chit chat thread

[Jdesign]

gilber33 said:

This is what I was trying last night - ear muffs with earbuds in. But when I put on the ear muffs, they "distorted" my ears and then the earbuds didn't sit in my ears flush and the sound was pretty awful. They were the larger earbuds with the the padding on them, so maybe a slimmer design would work better. 3M makes an earmuff with bluetooth connection. I wonder what would provide a better sound protection - earmuffs with bluetooth and not as great speakers or an over-the-ear headphones with better speakers. 

I would assume that actual air pods or similar quality pods would be better than muffs with built in speakers. Maybe try larger muffs that don't distort your ears? You always have the option to Van Gogh yourself too..

[straight6pwr]

HipMF said:

#sunprairiestrong

LOL. another that falls under 'you cant make this shit up'. i didnt believe this was real, but the Sun Prairie FD annual report indeed has this guy as a firefighter

https://cityofsunprairie.com/DocumentCenter/View/3354/2015-Annual-Report?bidId=

[jc43089]

I got tired of getting stuck in my Land Cruiser with open differentials so I ordered a Spartan auto locker for the rear axle.  I probably should have gotten one a long time ago, it was only about 270$  I couldn't justify spending 800+ for an ARB or other selectable locker.  I'm pretty excited to see how much it helps.  Open differentials are worse with stiff/lift springs like I have because if it doesn't flex well then there are 2 tires with less grip and they will just spin.  With a locker and my Treadwright M/T tires it should dig pretty good through the woods and snow.

[Jdesign]

No welding the diffs?

[jc43089]

Jdesign said:

No welding the diffs?

Nah this ain't no #driftbois machine.  Also I do like to turn in a reasonable radius.  Also Toyota 9.5" third members are not very common.  Only on the Cruisers and lots of mini truck and 4Runner guys wan't them too.

[straight6pwr]

[Jdesign]

straight6pwr said:

Fixed that for ya

[jc43089]

Spartan locker installed in the LC rear axle.  I should have done that years ago.  Incredibly more grip, I have Treadwright Mud tires with "Kedge Grip" the walnut shells and glass in the rubber which help immensely on packed snow and ice.  It should be pretty unstoppable in the woods now.  My mother-in-law has a '17 4Runner TRD, I keep telling my father-in-law he needs to get rid of the highway tires and put some real tires on it.  The new tech in the 4Runner is pretty cool, dynamic sway bars, etc.  But it's also so nice that driving it through the woods would be psychologically painful, whereas I can't discern new scratches and dents from what was there before on my LC.

[Rekpoint]

Happy 3/6 Day everyone. Or just e36 owners

[m42b32]

Rekpoint said:

Happy 3/6 Day everyone. Or just e36 owners

Someday I'll be in that club again. For now I'll just wait for 3/0 day

[Boris3]

No worries. Basically with BMW March is good: I figure I can celebrate 3/25 and 3/18 for the e30s, and 3/30 for the e46.

[B C]

Did anyone pull their car out of storage this weekend?

I intended to, but the bitch clip had other plans

[m42b32]

B C said:

Did anyone pull their car out of storage this weekend?

I intended to, but the bitch clip had other plans 

I wanted to, but the roads still looked a bit salty and I didn't want to be the cause of a late march snow storm...

[Jdesign]

Did anyone remove snow tires is the more important question.....

[straight6pwr]

i drove the car for about an hour on Sunday. - took it through the car wash, ran errands, picked up indian food.  it was many funs.

[patsbimmer1]

Took my son out yesterday to run to the grocery store and take the long way home.  I could physically feel my heartbeat increase driving the car.  My son was fucking thrilled and kept telling me why we can't ever sell the car.

[Jdesign]

Just thought you all would enjoy that these exist.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-Wind-Power-8-LED-Car-Daytime-Running-Light-Fog-Light-Car-DRL-Driving-Lights/202746448540?_trkparms=aid%3D1110002%26algo%3DSPLICE.SOI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200116171858%26meid%3D240391e26c7843a7916a1c685ff3e60e%26pid%3D100008%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D202474902271%26itm%3D202746448540%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DPromotedSellersOtherItemsV2%26brand%3DUnbranded&_trksid=p2047675.c100008.m2219

[straight6pwr]

Jdesign said:

Just thought you all would enjoy that these exist.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-Wind-Power-8-LED-Car-Daytime-Running-Light-Fog-Light-Car-DRL-Driving-Lights/202746448540?_trkparms=aid%3D1110002%26algo%3DSPLICE.SOI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200116171858%26meid%3D240391e26c7843a7916a1c685ff3e60e%26pid%3D100008%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D202474902271%26itm%3D202746448540%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DPromotedSellersOtherItemsV2%26brand%3DUnbranded&_trksid=p2047675.c100008.m2219

LOLOLOL

stick it in the air intake for unlimited wattpowers

[B C]

Great news! If the forecast can be trusted, the high temp. starting Monday and going forward is all 50+!

[gilber33]

While that makes me really happy, it also reminds me how much I still have left to do on the car before I can drive it.