dubyahard
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Last week was busy with a 1" BL, body mount chop, Perry Parts bump stops, new tire rod ends, alignment, 5w-30 oil change and a rotation.
What have you done to your 200 Series this week? (6 Viewers)
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I've been using the Powerstop Truck & Tow brakes for the past 5 years on our 2008. Very very good brakes. Phenomenal value.
prwillard2
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Are you and @Heckraiser using the OEM calipers still with these pads/rotors? I'll need to do this upgrade soon - have seen most redo their brakes at 40k miles.
I just changed the pads since the OEM rotors still had plenty of meat and were operating smoothly. Multiple country road panic stop bed-in proceedure and I think the new pads and old rotors are getting along nicely. Calipers were untouched.
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OEM calipers. Never an issue since using this brand for the past 80k miles. Maybe it's just me, but the install goes very smoothly except the rear calipers are a bit fidgety to put back on the new rotors. I recommend you put a little anti-seize between the hub and rotors to make them easier to remove.
I don't know the full line at Powerstop. But the rotors I use are slotted, vented, and grooved. They've performed very well when my rig has been fully loaded during emergency braking.
After burying my 80 in mud, I will never do cross-drilled rotors again, lol. Crap packed into them and then baked rock hard. I normally avoid mud, but sometimes sht happens. They worked well before that incident though 
steffen
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Added the zrts recovery points. Can anyone recommend any mall parking lots in the NC area? Looking to cruise some this weekend.
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A cookout will do just fine!
prharper
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steffen
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Will there be any mud or rocks? Don’t have my BB sliders yet…A cookout will do just fine!
Fresh.
It appears you installed halogen light bulbs. Curious why you didn't install LED bulbs? SO MUCH BRIGHTER than halogen. The projector low beams reduce/eliminate the glare of LED bulbs.
I might just be silly but I prefer the warm color of halogen bulbs. My wife's car has led headlights and I don't like them at all
Have you considered LED in color temp closer to halogen (4300K-4500K) instead of the white to cool white (5500K - 6000K)?
The thing is you can get LED's that are on the warm end of the spectrum. For whatever reason auto manufactures chose to go with the 4000k and up look.
bloc
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LEDs don’t come without their own issues. Heat sinks to deal with, light pattern won’t be truly perfect, common quality issues.
I can’t remember the bulb type for a LX with projectors and whether Philips HIRs are available for that application but I use them in the high beams of my cruiser and they are awesome. Zero downsides.. if they are available, that is.
I can’t remember the bulb type for a LX with projectors and whether Philips HIRs are available for that application but I use them in the high beams of my cruiser and they are awesome. Zero downsides.. if they are available, that is.
reddog90
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bloc
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I know I’ve bought a 9012 in the past but that may have been for my 80-series.
But yes whether the 9011 or 9012 fits, and the Philips extreme vision 2.. I’m very happy with both.
Remember you'll have to trim one of the tabs of the 9011 so that it'll fit in the headlight housing
