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What did you do to your car today? Vol 2.0

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What was the process you used to get it so nice? All 10ish Grand Prix headlights I have look like crap, lol.

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I used 1000 grit and wet sanded until it was completely evenly scuffed, no more worse spots than others. Which took quite a while. Then washed and used a DA with compound a few times. Still gonna run it over with some polish and wax it.

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Ah, okay. I just ran the buffer with wet compound over two of mine, better, but not great.

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Yeah I started with that too. Didn't do too much really. Took some of the yellowing off and made it a bit smoother. The sanding takes a nice layer off which is what you want.

Also I didn't know those orange reflectors were supposed to light up lol. Noticed there were bulbs in them, so I replaced them
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I saw a thread on this, you can put a UV coating on it yourself once it's buffed up to keep it nice, otherwise it'll fade in about 2 years and look the exact same again... its one part spar urethane, one part mineral spirits to thin it out. use a blue shop towel to apply, let it dry, then buff again.
 
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Thanks, I was pretty surprised myself

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I just need them to last a few more months. I was gonna pitch them, but maybe they're worth keeping lol. I put a coat of wax on them to hopefully help.

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Sold it. :(

It's a bit of a sad day because I really liked this car. But it has fallen apart as of late. I don't really have a plan to replace it anytime soon because I work from home and whenever we go somewhere we take the wife's Edge. I am considering Pontiac G8 GTs and Fusion Sports. I really just need a reliable 4 door car. The G8 GT would be something special, but they are a bit older. Since I really won't drive it much (except for my own errands, occasional trip to Cincinnati, etc), higher mileage doesn't bother me as long as it's newer.

http://www.grandprixforums.net/threads/102753-FS-2001-Grand-Prix-GTP-Coupe-119-700-miles-NE-Ohio
 


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Bought an 01 Dodge Ram 1500 Sport w/ 5.9l V8 Magnum, 4x4 and 171k miles for $3700. Needs little things, pics to come soon.

Some camaro parts came in the mail, like the differential shaft lock bolt removal kit. ( you know something is a common PITA when there is a quick fix kit.)

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Pulled some timing out of my car seeing if it would lower some of my KR. Went from 8.5ish to about 4-5* of KR. Mostly was a test to make sure it was real and not false. So far so good I guess lol.

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na with 8º kr? damn, cut a little more timing. i bet it feels stronger without the kr.
 
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I think WOT right now with the knock is between like 13-17* lol

Something else I think is going on or my car just sucks, rolling into the throttle I was getting 0 knock until I hit 60% which is PE I think then it spiked to 6* of KR. At the top of the gears I would have 0 knock then it would shift and I'd get more knock. Mostly started around 3500 till like 4800 rpm.

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the new kr monster lol where you taking the timing out from? you winging this or you got some help already?
 


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i dont know much about a na tune. but people swear overkill na tunes make a difference. so theres got to be some things to make it better.
 
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A little help, a little winging it, little reading

The changes were using the eddies table modifier thingy as a test because I was curious how it worked, but been told its not that great.
 
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i used to use that for maf tuning, now i dont. its for when your to new to trust yourself in my eyes.

you figure out how to scan and what to scan for?
 
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