What Did You Do With Your Kizashi Today?

Triggerhappy · Mon Jun 20, 2016 7:48 pm

DiggerDerrik wrote:Still rolling on the original brakes and 2nd set of tires. I have replaced the headlights like 5 times. I love this car

Does 2nd set of tires include the oems? If so, that's really good wear. What tires do you have now and how many miles on them?

DiggerDerrik · Thu Jun 23, 2016 5:45 pm

Triggerhappy wrote:
DiggerDerrik wrote:Still rolling on the original brakes and 2nd set of tires. I have replaced the headlights like 5 times. I love this car
Does 2nd set of tires include the oems? If so, that's really good wear. What tires do you have now and how many miles on them?

Yeah I'm including the OEM tires. The set I put on are Goodyear Eagles. They have about 51k on them and are almost ready to be replaced. The place I bought them does free balance and roatation for the life of the tire and I had them do that every 7500 or so miles. I had a 01 Silverado with Bridgestone Duelers that I got 70k out of cause I rotated them on the same schedule.

Marcov71 · Thu Jun 23, 2016 11:22 pm

Installed a universal wind fairing with a "carbon fiber" look. I think it looks pretty good and it reduces the howling noise from the rack significantly.

LPSISRL · Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:34 pm

So waxed my Kizashi last weekend. I typically use a spray on because my finish still looks great after and I'm not particularly enthused about doing the Karate Kid "wax on wax off" thing. Anyway, is anybody anal enough to poke your finger through all the diamonds in the grill with liquid wax so they are all clean and shiny? I was. And the grill looks great!

Fri Jun 24, 2016 6:31 pm

LPSISRL wrote:So waxed my Kizashi last weekend. I typically use a spray on because my finish still looks great after and I'm not particularly enthused about doing the Karate Kid "wax on wax off" thing. Anyway, is anybody anal enough to poke your finger through all the diamonds in the grill with liquid wax so they are all clean and shiny? I was. And the grill looks great!

I like spray waxes too as they are convenient and save time. They are great for applying after every wash. However, the real wax is much better, IMO. If you get an orbital polisher, waxing a car becomes much faster and easier.
As for polishing, a power tool like a Random Orbital Polisher is pretty much a must.
It's always a time issue for me so spray wax has become a go-to for me. I've also had great results with them and they make the metallic black finish really look great after a wash.

NiteRider · Fri Jun 24, 2016 6:54 pm

Replaced my wipers today with Boch Icons. Bring on the thunderstorms!

Fri Jun 24, 2016 6:59 pm

NiteRider wrote:Replaced my wipers today with Boch Icons. Bring on the thunderstorms!

I have these too. They are great. Expensive, but are performing well.

FrankoLaMoya · Fri Jun 24, 2016 8:17 pm

One of my fog light bulbs went out 3 days ago...changed both fog light bulbs yesterday. I had changed the previous ones about 2 years ago...not bad I guess..I also re-painted my grill in chrome since I was removing the bumper...the grill is under the sun for the day. Will put pictures on Monday.

NiteRider · Fri Jun 24, 2016 8:24 pm

It baffles me how I read so many others having to replace bulbs as often. I haven't had to touch any of my bulbs. *Knocks on wood"

Fri Jun 24, 2016 9:30 pm

NiteRider wrote:It baffles me how I read so many others having to replace bulbs as often. I haven't had to touch any of my bulbs. *Knocks on wood"

I don't think it's that the Kizashi blows bulbs often. It's just that when it does, it's an ordeal to replace them. It's not a 5 minute process in the parking lot of Autozone like it is with most other cars.
I love my HID kit given the increased brightness of the lights plus the longevity of HID bulbs. Installing the inline capacitors helped stabilize the output too. However, it's an investment in both money and time to get them and install the kit.