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I was watching MotorWeek about a month ago and they mentioned there was a tire guage you can buy to replace you standard valve stems. It constantly displays the tire pressure in numbers and by color so you can just walk around the car and quickly see if you're running low anywhere. Does...

Thanks to the help of F150BOB, we've finally found a location for a detailing event here in Northern California. Here are the details... Date: Sunday June 1, 2003 Time: Morning, so we won't bake in the sun (exact hours TBA) Location: D.I.C.K's Rancho Glass 5329 San Juan Ave. (corner of...

So a few months ago, I'd posted about trying to put together a detailing event. There was some interest, but we decided to hold off until the Spring time. Well, it's that time. I want to get a count of how may people would be interested in a weekend event in a month or two and if anyone has a...

So my friend and I finally changed my front brake pads, rotors, and calipers on my 93 maxima SE yesterday. Everything seemed to go well and we bled the brakes until there were no more bubbles and new fluid came out, but when I started the car, the pedel felt really mushy. I had to press the...

So I got a brake inspection done at Midas and my front pads are down to 1/32 inch. I gotta switch the pads this weekend. They also said my front rotors aren't bad, but are too thin to be turned any more so I'll need to get them fixed. Also, there's a slight leak in the caliper, but not enough to...

I finally decided to get a digital camera and started the research process. After realizing the prosumer 4MP quality was a little out of the price range I wanted to spend (those G2/G3's are nice), I've come down to the 3MP range. I'm looking at the Sony Cyber Shot DSC-P7 and Canon PowerShot...

For the past few weeks, I've had this intermittent squeeling coming from the right side of my car. Sounds like it's coming from the front passenger side, but it could be the rear and just messing with me. Anyway, the noise is a high pitched squeel like something needs to be greased. The noise...

http://money.cnn.com/2002/12/17/pf/autos/shift_wars/index.htm Kinda interesting, but I think the reason most get them is that they are more fun. That said, my next car will probably have the clutchless tranny - I know they're a bit lame, but just for those few times you're tired and stuck in...

I got the check from my insurance company for some bumper and right fender damage that happened to my car last week. I was surprised at how fast I got the check, but amazed at how low the payment was considering the estimates I received from the body shop. I'm hoping to get that raised becasue...

damn box flew out of a pickup this morning and nailed the side of my maxima ripping the front bumper near the fender. Does anyone know of good body shops in sacramento? I know Gamboa is really good, but I need others in case my insurance says I can't use them. Bertiluchi(sp) is good for paint...

So I had finished with my second coat of SG last sunday and I was quite pleased with the shine. I could see jets flying above my car by looking at my hood - very cool:D This was the first time I'd acheived shine like that on my white car. However, it started raining on Wednesday and hasn't...

I read NYD's post about putting together an even for autopia members in NJ and NY to help prepare their cars for winter. I think this is a great idea. Is anyone that's located in Northern California interested in doing the same thing? I pretty much a novice compared to most of you, but I...

What do you all wear when you wash your car in colder weather? It's no longer shorts and t-shirt weather and I would like to keep washing the cars before the rains start. The mainly want to keep my hands warm so when I put it onto a bucket of cold soapy water I can wash the car well and not be...

Has anyone heard of doing this? I'm thinking it's jsut too harsh, but who knows. http://www.clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51132&highlight=soft+scrub

So I finlly had a chance to use the K twins this weekend since hte weather finally got cooler and my platinum protection seemed to be fading. I first washed with Dawn and while rinsing I could see the water not bead as much. I guess there was still a bit of paltinum on the paint since the...

CMA site says to use the AIO residue that's left on your towel after AIOing the rest of the car to protect your rims. Do you all really use the same MF to do your rims that you used on your paint, or do you just get a cheapo towel and use it for AIOing the rims? I use a seperate bucket and...

16.9oz bottles of the AIO and SG. Bought them on 5/16/02, but never opened them. 100% full. Send me a message if interested. $38 takes them both not including shipping.

I was a little apprehensive to "make my own" carpet spot remover, but after reading the instructions and comments from some others on this board I gave it a try. I purchased a windex size bottle from the local dollar store and filled it with about 1/2 scoop of oxyclean and about the same...

I was going through the detailing articles again and saw in .The Perfect Shine that it state IHG is a polish NOT a glaze. If this is true, how come its effects are temporary? A polish should actually help to remove some of the scratches and swirls right not just cover them up

So I put on my second coat of UPP on Wednesday and I starting questioning if I was working the product into the paint for too long and escentially buffing off the paint protection. See, I'm still a t bit new to polymers, so I'd put a little bit of product onto my towel and then begin working...