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Old 11-05-13, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by LexFather
The bag club….. can people like me join?
mike we are always taking apps lol I think you would be more than welcome in the bag life club
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Originally Posted by swtjlsy
mike we are always taking apps lol I think you would be more than welcome in the bag life club
Hahahahaha

Some great rides in this thread.. Inspiring!
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Hey CL folks,

Just sharing my ride again. Wheels have gone on the car. Concavo CW-12's.




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Wow, some amazing looking rides in this thread! Someday I'll have to invest in air ride for my GS3... Here's a picture of my last air ride vehicle... I know it's not a GS, but the ride was damn good on long runs!! I don't recommend this vehicle as a daily driver though (120K a year to fuel this puppy)!! LMAO...

I wish I had a picture of it slammed, it's fully aired up here, but when it was empty, the bumper was almost on the ground, it looked sick!! I miss this one!!

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Goober8 where did you get those side markers been trying to get them from carson for about a year already.
BTW heres my GS still in progress


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Kuleaz - Wow! Awesome pics. Do all big trucks run Air Suspensions? I do remember hearing the "PSSSTTTT" sounds whenever they stop.

C-Low - Those side markers are a standard issue in Australia. I'm located in Australia now though. And those side markers, if you look carefully are the same as the Toyota Camry here.

Link below shows what the side marker look like.
http://www.allpartsbarn.com.au/images/T/TSG-21050RL.JPG
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Originally Posted by goober8
Kuleaz - Wow! Awesome pics. Do all big trucks run Air Suspensions? I do remember hearing the "PSSSTTTT" sounds whenever they stop.

C-Low - Those side markers are a standard issue in Australia. I'm located in Australia now though. And those side markers, if you look carefully are the same as the Toyota Camry here.

Link below shows what the side marker look like.
http://www.allpartsbarn.com.au/images/T/TSG-21050RL.JPG
Yes, most of the trucks today have air ride. You can still find trucks that don't, but those are mostly day cabs (meaning they don't do over the road - long trips). The Pssst you hear is from the brakes, trucks have to use air brakes because of the heavy loads they carry!! The tanks have a pressure regulator, because the compressors are always running, the regulator opens up and allows air to escape so the tank doesn't overfill.

The down side is, if you're in the mountains with a big truck! If you every drive through high altitude areas, you'll see run offs on the side of the road, usually made of sand or loose gravel, this is in case a truck loses it's brakes. They can take these run offs and it will slow the truck slowly. I'd hate to be loaded (80,000 lbs) and not able to stop!! - thankfully I've never experienced this..
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Must..stop..looking...
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Kuleaze - Time to air bag ur 3GS *hint* *hint*.

To all the Air Gurus here - I have this issue with my setup. I don't lose air in the airbags/struts. The car has been idle for weeks without losing any air. However I do lose air from my Tank. Each morning, when i start my 3GS up, the compressor will start to pump air to fill up the Tank again. As though overnight, the tank loses compression on it's own. My question. Is this a normal occurrence or am i losing air through the lines from the Tank to the Bagstrusts?

Appreciate your responses. Thanks in advance.
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Park your car aired up at night and take measurements. See where it is the next morning. Should give you a slight indication where it's coming from.
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Originally Posted by goober8
Kuleaze - Time to air bag ur 3GS *hint* *hint*.

To all the Air Gurus here - I have this issue with my setup. I don't lose air in the airbags/struts. The car has been idle for weeks without losing any air. However I do lose air from my Tank. Each morning, when i start my 3GS up, the compressor will start to pump air to fill up the Tank again. As though overnight, the tank loses compression on it's own. My question. Is this a normal occurrence or am i losing air through the lines from the Tank to the Bagstrusts?

Appreciate your responses. Thanks in advance.
goober8, trust me, if I had spare cash laying around, I'd have air installed already!! This is going to take me a while. Three kids in just about ever after school activity eats up a lot of cash...On top of my own selfish habits, I'm gonna have to put a savings plan together.. LOL
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A few iPhone pics!
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Originally Posted by SoCal_450h
Here's mine..... UAS, TIEN CST and e-Level. Pictures taken by Modular VIP





Some update....
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Originally Posted by SoCal_450h
Some update....
Woah!!! Can you post more pictures of the front bumper? I just saw another GS with that same rear bumper, but the guy hasn't responded to my question (not on CL - saw it on YouTube). I'm betting you have the same front bumper as him too, where did you get this body kit??
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Originally Posted by Kuleaze
Woah!!! Can you post more pictures of the front bumper? I just saw another GS with that same rear bumper, but the guy hasn't responded to my question (not on CL - saw it on YouTube). I'm betting you have the same front bumper as him too, where did you get this body kit??
Here you go....



I got it from Platinum VIP


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