Love your cars please! - Page 2

Spock · Aug 11th, 2008, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by gesto

^But here the problem is high intensity bulbs are not allowed(though some use it,but I avoided because that would obstruct the opposite coming driver's vision).So I gone for much lesser intensity one.

How much you payed for it?Is that company subscribed?

The one I got was not HIDs, just normal ones which are silver halogen bulbs. As far as I know they are allowed, or otherwise advanced auto parts wouldnt sell it. They are really nice to have esp. when driving at night.They were around $50 for a set.

Spock · Aug 11th, 2008, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by gesto

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How was Corolla?

It was amazing, I loved it but decided not to purchase it, though that decision had nothing to do with the cars performance. I just thought its foolish to get a car when you really dont need one, and have one thats just paid off. Time to save some money for my shaadi j/k

Spock · Aug 11th, 2008, 10:09 AM

Another tip, cleaning your rotors and brake parts with a brake cleaner also helps counter any new rust that might form on new rotors that you install.

Lusi · Aug 11th, 2008, 06:41 PM

Loving your car is such a tiring job. I tried it today and I don't think I want to try it again. lol

Pareezay · Aug 11th, 2008, 09:32 PM

This is a great checklist

gesto · Aug 12th, 2008, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Spock

It was amazing, I loved it but decided not to purchase it, though that decision had nothing to do with the cars performance. I just thought its foolish to get a car when you really dont need one, and have one thats just paid off. Time to save some money for my shaadi j/k

Ohh you are going to get married .Then you should have used this smiley

Anyway

Best of luck.

Raindance · Sep 14th, 2008, 07:53 AM

Great Thread Spock !
IYO Tell me, how do you grade OEMs with Aftermarket shocks/struts and would it be neccessary to replace all 4 ? this is a costly tag after all

Spock · Sep 15th, 2008, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Raindance

Great Thread Spock !
IYO Tell me, how do you grade OEMs with Aftermarket shocks/struts and would it be neccessary to replace all 4 ? this is a costly tag after all

raindance, I got just two changed, only because I noticed that one of my front one was leaking. I think you should be alright changing them in pairs (front and back ofcourse). I have had no problems with the OEMs that I have. What you can do is, goto your dealership, get the P/N and then buy them on ebay! Trust me they will be alot cheaper than the dealership and would still be brand new, though they probably wont be covered by the warranty the dealership offers (but the labour isnt covered anyways, so its not a biggie).

Yep, it is a costly tag! It cost me around $400 to get the front two changed overall. p.s. dont forget to get ur car aligned after changing them!

Raindance · Sep 16th, 2008, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Spock

raindance, I got just two changed, only because I noticed that one of my front one was leaking. I think you should be alright changing them in pairs (front and back ofcourse). I have had no problems with the OEMs that I have. What you can do is, goto your dealership, get the P/N and then buy them on ebay! Trust me they will be alot cheaper than the dealership and would still be brand new, though they probably wont be covered by the warranty the dealership offers (but the labour isnt covered anyways, so its not a biggie).

Yep, it is a costly tag! It cost me around $400 to get the front two changed overall. p.s. dont forget to get ur car aligned after changing them!

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Thanks-Well Spock mine are not leaking though, I have started to feel all potholes lately on my Accord hence was the question.
So for the "front" will be total 2 struts and 2 shock absorbers. are there any parts/work involved beside allignment ?