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Old 12-22-2013, 02:31 AM
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You have a good point. I dislike the wheels I have right now so I wanted to buy some new ones but then again I hate the gap between the car and the tire. I would like to lower it but then I would have to buy coilovers and some new wheels. Staggered wheels was just an option. I was not sure about it but I don't know what to do
 
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Old 12-26-2013, 10:11 PM
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Stereo question: Will a 2005 Bose unit work with a 2004 finisher plate?
 
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Old 12-27-2013, 08:55 PM
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19x8.5 +35 wrapped in 255/40 Pirellis. I had a 25mm spacer on and decided to give it a try knowing it would rub even though my fenders are rolled. It did and I removed them to save my tires. Question If I ran a tad bit of negative camber, would it work? Because honestly, it looked absolutely incredible. It wasn't sticking out or anything stupid like that; it was perhaps the flushest of all flushity flushness. Please advise.
 
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Old 12-27-2013, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by silver9
19x8.5 +35 wrapped in 255/40 Pirellis. I had a 25mm spacer on and decided to give it a try knowing it would rub even though my fenders are rolled. It did and I removed them to save my tires. Question If I ran a tad bit of negative camber, would it work? Because honestly, it looked absolutely incredible. It wasn't sticking out or anything stupid like that; it was perhaps the flushest of all flushity flushness. Please advise.
I would start by going with a 35 profile on the tire.
 
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Old 12-27-2013, 10:26 PM
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^ That.

Alternatively, you can just put a 20mm spacer instead of a 25 and see if it clears.
 
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Old 12-27-2013, 11:15 PM
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Thank you gentlemen. I won't be changing the tire since these are $1100 Pirellis. Here are pics of how it looked.

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Old 12-27-2013, 11:31 PM
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Looks nice and beefy. But it does look like it will cut up your fender + tire. Add some camber or shove a 20mm.
 
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Old 12-28-2013, 01:47 AM
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I'd go smaller spacer to save tires from uneven wear..
 
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Old 12-28-2013, 08:14 AM
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You should reeeeeally try to research how your tire responds to neg camber. I had Hankook tires that the inside wore like crazy, but the Nitto NeoGens I have now, have been golden, and my camber is actually worse now.
 
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Old 12-29-2013, 04:23 AM
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You should reeeeeally try to research how your tire responds to neg camber. I had Hankook tires that the inside wore like crazy, but the Nitto NeoGens I have now, have been golden, and my camber is actually worse now.
Lol if you did your research then you failed to mention that neogens were designed specifically for negative cambered vehicles to have even wear on tires...
 
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Old 12-29-2013, 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by itgogitrev
Stereo question: Will a 2005 Bose unit work with a 2004 finisher plate?
simple answer is no.
 
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Old 12-29-2013, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by cto917
Lol if you did your research then you failed to mention that neogens were designed specifically for negative cambered vehicles to have even wear on tires...
I knew when I bought the Hankook tires that Nitto advertised the NeoGens as built for neg camber, but I wasn't sure how much of that was real, and how much was just trying to sell tires. The Hankooks were highly recommend... Turned out that was more hype, and now that I'm on Nittos, they actually are as good as they claim.
Before a purchase, it's hard to sort hype and propaganda from real facts. After actually owning different tires on the same vehicle, it's a lot easier
 
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Old 12-29-2013, 10:29 AM
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Ok so random light help... I bought a fancy pants set of led interior lights. And they worked great for a while and were super bright but as of late they have been working some of the time and not turn on at all no matter what! It's super annoying.
So the question is would I be able to get them working again with a light sanding to help them get a better contact? Or should I just go back to the original style bulbs and trash these??
 
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Old 12-29-2013, 10:58 AM
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LEDs are pretty cheap right?

Just replace them.
 
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Old 12-29-2013, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by nism0b0y
Ok so random light help... I bought a fancy pants set of led interior lights. And they worked great for a while and were super bright but as of late they have been working some of the time and not turn on at all no matter what! It's super annoying.
So the question is would I be able to get them working again with a light sanding to help them get a better contact? Or should I just go back to the original style bulbs and trash these??
The LEDs themselves can last a very long time, but the supporting parts on that bulb replacement may burn out. Where did you order them from, and why would you think there is something wrong with the contact points? IMHO, just order new ones. I would look for a different store. I usually get all of my LEDs from vleds.com
 


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