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Did anyone have issues with returning used engine oil back to fcp using ups? I sent it back once with no issues but when I tried to last week, they said they can only send 1 liter of used oil due to safety concerns and suggested I try a ups wear house instead of a store...
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I just sent back an oil change kit without any issues. However I did it online, printed the label and dropped the package at the UPS Store.Quote:
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I’ll give that a try, thanks Vas.Quote:
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Vas, what carrier do you use?
UPS. It is 2 days via Ground from my location to FCP. Usually runs about $11 to ship the oil change kitQuote:
Originally Posted by az3579
Yup, it was about $17 for me considering I live a little further west...Quote:
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Have you guys seen these morimoto replica Bosch projectors on turner's website? I had no idea these were around but they look like a real viable solution to the burnt projector dilemma.
https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-5...r-kit/?pdk=AQE
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Is it normal that my business radio picks up a lot of noise when the car is in reverse?
Do you have LED reverse light bulbs?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dual
I noticed I get a lot of radio static with my LED turn signal and brake light bulbs in my sedan whenever they are activated. I'm pretty sure they're causing interference.
Exactly! Thanks. No fix I suppose...?Quote:
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Nope... I've been told it's electromagnetic intereference... I don't know how to fix it. I just deal with it... having LED bulbs is more important to me than having radio reception.
Especially if it’s only for a few seconds...Quote:
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You'd have to shield the bulb's electronics in foil or electrostatic bags to block EMI... probably impossible to do if they are built into the base of the bulb
It looks like all the electronics are above the base underneath the LEDs. Wish there was a transparent sleeve I could slip the bulb into befoire inserting into the tail light...Quote:
Originally Posted by Sockethead
In my car, the noise is only generated when I'm in reverse. This, to me, points less to the LED's per se than to something in the car's design.
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Well no... if your reverse lights are LED bulbs, then they are aftermarket LED bulbs because the stock bulbs aren't LED for reverse. Your brake lights and turn signals are factory LED, so they're designed properly. That is why you have the issue only when in reverse; those reverse LEDs aren't properly shielded.
I thought this was clear but I'll throw my support behind BP here because I've had it happen on other cars. Don't know that I've checked it on this car.Quote:
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Yup. It happens in my buddy's E36. It also happened in my E30, though in that car they also hyperflashed. I also tried the E39 Touring with the same results.
Honest to god I have to stop posting here. Of course!
Negative... you can't learn if you don't ask questions or discuss problems! :)Quote:
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+1 this is one of those bizarre things that you should always post up because someone at sometime has had the same issue and figured it outQuote:
Originally Posted by Sockethead
I put on my winters a couple of weeks ago and noticed a light shimmy in the steering wheel under braking. Never had this issue when my apexs were on and it doesn’t happen under acceleration or regular driving, just braking. Any idea what I should check?
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Or CSB? Anybody?Quote:
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Or flex disc? Or driveshaft? I'd say something is off with the diff since that was the last thing replaced.Quote:
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Something in the driveline would be my first guess. My only other guess would be some bracket that has come loose somewhere in there like the exhaust and vibrates at a certain frequency, but it wouldn't quite match your symptoms.Quote:
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If it was a problem with the diff like too much backlash, it would change pitch or go away when letting off the gas which kinda sounds like what you are describing
Did you swap the pinion flange when you put it in?
Favorite Wheel Studs? I bought some Turner ones and they rusted a bit, plus they didn't have the allen wrench feature, and they were lacking in the "looks" department, as it's all "thread". Hieu and I took mine out this week. He has a set I am considering that are stronger and has the allen wrench end, but I am interested in other options, especially ones that have a strong coating for a clean look, bullet nose, and an allen wrench end. I am not finding anything that really stands out yet. Any ideas?
I think any of the hex nose are going to be subject to rusting, where the bullet nose removes that “pocket” where water can sit. I wish I had bullet nose for that reason, but I just make sure to get the air gun (read: electric leaf blower) on there when I’m drying off the car after a bath.Quote:
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I have Apex brand hex nose studs, 75mm I think. They’re way too long for my preference without spacers, but look nice when the spacers shorten the amount of exposed thread.
Check this place out.Quote:
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https://motorsporthardware.com/produ...nversion-kits/
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Yeah that's why I was thinking diff issue. I only swapped the output flanges, didn't touch the input flange since it was a 3.38. Could that be due to wear? It had like 175k on it and I have no way of knowing if it was run low on fluid.Quote:
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I took mine off after only a few months. A few studs got severely stuck to my hub (and some had stuck nuts as well). I had to take the car to a tire shop to extract them.
And that was just Blue Loctite, which should be removable with hand tools.
Never again. Wheel bolts from here on out!
Thanks. Good site. Still not exactly what I want.Quote:
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These are the ones I have...
https://vorshlag-store.com/collectio...-black-lug-nut
does anyone know what the deal with the DEPO LED clear sidemarker lights for Sedan in AMBER color is? i had them on my sedan and loved them but sold them when i did the conversion.
id like to get them for the wagon now but i cant find them anywhere.
i can find the WHITE led version but not the amber. there is one seller on EBAY that has them but they have them listed af $333 s oit sounds like there may be some type of back order and they are just trying to find an idiot that will pay that much for side marker lights.
these are the $333 ones that im looking for but for the normal price of $50ish dollars.
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/D6EAA...Gg/s-l1600.jpg
https://www.ebay.com/itm/DEPO-Clear-...EAAOSwsFpWRRGg
I would contact them to see if the price was posted in error. That doesn't sound right...
Those are nice! Def what I was looking for. Hard to tell the difference between those and the Macht Schnell ones, which William (and Hieu) use and I like.Quote:
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https://europeanautosource.com/macht...rsion-kit.html
i did and they wrote back that they purposely put it up that high when their vendor is out of stock and when people message them about it they tell them to add it to the watch list so that we will all see the price go down when it comes back in stock....Quote:
Originally Posted by az3579
what a weird procedure.
At least they're semi transparent?Quote:
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I've read sellers do this when they're out of town/on vacation as it saves on fees for relisting or some other eBay fee structure voodoo (I've never sold there). Who knows, someone might buy at that price!Quote:
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Makes sense to me. I sell on eBay and they’re not very friendly toward sellers.Quote:
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