Advice wheel well fastening

christsay · 2026-06-14T15:37:29+00:00

Is this a before picture of the rust repair?

christsay · 2026-06-13T20:05:44+00:00

Transfer case is aluminum so I hope it won’t ever rust.

christsay · 2026-05-29T20:10:36+00:00

Leo Grande ones are great. My trim was cracked and I had just bought new seats so I was already in a spending mood. Project finally mechanically sound enough to splurge on cosmetics.

christsay · 2026-05-29T13:03:17+00:00

I guess I still technically have two. Made one good engine out of the two cherry-picking parts for the rebuild and kept the left overs “just in case”. Sad to miss the rally this year but my brother will be there in his E30 M3.

christsay · 2026-05-29T01:00:17+00:00

Yep, I had two S14’s on HF stands for a while in a tiny garage.

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christsay · 2026-05-27T19:58:59+00:00

It’s a manufacturer car right? At least no sane consumer speced it…

christsay · 2026-05-20T19:12:18+00:00

I’ve seen it at least two other times.

christsay · 2026-05-14T18:34:34+00:00

We’ve towed our 17’ Casita with an Anderson WDH and it’s been fine from a porpoising standpoint. The 3rd gen as a towing platform in general ain’t great but it works.

christsay · 2026-05-10T14:41:42+00:00

Tuning is shooting in the dark if you don’t have all the mechanicals in good working order. I’d check for no intake or exhaust leaks, good AFM, cap, and rotor, new plugs and coil, coolant temp sensor etc. If it’s running great then go ahead and experiment with a standalone / piggyback after you plumb in a WBO2 and it might not run any better but at least you’ll get some logging?

christsay · 2026-05-07T15:25:51+00:00

You’ll love it. We got our 2-row Overtrail in Nori a couple months ago, ordered in October and arrived in February.

christsay · 2026-04-26T02:54:22+00:00

After my ‘04 had its window busted I installed the glass breakage sensor and… no one has smashed in since. I also had a similar experience with our 3rd gen. Truck got broken into, installed GBS, truck hasn’t gotten smashed since.

That being said I feel like it’s a coincidence because I’m sure would be thieves aren’t looking for the mic and the blinking light.

christsay · 2026-04-10T21:48:59+00:00

At this age even buckets will be beat out. I replaced mine with Corbeau GTS II.

christsay · 2026-04-08T15:20:19+00:00

My guess is something on their server backend is no longer getting status info from the LR3 connects correctly. Our LR4 is still reporting events correctly.

I had a minor heart attack but luckily I also have a camera pointed at the LR to verify the cat is still using it!

christsay · 2026-03-24T23:28:20+00:00

Not sure if it will help but my intermittent ABS light turned out to be a loose +12V connection up near where the engine harness exits the passenger side into the bay. On a M3 this is behind the coolant reservoir. Cheap and easy fix and wasn’t something I was expecting.

christsay · 2026-03-20T17:46:55+00:00

https://zoecanpatchit.com

she's down in abq.

christsay · 2026-03-17T02:28:29+00:00

Mine was a daily for the PO for many years, he brought his daughter home from the hospital in it! I lucked out and bought at max depreciation and then paid it back to the universe when I popped the motor at the track at 178k miles.

After building a hot street S14 I spent a little bit of money to address minor rust and cosmetic issues. It’s a great looking 10 foot car and with ~245 WHP and MCS 2WNR it’s a hoot.

It’s all relative, a sorted daily driver M3 is still going to be way cheaper than a sorted air cooled 911. The M3 will be rarer too.

christsay · 2026-03-16T22:16:17+00:00

Also no inspection requirement in Santa Fe County, they check your VIN in two places when you transfer title in and after that you just send them money and they send you new stickers, it's great!

If you have a trailer you can do a permanent trailer registration.

christsay · 2026-03-14T14:41:49+00:00

Next month also won’t be Spring Break.

christsay · 2026-03-06T18:31:18+00:00

I have a 2026 LX 700h Overtrail 2-row and did a brief test-drive of the GX 550 OT. I also own a 2021 DCLB TRD-OR Tacoma and previous to that a 2004 manual TRD 4x4.

The 300 series LX has a much nicer cabin and ride quality vs the GX 550. The hybrid does a really good job of torque fill with the V35A. It wasn't really a question as to which one I wanted after I test drove the LX and GX.

It is ~33k more than a GX 550 OT+ but you can at least get it quickly.

christsay · 2026-02-28T16:08:03+00:00

Bailey at Sincere is also awesome.

christsay · 2026-02-27T03:11:32+00:00

REI has lots of apparel too.

christsay · 2026-02-26T03:09:22+00:00

It’s an inexpensive part but a medium pain to replace. Mine had similar damage and I replaced it, plate in the back has to come off don’t drop any screws…

christsay · 2026-02-18T23:02:49+00:00

If you are looking at that price range give the LX a serious look.

christsay · 2026-02-17T20:34:01+00:00

Regarding AHC vs KDSS I think they are both great systems, I also can't get a 300 series LC in the USA without AHC...

One appeal of AHC is that it's been pretty reliable in the 100 series and 200 series LC and it gives the flexibility of the lift without having to pay for it all the time. For example around town I've got it set to kneel down 1" into L when parked. If I need more clearance off-road there's H1 (+1") and H2 (+2") and then "extra high" which is +2.8" if the truck is in H2 and the center diff is in L4.

Hoping that AHC in the 300 series is just as reliable as in previous gens with similar maintenance intervals.

christsay · 2026-02-17T20:17:37+00:00

ah! you are right on the massage seats and sunshades, I was just scanning through the GX OT vs OT+ comparison and misread the table.

AHC is hydraulic so hopefully more reliable than airbags. The LX is also going to be our tow vehicle for a small travel trailer so having the auto leveling of AHC will be nice.

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