Minnesota Check In

[driftagoon]

Originally Posted by MAPerformance

Good call on the color and congrats!

[ciro]

Originally Posted by driftagoon

So, I got the first service for my FR-S done today (it's going into storage for winter from the next week ) and as soon as I got home, noticed that there was paint chipped off a small spot near the right head lamp.

I can see the bare metal in that spot now Does anybody have any suggestion on how I could fix this? so that the spot does not become a starting point for rust in the future..

Will post some pics tomorrow.

paint pen from the stealership

[driftagoon]

Originally Posted by ciro

paint pen from the stealership

Thanks, but I don't wanna go there again. Was researching if theres any touch up pen available for the Asphalt body color.
Haven't found anything yet, guess I'll have to settle with black.

[ciro]

just order it and have it shipped to you if you don't want to travel.

[LeeMaster]

Originally Posted by ciro

Is TPMS supposed to come on if you done have the sensors (mine hasn't come on)? I have never owned a car that has them so I am just curious if discount tire put them in for free or not...

If the lights dont come on, that means Discount Tire reused your old ones or your dealership deleted the TPMS via Techstream.

[ayau]

Originally Posted by ciro

So I am now in complete winter mode....For those of you that are wondering when to put the tires on wait another week maybe 2.

I forgot how much wiggle huge sidewalls create when its just in the temp range for winter tires. I remember being so broke back in the day when I had to drive winter tires all year because my summer tires were stolen. I don't know how I did that.

Is TPMS supposed to come on if you done have the sensors (mine hasn't come on)? I have never owned a car that has them so I am just curious if discount tire put them in for free or not...

I doubt Discount Tires gave you free TPMS. Either they swapped the TPMS over to your winter wheels, or you have your OEM wheels next to your car when it's parked. The TPMS light won't turn on for at least 10-15 miles when it's away from the TPMS.

[ayau]

Originally Posted by driftagoon

So, I got the first service for my FR-S done today (it's going into storage for winter from the next week ) and as soon as I got home, noticed that there was paint chipped off a small spot near the right head lamp.

I can see the bare metal in that spot now Does anybody have any suggestion on how I could fix this? so that the spot does not become a starting point for rust in the future..

Will post some pics tomorrow.

I don't like paint pens because they're very hard to blend in with the surrounding paint. I use Dr. ColorChip. It's more expensive but the results will be nicer IMO, and you get quite a bit of paint to repair future chips.

http://www.drcolorchip.com/

[driftagoon]

Originally Posted by ayau

I don't like paint pens because they're very hard to blend in with the surrounding paint. I use Dr. ColorChip. It's more expensive but the results will be nicer IMO, and you get quite a bit of paint to repair future chips.

http://www.drcolorchip.com/

Thanks a ton!! (Don't really know how to thank a person/post on this forum)

I did not even think twice about it.. Just ordered the Dr.Colorchip set right now! Will have to wait and see how good it actually is.

[MAPerformance]

Originally Posted by driftagoon

Thanks a ton!! (Don't really know how to thank a person/post on this forum)

I did not even think twice about it.. Just ordered the Dr.Colorchip set right now! Will have to wait and see how good it actually is.

Just have to get your post counts up before you can "thank" people.

[ciro]

Originally Posted by LeeMaster

If the lights dont come on, that means Discount Tire reused your old ones or your dealership deleted the TPMS via Techstream.

They never touched the oem tires. I think the sensor is off.

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[driftagoon]

Originally Posted by MAPerformance

Just have to get your post counts up before you can "thank" people.

Ahh. I see..

[ayau]

Originally Posted by ciro

They never touched the oem tires. I think the sensor is off.

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I don't think they're supposed to turn off the TPMS light. There could be legal repercussions. You're sure your OEM tires aren't parked next to your car?

[ciro]

Not even close, the OEM tires are in a warehouse at work 100 feet from parking spots and many many miles from home. I do only drive about 15 miles to and from work but I have driven it almost 200 miles since this weekend and no light as of yet.

I want to take it to the dealer but I don't want anything to do with the tire pressure light to be on.

[LeeMaster]

Originally Posted by ciro

Not even close, the OEM tires are in a warehouse at work 100 feet from parking spots and many many miles from home. I do only drive about 15 miles to and from work but I have driven it almost 200 miles since this weekend and no light as of yet.

I want to take it to the dealer but I don't want anything to do with the tire pressure light to be on.

Check your valve stems, if it's a solid aluminum type stem then they reused the old ones(Which they're suppose to). If it is a black regular rubber valve stem then you probably do not have tpms sensors..