Jbaker1121's FX35 updates and photo thread
- Thread starter jbaker1121
- Start date
- Location
- Westchester, New York
- Car
- 09 FX50
The FX is a tank man haha....and soft snow is nothingDid all your bodywork make it through that?
haha yeah I wish....nope those are 18" FX wheels with winter tires
- Location
- Westchester, New York
- Car
- 09 FX50
Oh snap newly painted 06 grille and sport tails
OH SNAP!!!!
black '06 grille (on my '05)with chrome emblem
Clear Sport tails paint-tinted.... you can still see through the lens to the detailed chrome and the light output is unchanged...
photos taken with my BackBerry Storm... didn't bring my camera home for break haha
also done over spring break:
-finally got my headlight resealed so no more water is getting in! (we had to replace the backing and lens)
-spoke to kinetix about replacing my HFCs due to one's inners deteriorating
-spoke to tadashi @ technosquare about sending my ECU to get the tune updated/ AirFuelRatio fixed
-splurged on some P21s pure wax and let me tell you...it's awesome!
enjoy!
OH SNAP!!!!
black '06 grille (on my '05
)with chrome emblemClear Sport tails paint-tinted.... you can still see through the lens to the detailed chrome and the light output is unchanged...
photos taken with my BackBerry Storm... didn't bring my camera home for break haha
also done over spring break:
-finally got my headlight resealed so no more water is getting in! (we had to replace the backing and lens)
-spoke to kinetix about replacing my HFCs due to one's inners deteriorating
-spoke to tadashi @ technosquare about sending my ECU to get the tune updated/ AirFuelRatio fixed
-splurged on some P21s pure wax and let me tell you...it's awesome!
enjoy!
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- Location
- Portland, OR
I have a Backberry Storm too, though yours seems to take much better pics. :tears:
Have you ever 'chopped some black roof rails onto your ride? It might look sweet with your black/DG theme... Just a thought.
Have you ever 'chopped some black roof rails onto your ride? It might look sweet with your black/DG theme... Just a thought.
- Location
- Westchester, New York
- Car
- 09 FX50
haha yeah, and this is a brand new one too, third replacement....
I have chopped them and don't like the way they look... I still like the silver rails
- Location
- Vancouver, Canada
I thought 06 grill can only be fitted by replacing the 06+ bumper. How did you do it? :uhhh:
gmgagne
Member
wow, very nice J. you have a very clean fx
- Location
- Westchester, New York
- Car
- 09 FX50
Joh (Turbocad) worked some magic
all you need to do is trim the clips so that the grille sits flush, then use screws to hold it in place. Then you are good to go!
Thanks man!
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I cant wait to have to have NO CATS at all while I take mine out to be sent back to kinetix.....not
- Location
- Portland, OR
Are you running those HFCs with heat shields like the stock cats have?
BTW, this being your picture thread; The FX looks great.
- Location
- Westchester, New York
- Car
- 09 FX50
Nope, the kinetix have no heat shields... it's the inside of the CAts that are making the noise.Are you running those HFCs with heat shields like the stock cats have?
BTW, this being your picture thread; The FX looks great.
And thank you
- Location
- Portland, OR
I was thinking that, if your cats were in fact damaged due to the rapid cooling situation related to touching snow while at operating temperature (not extremely likely but certainly possible), some kind of a heat shield on the bottom might protect them.
- Location
- Westchester, New York
- Car
- 09 FX50
I agree. Also, I'm pretty sure that is the cause of the said "noise" because it started happening after my drifting adventures in deep snow...
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More pictures of the new painted '06 grille and painted/tinted tails
The blackberry storm pictures weren't cutting it...
Grille, from a 2006 FX, on my 2005 FX. The clips on the back needed to be trimmed for it to fit correctly because technically the 06-08 grille does not fit the 03-05 bumper (just the clips differ) plus, I like the newer grille style better.
Paint-tinted tails. Look like straight up black paint from some angles, others you can see right through it to the chrome details. There is a slight goldish tint to them because of the dark chrome inside the tail lights.
and so you can see how the tails are still semi-transparent
plus, light still comes through perfectly
fixed headlights and fogs! sans kptech module
another "mod"
I finally trimmed down the plastic on the cargo cover so that is sat flush on top of the subwoofer box...I thought it would reduce the vibration it was causing. I sanded it down on a belt sander, then 3m velcro'd it to the box. it still rattles, so I may take the organizer and apply some dynamat to the underside to absorb some of the vibrations...on some songs it is just so annoying.
and for the record, the P21s wax i used last week has lasted through a carwash and being covered in mud and dirt, and 4 days of rain.....still stays waxy.
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- Location
- Westchester, New York
- Car
- 09 FX50
nice vid, makes me wana bring out my m3 eisenmann into the picture, yet again lets not get ahead of ourselves :.smile:
, makes me wana bring out my m3 eisenmann into the picture, yet again lets not get ahead of ourselves :.smile:
- Location
- Westchester, New York
- Car
- 09 FX50
nice vid
which video? the drifting?
N2FX
Member
- Location
- Northridge, CA
- Car
- 2006 fx35
Your ride is looking great!
- Location
- Southern California
nice and clean FX !
(but not the lowest Ive seen)
(but not the lowest Ive seen
)
- Location
- Westchester, New York
- Car
- 09 FX50
thanksnice and clean FX !
(but not the lowest Ive seen
Once my hands on a set of those coilovers (maybe) I shall be low....very low.
I'm still on the fence about it because I would have to adjust them often and it may become a PITA
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Thanks man!
gmgagne
Member
so nice.
- Location
- Westchester, New York
- Car
- 09 FX50
update:
it is NOT THE HFC that is making the god awful rattling-ish noise....
I had the FX up on a lift at my friend's shop last night, and we did some investigating. here is what we found:
1. BIG ol' exhaust leak where the midpipe meets the Y
2. Driver side weaving on the ypipe is torn up but not leaking
3. the HFC's are not the ones making the rattling noise
4. OEM ypipe heat shield is the rattling noise
5. My GTspec braces have almost no paint on the parts facing the front of the car due to driving on the highways, etc.
6. I HATE RUST
7. I WANT MY NEW WHEELS
it is NOT THE HFC that is making the god awful rattling-ish noise....
I had the FX up on a lift at my friend's shop last night, and we did some investigating. here is what we found:
1. BIG ol' exhaust leak where the midpipe meets the Y
2. Driver side weaving on the ypipe is torn up but not leaking
3. the HFC's are not the ones making the rattling noise
4. OEM ypipe heat shield is the rattling noise
5. My GTspec braces have almost no paint on the parts facing the front of the car due to driving on the highways, etc.
6. I HATE RUST
7. I WANT MY NEW WHEELS