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[pagani123]

Jeez I hope no one is in turkey right now  

[AlwaysFSX]

11 minutes ago, Maybach123 said:

Jeez I hope no one is in turkey right now  

I know someone there, I hope they're alright.

[pagani123]

6 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

I know someone there, I hope they're alright.

I mean they should be fine (physically) it will just be incredibly tough to live there right now. Especially if your a us  citizen. 

[AlwaysFSX]

2 minutes ago, Maybach123 said:

I mean they should be fine (physically) it will just be incredibly tough to live there right now. Especially if your a us  citizen. 

They aren't a US citizen. Hopefully things get under control over there and travel isn't restricted so people can GTFO while governments sort this out.

[bcredeur97]

Well they fit lol

 

 

[AlwaysFSX]

3 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Well they fit lol

Those look a lot smaller.

[PandaCopyRight]

28 minutes ago, Strando123 said:

oh shit oh fuck oh no im officialy dead....

grandma called to tell me she borrowed the weed wacker, because my phone is broken i cant call her back to tell her DO NOT USE THE WEED WACKER OF DEATH (aka, race wacker)

@Mister2010

 

holly  

 

also ... sweet sweet paint  

[AlwaysFSX]

1 hour ago, suchamoneypit said:

Less of car discussion and more of a try for help, I figured I might as well ask here to see if people with more experience than me can help out.

 

In my 2005 Mazda 3 sedan I'm trying to replace the bulbs in the climate control dials which seems to be pretty easy..once the module is removed. Im having a lot of difficultly removing the module so I can get to the bulbs.

 

I've got it pretty much stripped down, http://imgur.com/a/hgEfJ And I think at this point its the cables for the controls that are giving me trouble as the bottom of the module is completely lose, the tension is up top and this is where the cables are (and they are pretty taught while the cables have slack). The problem is I can't seem to find anything online about how to remove this, all the guides for the newer Mazda's simply show them sliding the module out once their at the point I am.

 

I found some really old guides online and one referenced removing some cables in the hood, possible the cables im working with now? The issue was its so old all pictures that were linked were broken so I couldn't follow as it left the difficult parts explained in picture (A common issue when trying to find guides for my car)

 

I can't tell too much from the pictures and don't know how Mazda does it but it looks like some kind of friction clip, maybe you can get some tweezers to slide them out?

[paps511]

On 7/14/2016 at 0:25 AM, Maybach123 said:

where in nj? I might be able to get out of work to go. I have never been to an autocross before

Sorry just saw this. I race at the meadolands. We have another Auto Cross School and Race next friday.

http://www.motorsportsne.com/

[suchamoneypit]

24 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

I can't tell too much from the pictures and don't know how Mazda does it but it looks like some kind of friction clip, maybe you can get some tweezers to slide them out?

I couldn't see any visible clips up top between the black and clear plastic. I have tried taking it out with a good deal of force as I'm familiar with the clips they use on everything else in the dash.

[RevoltTrain]

[bcredeur97]

50 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Those look a lot smaller.

The wheels are an inch smaller. The wheel/tire combo is only A smidge smaller. You can barely tell when you put two wheels on top of each other. 

 

Also I had the car up in the air so that probably didn't help.

[AlwaysFSX]

5 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

The wheels are an inch smaller. The wheel/tire combo is only A smidge smaller. You can barely tell when you put two wheels on top of each other. 

 

Also I had the car up in the air so that probably didn't help.

Yeah the angle of the original wheel looks waaaay bigger in the picture.

[bcredeur97]

So turned out the brake hardware they gave me didn't work/fit. 

 

Im actually having second thoughts. I think they changed he brake caliper design to not use those springs later on. 

 

I I also discovered my rear pads are pretty worn. Don't really have time to change them (of course I'll put good pads on!) before Sunday. But I'll see to it soon. They should be fine. I'll change the rotors too since I know nothing about them and they are kinda rusty (I'll get some nice ones anyway)

[JoaoPRSousa]

21 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

I wall tapped so hard I ripped the wing off the C7

EDIT: sorry for crap pic. I'm editing it

 

Was that 2:24 time done with the C7R? 

 

3 hours ago, chaozbandit said:

 

Gibe ༼ つ ◕◡◕ ༽つ

 

--------------------------------

 

Dat budget M3 E46 lyf

 

 

Also, that feeling when the 330ci costs around 3600E in the UK and more than 8500E in Portugal

[pagani123]

is there no wan show today? Did i miss a memo? never mind they keep changing the time 

[JoaoPRSousa]

1 minute ago, vinyldash303 said:

Yup it was.  I haven't been able to get closer than 2:26 to it again.  Then again I but then that 2:24 lap was like full caffeine mode.

