What did you do to/with your 996 today?

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by gnat » Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:27 am

b3freak wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 7:49 am unless you go up to the rural areas where there are still dirt roads
Johnny had a C4, I can attest to how much fun sliding a C4 around on dirt/gravel back roads can be :twisted:

They've long since paved the last of the fun roads around me though :cry:

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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Post by theprf » Wed Jul 28, 2021 10:05 am

I dropped a hundred bucks on some quality D2S bulbs to replace the candles in my lights. What a difference.

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Post by 32wildbilly » Wed Jul 28, 2021 12:50 pm

I spent the last two days trying to find a WIX 51348 or NAPA 1348 oil filter for my car. No luck locally or online except from places I don't trust to not send me a filter from South America!
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Post by theprf » Wed Jul 28, 2021 2:19 pm

My local NAPA has 1348 oil filters on the shelf - want me to mail you some?

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Post by 32wildbilly » Wed Jul 28, 2021 2:36 pm

I might take you up on that. Right now I'm beating on WIX who produces both filters. My next scheduled oil change isn't until mid-August. Thanks for the offer I'll let you know.

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theprf wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 2:19 pm My local NAPA has 1348 oil filters on the shelf - want me to mail you some?
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Post by Dr_Strangelove » Wed Jul 28, 2021 3:35 pm

I had a hard time getting a 1348 for the fabled magnetic drain plug screw up oil change. It showed up miraculously after being lost in the mail for 6 weeks. Currently sitting on shelf waiting for my next oil change due next winter since I bought one at the store after I thought the Amazon one was a lost cause. Likewise Billy - if you end up hard out for one let me know and you can have mine.
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Post by 32wildbilly » Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:25 pm

Nice to "know" guys like you and theprf willing to help. I appreciate the offers. So far all I got back from WIX is "They are on backorder..." Duh! No crap! I shot back when do they expect the backorders to be fulfilled. Have I mentioned I hate Customer No Service?
Dr_Strangelove (whew!) wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 3:35 pm I had a hard time getting a 1348 for the fabled magnetic drain plug screw up oil change. It showed up miraculously after being lost in the mail for 6 weeks. Currently sitting on shelf waiting for my next oil change due next winter since I bought one at the store after I thought the Amazon one was a lost cause. Likewise Billy - if you end up hard out for one let me know and you can have mine.
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Post by GH996 » Thu Jul 29, 2021 6:25 am

32wildbilly wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:25 pm Nice to "know" guys like you and theprf willing to help. I appreciate the offers. So far all I got back from WIX is "They are on backorder..." Duh! No crap! I shot back when do they expect the backorders to be fulfilled. Have I mentioned I hate Customer No Service?
Dr_Strangelove (whew!) wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 3:35 pm I had a hard time getting a 1348 for the fabled magnetic drain plug screw up oil change. It showed up miraculously after being lost in the mail for 6 weeks. Currently sitting on shelf waiting for my next oil change due next winter since I bought one at the store after I thought the Amazon one was a lost cause. Likewise Billy - if you end up hard out for one let me know and you can have mine.
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Post by 32wildbilly » Thu Jul 29, 2021 7:09 am

Ok Thanks. I'm stupid I went to their website twice and searched but never found it. I knew they had to carry them because I saw their oil change kits. Now I just need to come up to $50 of stuff to order due to their $50 minimum...
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32wildbilly wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:25 pm Nice to "know" guys like you and theprf willing to help. I appreciate the offers. So far all I got back from WIX is "They are on backorder..." Duh! No crap! I shot back when do they expect the backorders to be fulfilled. Have I mentioned I hate Customer No Service?
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Post by GH996 » Thu Jul 29, 2021 8:28 am

32wildbilly wrote: Thu Jul 29, 2021 7:09 am Ok Thanks. I'm stupid I went to their website twice and searched but never found it. I knew they had to carry them because I saw their oil change kits. Now I just need to come up to $50 of stuff to order due to their $50 minimum...
GH996 wrote: Thu Jul 29, 2021 6:25 am

LN Engineering has them in stock. SKU 106-01.2
Amazon has the WIX 51348 in stock at a much better price.
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