Turbotwiggs's Slow Build Thread
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01-08-2014, 10:01 PM
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it's worth mentioning - YMMV, of course - that some of us with grounding kits experienced strange battery issues. there's a note in the FSM that grounding kits do not play well with some sort of at rest battery voltage regulator in the car, and this can lead to your battery potentially not fully charging / dying an early death. Mine died within 2 months of getting a kit. My dealership also mentioned the grounding kit issue when I brought it in for an unrelated electrical problem.
It may or may not be related, but I disconnected my grounding kit, got a new battery, and no issues since, 20k miles ago.
This is hearsay - do your own research. Many people have them without issue!
It may or may not be related, but I disconnected my grounding kit, got a new battery, and no issues since, 20k miles ago.
This is hearsay - do your own research. Many people have them without issue!
No negative effects, but any positive? Do tell.
01-08-2014, 10:07 PM
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01-08-2014, 11:22 PM
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Ok so here are a couple that I took when I got there but it was late dark and cold so I didn't do a whole lot. Over all it looks really good. He went a little crazy with his company stickers lol and also the paint work around the windows need some fine details cleaned up on it. I'm pretty happy with it.
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01-09-2014, 08:07 AM
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First impression on the first pictures on the first day... I dig the color. Very, very pretty. Certainly unique.
Not liking the color-matched window trim at all. It should go black, probably satin black, because of the hood/trunk/wheels.
I see the gold grille isn't gold anymore, unless the lighting was goofy on that original pic and I'm misinterpreting things here.
Between the CF hood and the CF trunk, I'm liking the hood better. But really, I don't like either because neither of these body panels have a distinct separation from the rest of the car's design. On the G, they're designed to flow into the overall look from one perspective to the next, and now they don't. Know what I mean? You're creating a separation where one never existed before, and it looks very awkward (IMO). Can't you paint them?
Ditch all those huge window stickers.
OMG, no. You're not 16 anymore, Twiggs.
Putting the G37 trunk emblem in the bottom-right corner like the old G35... that's pretty interesting. Nice idea.
Black trim on the fogs... that looks good.
OEM Journey rims look like 17" Journey rims, no matter now nicely painted or powder-coated. I suspect you'll be replacing those as soon as you find the cash. In the meantime, the darker color is better than otherwise, considering the rest of your car.
More pics, please.
Not liking the color-matched window trim at all. It should go black, probably satin black, because of the hood/trunk/wheels.
I see the gold grille isn't gold anymore, unless the lighting was goofy on that original pic and I'm misinterpreting things here.
Between the CF hood and the CF trunk, I'm liking the hood better. But really, I don't like either because neither of these body panels have a distinct separation from the rest of the car's design. On the G, they're designed to flow into the overall look from one perspective to the next, and now they don't. Know what I mean? You're creating a separation where one never existed before, and it looks very awkward (IMO). Can't you paint them?
Ditch all those huge window stickers.
OMG, no. You're not 16 anymore, Twiggs.Putting the G37 trunk emblem in the bottom-right corner like the old G35... that's pretty interesting. Nice idea.
Black trim on the fogs... that looks good.
OEM Journey rims look like 17" Journey rims, no matter now nicely painted or powder-coated. I suspect you'll be replacing those as soon as you find the cash. In the meantime, the darker color is better than otherwise, considering the rest of your car.
More pics, please.
Last edited by Rochester; 01-09-2014 at 09:40 AM.