Thanks man! Yeah, I'm glad they came out with dark gray on the GR and the fact that the '11 have darker BBS wheels just sealed the deal. Definitely gives it a low key, stealthy look that I need living in SoCal lol. I also love how the color sorta changes depending on the light.
The streets are Orangethorpe and Euclid in Fullerton. It was taken in the lot of Renick Subaru/Cadillac.
Are you from the north OC area as well, czecho?
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I should probably mention this as well but I experienced some weird brake noises yesterday on the way home from work. I had come across a traffic light that had turned yellow. After checking behind me so I don't get butt-eff'ed, I decided to brake for it so I did. I basically did a 40 to 0 stop in what felt like 50 feet. Just at the point of hitting ABS. Soon after I noticed a metallic clicking/pinging noise whenever I moderately pressed on the brakes that sounded like it was coming from the front left corner. So I drove home, parked it, and started searching here lol. Didn't come to any conclusions so I drove around the block a few hours later to see if the noise was still there. It didn't show up so I'm guessing something got too hot?
That's funny about the miles... I got mine 1 day after you and we're right there at 1,000 together haha. What are the first few things you're going to do now? Sure is fun not having to shift right under 4K anymore. Too bad it's been raining/icy ever since I clicked over so I have to be super careful
I'm sure we'll be side by side on the mileage until one of us takes a road trip haha. When's your car's build date? Mine is 12/10.
I'm planning on getting an AP to go Stage 1 and a front lip. I'm still trying to get a hold of tinting and clearbra. The AP probably won't happen until after the first oil change.
I'm sure we'll be side by side on the mileage until one of us takes a road trip haha. When's your car's build date? Mine is 12/10.
I'm planning on getting an AP to go Stage 1 and a front lip. I'm still trying to get a hold of tinting and clearbra. The AP probably won't happen until after the first oil change.
Well since they made me the wrong car (a 4-door), it would have been 12/10 but the exact match they found me in Michigan for my hatch was 10/10. Funny you asked that, I just looked at it for the first time 3 days ago. Oh well, still only had 11 miles on it when the transport truck brought it to the dealer here.
I might wait until I'm out of the warranty period for AP, not for sure yet. I love the look with a lip on the front as well, looking forward to watching your progress!
thanks! yeah, I'm still kinda up in the air about going Stage 1 but I might pick up an AP for its monitoring features. But I'm almost positive I'm going for the factory (V-limited?) lip.
I've been paranoid about driving on the freeways and getting the front chipped to hell. I've seen too many gravel trucks on the fwys to and from work.
I decided to fork over the money and got it done Tuesday night. I had it done by Elite Clear Bra and they use VentureShield. I have to say that material looks pretty good. It matches the slightly bumpy paint of my car just fine lol. I had the whole hood, full front fenders, mirrors, bumper, A-pillars, roof strip, headlamps, fog lamps, and bumper luggage strip covered.
It's invisible on the areas that have cured (from what my eyes can tell).
There's still some bumps, wrinkles and bubbles that should go away as it cures. Final verdict in 2 weeks.
Thanks! I'm still marveling at how interesting this color is in different lighting. Plus it doesn't show dirt very well so it almost always looks clean.
It does give me peace of mind after installing it. I noticed as I was going over it before the install that I already had a few chips but in somewhat inconspicuous locations. It's also hard to spot them because the base material is black or very dark gray. Oh well. Let's see how well it holds up.
lol Yeah, till you get a "dirty rain" mine looks like I drove through a mud bath today without the fun of doing so. You are right though, it is much easier to keep it clean when it mostly always looks clean!
Well, I'll tell you this about mine, I bought the car used with 35k miles with the 3M on it already and it has held up great so far! I'm just assuming by the seeming lack of chips in the paint that the previous owner put it on immediately. I'm pleased with it and hopeful for many, many more miles of the paint being preserved.
Yes, I'll get exterior exhaust clips tonight and hopefully have them up by Wednesday morning. I've got a tripod so I'll mount the camera off the ground and do a few drive-bys in the first few gears with the goPro inside and outside as well.
no, this was shot with a digital camera mounted on a tripod.
It was a little difficult getting the midpipe attached to the downpipe. There are two spring bolts and those were a pain to get on correctly. I'd suggest some clamps to compress the spring before you bolt the midpipe to the downpipe.
So I'll elaborate a little on what I did this weekend.
I took my car to Willow Springs raceway to go have a HPDE on the Horse Thief Mile course. This was my first time ever track experience and I had a blast! Anyone with a track nearby should definitely take their car there for a day. You'll appreciate what your car can do in a safe and controlled environment.
rock shot at the ventureshield. Not sure if it reached the paint.
apparently I'm not driving it hard enough lol:
last weekend:
setting up for my other hobby tonight at the OC Fairgrounds:
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