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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 01:43 PM
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Gonna get my safety inspection tomorrow...wish me luck it passes.
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 01:45 PM
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Gonna get my safety inspection tomorrow...wish me luck it passes.
dude, want me to come over and we can throw my tires on there? the are practically brand new
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 02:08 PM
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i dont know which i hate worse, having a dirty car or taking it to a brush car wash... cant stand a dirty black car though
DON'T take it to the brush drive through car wash!! Especially a black car..I kill you. Mines also dirtier than its ever been as well. Get optimum no rinse and wash in garage?
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 02:16 PM
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i went to a spray off wash place, hate doing that too.... i spray the brush with soapy water for literally a minute before i use it... then i barely put any pressure on it. i do need to have someone do a good cleaning wax on it and i need to get with jake to see about his pdr guy getting my dings out of roof.

i get to crawl under car tomorrow and look at exhaust, it has to be rubbing somewhere, sounds like it is vibrating against something... while under there i might as well go ahead and scrape off the freakin plastic bag that melted on it.
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 02:50 PM
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was looking through my phone and saw pics of ART install.... chris looks possessed
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by travlee9374
dude, want me to come over and we can throw my tires on there? the are practically brand new
Thanks for the offer....let me see if it will pass first...if not then I might need to swap them out.

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was looking through my phone and saw pics of ART install.... chris looks possessed
LMAO....I look like the Devil !
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by travlee9374
i went to a spray off wash place, hate doing that too.... i spray the brush with soapy water for literally a minute before i use it... then i barely put any pressure on it. i do need to have someone do a good cleaning wax on it and i need to get with jake to see about his pdr guy getting my dings out of roof.

i get to crawl under car tomorrow and look at exhaust, it has to be rubbing somewhere, sounds like it is vibrating against something... while under there i might as well go ahead and scrape off the freakin plastic bag that melted on it.
Oh man those aren't any better. I would have just sprayed it down and highway air dry. Did you ever get a Detailer to get the swirls out?
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 03:24 PM
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Q, is correct....I go to those coin - op sprayers just because they have really good High pressure soap. I usually just put in $1.75 and that is plenty of time to spray it down with soap and rinse. I have a synthetic shammy and it takes no time to wipe it down.

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On another note...the Big Gun show at Market Hall in Dallas is this weekend.....anybody want to go ?

I know it will be packed & everyone looking to buy up the AR's...but I would like to get another hand gun or sell my Shot gun.
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by fithamoto
I have a synthetic shammy and it takes no time to wipe it down.
..but I would like to get another hand gun or sell my Shot gun.
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Oh man those aren't any better. I would have just sprayed it down and highway air dry. Did you ever get a Detailer to get the swirls out?
i used that absorber blue synthetic shammy, and i will get a detailer to do that in the spring

chris which shotgun, the one that i shot???
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by travlee9374
i used that absorber blue synthetic shammy, and i will get a detailer to do that in the spring

chris which shotgun, the one that i shot???
No....I have a 20g O/U grade III Browning Citori that is worth around $1300
I hope to get $950 - $1100 for it. But it might be hard to sell right now.

I want to get an AR with the money....but everything is so inflated right now.
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 3hree5ive0ero
I don't like it either. I've been telling them I don't like it since the design first came up. They made some minor changes, though.

If you don't like it, scroll all the way down and click on the dropdown menu where it says "My350_New" and change it to MY350370. You should be back to the old format.
all I see is "MY350_updated" and "lightweight" both revert to the new crappy theme. How can I get this MY350370 theme you speak about
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 06:53 PM
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Dang, I guess they don't have that enabled for non-staff members. My bad.

I will see if that can be added in for you guys.
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 05:38 AM
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Travis I can see your exhaust problem in the pic. There is a small Asian stuck under there!


On a serious note... who is going to the Grand Am race with us March 1-2? The tickets are only $59 and the travel costs can be kept pretty low as well. Jason Z-YA wants to meet us there and he's waiting to get a ticket so he can buy one with some my350Z guys. Who's in?
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by AllstarE4
Travis I can see your exhaust problem in the pic. There is a small Asian stuck under there!

I was a possessed looking Asian.


On a serious note... who is going to the Grand Am race with us March 1-2? The tickets are only $59 and the travel costs can be kept pretty low as well. Jason Z-YA wants to meet us there and he's waiting to get a ticket so he can buy one with some my350Z guys. Who's in?
Scott wants to go also...but I won't be able to know for a while....So you guys all just need to get your tickets.

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So I got my State Insp. this AM..... everything was going great until a second employee came out and pointed out my Taillights were tinted.

He told me he could fail me and I could come back or I could leave now with out paying. I showed him it was just vinyl and it peels back....and said could I just peel it back half way for the inspection ?......he was like no, sorry. So I pulled them off.

He showed me in their manual that as of June 2012 last year no vehicle could pass inspection with any material hindering the brake lamps what so ever.
Also told me that Insurance companies are beginning to not pay for your car if you get rear ended.
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 07:35 AM
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Man I wouldn't have peeled them off. I would have just gone to a different shop. Heck you could have borrowed my untinted taillights.
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by AllstarE4
Man I wouldn't have peeled them off. I would have just gone to a different shop. Heck you could have borrowed my untinted taillights.
It was no big deal...I can put them back on...but I think I will leave them off since the Insurance companies can deny your claim if you get rear-ended.
Even tho I don't drive the Z much....I would hate for me to get rear ended and have them void my claim because of the tails.
It's just not that important to me right now. I may put them back on later.

Anybody going to the Gun show ?
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 09:01 AM
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Will they fail you for no front plate?
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 09:55 AM
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i would have gone somewhere else also, they take their 8 dollar an hour job too seriously. there are alot of cars that have tinted tails from the factory. you could see the lights just fine with the tint on there
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so i am in for the race..... who else?
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by JaE35z
Will they fail you for no front plate?
go get a couple of suction cups and throw it up in the windshield

the place i went overlooked my window tint, tail light tint, never hooked up the gas cap thing... but it was friend of a friend thing
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by fithamoto
Anybody going to the Gun show ?
I'd like to go to see what i can get for my AR. I think I'm going to sell it since i never use it and prices are at such a premium right now.
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