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If they'd just offer the car with PHP, then it would be really, really nice!
spot, and that amounts to a fraction of an ounce.
This would be true for aluminum wheels that are machined from forged billet aluminum stock, our wheels are cast aluminum and thus can have porosity and void defects internally to the rim, which could cause a wheel to be difficult to balance. Forged aluminum wheels are also lighter and stonger than cast aluminum.
D2S: Lumens 3200 Temp(K) 4250
D2R: Lumens 2800 Temp(K) 4150
I can't remember which of the two isn't shielded, but that's the one the project beam uses.
EZ
PS not a good place to park the M.
Welcome back!! How are you? Any NEW pics of the NSX that most likely doesn't look like an NSX anymore? ;-)) Is the modded 300M gone?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Almost 20,000 miles on my CL-S. Still waiting for something to break, fall off, leak or stop working! Nothing yet! So damn boring. This "perceived reliability" is for the birds. At least Christine kept my blood pressure up and my phone bill with calls to Auburn Hills. Oh well. Live and learn.
fastdriver
Since SMPTE "white" is 6500K, I would have expected something at or above that.
Second, on the Pro-Am. Have never seen one here in KY. Maybe that program would have worked better if they gave you the car for buying the clubs instead of vice versa?? Anyway, the color is great.
could cause a wheel to be difficult to balance ..
Yes, those possibilities exist but are unlikely. After machining they're inspected and any wheels with visible porosity are melted again. I was speaking from experience in our tire/wheel room at the plant. Wheels come to us with yellow stickers on the rim indicating the light spot, and virtually all of them are at the hole. We've spun wheels (only) on a balancer and they're usually close to perfect. Incidentally, tires have the same sticker but it's located at the heavy spot. After mounting a tire on a wheel, it goes to a "match marker" which holds the tire stationary and turns the wheel until a camera sees the 2 stickers adjacent. That allows the least amount of weights to be used.
>Forged aluminum wheels are also lighter and stronger ...
... you left out expensive )
>would not the valve stem assembly ... help make up for the lost aluminum from drilling the hole?
Yes, and the pressure transponder adds an insignificant bit more.
According to Sylvania:
D2S: Lumens 3200 Temp(K) 4250
D2R: Lumens 2800 Temp(K) 4150
Not sure if it's different, but the Special uses D1S.
While looking for a temp listing for a D1S lamp, I found under http://www.sylvania.com/xenarc/hidfaq.htm the statement;
"To operate properly, HID light sources must be used in specially designed optical systems. Since HID bulbs produce so much more light than halogen bulbs, if you replace halogen bulbs with HID you will generate an illegal beam pattern."
so i dont know what im gonna do yet, keep it or fix and sell. but either way its good to "see" some familiar faces. hows everyone been?
Oh yea, im in kentucky now, lexington right by UK campus, anywhere up this way?
ps. the train tracks were closed
Silver
Now all we have to do is get Phases back on line. Haven't heard much from him since he got back from Afghanistan. He's probably out of the Army now. Anyone know or hear?
Also, I was wondering if anyone else had this problem -- a fine split has developed on the passenger side of the dash of my 2000 M about 1 and 1/2 inches long -- probably from the summer heat. Is there any way of fixing it with some sort of filler? Maybe it's covered by warranty?
I urge you to keep it (due to the fights for the parts it would cause) to help keep the club together. Welcome Back
I can't remember when we all last heard from you, but back in the end of March, we departed with the M if you didn't know, and got, well an "Avalanche". I've gotten some very nice comments on it from M'ers on the board (right, guys...), and all is well once again.
One thing I remember is that we never got to see any of the interior after you re-did it. We saw some newly molded parts, but a few nice interior pics would be great!
Once again, welcome back! I understand the being busy with school!
Who said the last LH cars are done in Feb? . The last 03 will be done in Feb , then we build 04 LH cars (300M, Concorde and Trep)till Aug 03 . Then we retool for the Jan 04 launch of the all new 2004.5 LX cars (300N)
Geezer300M
I've had them for about 1-2 months. I've had practically no drop in pressure over that period, taking into account weather (a 40 degree difference can be almost 10lbs of pressure - forget the equation, but... Some minor differences since it's been getting substantially colder, but very small. Actually, they've been holding air much better than the MXV4+s I used to have.
They are also a heck of a lot quieter than the old tires. That I love.
Av - welcome back You'll get that M into shape in no time!
Used them in light snow and ice this week. No problem.
Please let me know how you make out with the repair -- if it it an airbag seam, it should definitely be covered by warranty (assuming you are still covered). I was afraid the dealer might suggest that the split was caused by a sharp object (or something else my fault) and not covered by warranty...
ottowrkr...
Thanks for the info! I misunderstood your previous posts -- I thought the 2003 was the last M and would be "replaced" by the 2004 N in December. This is good news as it increases my options when my lease expires in July/03....
Probably, but where will you get the special paint?
Halogen and HID use fused quartz rather than glass for the envelope to take the high temperatures, so any coating applied would also have to have a high temp rating.
Here a link to a Sylvania/Osram spec sheet:
http://www.nuconverter.de/assets/1/d1sd1r.pdf
I hope everone had a safe and fun Halloween.
The guy at the shop said it looked great. A lot of compliments on the Platinum Metallic paint as it sparkles in the bright autumn sun. I hope it looks "good as new..."
A letter was sent to the parents of children on the bus that hit me. It stated that the bus had backed into (over, actually!) a car and that no one was hurt(the most important fact, of course) and that there WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE BUS! Yeah, just some Platinum paint on the back/bottom of the bumper!!! No mention of my car. Nice.
A few years ago, this little accident would have destroyed me. No more, just a minor pothole in the road of life. I love it, but it's just a car (man, I must be getting old...).
Best wishes to all the good folks on this board, even those who drive Acuras!!! ;-)
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
1-300 special rim 4 sale
LOL....... Hope your baby is as good as new! That's a real hard color to match. You know, you could have had it painted yellow! ;-)))
Got a message from you know who- they miss me!!
fastdriver
I have a 2000 300M and was wondering what people thought of getting extended warranty. The car so far hasn't had any problems.
Thanks for the input.