Pretty much since Spring Nationals at Lincoln, I decided I would greatly benefit from tinting the windows. No limo tint or anything illegal, but enough to cool down the interior (black car, albeit white roof) & protect me from UV rays. The sun felt like it was 5 ft above me at Lincoln, and in…
I think this was the first tire that was available in the now mandatory 200tw, which is why I went with them. The grip was pretty decent overall, but these tires heat cycled out before the tread wore down (part of why I elected to get ZIIss for the NB Miata), and I ended up…
In an effort to maintain it’s daily driver part of the equation, I’ve replaced the OEM Contipro Contact tires ahead of time. I’ve done this for several reasons – the biggest being that I wanted to stretch the gearing a little bit. I do a lot of highway driving between events, and not only will…
This is a how-to for all 2007-2013 Mini Coopers (R56) to bleed/flush the brake fluid. We used a Motive pressure bleeder & an brake fluid catch bottle. This will catch the old brake fluid. May seem like a lot of money for a specialized tool, but considering dealerships and other shops charge anywhere from $100-$125…
Pennzoil Ultra – 55 runs autox, 3,436mi. 6,463 miles on the car total – 5/29/2014 date of change Z-ROD 10w30 in. This oil is thicker than most 30weight oils, and IMO what anyone who is running 0w40 should be running. Will flow better than 0w40 in the cold, and protect as well if not better…
Decent wear with the 5w30 PU despite being a thinner oil, but sadly this Pennzoil is no longer sold in this configuration.
Didn’t want this to get buried. Got to weigh the car while I was at Spring Nats over the weekend. Came in at 2413 with about 3 gallons of gas in the car. I imagine it’ll be about 2400 bone dry, and probably around 2475 with a full tank of gas. Good to know!
Thought I’d post some pics of washing/detailing the car – first time in 6 months actually handwashing, claybaring, etc. – very long overdue. It survived a harsh winter and lots and lots of pollen coating, but the standard touchless wash just wasn’t cutting it anymore. What I used was this Meguiar’s kit sold on Amazon,…
9/12/13 Just a quick before after snap of the crystal vision ultra: not at the exact same spot but definitely a marginal improvement, which is exactly what I was expecting. A lot of the “bad” reviews about this bulb were from people expecting this to basically be an HID light – but that’s not its…
Part of my ongoing efforts to get better light output from the Corolla – trying to do everything I can before determining whether it would be worth the cost of properly retrofitting HIDs in. First step in doing this is making sure the headlights are clear and unfogged – which mine were not. I used: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001TI5IIQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1…
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