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Archive for February, 2008

More Parts from Home Depot Racing

Sunday, February 24th, 2008 Posted in Mini Blog, Repairs/DIY | No Comments »

I have always hated exterior bits that serve no real purpose. Faux brake vents; solid grilles -- that sort of thing. The stock MCS rear bumper has two fake grilles that have always driven me nuts. With ...

Giving in to the Dark Side

Saturday, February 16th, 2008 Posted in Mini Blog | No Comments »

I mounted the new autocross wheels stepped back, and it struck me how much darker my car has become. Not that it's a bad thing, just sort of a slow change over time. Tinted windows, blacked out grille, ...

JDM Super Tuner Lug Nuts

Friday, February 15th, 2008 Posted in Autocross, Mini Blog, Repairs/DIY | No Comments »

It turns out that my new Konig Feather wheels won't work with the stock size lug nuts. They require "tuner" nuts. Who knew such a thing even existed? So now I have my first ever JDM parts. At ...

That smell

Sunday, February 10th, 2008 Posted in BMW, Repairs/DIY | No Comments »

What is that goo that comes out of an electric motor that has seized? We took a brief trip to CA to escape winter and while we were gone, we had some friends watching our house. Because we had ...