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Offline elff

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4000 on: May 24, 2011, 06:17:21 PM »
It was an Exige model, "S 240" I think, but am not sure.  It was night time and where we stopped wasn't the brightest lit area...

That's the super charged one.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4001 on: May 24, 2011, 06:59:12 PM »
Not to be outdone by TS, today I had a 2" screw in my tire.

Got in and the DIC said 8 psi. So I drove about 1/2 mile, filled it with air and then drove another 1 mile to the Mobil station and the guys plugged it for me. I watched the entire time, they were very careful with my baby :D

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4002 on: May 25, 2011, 12:57:33 AM »
I DESPISE TPMS sensors.  they don't work correctly in any vehicle I've ever owned.  I always purchase aftermarket wheels and throw the sensors in the garbage.....  rant complete.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4003 on: May 25, 2011, 05:33:25 AM »
The TPMS work great here and I wouldn't be without them. We must have Canadian TPMS here.   ;)
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4004 on: May 25, 2011, 05:43:19 AM »
I have aftermarket wheels and still use the sensors. I like them. It kind of gives you a smack in the head if you're not paying attention.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4005 on: May 25, 2011, 08:20:47 AM »
On my car TPMS wasn't that accurate, it was always within plus or minus 2 psi of the actual pressure. Had it been more accurate I might have installed them in my aftermarket wheels/tires. It's enough to tell you if you're getting a flat but you can feel that in how that car's driving if you don't have runflats.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4006 on: May 25, 2011, 09:11:32 AM »
TPMS works great for me. Within 1 psi. Stock or aftermarket wheels. Love to see the reading in the DIC.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4007 on: May 25, 2011, 09:15:09 AM »
My TPMS has always been within 1 psi. Same for the wife's redline and our Tahoe.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4008 on: May 25, 2011, 09:15:25 AM »
The TPMS work great here and I wouldn't be without them. We must have Canadian TPMS here.   ;)

Mine, on all the cars and bikes I have owned, have always worked fine.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4009 on: May 25, 2011, 09:15:30 AM »
Mine is extremely accurate.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4010 on: May 25, 2011, 10:31:19 AM »
My digital gauge works to within a half LB
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4011 on: May 25, 2011, 07:54:03 PM »
Insalled my Beach Party Central Fuse Box cover looks gr8 .

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4012 on: May 25, 2011, 08:15:47 PM »
Okay, here we go.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4013 on: May 25, 2011, 08:24:48 PM »
My trunk hinge did not arrive. Hope it's here by tomorrow or I'll have to drive back over Friday or wait until later to head over to the meet.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4014 on: May 25, 2011, 08:39:21 PM »
My trunk hinge did not arrive. Hope it's here by tomorrow or I'll have to drive back over Friday or wait until later to head over to the meet.

Worst case Susan we can hash it out another time.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4015 on: May 25, 2011, 08:41:32 PM »
Thanks Jim! I appreciate you saying that.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4016 on: May 25, 2011, 09:58:15 PM »
Not to be outdone by TS, today I had a 2" screw in my tire.
OK, just as long as I don't have to go out and hit a deer now :lol:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4017 on: May 25, 2011, 11:45:05 PM »
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4018 on: May 26, 2011, 12:25:16 AM »
wo dat boy kid wid her  :huh:

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4019 on: May 26, 2011, 01:27:14 AM »
Still working on cleaning out the rear window.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4020 on: May 26, 2011, 02:30:14 AM »
I bought my daughter a Solstice. Yes... I know I am in trouble.



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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4021 on: May 26, 2011, 09:25:03 AM »
It appears to be an NA, I am sure it will get heavily modded and retuned. LOL!

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4022 on: May 26, 2011, 09:27:22 AM »
Gave the car a quick wash and left it in the garage today so it will be fairly clean when I get down there.
Hopefully it won't pick up too much pollen or dirt on the drive down.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4023 on: May 26, 2011, 09:36:40 AM »
Mine was clean last night but with the rain we are having now and the 10 hour drive we have ahead of us, I don't expect it to still be that way when we get down there tonight.

I hate to see it dirty but I can wash it later...
Just trying to do my part...

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #4024 on: May 26, 2011, 09:40:30 AM »
Let's see who can get to Joe's with the least amount of BUGS!!! Last weekend's trip, Lindsey was coated... Theyare bad right now down south.

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