Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[soulreapersteve]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

My 4th strobes 6 times before going solid. I think I set a 10 second cool down so it won't strobe if I press my brake again within 10 secs

Which kit do you have? Thinking about getting one myself.

[cjd]

Originally Posted by finch1750

Im trying to find our law but the website sucks on mobile. Wierd that they seem very different then here. We also cannot have our fogs and high beams on at the same time. The cars actually disable the fogs when you turn you high beams on to ensure compliance.

They'd be useless anyway. In fact, they're often useless even with low beams if the fog is low enough.

I admit I like the extra visibility fogs give to potholes in the city (stronger/longer shadow) and have never owned a vehicle that let me use them in fog without headlights. I've driven in fog bad enough it would have helped twice, so... eh.

For some reason that reminds me of the mod I made on my old car to let me run the defrost without the A/C kicking in automatically.

So many tweaks I'd like to make... so much invested on trying to compensate for my not-quite-enough driving skills... maybe I'll give up racing and just have fun with the car other ways... but then I'd probably rarely be driving the car, and would prefer the utility of a wagon... if only a 3 car garage fit on the property (the lot is 25 feet wide)

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

Which kit do you have? Thinking about getting one myself.

I have the 4th light from iJDMtoy.com and I got an F1 flasher module on Amazon for like $15. Tied the light bar to the tails and the center triangle to the brakes. Tails are connected to accessory power because I want all 2000 people in my town to know I have Lexon tails

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by cjd

They'd be useless anyway. In fact, they're often useless even with low beams if the fog is low enough.

I admit I like the extra visibility fogs give to potholes in the city (stronger/longer shadow) and have never owned a vehicle that let me use them in fog without headlights. I've driven in fog bad enough it would have helped twice, so... eh.

For some reason that reminds me of the mod I made on my old car to let me run the defrost without the A/C kicking in automatically.

So many tweaks I'd like to make... so much invested on trying to compensate for my not-quite-enough driving skills... maybe I'll give up racing and just have fun with the car other ways... but then I'd probably rarely be driving the car, and would prefer the utility of a wagon... if only a 3 car garage fit on the property (the lot is 25 feet wide)

Ac comes on because it desiccates the air, it defogs. Get a lift for your garage so you can park 2 high

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by PSi

they are done properly in europe by the manufacturer

pretty much in the states people just throw a led into the housing and splice it to the tail lights..essentially it's an extra tail light/brake light but sits lower on the vehicle's rear

Originally Posted by cjd

They'd be useless anyway. In fact, they're often useless even with low beams if the fog is low enough.

I admit I like the extra visibility fogs give to potholes in the city (stronger/longer shadow) and have never owned a vehicle that let me use them in fog without headlights. I've driven in fog bad enough it would have helped twice, so... eh.

For some reason that reminds me of the mod I made on my old car to let me run the defrost without the A/C kicking in automatically.

So many tweaks I'd like to make... so much invested on trying to compensate for my not-quite-enough driving skills... maybe I'll give up racing and just have fun with the car other ways... but then I'd probably rarely be driving the car, and would prefer the utility of a wagon... if only a 3 car garage fit on the property (the lot is 25 feet wide)

It gets super foggy on the regular here. Multiple times a year talking visability below 100 ft. I plan to wire a rear fog to my fronts so they arent on all the time but I do like the extra visibility to cars behind me and the front help some but also just add extra for oncoming cars since I drive a lot of undivided highways as well.

Yeah, small tweaks make a big difference. Love that all my doors unlock with one click instead of two and they stay unlocked longer for when i have to put atuff in the trunk first or whatever. Also, the passenger seatbelt alarm being silent is really nice

[Phijkchu]

Originally Posted by finch1750

Im trying to find our law but the website sucks on mobile. Wierd that they seem very different then here. We also cannot have our fogs and high beams on at the same time. The cars actually disable the fogs when you turn you high beams on to ensure compliance.

Ca dmv website sucks in general finch.

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by finch1750

It gets super foggy on the regular here. Multiple times a year talking visability below 100 ft. I plan to wire a rear fog to my fronts so they arent on all the time but I do like the extra visibility to cars behind me and the front help some but also just add extra for oncoming cars since I drive a lot of undivided highways as well.

