Hey! Read me!! Can you help??

Post by **lookatme!** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

Hi guys! I have a few questions that i would love to have answered, and you guys seems so good at answering questions, that here is the first place i would even ask!:icesangel Ok, the first is this... Are there any tail light conversions that you can do for these cars?? Like clears or Euros?? I LOVe Euros, so if anyone knows where i can snag a pair, I would be eternally grateful! Also... i posted a thread a while back, but got no answer. Has anyone got any extra parts laying around? I would totally be willing to pay for the trim piece that goes around an automatic shifter, and the little square "thing" right next to the ciggarette lighter in my 91 240sx. I dont even know what it is! But none of the junk yards around here have EITHER of these, if you can believe that!!:rolleyes Also, what is so great about rear wheel drive?? I dont know what makes it better than FWD... any hints?And WHAT does the OD button on my gear shift DO??Any help would be greatly appriciated! Thanks you guys!!!

Post by **soilwork240sx** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

od is for overdrive. no tailight conversions yet.

Post by **lookatme!** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

yes, but what does the OD DOOOO??? It feels like it takes the car longer to shift gears when I have the OD off...

Post by **soilwork240sx** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

its an extra gear

Post by **lookatme!** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

ok. also!!! How do i fix my broken antenna?? LOL. I was just on another thread, and they described my car to a tee without even seeing it, broke antenna, and a rip in the seat!! What does the extra gear DO?

Post by **Rockenreno** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

OD isn't an extra gear... Overdrive makes it so that the automatic transmission shifts at a higher RPM. This is useful when you need to stay in the powerband if you are towing something or trying to pass someone on the freeway.

RWD is better than FWD because when you accelerate, weight is shifted towards the rear of the car and it puts more weight on the rear tires. This helps you gain more traction. FWD cars are pushed back on their rear wheels, taking weight and traction from their front wheels. Also, RWD takes advantage of real spoilers because these add downforce to the rear wheels, essentially putting more weight on them and improving grip again. Please realize that for all of your intents and purposes, a spoiler will do you no good in terms of downforce because you won't be going fast enough to truly utilize it. Use this as a reason to not buy an ugly aluminum wing.

Euros don't really exist (well, they are hard to find) for this car because most people who own them don't endeavor to be ricers. Do everyone a favor and don't fall for the clear tail light trend. Note that I said most, not all

You will find this board is mostly car "enthusiats" who take offense to "rice". Just prepare to be flamed if you mention coffee can exhausts, aluminum wings, or euro taillights. We are more than happy to help with fixing your car or upgrading it with higher quality parts. The antenna is hard and expensive to fix usually. I just move my power antenna by hand.

As for knowing your car, if it is a fastback and came with the stock spoiler, be careful of the rust that's formed there. If its a coupe then you'll be fine

Post by **D1SR240** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

well as for the tailights there are the kouki ones (they are not euros), and for your antenna, well if it doesn't go all the way down like mine did, then you have to take it out form the trunkand fix this plasctic coil thing once you take it apart.

Post by **Cyberkreig** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

Ah, havent you all heard? FINALLY after years of waiting their ARE clear tails for our beloved cars. :rollseyes

http://www.takakaira.com/asp/t...gcjFe

To be honest, i kinda dig the 180 red&clears

Post by **gabossie** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

<sarcasm>and look guys, they are ONLY $1200 for the S14 lights! I'm putting in my order right now!</sarcasm> Seriously folks, there are better places to spend your money. Rockenreno is exactly right about this community, very performance oriented, but everyone likes asthetics if done tastefully and as long as they are backed up under the hood (and suspension).

Post by **Yorb** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

Hey, there's nothing wrong with Euro lights. They look good as long as your car is nice and shiny. Helps if you have nice rims too. There aren't really any for the 240SX though, unless you include ClearCorners.com. They do a conversion that's not in clear tail light tradition but it looks damn cool. They take the orange and replace it with white, basically.

The square thing next to your cigarette lighter...well, I have my power mirror control there, but if you don't have power mirrors then there's probably nothing that goes there.

My power antenna broke too, I just leave it up. If someone breaks it off, I don't care, I just play CDs and MP3s off an iPod anyway.

And I second what Rocken said about the hatch rust... I beat it down, reformed it, patched it, and had it painted it over and it has just begun to bubble back up. =( Very sad indeed.

Post by **prigo** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

Rockenreno wrote:OD isn't an extra gear... Overdrive makes it so that the automatic transmission shifts at a higher RPM. This is useful when you need to stay in the powerband if you are towing something or trying to pass someone on the freeway.

Wrong sir.

If you tow a boat behind a truck, with your O/D on, and you do it many many times, you WILL be replacing the transmission.

