What Did You Do With Your Kizashi Today?

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SamirD
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Nice lineup!

How did the Kizashi compare to the others?
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SamirD wrote:Nice lineup!

How did the Kizashi compare to the others?
Not too bad actually! Had nothing on the Seat though, that thing has about 270bhp in it!
Kizashi probably handled the corners the best & had the legs on the Audi & Ford, with it being Auto though the initial acceleration was/is poor.
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Changed headlight bulb...never seen this happen before! Then forgot to put cap/cover back on back of headlight housing. Left it lying in the engine compartment somewhere :oops: . It fell out and is long gone now.
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n8dogg
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Decided to shave some weight off the Kizashi! But seriously, what purpose do these really serve anyways? A little snow tears them right up!
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easy to chip Vivid Red and 25% window tint
Michelin Crossclimate 2
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206,xxx miles and still lovin it!
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n8dogg wrote:Changed headlight bulb...never seen this happen before! Then forgot to put cap/cover back on back of headlight housing. Left it lying in the engine compartment somewhere :oops: . It fell out and is long gone now.
That bulb looks like what happens when someone touches it with their bare fingers. The oil from the skin stays on the glass and alters the surface temperature when hot, creating a vulnerability in the integrity of the glass. This is why it's recommended to wear rubber gloves when handling new halogen bulbs.
n8dogg wrote:Decided to shave some weight off the Kizashi! But seriously, what purpose do these really serve anyways? A little snow tears them right up!
Those are to reduce aerodynamic drag under the vehicle thereby improving fuel economy and reducing road noise. They also deflect dirt, snow, and salt from getting up into the chassis so they may help to prevent corrosion.
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Tom Kizzie
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Maybe dissemble it every year..clean stuff up and assemble again? @the same time with checkup&maintenance
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Best Practices would be to do like this every spring, clean everything and reassemble:

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n8dogg wrote:Decided to shave some weight off the Kizashi! But seriously, what purpose do these really serve anyways? A little snow tears them right up!
Those plastic skid plates are put there to collect dirt. Which then falls into your eyes while removing them.

I also ALWAYS forget to put those headlight seal things back on. I usually notice them laying on my battery just after I finish putting everything back together.
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WIKizashi
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Woodie wrote:Best Practices would be to do like this every spring, clean everything and reassemble:

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That's a great pic!

As for me, just a normal to/from work drive, but I also made the last payment on my Kizashi today 8-)
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Tom Kizzie
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Drive to work and back home and managed to get 8.3l/100km. Then i parked inside and cleaned the wheelarches and underbody from all snow ice dirt.
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