The Official SoCal Chat Thread

[o6spdracer]

hahaha. Yeah don't do that again Dorman.

[Mark_Dorman]

Never ever ever...

[countyboy3188]

Originally Posted by Mark_Dorman

Guess what I got today...(Thanks Andrew BTW). I got a fog light switch with the underdash panel I bought!!! So sweet!!!

Welcome bud. Little way of saying thanks for all the money you spend with me. lol

[Mark_Dorman]

You rock dude...thanks again!

[Davis]

Clay baring the paint isn't going to make the oxidation go away, you'll need to buff and polish it.

[Mark_Dorman]

It'll help...

You actually want to do the full detail work. Clay bar, cleaner wax, sealer wax (or whatever), buff, polish...and all that jazz

[masagsxr]

Originally Posted by Mark_Dorman

Screw you!!! I don't wanna ever do that again ...That was a good two hours of my life wasted...

Lets try that again. This time i'll hold and you pull ......

As I was telling Ji over email, I flushed my coolant when I got home from work. Wow, the lines are so clean and I didn't even need flushing. Previous owner really took good care of the car... Well so I flushed it anyway, run the hose while water is running till its crystal clear.

So, I was having a hard time bleeding the line but I did find a good way. First just turn the car off and fill the radiator. As you fill it up, squeez the lower hose on/off (this is where the thermostat is). You will feel the line is empty and as you squeez it the coolant will clime in. Do this over and over as you fill it with coolant. You will notice/feel that the line will get harder and literally feel the line get filled up...... Start the car and leave it on idle. Put the heater all the way up, open the heater air drian plug and radiator air drain plug. Make sure no more bubbles and keep filling with coolant.............. you should be good to go from there.

[Mark_Dorman]

I wish Ren's was that easy

[masagsxr]

It wasn't easy which is why it took me a while. I was thinking it was going to be a 2 hour job and that was it and it took me till 11pm ...... I actually need to check the lines again tomorrow to make sure. Sucks not having a worklight. Need to make sure no air in the system. My temp niddle seems to be about 1-2mm higher than before :

[Mark_Dorman]

Ren and I spent a good 4 hours doing her system. There was some major air trapped in there. Took a while but I think we got most of it out (I hope). You busy tomorrow mixxer? Give me a call in the morning or in the next half hour...

[masagsxr]

Yeah call you tomorrow... about to hit the sack...... Going trail riding with brother and cousin in the morning over at Fullerton. Suppose to be a good 11 mile ride... I hope I could get up hahahahhaa.... Yeah no customer(s) tomorrow unfortunately but its all good since I get to have a little fun.... The guy with the Audi called and said he'll show on Sunday morning.

[datguydeni]

so i just spent the last 2 days.... washing and detailing ^^. when i first clayed bar the oxidation spot. the white crust from the oxidation. darkened.. after that i waxed and use Maguires show glaze 7 XD. so i just finished lol.

mmmm my local toyota dealer.... offers detailing and engine bay dressing. for 150... what makes me interested is that they make the engine bay look clean. xD. one of these days i'll let them do it just once

[SF-Jim]

Originally Posted by Mark_Dorman

Dude...just clay bar it. You have a clear coat since you have metallic paint.

SF-Jim...I'll do it for you if you'd like. What is your goal behind it. Are you looking to quiet down your car, improve audio quality, etc??? I called a few shops and they said it runs between $500-$1000 depending on what you want to do. I have all the detail from three different shops. If you wanna save some money and aren't in a huge time crunch I can do it in under a week for less...

I'm trying to quiet down the car so it's not quite as loud on road trips. I just want to do the floor and behind the seats. How much would you charge me?

You know anyone who does alarm and stereo upgrades too? I just want to replace the deck with something a little better.

On a side note, I just found out I have a slight radiator leak. Anyone know where I can find a Koyo radiator for a 94 N/A MR2 online? I couldn't believe EBay didn't have it.

[roboeclipse]

Hey Mark did you get the bushing kit from your sister today? Hoped everything worked out!

[mr.asian.m2]

Originally Posted by datguydeni

so i just spent the last 2 days.... washing and detailing ^^. when i first clayed bar the oxidation spot. the white crust from the oxidation. darkened.. after that i waxed and use Maguires show glaze 7 XD. so i just finished lol.

mmmm my local toyota dealer.... offers detailing and engine bay dressing. for 150... what makes me interested is that they make the engine bay look clean. xD. one of these days i'll let them do it just once

it's not hard to detail your engine bay. just take time. i find it very relaxing. if you want. i'll do it for you when i get there in the summer.

what happen to socal tonight. it's so dead on here.

[Boostedpenguin]

Time to work! 4hours of sleep is awwwwwwwwright.

Thanks for the help last night, It was fun getting dirty with her one last time before she is gone .

[Cjung]

it's not hard to detail your engine bay. just take time. i find it very relaxing. if you want. i'll do it for you when i get there in the summer.

what happen to socal tonight. it's so dead on here.

it was so random but yesterday night apparently we all had a mini meet. and we all ended up tired as hell.

[Cjung]

and frankie almost didnt recognize you cuz of your pic... haha

[Davis]

Dammit Frankie what happen to your cool avatar!

Yeah we all just got together last night to help Tin and Andrew (boosted penguin) trade exhaust. Well I didn't do anything, I just watched. I also left early since I was tired.

[Cjung]

guys my coolant gets dirty easily.... i guess this will have to do till my car last