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Old 02-18-2014 | 08:14 AM
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since when did batteries get so damn expensive!? i figured i'd have to put one in soon since i was still on the stock battery at 6.5 years, started right up in the garage this morning after sitting a few day but it was slow starting after the gym so i just decided to put one in while i was next to auto zone, there goes 130 bucks...
i know right!? what one did you get? gold top ones? lol. they are expensive as hell though.

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I'm trying!!!!!! Lol
this guy stole my money........haha. otherwise i wouldnt mind a harnass bar.
Old 02-18-2014 | 08:29 AM
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this guy stole my money........haha. otherwise i wouldnt mind a harnass bar.
Yea but u asked for many happy endings!!!!!!!!!!

Shrimp rolls are expensive nowadays >.>
Old 02-18-2014 | 09:59 AM
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Yea but u asked for many happy endings!!!!!!!!!!

Shrimp rolls are expensive nowadays >.>
lmao. i got an addiction. i cant help it
Old 02-18-2014 | 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by dcrep06
i know right!? what one did you get? gold top ones? lol. they are expensive as hell though.
just a Duralast, i wasn't spending 200+ for an Optima and wasn't going to spend the same price for a no-name either
Old 02-18-2014 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 07cobaltLScoupe
just a Duralast, i wasn't spending 200+ for an Optima and wasn't going to spend the same price for a no-name either
yea im talking about the duralast gold ones lol. but yea, batteries are ridiculous now.
Old 02-19-2014 | 01:22 PM
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Anyone with a tc want an exedy clutch..$500 barely any miles on it...
Old 02-19-2014 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 07cobaltLScoupe
since when did batteries get so damn expensive!? i figured i'd have to put one in soon since i was still on the stock battery at 6.5 years, started right up in the garage this morning after sitting a few day but it was slow starting after the gym so i just decided to put one in while i was next to auto zone, there goes 130 bucks...
yeaa i replaced mine as well at the end of this past summer an i was on stock one as well. voltage was horrible. an so far so good. i had some weak starts when i got into the negatives an barely up in the teens for that one week but that was it. having a weak battery is scary shyt ain't it?
Old 02-19-2014 | 07:02 PM
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well it started up fine in the garage after sitting almost a week, but when i got in it after the gym it turned over slow so at that point i said screw it and just threw one in it. i wasn't going to deal with any issues although i do have AAA, and if i start this new job i need to know it's not going to let me sit anywhere
Old 02-19-2014 | 09:33 PM
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true that. better to be proactive at first sign of things otherwise you'll get stuck or something. better to just do it an be done with it. maintenance baby! lol

just ordered a set of DDM HID's. DDM's ballasts are digital like morimoto and with shipping included in both the cost of morimotos would have been about 176$, the DDM's are 50$. Morimoto also has a 5 year warranty. DDM is lifetime. we shall see, i need to get them an get em installed, another bulb blew again.
Old 02-19-2014 | 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 07cobaltLScoupe
just a Duralast, i wasn't spending 200+ for an Optima and wasn't going to spend the same price for a no-name either
Duralast is rated pretty well in consumer reports. I purchased one for the X3. Atfer 6.5 years with the Delco.....I purchase another for $96 after core exchange. Just can't beat a Delco battery but my second choice is the Duralast. However, would not purchase either for my M////.
Old 02-20-2014 | 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by LamboW9
true that. better to be proactive at first sign of things otherwise you'll get stuck or something. better to just do it an be done with it. maintenance baby! lol

just ordered a set of DDM HID's. DDM's ballasts are digital like morimoto and with shipping included in both the cost of morimotos would have been about 176$, the DDM's are 50$. Morimoto also has a 5 year warranty. DDM is lifetime. we shall see, i need to get them an get em installed, another bulb blew again.
Have fun with their lifetime warranty program. It isn't even worth the hassle.
Old 02-20-2014 | 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Wert842
Have fun with their lifetime warranty program. It isn't even worth the hassle.
Exactly. Put those ballasts where they won't touch a drop of water or they will be garbage in a year. I can't tell you how many times I replaced mine. FYI, if you need to, ebay some ballasts. Besides that I can't say they are horrible, they work, good enough.
Old 02-20-2014 | 08:35 AM
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ive seen good things about DDM........you disagree wert?
Old 02-20-2014 | 12:26 PM
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I've had numerous ballasts and high/low switches destroyed. Can't blame them for all of them though, a few were from water damage

My advice, if you get them, any for that matter, keep those effers dry. If you do they should last no problem.
Old 02-20-2014 | 12:44 PM
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I just got a bad ballast from morimoto straight out ta the box. They all the same to me buahahahaha
Old 02-20-2014 | 07:59 PM
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I bought a set of hids for my gfs cobalt when they went on sale last Christmas. 2 days later the ballast went. Replaced it with one I had laying around the house and sent the old one in. They sent me an email saying it was faulty wired. Lol. There's only one way to really hook them up...
Old 02-21-2014 | 08:05 AM
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well thats gay......lol.
Old 02-21-2014 | 08:12 AM
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Anyone from uniontown, PA (Fayette County)
I'll be home from working out of town next weekend, If it's decent out I want to drive and hang out. I'll probably be with my srt4 friend.

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Old 02-21-2014 | 12:13 PM
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Meet today at 4:00 at the Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley (near Allentown).

We're then cruising about 10 minutes to a restaurant.
Old 02-21-2014 | 04:23 PM
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I'm not really worried about the warranty per se. Their ballasts are only 12$ a piece. I know morimoto is "better" but for the price difference I figured I'd give DDM a try. I spoke with a friend that has DDM's D2s hid's and he said he ain't had any problems since he had them installed in 2010.
Old 02-21-2014 | 10:28 PM
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btw, what size snow tires to get? hmmm. do i get a 16" package going on steelies or are 18" snow tires as effective? both would be comparable width, the 16" would potentially be 215/55-16 and the 18" tires probably 225/40-18.

experiences? facts preferred. experience preferred. both would end up being around the same price.
Old 02-22-2014 | 03:02 AM
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Originally Posted by LamboW9
btw, what size snow tires to get? hmmm. do i get a 16" package going on steelies or are 18" snow tires as effective? both would be comparable width, the 16" would potentially be 215/55-16 and the 18" tires probably 225/40-18.

experiences? facts preferred. experience preferred. both would end up being around the same price.
Hm, are all weather tires any good in the summer? I don't want to put snow tires on mine and have to change them out in a few months. Has only been out once this winter but roads were OK.
I was going to wait and just throw new summer tires on when it warms up. (it's not my daily driver)

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Old 02-22-2014 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by LamboW9
btw, what size snow tires to get? hmmm. do i get a 16" package going on steelies or are 18" snow tires as effective? both would be comparable width, the 16" would potentially be 215/55-16 and the 18" tires probably 225/40-18.

experiences? facts preferred. experience preferred. both would end up being around the same price.
16s are probably cheaper. Winterforces work great. Narrower the better. I run 205/60/16s. Narrower for winter wider for summer.
Old 02-24-2014 | 06:46 PM
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Woooo motors back together and goes in next week
Old 02-24-2014 | 10:30 PM
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sweet mother of merciful Christ. are u sure? Mike gunna be rollin down the street sippin on gin an juice again.


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