What did you do to your FX / QX70 today?

[Viperi]

Changed all my wiper blades with oems, and attempting to put on my wheel spacers !

 

[tchuck]

Squashed the mod bug and ordered these a few days ago. I hope they fit! :p
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[PMG 705]

Changed out the wiper inserts and cleaned the K&N filters.. With 100 degree weather and blowing heat, they dried up fast.

 

[Bklynjohn718]

Waxed the fx again for the 356763367 time. I swear i have an OCD for waxing my fx.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 2

 

[tchuck]

Squashed the mod bug and ordered these a few days ago. I hope they fit! :p
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Well, the good news is that I bought three of these and started with the wifey express, which utilizes a single 6" woofer in the side of the trunk. The new woofer fit with very slight modifications (to the frame) and sounds 10x better than the Harmon Kardon paper cone OEM unit.
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Comparison:
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New woofer installed:
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The bad news is that they don't fit in the OEM FX sub woofer enclosure - at least not without drastic and irreversible modifications to the enclosure. Here:s a comparison of the new vs FX Bose woofers:
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Not sure what I'm going to do about this. The obvious options are destroying the enclosure to make the new woofers fit, and making a new enclosure similar to the OEM with glass. I'm thinking the latter is more likely but I HATE working with fiberglass. I used to work in a FRP plant and if I never have to smell that shit again I'll die happy. Ugh. Wish I had taken measurements of these drivers in person rather than assuming them from the minimal dimensions given on the website...

 

[la_fx35]

Wow that is huge size difference. I would modify the oem sub enclosure and keeping eyes on deal of a oem sub in case you wanted swap back. You can always sell the modded one if you ever swap back to oem.

 

[tchuck]

Wow that is huge size difference. I would modify the oem sub enclosure and keeping eyes on deal of a oem sub in case you wanted swap back. You can always sell the modded one if you ever swap back to oem.

That's true. The sticking point is the mounting flange of the new woofers. At the most narrow point I have 6¼" of space and the flange is 6¾" in diameter. I either need to grind them down quite a bit or cut the top off the enclosure and make a new baffle.

 

[jcasanova]

Just finished putting on my new gt spec strut bar.

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[jocampbell23]

Just a car wash

 

[FXPS]

Installed brakes and rotors pictures to follow

 

[Ed@TunerStore]

Just finished putting on my new gt spec strut bar.

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After



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Looking good! Gt Spec is much nicer peice.


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[Dracula]

any handling differences between the two bars ?

 

[jumbosrule]

Installed the rear sway bar on my silver 03. No more, "FX hop". Best suspension mod for the RWD after coilovers.

 

[tchuck]

Installed the rear sway bar on my silver 03. No more, "FX hop". Best suspension mod for the RWD after coilovers.

Are you still planning to paint the 03 red?

 

[la_fx35]

Photo of what I did to my FX today. Oh my FX45 that is :smile (2):

 

[aiya]

Eeek! She's naked!

 

[la_fx35]

Wait, you need to find another word to describe her once I pull the carpet off her.

 

[FX45Chicago]

Dang....how long did it take you.


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[smijus]

Wait, you need to find another word to describe her once I pull the carpet off her.

Brazillian?

 

[J3FF3R$0N]

Took pictures of my 50 21s for the classifieds,but now I'm not sure if I want to sell them