Xenon ballast replacement?
Re: Xenon ballast replacement?
Just in case there are any "should just polish them" people out there, here is what they look like (and they've already been polished 3 times, the last only lasted 4 weeks)
At least it's a nicely uniform shitty
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Ok I owe you an apology. Tonight I had a soccer mom in a newer Honda SUV almost blind me coming up behind me in the Type R. LEDS are painful in the rear view mirror and thank GOD for whomever designed the flip down mirror. I believe she had the brights on and didn't know it but it was blinding. So I am sorry and you were right.
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Those are bad! My car has an apparently replaced unit some time in the past and the other side has some hairline hazing but shit it looks new compared to those. It would look like driving with candles on the front of the car.
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I did say my mobile strapped to the bumper would be an improvement32wildbilly wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 7:08 pm Those are bad! My car has an apparently replaced unit some time in the past and the other side has some hairline hazing but shit it looks new compared to those. It would look like driving with candles on the front of the car.
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Mrs. S. and I do a _ton_ of driving up and down the mountain to Big Bear. When something with LED headlights rounds the curve coming toward you on an otherwise pitch-black road at night, it can suck.
Still not as bad as morons with purple HIDs...
Still not as bad as morons with purple HIDs...
32wildbilly wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 7:02 pm Ok I owe you an apology. Tonight I had a soccer mom in a newer Honda SUV almost blind me coming up behind me in the Type R. LEDS are painful in the rear view mirror and thank GOD for whomever designed the flip down mirror. I believe she had the brights on and didn't know it but it was blinding. So I am sorry and you were right.
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
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FUCK ECS Tuning
So yesterday when I ordered the damn things they had a ship date of the middle of May. This morning I get a back ordered notice with a new estimate of September. Not going to fucking work with my state inspection expiring this month...
Now I've been on hold waiting to talk to someone for almost an hour. Of course they already charged me and took my money yesterday, so WTF would they want to talk to me for...
So yesterday when I ordered the damn things they had a ship date of the middle of May. This morning I get a back ordered notice with a new estimate of September. Not going to fucking work with my state inspection expiring this month...
Now I've been on hold waiting to talk to someone for almost an hour. Of course they already charged me and took my money yesterday, so WTF would they want to talk to me for...
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HHMMM looked up mine and this is what they show:
I think to fit yours shows:
Availability:
Does seem ike they are trying to bone you!
Availability: Expected Ship Date: Apr 27, 2021
I think to fit yours shows:
Availability:
Direct Ship, Expected Ship Date: Apr 22, 2021
Does seem ike they are trying to bone you!
gnat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 9:43 am FUCK ECS Tuning
So yesterday when I ordered the damn things they had a ship date of the middle of May. This morning I get a back ordered notice with a new estimate of September. Not going to fucking work with my state inspection expiring this month...
Now I've been on hold waiting to talk to someone for almost an hour. Of course they already charged me and took my money yesterday, so WTF would they want to talk to me for...
Never gonna make you cry...
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Gaudin Porsche Parts shows the 996-631-157-01 for $1700, ECS shows it for $2250.
I have always been able to call Gaudin and get an actual accurate shipping estimate. If the parts have to come from Germany, then it's 3 weeks no matter what.
I have always been able to call Gaudin and get an actual accurate shipping estimate. If the parts have to come from Germany, then it's 3 weeks no matter what.
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Gnat, your "fried eggs" appear to now be poached eggs.
Or pooched. Whatever.
Or pooched. Whatever.
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.
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I don't know what the port situation looks like over on the other side of the country, but the line of cargo and container ships waiting to offload in Long Beach stretches all the way down to Huntington Beach some days. The pandemic has REALLY interfered with the port and cargo operations.
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.