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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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She is definitely a keeper!

I wish there were some shops that secialized in lowered cars around here but there aren't. Firestone is the only one that will do it. Especially with the lifetime warranty.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 03:38 AM
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i know of a shop that cares about lowered cars. i will soon take mine there when my new suspension is installed.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 05:30 AM
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I need some help figuring out this problem. My car is overheating in traffic when the a/c is on. The passenger side fan never engages. The fuse is good and I pulled the fan out and tested it on the battery and the fan itself is good also.

What else could it be?

At what point is that fan supposed to come on? When it reaches a certain temp or when the a/c is on?
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 05:44 AM
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i always thought that it had to reach a certain temp before it came on.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 05:47 AM
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I need some help figuring out this problem. My car is overheating in traffic when the a/c is on. The passenger side fan never engages. The fuse is good and I pulled the fan out and tested it on the battery and the fan itself is good also.

What else could it be?

At what point is that fan supposed to come on? When it reaches a certain temp or when the a/c is on?
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I bet its your fan switch in the back of the block. You can just tie the two wires together for now to have the fan on all the time.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 06:30 AM
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3rd owner with excellent condition interior and id say 8/10 for exterior.FMIC is hiding



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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 06:36 AM
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damn. nice pick up.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 06:40 AM
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I bet its your fan switch in the back of the block. You can just tie the two wires together for now to have the fan on all the time.
Hmm. I need to look into that. Where exactly is it?

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Beautiful.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 07:15 AM
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I need some help figuring out this problem. My car is overheating in traffic when the a/c is on. The passenger side fan never engages. The fuse is good and I pulled the fan out and tested it on the battery and the fan itself is good also.

What else could it be?

At what point is that fan supposed to come on? When it reaches a certain temp or when the a/c is on?
both fans are supposed to turn on when you hit the AC Button on and when the motor reaches temp. Check the fan relays. I guarantee it's either a
relay or broken wiring.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 07:22 AM
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How do I determine if a relay is bad? Swap it with one I know is good? I hate wiring, btw.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 07:40 AM
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Dude, i would bitch and or get it fixed or refunded. The car should track straight after alignment, and if it does, pull hte wheel and adjust it a couple splines until its good.

In theory it should, but I've had cars in the past that are all aligned, but then I rotate tires and the vehicle will not track straight for a few hundred miles until the tires are "settled in."
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 11:04 AM
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How do I determine if a relay is bad? Swap it with one I know is good? I hate wiring, btw.

Ive seen fan relays go bad. And yes, easiest and quickest way to check is to swap with a known good one. After swapping, jump the wires at the fan switch and the fan should operate. Screw waiting there for it to get hot and turn on. It can take up to 15-20 minutes for that to happen.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 11:08 AM
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Thanks for the help, dudes.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 11:08 AM
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Wow that is a nice find!! Clean!

And wow, I am suprised, between you guys and my other friends, everyone agrees the truck is the one to do. So I think I may be doing that.

And as far as working on it even though it wont be mine anymore - I love working on cars either way. So i dont mind.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 12:46 PM
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Ive seen fan relays go bad. And yes, easiest and quickest way to check is to swap with a known good one. After swapping, jump the wires at the fan switch and the fan should operate. Screw waiting there for it to get hot and turn on. It can take up to 15-20 minutes for that to happen.
Instead of jumping anything after swapping relays, just turn the ac on and see which fans turn on this time.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 01:28 PM
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I figured this would be the place to ask...
where are people buying C-pillar bars other than ebay, I can find megan racing bars but that's it
thanks
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 02:42 PM
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Dude IA is so0o close!
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by spoonef
3rd owner with excellent condition interior and id say 8/10 for exterior.FMIC is hiding



definately nice pick-up! glad to see you get another car finally. ;P Have you had another set of wheels on your car? Cause I think I've seen you around renton, boosting. I'm in a white ef too. but not an si. :c


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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 04:59 PM
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I bet its your fan switch in the back of the block. You can just tie the two wires together for now to have the fan on all the time.
Thats how mine is. People say when I turn my ignition it sound like a airplane

Trying grounding the negative wire and hooking up the power directly to the fan.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 05:07 PM
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QUESTION:

15x6 +38 wheels
what mm size spacer would I need to I can sit flush when the fender??
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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QUESTION:

15x6 +38 wheels
what mm size spacer would I need to I can sit flush when the fender??
prob about 10mm
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 11:38 PM
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Thats how mine is. People say when I turn my ignition it sound like a airplane

Trying grounding the negative wire and hooking up the power directly to the fan.
There is no need to have the fan run all the time. Why do people do this (other than for test purposes)?
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 07:12 AM
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Vega, my wheels are at 30et and pretty flush. Agree with steph, 8-10MM.
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 09:44 AM
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There is no need to have the fun run all the time. Why do people do this (other than for test purposes)?

seriously. A new fan switch is like $30, tops. hell I have a spare, working one in my toolbox in case mine does go out again...
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 10:57 AM
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Where exactly is the fan switch? I haven't had time to look, yet.
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