What Did You Do With Your Kizashi Today?
Looks great!
Nicely done. Looks very OEM. I'm sure they went with orange because of the greater light output. It can be nice for women in the passenger seat digging through a purse without turning on a map light.
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11zukizashi
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Lol so on which side of the line does your avatar fall?bootymac wrote:will have to assess the fine line between tacky and classy
LOL!! From the dizzy looks of it, it might fall on either side.11zukizashi wrote:Lol so on which side of the line does your avatar fall?bootymac wrote:will have to assess the fine line between tacky and classy
Today, I finally drove my Kizashi in some real snow. We got several inches last night which gave me a snow day off work today. The roads are mostly plowed, but I wanted to see how my FWD Kizashi with the factory tires did on the snow. I found some unpaved parking lots and segments of poorly plowed roads to test it out.
To my delight, they do better than I imagined. I'm sure the AWD is a lot better, but I was happy to know the FWD Kizashi and the current tires would get me by okay in a few inches of snow.
However, while driving on untouched snow in a parking lot, I accidentally hopped a parking block that was completely covered by snow. It made quite a bit of noise so I knew I went over it. I should have been more careful about the edge of the parking lot, but I really couldn't see the blocks due to the snow's depth that completely covered them.
I immediately checked for damage and did not see any obvious signs on the wheels, tires, or side sills. I then checked under the bumper and saw that my flex pipe's mesh was a little frayed. I must have gone over the block with the center of my car. The plastic undercovers looked undamaged.
The car is not making any unusual noises so I think the flex pipe wasn't damaged much. I'll get under the car soon and check carefully when I install my LED DRLs as I'll put the car up on ramps in my work garage for that.
So lesson learned. Be careful about what's under the snow. I wasn't even hooning around carelessly. I was driving rather slowly to see how well the car drove on about 7 inches of untouched snow. In that regard, I was rather impressed. I just hope nothing was damaged too much.
Here's a photo from today:
To my delight, they do better than I imagined. I'm sure the AWD is a lot better, but I was happy to know the FWD Kizashi and the current tires would get me by okay in a few inches of snow.
However, while driving on untouched snow in a parking lot, I accidentally hopped a parking block that was completely covered by snow. It made quite a bit of noise so I knew I went over it. I should have been more careful about the edge of the parking lot, but I really couldn't see the blocks due to the snow's depth that completely covered them.
I immediately checked for damage and did not see any obvious signs on the wheels, tires, or side sills. I then checked under the bumper and saw that my flex pipe's mesh was a little frayed. I must have gone over the block with the center of my car. The plastic undercovers looked undamaged.
The car is not making any unusual noises so I think the flex pipe wasn't damaged much. I'll get under the car soon and check carefully when I install my LED DRLs as I'll put the car up on ramps in my work garage for that.
So lesson learned. Be careful about what's under the snow. I wasn't even hooning around carelessly. I was driving rather slowly to see how well the car drove on about 7 inches of untouched snow. In that regard, I was rather impressed. I just hope nothing was damaged too much.
Here's a photo from today:
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honsonwong
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KuroNekko, hope everything okay with your kizashi.
I'm sure it's fine. Just a bit of the wire mesh got ripped out. Nothing too serious, but I will take a good look later.honsonwong wrote:KuroNekko, hope everything okay with your kizashi.
This is a flex pipe. Ours is located under the engine, close to the oil pan. It serves as a flexible exhaust joint following the exhaust manifold that minimizes the transfer of engine vibrations to the exhaust pipes.
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honsonwong
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Yes, I believe the flex pipe help a lot.KuroNekko wrote:This is a flex pipe. Ours is located under the engine, close to the oil pan. It serves as a flexible exhaust joint following the exhaust manifold that minimizes the transfer of engine vibrations to the exhaust pipes.