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Old 07-14-2007, 08:14 PM
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1. Z tube Popcharger
2. Plenum spacer
3. Crank pulley
3. Samco Coolant hoses
4. Invidia G200 Exhaust
5. OEM lip
6. Brakes
7. Stillen Engine Dampener
8. HID bulbs, Fog bulbs, clearance bulbs
9. Clear corners
10. RHD battery cover

Only thing I outsourced was springs and thats b/c a guy here does em for $100 and i dont have a spring compressor
Old 07-15-2007, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by turbonetics-g
i need to learn how to do that.. this happens to me at hot weather
Yeah, let me know if your have problems resetting it. I followed what the service manual said to do but didn't work. It said something about holding the reset button while rolling it down...that didn't work me. So i tried the opposite and had the window down then hold the reset button rolling the window back up.
Old 07-16-2007, 01:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Deezflip
Yeah, let me know if your have problems resetting it. I followed what the service manual said to do but didn't work. It said something about holding the reset button while rolling it down...that didn't work me. So i tried the opposite and had the window down then hold the reset button rolling the window back up.
thanks, i will pull the instructions up from the manual. i didn't even think about looking in there.. thanks!
Old 07-16-2007, 04:03 AM
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Originally Posted by superchargedg
Well yea but when all of a sudden they dont hear that s/c scream(which i do miss) and hear this woosh followed by the piiisssst blowing by them they will think **** i thought it was just a stillen.

woosh piissst
Old 07-16-2007, 12:02 PM
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I just did the brakes myself this weekend. Boy does it suck without an air gun, floor jack, etc. Time for the fronts was about 3.5 hours. The rears I needed help since I had to take a blowtorch to the driver side rear rotor to get it off. Changing the brakes sucked!
Old 07-16-2007, 12:15 PM
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Everything except for the AFC i have done - i didn't feel comfortable taping into the wire harness...

-Sean
Old 07-16-2007, 01:09 PM
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I fill my car with gas every week.
Old 07-16-2007, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by startertan
I just did the brakes myself this weekend. Boy does it suck without an air gun, floor jack, etc. Time for the fronts was about 3.5 hours. The rears I needed help since I had to take a blowtorch to the driver side rear rotor to get it off. Changing the brakes sucked!
air gun?? For the caliper bolts? or the center hub? caliper bolts could be loosen with a nice breaker wrench.
Old 07-17-2007, 11:35 AM
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I meant an air gun for the lugs on the tires etc. I didn't NEED one but the job goes so much faster with one. I was able to muscle the sliding caliper bolts off but the torque bolts on the hub assembly did require some wacking with a mallet.
Old 07-19-2007, 07:45 AM
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Unless it is a major engine problem. I always worked on my own cars. Owned about 8 since I was 15, now 29. Man, I feel old. N-E ways... All of them were modified in someway. But never full blown. So lets skip all the scheduled maintenance stuff and tell you what I did to my current ride. G35.

1. Threw away the dirty, oxygen blocker, OEM air filter and replace with K&N drop in.
2. Replace headlights with 2006 projector. - need to sell my 03. Any want a used headlight in great condition? It was recently installed by the previous owner in April 2007. Better condition than my used 2006 headlights.
3. Installed subwoofer. Ran all the necessary cables but couldn't get it to work right. Took me about two days to get it done because I wanted to look clean. Installed the amp right on top of the factory Bose amp. After all the hard work, my audio friend got it to thump. I'm happy.
4. Got the side marker to blink when turning and hazard. Took me about 30 minutes on the first side, and only 10 minutes for the other.
5. Replaced the OEM headlights with a brighter, bluer bulb. Almost killed myself too. I forgot to turn off the headlight and already removed the bulb. Lucky for me.
6. Temporary mod for my OEM intake tube. I used high quality packing tape and sealed all the holes except for the small exit hole. Sounds much nicer and I can feel some the difference. Still quiet at idle and loud when pushed.

I plan to DIY the following:
1. clear corner lens
2. driver side battery cover
3. hood dampers
4. throttle body bypass
5. Y-pipe for exhaust
6. JDM pedals
7. Short shifter
8. strut tower bar
9. Real CAI
10. Wash my car.
Old 07-19-2007, 12:32 PM
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wash and wax
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