It’s been raining daily for the last week here and I don’t have time in the following weeks to wash and ceramic coat the car. My ITS was not too dirty so did an ONR wash Saturday night and prepped/ceramic coated on Sunday. I would have washed it normally if weather cooperated this weekend with...
Washed with ONR, wiped down with Gyeon Prep, and layered on some Kamikaze Miyabi Coat and ISM Coat. Letting it sit in the garage for the next couple of days to cure.
My PPF installer swapped that panel of PPF without cost since he was replacing another piece that was defective. There is tons of sand, salt and brine used on the roads in my area and I it’s not uncommon for nicks and tears to form on the PPF. The dirty torn PPF edges just show up worst...
I just took my DE5 in for my first service last weekend at Open Road Richmond Acura and my sales person said they only received 7 DE5’s last year and only expect 6 this year. He said they were suppose to receive 10 for last year but only 7 arrived. ETA is summer for next batch of DE5 MY25.
I have a set of CE28 CR2’s in this exact spec 18x10 +40 and no modifications needed on stock height running 265/35/18 Bridgestone Potenza Sport tires. I posted these pics in the wheel thread but will repost here. Perfect fitment and flush with the fenders.
The screws go into plastic and the rear has a clip on each side that most people don’t use. Have had my flaps on for a 3 months without the rear clips installed and have had no issues with them loosening up.
Got about 16” of snow Thursday, so this is after brushing off the snow today. Still 8” of snow in my backyard. Definitely couldn’t have driven in the deep and slushy conditions the last few days with the hills and uncleared roads. My lowered FK8 under the cover isn’t going anywhere anytime...
I traded in a Rivian R1T. No regrets as my wife hated driving the R1T and gave me an opportunity to grab a fun car in trade in and to get some $$$ back. I still have my 2010 Tundra for hauling stuff though.
I don’t have the Michelin Alpin PA4 or 5’s on my ITS, but have them for my Tesla Model 3 for 5 winter seasons and on the Y for 3 seasons. They feel more like all-season tires that grips well on dry, wet and light snow. I wouldn’t use the Alpin tires for any deep snow or ice though. I have...
Best way to test a coating is to wash the car and see if the water beads off the surface. No beading or uneven areas that don’t bead means a poorly applied coating or poor product.
If there are any hazy areas after a wash, the ceramic coating has flashed during application and needs to be...
I thought I’d have to use the Raceseng retainer but I just swapped in the Raceseng knob and to my surprise when I pulled up the boot it clicked into place. I thought I’d need to take off the trim and use the accessory clips to hold up the boot but did not.
I repurposed my set of 57DR Gramlights in 18x9.5 et+38 with 255/35/18 Cross Climate 2’s for winter from my FK8 to the DE5. Gonna store the FK8 for winter and drive my DE5. Had to clone a set of tpms sensors. Car handles well with all weather tires and don’t feel squishy and soft like full...