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Old 02-26-2009, 03:30 PM
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Damn it! I'm tempted to somehow buy the Nismo rear fins from Peter at M1. That would be the ***** with the rear bumper tucked in.
Old 02-26-2009, 03:34 PM
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That was me! took me 2 friggin hours to get home from the thomas downtown!!!!!! Plus st thomas plowed me in and i couldn't even open my door when i got to my car!
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That sucks. Oddly enough, I didn't see any accidents on the way home.

Did you hear about the drunk driver on Hiawatha this morning? I heard he hit a car so hard that it took out the trunk and the car blew up and burned the dude inside.
Old 02-26-2009, 04:38 PM
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Hey guys, a little off topic here but where is the absolute best place to take your car in the Twin Cities area to have pre-cut clear bra installed? Preferrably a place that does high end cars. I need to get mine done in the next few months here so it's ready in the spring. I've had to have the fascia buffed two times because of bug stains. The flex agent in the clear sucks. It never completely cures.
Old 02-26-2009, 04:45 PM
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I towed 4 people up hills and out of snowbanks today.


My friends G20.

Some dudes Q45 on 20s.

An indian lady in a Honda Odyssey (had to drag that thing up a steep *** icy hill)

And a Cadillac CTS.

This truck is epic. it literally does NOT get stuck. Just plows through everything. You bog down a bit, throw it in 4low and it climbs out. Just an awesome truck.

08 Silverado 1500 Vortecmax btw. It is pretty damn quick for a truck too. 367hp...
Old 02-26-2009, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by SmoothZ
That sucks. Oddly enough, I didn't see any accidents on the way home.

Did you hear about the drunk driver on Hiawatha this morning? I heard he hit a car so hard that it took out the trunk and the car blew up and burned the dude inside.
Wow, that sucks for that guy...I bet he is just happy to be alive. I saw two semi's that were stuck on the road! One was stuck on the off ramp to 13west from 35W and the other semi got stuck going up a hill approaching 35W on 13east. Everyone started merging except for two people who were actually nice enough to stop and try to help the semi out. Not sure why the other people didn't want to help...they were going at best 5mph.


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I took mine to Feldman Nissan in Bloomington/Edina and they did a wonderful job. Talk to Rick Mize and tell him Andrew told you to see him. He fixed my window streak and also my window motor that had a mind of its own.
I found a sweet PDF DIY file that the dealer mechanics use to fix the problem (I also found like 30 others for most of the TSB's). I called up Randy at Wayzata Nissan and ordered the $17 part. My car is up in St. Cloud right now at my buddies car audio shop being stripped, dynamated, and having a car audio system put in.

One of the installers actually went to school for auto body work...so I told him that I would pay for lunch or give a little bonus if he would install the new Stopper's into the door to fix the problem. Most of the labor is in taking off the door panels...which they will have off anyways to isntall the dynamat and car alarm. Then I will can redo the tint with out having to worry about that #%^@ door screwing it all up.

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Old 02-26-2009, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by SmoothZ
Damn it! I'm tempted to somehow buy the Nismo rear fins from Peter at M1. That would be the ***** with the rear bumper tucked in.
Dooo eeeet!
Old 02-26-2009, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Jay2
Hey guys, a little off topic here but where is the absolute best place to take your car in the Twin Cities area to have pre-cut clear bra installed? Preferrably a place that does high end cars. I need to get mine done in the next few months here so it's ready in the spring. I've had to have the fascia buffed two times because of bug stains. The flex agent in the clear sucks. It never completely cures.
I'll give you a number.... need to dig through my reciepts. I'll send you a PM


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That was me! took me 2 friggin hours to get home from the thomas downtown!!!!!! Plus st thomas plowed me in and i couldn't even open my door when i got to my car!