Yeah, small tweaks make a big difference. Love that all my doors unlock with one click instead of two and they stay unlocked longer for when i have to put atuff in the trunk first or whatever. Also, the passenger seatbelt alarm being silent is really nice

Like I told Steve. I like my iJDMtoy one. Looks like the Valenti and the light bar isn't stupid bright. You could get the kit that lights the stock triangle and wire resistors in line if you don't like the brightness of it

[cjd]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

Ac comes on because it desiccates the air, it defogs. Get a lift for your garage so you can park 2 high

Yes, still available by turning the A/C on manually. In stop-n-go traffic in the winter, it made a notable difference.

Lift in the garage would mean I couldn't put 2 cars in there side-by-side (maybe if it were one of those single-, so kinda defeats the purpose. The garage is currently at the max allowed width (about 21 feet wide outside wall-to-wall) and I back in right against one wall to make it comfortable to get in/out of both cars, and easier for my wife to get into the garage without lots of back and forth (our alley isn't super wide; add garbage cans and it's narrower...) Maybe if it were a single-post parking lift, but then I'd have to find a new place to put the kayaks... also not sure if I have enough height - the garage door might just sneak over the hood of the BRZ though...

[Sarlacc]

Originally Posted by finch1750

Im trying to find our law but the website sucks on mobile. Wierd that they seem very different then here.

Yeah, it seems to me it'd be easy to align the laws so the manufacturers wouldn't have to make different versions of all their cars for all the different markets. The differences are many, but they are all minor details. The rear side reflectors, the color of the side blinkers, exhaust tip diameter, and so on.

Originally Posted by finch1750

IWe also cannot have our fogs and high beams on at the same time. The cars actually disable the fogs when you turn you high beams on to ensure compliance.

Ah, another minute difference. There's no requirement for such mechanism here. You just get fined for doing it wrong. If you're not smart enough to say "Oh, I'm terribly sorry officer! I didn't realize that was on! How negligent of me. I promise it won't happen again."

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by cjd

Yes, still available by turning the A/C on manually. In stop-n-go traffic in the winter, it made a notable difference.

Lift in the garage would mean I couldn't put 2 cars in there side-by-side (maybe if it were one of those single-, so kinda defeats the purpose. The garage is currently at the max allowed width (about 21 feet wide outside wall-to-wall) and I back in right against one wall to make it comfortable to get in/out of both cars, and easier for my wife to get into the garage without lots of back and forth (our alley isn't super wide; add garbage cans and it's narrower...) Maybe if it were a single-post parking lift, but then I'd have to find a new place to put the kayaks... also not sure if I have enough height - the garage door might just sneak over the hood of the BRZ though...

Sounds like you've got a lot of problems there

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Sarlacc

Yeah, it seems to me it'd be easy to align the laws so the manufacturers wouldn't have to make different versions of all their cars for all the different markets. The differences are many, but they are all minor details. The rear side reflectors, the color of the side blinkers, exhaust tip diameter, and so on.

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We can't even get the laws aligned between the provinces in one country!

[cjd]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

Sounds like you've got a lot of problems there

Such problems to have... which is why I just whine a little here and there. How to get a third car into the equation (for a two-person household) is clearly on the sillier side of problems to have - especially when you consider the fact I use transit to get to work and only drive for fun most of the time... Used to have 3 when we lived in the 'burbs. It's a trade-off. Some day I'll have to move out, because it's silly expensive to live here. While I can, I'll build equity and prepare for the day I no longer have work that supports such a place...

I have neighbors that can't even figure out how we fit two cars in our two-car garage...

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by cjd

Such problems to have... which is why I just whine a little here and there. How to get a third car into the equation (for a two-person household) is clearly on the sillier side of problems to have - especially when you consider the fact I use transit to get to work and only drive for fun most of the time... Used to have 3 when we lived in the 'burbs. It's a trade-off. Some day I'll have to move out, because it's silly expensive to live here. While I can, I'll build equity and prepare for the day I no longer have work that supports such a place...

I have neighbors that can't even figure out how we fit two cars in our two-car garage...

I have a one car garage that doesnt fit anything bigger then an MR2 spyder or Miata. Even when clean.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Fun with thread titles #42


Also highly unlikely!

Fer sure ...... fer sure ........ why? ....... because the damn thing won't stay on ......


humfrz