 

Also nice donger  

ლ(́◉◞౪◟◉‵ლ)

 

No wonder why I couldn't do better than 2:30... I was using the regular C7 Z06...

 

dongers are lyf [⌐■ᗜ■]

[JoaoPRSousa]

3 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

Although the regular C7 I've not used much and couldn't get it better than 2:34 so you've got me beat on that one at least.

 

 

Also, gimme yo gamertag ples

[vetali]

2 hours ago, suchamoneypit said:

Less of car discussion and more of a try for help, I figured I might as well ask here to see if people with more experience than me can help out.

 

In my 2005 Mazda 3 sedan I'm trying to replace the bulbs in the climate control dials which seems to be pretty easy..once the module is removed. Im having a lot of difficultly removing the module so I can get to the bulbs.

 

I've got it pretty much stripped down, http://imgur.com/a/hgEfJ And I think at this point its the cables for the controls that are giving me trouble as the bottom of the module is completely lose, the tension is up top and this is where the cables are (and they are pretty taught while the cables have slack). The problem is I can't seem to find anything online about how to remove this, all the guides for the newer Mazda's simply show them sliding the module out once their at the point I am.

 

I found some really old guides online and one referenced removing some cables in the hood, possible the cables im working with now? The issue was its so old all pictures that were linked were broken so I couldn't follow as it left the difficult parts explained in picture (A common issue when trying to find guides for my car)

 

Looks like it should just come up out of the retainer, then the cable should unhook. 

[JoaoPRSousa]

13 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

I have no idea what it is and I was running late from getting the s10 back from the dealer so I went straight to the coast after getting it back and didn't even touch the PC. I wanna say it was HydroMoth sumthin sumthin but I'll get it to you next week when I'm back in town.

 

Just did 2:22:329 on the C7R

[warmmilk]

11 hours ago, vetali said:

No heat or AC in an uninsulated shop. 

What kinda shady place do you work at? Buy your own tools, no AC or insulation, do you even get paid??? Or do you pay them to work? Haha

46 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

So turned out the brake hardware they gave me didn't work/fit. 

 

Im actually having second thoughts. I think they changed he brake caliper design to not use those springs later on. 

 

I I also discovered my rear pads are pretty worn. Don't really have time to change them (of course I'll put good pads on!) before Sunday. But I'll see to it soon. They should be fine. I'll change the rotors too since I know nothing about them and they are kinda rusty (I'll get some nice ones anyway)

How bad does it drag? If the wheel is in the air, can you turn it by hand?

 

funny thing is I'm having the exact opposite problem, I was getting really bad pad knock back at the track today after almost every corner with my Wilwoods...  I finally have brakes that actually work and then I have to deal with this bs... Doesn't exactly inspire confidence

[JoaoPRSousa]

I know what Forza Horizon 3 really needs. A track in the map, and Playground Games should definitely host all sorts of track days in them.

such want

@FORZADEVELOPERS READ THIS PLEASE

[vetali]

7 minutes ago, warmmilk said:

What kinda shady place do you work at? Buy your own tools, no AC or insulation, do you even get paid??? Or do you pay them to work? Haha

Having to buy your own tools is pretty standard in the trade aside from really expensive stuff like scanners and scopes. I get paid, not a lot, but neither does anyone else in the trade. 

 

I'm in a bad spot right now because we can't hire anyone else, and I'm not gonna quit until my boss at least has a replacement for my old co worker. I want to work for Mazda, Toyota, Lexus, or BMW. I'd have to move to work at any of those dealers.

 

Unrelated, I just realized that a lot of people here have Mazdas. lol. 

[JoaoPRSousa]

2 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

 

༼凸 ◉_◔༽凸

 

(•_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■)

 

[warmmilk]

12 minutes ago, vetali said:

Having to buy your own tools is pretty standard in the trade aside from really expensive stuff like scanners and scopes. I get paid, not a lot, but neither does anyone else in the trade. 

 

I'm in a bad spot right now because we can't hire anyone else, and I'm not gonna quit until my boss at least has a replacement for my old co worker. I want to work for Mazda, Toyota, Lexus, or BMW. I'd have to move to work at any of those dealers.

 

Unrelated, I just realized that a lot of people here have Mazdas. lol. 

Idk man, I think to making a living, you shouldn't have to worry about your boss... It's his business to run and its your life to live. If you have an opportunity for a job that you'll enjoy more and/or get paid better, I say go for it, let your boss worry about his own business