I was out by concord (wakota arena area) today. an accident and two semis were stuck so I couldn't get back on to 494 east bound from concord. Had to go up the steep hill past wakota arena. My little nissan didn't do too bad.... better than the chevy z71 in front of me I went up to 5th street and got on the highway there.
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Originally Posted by schm1147
Wow, that sucks for that guy...I bet he is just happy to be alive. I saw two semi's that were stuck on the road! One was stuck on the off ramp to 13west from 35W and the other semi got stuck going up a hill approaching 35W on 13east. Everyone started merging except for two people who were actually nice enough to stop and try to help the semi out. Not sure why the other people didn't want to help...they were going at best 5mph.
Actually, the victim burned to death in the car. DD didn't get hurt...
Old 02-26-2009, 07:52 PM
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That was the second accident in that area,a woman was killed by a bus early in the day on 46th .Both about a mile away from me.

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Old 02-26-2009, 08:26 PM
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How about the bust driver that ran over the kid? how they heck do you do that????
Old 02-26-2009, 08:49 PM
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How impatient was that driver?the kid just got off,give him a second to reach the curb/snowbank.He should be fired then forced to work for metro mobility he would learn patients real fast.The world is turning into ****,almost time to grab the rifle and head for the hills.

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Old 02-26-2009, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by CUL8ER
How impashent was that driver?the kid just got off,give him a second to reach the curb/snowbank.He should be fired then forced to work for metro mobility he would learn pashents real fast.The world is turning into ****,almost time to grab the rifle and head for the hills.
LOL...is that best thing to do if things get bad?
Old 02-26-2009, 11:47 PM
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It took me over 3 hours to get to Afton Alps from chaska! It was well worth it though the snow was awesome!
Old 02-27-2009, 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by schm1147
LOL...is that best thing to do if things get bad?
Well it sounds cool lol but I agree not practical. I think the closes thing that resembles hills No/So Dakota badlands/blackhills or in MI the porcupine mountains I have hiked in 2/3 places and you could borrow your self deeper then a Alabama tick know one could find you.
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Originally Posted by Jackstand
It took me over 3 hours to get to Afton Alps from chaska! It was well worth it though the snow was awesome!
Nice not the drive,the awesome snow.I got spoiled snowboarding in UT/CO/NV. in Minnesota we call it Iceboarding.I think I might take the old snowboard out of the garage rafters.At second thought I want the snow to melt not accumulate
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Originally Posted by Jay2
Hey guys, a little off topic here but where is the absolute best place to take your car in the Twin Cities area to have pre-cut clear bra installed? Preferrably a place that does high end cars. I need to get mine done in the next few months here so it's ready in the spring. I've had to have the fascia buffed two times because of bug stains. The flex agent in the clear sucks. It never completely cures.
I was also looking into this as I am going to get it done to my new front bumber. Zeibart(sometimes kids work there) has done this a lot on some high end cars.I have also called a porsche(expensive$$) dealership and there service department said about 30% of there customers had this done through them.
Old 02-27-2009, 04:23 AM
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Originally Posted by CUL8ER
Nice not the drive,the awesome snow.I got spoiled snowboarding in UT/CO/NV. in Minnesota we call it Iceboarding.I think I might take the old snowboard out of the garage rafters.At second thought I want the snow to melt not accumulate
Yeah dude im pumped to go boarding in colorado. Im leaving the 10 of march for a month
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Originally Posted by CUL8ER
,almost time to grab the rifle and head for the hills.
or a shotgun
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LOL...is that best thing to do if things get bad?
Only if the zombies take over...
Originally Posted by CUL8ER
Well it sounds cool lol but I agree not practical. I think the closes thing that resembles hills No/So Dakota badlands/blackhills or in MI the porcupine mountains I have hiked in 2/3 places and you could borrow your self deeper then a Alabama tick know one could find you.
I'd probably stick around the high rises of downtown Minneapolis or St Paul.
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Damn, I can't believe the garage door was open all night.

Happy Friday! w00t! I think I'm going boarding this weekend at Buckhill.


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