I broke both the fiberglass and mirror portion of my PS side-view mirror backing into my garage.
I just came back from the dealership and they told me that the actual glass, with the turn signal and heater, is not a factory part and that it is installed at the port as an American upgrade...
I installed one on my LC. I removed the front bumper and welded the receiver between the two bumper supports. Unfortunately I did not take pictures at the time as the project just kinda of sprung itself on me.
Once you take the bumper off, the location for the receiver is pretty obvious. I...
I had been suspecting that my original Panasonic battery was dying. After installing the National Luna system, the voltage display confirmed my suspicions: the battery was barely putting out 12 V right after the car was turned off.
Well, the weather has been cold in South Texas (multiple...
Interstate makes a 27F and, lucky for me, both of the San Antonio locations have them in stock. It runs about $115 with 750 CCA and 85 month warranty.
I am confused by the people quoting 1300 CCA from a Sears Platinum P-5 group 35 battery, the website clearly state 740 CCA..... I don't know...
In researching an aux battery for a 2-battery system, I have learned that the original factory size is Group 27F. Pep Boys sells a Bosche platinum battery in the size (these Bosche batteries performed well in the recent CR testing in other group sizes).
Don't know about CCA comparisons with...
I run 285/60/18 Nitto TGs with a standard slee lift and have no issues. I had the tires before the lift and had no issues. I will likely purchase Nittos again, just ones that are slightly taller to fill the wheel well.
Edit - After looking at the above linked thread (Best 18" tires), I will...
Spotted this on Gizmodo: a tent with an inflatable structure that sets up in 1 minute.
Website is here: Heimplanet GmbH
Currently only a video (with some good tunes) that shows the design; product slated for Feb of this year. Seems like it would be good for car camping.
UPDATE
I wanted to post about the issues I ran into installing the Slee tray on an 2005 100 and instead of making a new thread I am going to update this one.
1. The heat-sink: My 05 had the heat-sink in an interfering location just as dclee mentioned. I removed the sink from it's mounting...
They did test some $100+ batteries in the Group 65 and Group 34/78 sizes.
Can someone explain this "lengthening" of the positive posts on 31Ms?! Is it easy to do?
/n00b question
$200 just seems crazy to me.
Anyone know how much an OEM battery runs?
Here are the rankings from CR on group 35 batteries. I maybe getting a Bosche! While there are no Optima's in this group, CR did test some Optima and they were never choose as top picks or best buys.
The three categories are (from left to right): Life, Reserve Capacity and Cold Cranking Amps
So I received a National Luna dual battery kit for Christmas thanks to my wonderful wife (who must be an excellent listener)! I plan on doing the install in an upcoming weekend so I will be referring to this thread.
I do have one question: can the stock LC alternator provide adequate amperage...
To update this a bit:
I had the tires balanced and rotated over the weekend. The squealing seems to have stopped after this activity. Perhaps them banging around while moving the tires around dislodged a some-what stuck caliper?
Any thoughts?
Mine is also related to the RPMs. As I mentioned, this only happens when the car is in drive, but idling. Sometimes at lights, I will shift into neutral to stop the noise. Also, I know that the noise is the cover because I can physically hold it and it will stop.
I have no problem with...
05 with almost 100K on it.
In cold(er) weather, while the truck is idling in drive with the brake fully depressed (like at a stop light), the plastic cover on my engine vibrates wildly and makes a very loud noise. I have watched under the hood while my wife stayed on the brake and the...
Today's item at Woot.com is an SOG outdoor gear 3-pack: entrenching tool, hand axe and folding saw for $39.99 plus $5 shipping.
Thought some here might be interested.