 3" incision between the second and third rib and replaced the valve through that little hole. In talking to the doctor before the surgery, he was...

IMO if you are going to keep the truck for a decade plus then just pay to have it done professionally. I have Line-X in my Toyota and it has held up wonderfully for the 4 years its been on the truck. Nice, even coat and no bubbling or gouging. My truck is NOT a work truck though. I haul junk in...

That sounds about right to me, at least in my location. I usually pay $80 for a 4-wheel alignment where I provide the specs and then $25 for a balance. Not sure what a "shop fee" is though?

My youngest sister's TC needs the water pump and drive belt replaced so that is going to be done this weekend. Have all the parts, RTV, and a gallon of coolant ready to go. Also going to put in a new set of headlights I put together for her as a late b-day present. Nissan Murano bi-xenon...

I've always used BOSCH Icon blades on my vehicles and they usually last about 2 years. Being in Southern California we don't get much rain so they don't see very much use.

Same thing happened to a friend's es330 a couple years back. We were heading out for a jiu jitsu tournament that was about a 2 hour drive away so he decides to get his oil changed before we leave. Halfway there, BOOM, oil and all sorts of engine parts are spewing out from under the car. Turns...

My uncle commutes from San Diego to Los Angeles 5-6 days a week. His last two Tacomas have gone 600,000+ before either being totaled or traded in. Original motor and transmission on both. So with 90% highway miles and good service schedule I think you would G2G for close to a million miles.

Odd place to have damage. I would say its OK but not preferable.

I've ridden a few 250 ninjas and I really like them. Plenty fast for street riding, light (easy to flick around in the twisties), and get great mileage. The new ones look very sporty to boot.

Originally Posted By: wrcsixeight Originally Posted By: Kestas Originally Posted By: wrcsixeight Factory fog lights are just fashion accessories.... Studies show that even the best fog lights, don't improve vision by any significant number. Then why have auto makers spent money to manufacture...