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    Dealer scratches rims

    Have them buy you new wheels.
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    My car won't start... it cranks but never catches.

    I fixed it. Well, the replacement relay was delayed (UPS sucks these days...), so I decided to fix it myself. I'm going to start this post with some keywords for the db to index so that people with newer cars can will be able to find it in a search. OBD-2 OBD-II OBD2 OBDII main power relay...
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    Moving to bay area soon... meets / service shops?

    Hi folks, Thanks for the recommendations... I'm moving Oct. 1st (still don't know where!) and am planning on doing the timing belt, water pump, and hoses. Hopefully I'll make it out to a meet in Oct! Mike
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    Moving to bay area soon... meets / service shops?

    Hi all, I'm moving to the bay area soon... was wondering if you guys got any weekly meets going on, and where everyone gets their maintenance and upgrades done at. Thanks! Mike Hughes
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    spare tire, leave it or remove it?

    You're definitely going to notice if a 30 or 35 series tire is flat. At first you'll think something is wrong with the alignment, but you'll definitely notice.
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    My car won't start... it cranks but never catches.

    Hi all, I think I may have a relay problem. I'm not sure which one, though, so please allow me to describe the symptoms. On the way to work I hit a small pothole and my car lost power. I coasted to a stop and re-started it and it started and drove okay. I parked the car at work and then...
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    Los Angeles area shop for *complete* diagnosis and repair of leaky wheel/rim

    Hi all, I'm in the LA area (Los Angeles proper, as in Hollywood, downtown, and the west side... I guess west hollywood and beverly hills would also qualify :) ) One of my wheels is leaking. I don't know if it's the tire or wheel, but I have Blitz type 03 modular rims. I've had leaky modular...
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    Your Worst Summer Job?

    I helped out at a structural engineer's office one summer when I was a young kid... job duty #1 was to make blueprints on a blueprint machine, which is an extruciatingly slow drum-based contraption that's hooked up to a big bottle of ammonia and a big UV light, both of which leak out all over...
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    Repair shop in southern cal

    When it comes to reputable shops... you always get what you pay for :)
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    For sale: '00 stock shocks & springs w/ 27k miles $300 obo

    For sale: 2000 stock suspension - shocks & springs 27k miles $200 obo Hi all, Just put in my aftermarket shocks & springs, so stock units are for sale if you need them for whatever reason. $200 or best offer takes it all, shocks + springs. Make a reasonable offer. I can ship, but I'd prefer...
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    Finally!

    Are you sure you're aware of which body parts are involved in a rape?
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    "Riced Out" true meaning/derivation

    This ridiculous "philosophical" thread is found just about on any car forum. Can we not pollute NSX prime with this kind of time-wasting rhetoric?
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    WTF? Front lip fell off this morning.

    Spinner, thanks for the advice... Looks like dali racing has the new piece plus all mounting hardware for $150. Gonna get that :)
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    WTF? Front lip fell off this morning.

    My front lip fell off and started dragging this morning... it was hitting my undercarriage right where the motor is... huge dollar signs started flashing through my head because I thought something was seriously screwed up. When I pulled into my garage at work I saw that it was the lip. The...
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    The Best Alignment Shop In So Cal

    Can he order and take delivery of parts? Thanks.
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