Topic: What did you do to your car today?

[pi314]

I think you should have kept one wheel yellow! 

[bridgecity]

I think you should have kept one wheel yellow! 

Ha ha, I should have at least took a picture of it.  It was awful.

[ArticSteve]

Based on my own opinion and everyone else's I'll be painting the center caps!



With a spray bomb/brush. 

What a terrible idea.  It will chip and peel and look like *ss. 

Looks first rate now.

[Snowman]

Based on my own opinion and everyone else's I'll be painting the center caps!



With a spray bomb/brush. 

What a terrible idea.  It will chip and peel and look like *ss. 

Looks first rate now.

Have to agree with AS here,.....unless you sand, prime, sand, paint, sand, paint, sand and paint.... don't bother.

[Firm]

^I'll also agree with these two. Either get your BIL to do the center caps the same way he did the rims (which look excellent btw) or leave them alone, or run without them (which is what I might opt to do).

[bridgecity]

^I'll also agree with these two. Either get your BIL to do the center caps the same way he did the rims (which look excellent btw) or leave them alone, or run without them (which is what I might opt to do).

Thought about running without them, but think the hub would look like ass uncovered.  I could just pop one of to have a look though.

Anyway, thanks for all your thoughts.

[Noto]

So I re-applied RainX yesterday to the Corolla.  I still maintain that it's a PITA to ensure that you thoroughly clean all windows first, then apply RainX, then reapply once dry, then buff off.  All the applications are fine, but perfectly buffing the windows to eliminate all cloudiness is truly an exhausting process - and that's on a Corolla.  I couldn't imagine bothering to reach and put it on the RX400h - I could never reach the middle of the windshield 

With that being said, every time water/rain/whatever just runs right off my glass, I swoon and remember that it's all worth it.  Lasts 2-3 months depending on wiper use.  I truly love the stuff.

...since this is the "what did you do to your car today" thread, I will add that today, I further buffed each window to get the areas that I missed last night.  RainX is very difficult to apply in the dark

[blotter]

slightly damp pavement....

spun the wheels taking off.... opps!
almost forgot how trucks do that.
 

[Noto]

slightly damp pavement....

spun the wheels taking off.... opps!
almost forgot how trucks do that.
 

I think your Taco needs some Hercules tires to handle the slightly damp pavement.  Inflate to 50psi and you'll never have spinning issues again.

[blotter]

slightly damp pavement....

spun the wheels taking off.... opps!
almost forgot how trucks do that.
 

I think your Taco needs some Hercules tires to handle the slightly damp pavement.  Inflate to 50psi and you'll never have spinning issues again.

or I could just remain aware the pavement is damp and don't gun it!
i don't want offroad tires.   

[Noto]

slightly damp pavement....

spun the wheels taking off.... opps!
almost forgot how trucks do that.
 

I think your Taco needs some Hercules tires to handle the slightly damp pavement.  Inflate to 50psi and you'll never have spinning issues again.

or I could just remain aware the pavement is damp and don't gun it!
i don't want offroad tires.   

Very well...then I think you need to speak to Fob and have your Taco modded heavily for no apparent reason.  I hear he can do an STI turbo swap for $5k! 

[bridgecity]

slightly damp pavement....

spun the wheels taking off.... opps!
almost forgot how trucks do that.
 

My summer tires are pretty much shot, I roasted the tires several times recently before putting my winters on.

[EV-Light]

took my SHO to the dealer today...time to put on the winter tires, do an oil change and they will look into a small squishy noise coming from the front suspension.

[Noto]

took my SHO to the dealer today...time to put on the winter tires, do an oil change and they will look into a small squishy noise coming from the front suspension.

[Fobroader]

took my SHO to the dealer today...time to put on the winter tires, do an oil change and they will look into a small squishy noise coming from the front suspension.

 

[blotter]

slightly damp pavement....

spun the wheels taking off.... opps!
almost forgot how trucks do that.
 

I think your Taco needs some Hercules tires to handle the slightly damp pavement.  Inflate to 50psi and you'll never have spinning issues again.

or I could just remain aware the pavement is damp and don't gun it!
i don't want offroad tires.   

Very well...then I think you need to speak to Fob and have your Taco modded heavily for no apparent reason.  I hear he can do an STI turbo swap for $5k! 

Toyota does offer a Taco Supercharger   

[Solstice2006]

slightly damp pavement....

spun the wheels taking off.... opps!
almost forgot how trucks do that.
 

I think your Taco needs some Hercules tires to handle the slightly damp pavement.  Inflate to 50psi and you'll never have spinning issues again.

Then what fun would that be?  The Dunlops on the Odyssey squeal pretty easily.  And they have lots of tread left. 

[normancw]

Got Michelin Pilot Super Sport installed on my wife's car.  The ride is so much better than with the run-flats.  Also got the same tires installed on a second set of rims on the FR-S for daily driving and tracking in the rain. 



Got them from a friend of mine (MCO driving instructor) that just opened a tire shop.  It's great to have someone who takes as much car as I would if I could do it myself 

Touch-less tire changer and very slick balancer.

[KD]

^ That's a nice looking shop! 

[OliverD]

Not my car but I put new rear brake pads and winter wheels and tires on my girlfriend's mother's '09 Mazda 6 V6.