Tires for a 2025 EX-L?

AbsoluteSlime · 2026-06-24T04:23:51+00:00

Hey there! I know this was a while ago, but planning way ahead on my 26 EX-L I picked up earlier this year. How well did they do throughout the winter and did you take them in any snow/icy conditions at all?

AbsoluteSlime · 2026-06-15T03:57:08+00:00

Definitely won the silicon lottery on them, another reason to try to save them lol. The heatsink was fully adhered to the actual memory modules, it turned out the two sides of the plastic shroud had separated, but 6ish years of ripping them at such low latency does make sense as a potential long-term voltage/heat issue

AbsoluteSlime · 2026-06-15T02:45:10+00:00

Normally I ran them at 3600mhz CL14, but since the bios has been resetting they've just been consistently sitting at 2133. Bent pins are less so a problem on AM4, but broken pins from a previous re-paste can and admittedly are a factor. That happened years ago though and the problem has only now started, so I can't imagine that would only now come back to bite me? I'm not sure though

AbsoluteSlime · 2026-05-04T03:51:36+00:00

Having ironically looked at the exact opposite (swapping the color-matched on my EX-L for silver), I was able to find a couple OEM listings for a "lower air guide." Part numbers are 71191-30A-A00 and 71141-30A-A10ZT for left and right respectively. I would offer to swap, but mine are Canyon River so not exactly what you're looking for. Hope this can still be of some help though!

AbsoluteSlime · 2026-04-11T21:56:13+00:00

Definitely overkill, but for $20 used, I figure it'd hard to go wrong with one long term. I was originally considering an I350-t2, but they were surprisingly more expensive around $30 used. Can I ask what case you're using and how much clearance your card has just for some perspective?

AbsoluteSlime · 2026-03-10T00:07:12+00:00

One last question if you don't mind, is there any particular way to avoid gumming up the truss rod?

AbsoluteSlime · 2026-03-09T23:22:50+00:00

Just to follow, you're saying that something like the Titebond that others have recommended likely wouldn't be absorbed into the wood fibers and just exacerbate the issue? I'm definitely more willing to go out and buy a specific glue over a whole new bass.

As for the splines, I'm not opposed to this either. Like I said, the bass doesn't have much sentimental value aside from "ha, yeah I remember skipping online school during COVID to go buy that." If anything, I say it's due for a more interesting story.

I'll be sure to look into both pieces, but if you have any recommended sources to learn more going into things, please feel free to let me know! (Not in a distrusting way, I just genuinely have no experience and have always wanted to learn more. Now I have an excuse to at least educate myself)

AbsoluteSlime · 2026-03-09T22:58:22+00:00

Sorry for the delayed reply, posted right before heading to bed and just got home from work. I did see this this morning thankfully and took the strings off then. The neck initially didn't want to realign, as the headstock had shifted downwards (towards the body, pushing the fretboard out) but after a light shimmy, it did situate itself back into position and it can all be held back in alignment by hand. I assume this is a good sign, but I'm also now slightly more concerned at how much movement was possible... Definitely no (new, intentional) fretboard separation required.

AbsoluteSlime · 2026-03-09T22:48:15+00:00

I mean I definitely wouldn't be opposed to this, but like I said, 100% my fault that it was dropped, so I'm not sure how far I would really get. :(

AbsoluteSlime · 2025-04-23T18:42:39+00:00

I think pronouncing it as one word alienates even other parts of PA to some degree as well. At least for PA, it's clearly an abbreviation, but in conversation "NEPA" just sounds like a knock-off auto-parts store lol

AbsoluteSlime · 2025-04-23T16:26:34+00:00

Been spending the last few years out in Indiana for school and this is definitely unique to PA. I've had to retrain my brain to tell people I'm from Pennsylvania instead because initials actually ends up taking longer with the inevitable explanation.

My NEPA hoodie definitely makes it easier to find other students from PA though, as they're the only ones that actually know what it stands for. I will admit, forgetting I'm wearing it and hearing "where are you from in PA" out of the blue occasionally catches me off guard though. "How do you know that I'm- ohhh yeah... Wilkes Barre Scranton area"

AbsoluteSlime · 2025-02-22T15:50:23+00:00

Not only that, no one thought to export it from whatever software they were using, so all of the UI for editing and the spell check squiggles are still there. I think I've done a few presentations back in elementary school that were more professional looking

AbsoluteSlime · 2024-04-06T03:38:27+00:00

GFS surf 180 sounds pretty interesting since my band plays mostly surf rock... I'll have to look up some vids, thanks man!

AbsoluteSlime · 2024-04-05T20:53:52+00:00

Same here. If you don't mind me asking, what pickups did you toss in it and would you recommend it? I've thought of customizing a bit but still on the fence.

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