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  1. J

    Info on dealerships in CA area

    I plan on selling my truck within the next few months, and then moving out to LA for grad school. I want to get a 03 or 04 gt or mach 1. i know rick and jdraper bought the mach 1s. i was wondering if anyone in the CA area have noticed the dark grey mach 1 or gt on dealership lots. Im trying...
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    Drill through center console hump

    Im going to make a laptop mount. i plan on putting 4 screws into the hump where thecenter console is. how much clearance is there between the center console hump and the tranny or anything else? anyone have experience drilling into the center console hump?
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    Air fuel ratio gauge install help

    I have a air fuel ratio gauge. I was looking at the autometer website and they ahve a kit they sell to hook up the gauge. Except you have to tap into your exhaust to put in the sensor they give you. is there an easier way then to drill through my exhaust? also, what is an easy and useful...
  4. J

    Tinted Taillights

    Before... During the process... THe lighter one came out light because of the flash, and the darker ones are from no flash. what do you guys think? im going to put them on tom.
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    Power Lock not working

    When i unlock my truck via remote ( viper 790xv ), the doors dont unlock. the alarm will disarm, but the doors wont unlock. if i used the keypad, the doors dont unlock. i have to use the key to unlock the door. then when i get in the truck, the drivers side unlock/lock button does not work...
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    How much to fix this? (with pics)

    I got into a lil fender bender today. My front drivers side bumper is pushed in a little, nothing serious. however, the other guy isnt so lucky. How much do you guys think it will cost to fix according to this crappy pictures? the door is a bit misaligned, and fender dented in. besides that...
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    New Tires ( Bridgestone Revos )

    I had the stock 235/75/15 goodyear wrangler rt/s which were just horrible. I got the Bridgestone Dueler AT Revos 30x9.5x15. So far handling seems to have improved. Traction is much better on ice and snow, but wont be fully sure until it snows more.
  8. J

    99-01 Front bumper light bracket

    I have a 00 x wtih the bumper opening. I just bought piaa 2100 x driving lights. I looked underneath and noticed two bolts thebumper is bolted on to. However, the metal reinforcement is bent towrads the nut, so it would make it very difficult to make a strong bracket support for those lights...
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    Chameleon Explorer

    I saw this x crusing on the higway, then saw him again at a car show the same night. He just got the paint job done, and will have airbags and 20s by next year. he shaved the doors and roof rack himself and did the prep workfor the paint and got it sprayed at a shop.
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    Anyone wiht OBII scanners in Long island?

    Anyone wiht OBDII scanners in Long island? I have had my abs light on for a week or so. My dad said just to leave it and not worry about it, but i cant help but want to get rid of it. I have an apt with the dealer next mon, but they have a minimum 89.99 charge for pulling the code, and then...
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    People with EE rear Swaybar for 98+

    I have the EE swaybar that i bought from a member on this board. I put it on, and thought everything was great. But i have noticed a bit of room between the EE sway bar and where they connect to on each end. I know this isnt the best picture, but there is a bit of room between the...
  12. J

    New Exhaust

    Ive had this exhaust for a few weeks, just never had a digicam to take pics. Well i dont have any before, but here are the afters. And here are my new tints. I had 20 on the front to match the stock tints, but wanted darker, so i put limo up front and 20 on the rear
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    Installed Magnaflow Duals on my 5.0

    I went to the shop this morning. American Mufflers on old country road in westbury NY. I showed the pictures from chris ( 98fordx24 ) and got the piping done very similar to his. Ill have pictures up as soon as i get hold of a digicam from a friend. I got the magnaflow 2.5 dual in, 2.5...
  14. J

    Just got my truck back from the dealer

    Well i dropped my truck off yest to get a few things checked out. 1) Gas mileage sucked, i bought it and was getting 20+ on the highway, now getting 17 or 18.. 2) transmission - a little jerk could be felt when letting off the gas from about 60. a small jerk, almost like downshifting, but...
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    Before and After (Chrome to Black)

    sorry for the big size of pics, but you can better see these pics at my cardomain site http://www.cardomain.com/id/jssong
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    Island Fest 03 (car show)

    There was a car show today, at brookhaven on Long island. Mosty imports, but some definately nice cars. Sorry no pics, i dont have a digicam. There was this navigator. The guy said 6000 watts rms, it was sick. I dont know how many w7s were in this truck, but it was either 12w7s or might have...
  17. J

    Holy Mother of Benz - the SLR replica

    http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=848531&page=1 All i have to say is WOW
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    Wiring to battery or distribution box?

    Im not quite positive what to call it, is it the power distribution box? above the battery? well the shop that installed my audio stuff, didnt have any 1/0 awg ring terminal, so they used about a foot of 4 awg, then my inline fuse holder, then about 15 feet of 1/0 gauge power wire. I bought a...
  19. J

    Lights behind Ebay Grille

    I was wondering if anyone had the Ebay billet grille, and put lights behind the grille. If you take a look at my home page, you will see that i have that grille, but im considering getting the lower bumper grille also to match, and then lowering my license plate, but also getting some piaa...
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    Earthquake amps?

    I just visited a shop that has 20 or so earthquake amps. he said it was used for one spl contest, and he wants to sell them. he said they retial 1300 or so. but he would sell me one for 600. itz rated for 5000 watts he said. but ive been searching and only found a 2000 watt amp from...
  21. J

    Photochop experts Please

    I was wondering if some of your expert photoshopers could put these rims on my x. Dead Link Removed http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/251000-251999/251936_3_full.jpg http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/251000-251999/251936_5_full.jpg
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    Audiobahn AWT12x

    Has anyone ever heard the awt serioes subwoofers from audiobahn? Im trying to decide if i want to get the AWT series. I originally planned on getting a single awt12x, but decided to go wtih the alum10qs for more sq qualities. I also heard from a shop saying that he knew someone who had a single...
  23. J

    Which size flowmaster

    On www.truckperformance.com right now, they are having a sale with free shipping for flowmaster mufflers. I am going to buy one soon, because the sale ends tom. However, i wanted to know which size to get. Im going to go with flowmaster delta force 40 with a single 3 inch in with a dual 2.5...
  24. J

    Just got my Viper 790XV

    I just picked up my X that had the viper 790xv installed. its the same alarm/starter combo mattadams has. The range is insane. I used to have to go down one floor ( 5th floor) and be able to physically see my car to start it which is about 600 feet away. Now i can just start it from my room and...
  25. J

    Optimal # of Chambers

    I have 3 audiobahn alum10q's. The shop that made the box for me made the whole box one huge chamger. I read that the optimal space for a single alum10 is .65 cubic feet. However, the three alums are in one giant chamber probably close to 3 cubic feet. THe installer said that for a mono amp...
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