2003 s55 beater
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Put a new grill on the pictures don't show much difference, also de lodged the pass headlight the housing is messed up and some metal brackets but it looks presentable.
the 50 dollar grill is junk the plastic tabs that hold the black insert in to the chrome front broke when letting the hood drop, but fittment was spot on.
threw in some money shots too
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That engine is neat. i like it because its neat.
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Fixed every issue with the car, the keyless go button in the shift knob had the pins that go into the shift lever broken off. So I just took some welding wire and soldered it in as pins and it works now, and wrapped some tape around the lever so the shift knob doesn't wobble. The parking sensors did wierd things because one was unplugged. Heater valve pump thingy installed heat works. There was a loud screeching noise coming from a front wheel turned out to be a broken brake clip dragging on the rotor, 20 dollars for hardware kit.
And now for fuel consumption....
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There was a recall on these dash's too for the pixels dying. Keep that in mind if you have a problem.
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Well never ended up getting the parts car guy flaked out.
Put 3000 miles on it
needed a new thermostat, 95 dollars 15 min job
Alarm siren batteries are bad so if you lock the car the alarm will go off randomly throughout the night. I just unplugged it problem solved. To cheap to buy the 100 dollar siren.
Now for the cool stuff
motor mounts and trans mount that I filled with polyurethane 100 dollars
smaller sc pulley
ecu tune
belt wrap kit
High flow pump for the sc heat exchanger, and seperated it from the car's cooling system. I opted out of the 1000 dollar pump from the tuning companies for a better one that was 170 dollars, its for a live well....
car is stupid fast now
i have a tuned tcu but have to replace a transmission connector seal 15 dollar part before I put it in because my tcu was filled with trans fluid do to itworking its way through the harness. No shifting issues though.
Below is a pic of how much oil was in the tcu
That whole package cost me 1250 dollars
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Went ahead and put the summer tires on yesterday.
Went to a couple different places to get some prices for taking winter tires off and summers put on.
discount tire $150
tires plus $90
firestone $55
So I went to firestone where zippy the pin head put my tires on, quite impressive watching this considering his pants were falling off.
I told the manager make sure they put the tires on right because the rims are staggered, the 295s go on the 9 inch rim.
"But these are 18 inch rims?"
"don't worry we're professionals I'll make sure we get it right."
well they get my wheels on and I notice one of the rear tires has some pretty excessive bulge so I say, you put the wrong tire on this rim.
"no we put the wider tires in the rear"
then I say, yeah but the rim width is different for this wheel
"manufacturers make all the rims the same size"
words exchanged
"well they are already on there"
Long story short, I had them take the wheels off and show them how you read the rim size.
They fixed the issue at end of the day
rant over....
Front 265 40 18
rear 295 35 18
cuntinentals dws
pictures don't do it justice
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I was wondering why snow was suddenly in the forecast again!
I told the manager make sure they put the tires on right because the rims are staggered, the 295s go on the 9 inch rim.
"But these are 18 inch rims?"
Hahaha
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You should have contacted me. My pin heads at least have the fear of me to motivate them from screwing up.
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You should have contacted me. My pin heads at least have the fear of me to motivate them from screwing up.
What does your shop charge to mount tires if I bring the wheels/tires to you? Don't forget the WB discount.
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You should have contacted me. My pin heads at least have the fear of me to motivate them from screwing up.
I can attest to this. Its quite comical how customer service intensifies once Pat gets on the horn.
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patsbimmer1 said:
You should have contacted me. My pin heads at least have the fear of me to motivate them from screwing up.
I can attest to this. Its quite comical how customer service intensifies once Pat gets on the horn.
Pat don't play no games
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That's what seems to happen when you go with the cheapest option. I have learned that it's not worth wasting my time (or patience with incompetent idiots) on the cheaper shop. Just go to the place that knows what the hell they are doing and pay the extra ~$20 to get service that you can actually trust.
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That's what seems to happen when you go with the cheapest option. I have learned that it's not worth wasting my time (or patience with incompetent idiots) on the cheaper shop. Just go to the place that knows what the hell they are doing and pay the extra ~$20 to get service that you can actually trust.
Once I find the right house a tire machine and balancer is the first on my list. So hopefully this is the last time I have to bring my cars anywhere except for alignments.
Hey Pat what would you recommend for a tire machine, or not recommend
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Once I find the right house a tire machine and balancer is the first on my list. So hopefully this is the last time I have to bring my cars anywhere except for alignments.
Hey Pat what would you recommend for a tire machine, or not recommend
If you want the best, get a Coats. You can find a used one for as cheap as $500. We've got a lot in the company that have been in service for 15+ years with minor parts being replaced. There's also a ton of parts that are interchangeable from old to new on those so they are easy to keep running.
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What does your shop charge to mount tires if I bring the wheels/tires to you? Don't forget the WB discount.
Hahaha! It's typically $60 for mount/dismount/balance for 4 wheels. It usually helps to get me involved before coming into one of my shops so I can get it set up.
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