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What did you do to your GS today?

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Old 10-12-17, 09:09 PM
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Blew out both passenger side tires. Dented both rims. Sucks. I limped home ~2 miles after swapping the front with the spare. I should not have swapped the rear out, instead, should I?
Old 10-15-17, 07:01 AM
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does anyone have chasing tail lights? Im really interested in doing something different.
Old 10-17-17, 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by dreamcar88
does anyone have chasing tail lights? Im really interested in doing something different.
check the FS section i saw someone parting out their Aristo and they were selling some chasing tails.
Old 10-17-17, 04:25 PM
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Swapped out some tired looking tail lights for some Depo LED tails wired with HID's for the reverse lights.

Leave it in reverse for too long and I'll definitely have a bad time, lol

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Old 10-18-17, 10:08 PM
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Well just got my GS up and running last week. Had a knot on my sidewall when I brought it home last night. I was going to pickup wheel adapters in the morning to run a set of aftermarket 19 in BMW wheels. Come outside and tire is flat! Spare is on the car! Damn! So I take my wife's car in search of a used tire just to get to work. Found 1! Car been sitting so long had to use my impact gun to remove. So I got 45 min to get to work. Stop to get some food for work and hit A POTHOLE! Bused tire and Crack RIM! Jackson, Mississippi street have to be the ABSOLUTE WORSE IN THE US! So in closing caught up with my cousin and swiped 1 of his factory 16's and I'm on the Road Again!
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Originally Posted by KIckDiesel
Well just got my GS up and running last week. Had a knot on my sidewall when I brought it home last night. I was going to pickup wheel adapters in the morning to run a set of aftermarket 19 in BMW wheels. Come outside and tire is flat! Spare is on the car! Damn! So I take my wife's car in search of a used tire just to get to work. Found 1! Car been sitting so long had to use my impact gun to remove. So I got 45 min to get to work. Stop to get some food for work and hit A POTHOLE! Bused tire and Crack RIM! Jackson, Mississippi street have to be the ABSOLUTE WORSE IN THE US! So in closing caught up with my cousin and swiped 1 of his factory 16's and I'm on the Road Again!

I feel youre pain. I didnt see a massive pothole last night and hit my wheel on my fender very very hard. Chipped my driver front wheel bigtime. Glad they are just stock f sport wheels but still 300-400 a wheel. If they were ccws or hres I woulda lost my ish.=(
Old 10-20-17, 10:44 AM
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Rear pad change including tossing the old wheel locks (didn't get the key with the car) and putting anti seize on the wheel studs....who knows when the last time it was used....and the wheel nuts had been tightened by a gorilla!
Old 10-22-17, 07:57 PM
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Getting the service done on this one so my neighbor can buy it Friday!
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Old 10-23-17, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by dreamcar88
I feel youre pain. I didnt see a massive pothole last night and hit my wheel on my fender very very hard. Chipped my driver front wheel bigtime. Glad they are just stock f sport wheels but still 300-400 a wheel. If they were ccws or hres I woulda lost my ish.=(
hey dreamcar88 here in Atlanta we have a company called Wheel Wizard that can repair wheels at a decent cost. I had a set of IS350C wheels completely repaired and powdercoated to original color, or a color of your choice. One wheel was bent real bad and they welded, machined and trued it up perfectly for $145.00 per wheel. That included dis-mount -- re-mount the tire, balance, powder coat and shipping. (Local pick-up only) I'd check around your area to see of there might be a local company that can do the same. Or worst case go to
car-part.com and search for a used one. DC
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Hit the 200k mark this weekend. So now it is time to rebuild the front end and possibly go with bigger brakes, only dilemma is the Supra TT or LS400??
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Old 10-24-17, 06:44 PM
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Did the engine and trans mount's with OEM parts and I swear my car is pulling harder and smooth as butter also have bc coilovers with custom rates coming in but the guy thought I wanted extreme drops also I have a new rack and new PS pump
​​​​​​all new upper & lower control arm endlinks front and rear Moog inner & outer tie rods dust boots and ball joints only thing left on my list is new tires from tire rack
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Purchased this car a month ago bone stock, one owner, 138,000 miles. Excellent condition. Just installed coilovers today! Fortune auto prime




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Old 10-27-17, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by MinkusDing
Purchased this car a month ago bone stock, one owner, 138,000 miles. Excellent condition. Just installed coilovers today! Fortune auto prime




Looks really good! Which coilovers did you put on?
Old 10-27-17, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by caverman
Looks really good! Which coilovers did you put on?
Fortune Auto Prime, smooth ride I'd reccomend them


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