O/D is an extra gear, that is considerably small, and makes almost no power (on most vehicles) used to cruise at highway speeds. If you have the O/D off, yes, you will be able to pass a lot easier, because you won't be using a smaller, less powerful gear.

say you have a 4 speed auto + O/D, you theoretically have 5 gears. O/D is basically your 5th.

So say you want to pass someone on the freeway, just punch it, the transmission will automatically shift down from O/D to "4th" at this point, you can turn off your O/D to keep it in 4th gear, and you'll be using a more powerful gear.

One thing to be wary of. If you are in O/D mode, do NOT just press the button to get out of O/D, it is bad for your transmission.

Anyway, welcome to NICO

Post by **yellow_jacket** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

Just like Prigo said. Overdrive is actually a gear. Most automatic transmissions are 4 speeds. The first three gears are underdrive gears(the input speed of the transmission is faster than the output speed) but over drive actually spins the output shaft a little faster than the input shaft. You should also turn it off when towing, but that comes down to knowing your vehicle and its limits. I've got several trucks at work that have 240k on them and we don't usually shut overdrive off. We also tow around 10,000 lbs quite often.

As for fixing your antenna: there are two ways to go. You can replace the mast or just buy a whole used unit. For most people I would just recommend the used unit.

Post by **sideshow** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

first off welcome to nico, the thing next to youre cigarette lighter is where youre ashtray goes im assuming (i have a manual so i dont know if its the same) and as for fixing the antenna take a 48 ounce or better hammer and beat the hell on it till you can pop it on through the fender where the jack is, swear a lil, then take some silicone and cover the hole until you get one of the neat manual or hidden antennas, or just say **** it and deal with a busted antenna

Post by **sideshow** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

oh yea, i forgot about taking it into the road with the same 48 ouncer and beating the crap out of it in a fit of rage

Post by **ride4lame** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

lookatme! wrote:Also, what is so great about rear wheel drive?? I dont know what makes it better than FWD... any hints?And WHAT does the OD button on my gear shift DO??Any help would be greatly appriciated! Thanks you guys!!!

Here's my hint...take your car, drive around a turn, rev it out with the clutch in, and dump it in second. Then you will know why it rocks!

Post by **sideshow** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

hes got auto

Post by **gema** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

Quote »hes got auto[/quote]

...owned.

Post by **lookatme!** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

Hi guys... I'm a SHE! And yes, I do have auto. Thank you for explaining that clears are gay... and also about RWD. And OD. AND special thanks to prigo... for warning me about the pushing the OD button while driving. I did not know that doing this repeatidly while driving would mess up my transmission, and now I do. My antenna isnt just broken... it's snapped off. I think i'll just take it out and patch the hole, or get a cute little antenna like I saw on one of you guys' cars. it was short and black...sporty.I'm sure you'll hear alot from me... and you guys? Your the best!!

Post by **Nathan** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

another girl joins the board...I predict this thread will triple in size in under 2 hours since the thread starter is now known to be of the female persuasion. Howdy lookatme!

Post by **MainEvent212** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

well if she's hot it will :pface

lol, post a pic!!!!

heh j/k of course

did anyone here happen to notice that i'm a girl? no. why? because i never mentioned it!

now that i think of it...i'm not a girl...oops

Post by **Yorb** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

it can be confusing sometimes, can't it.

you may be happy to know, however, that it IS in fact possible to have sex in the back of a 240sx. *bows* ;D

Post by **lookatme!** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

Havent tried that yet yorb... seems a little small for REAL sex back there though. The front seat seems to go back pretty far though... i guess it depends on the circumstances,lol.And yeah, I'm hot...lolI still like clear tails though :P

Post by **Yorb** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

nothing wrong with clear tails, but like i said it only looks really good if you have clears all around, and your car is nice and shiny. an example of a bad idea would be sticking some clear tails on a rusty stock honda.

trust me its easier to have sex in the back, the front seats go UP far too. the front would be okay but you'd need to put something between the seats.

anyway...yeah. welcome to nico. =X

Post by **Nathan** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

Rip out the backseat, recline the fronts ALL the way down, there ya go

I must say though, it saddens me that you like clear taillights, I had my fantasies dashed to pieces the other day when my girlfriend saw some ricer with blue underglows and go's "Ooooooh, look at the cool blue lights!!" Stupid womenfolk. (no offense intended!)

Post by **Yorb** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

dude, underbody neons are awesome, and i'm not even a girl OR gay. ;D

however, you gotta realize that people of the female persuasion go for color and stuff over performance usually. look at her car description: 'white 240sx'.

Post by **Nathan** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

Oh, I realize it...I just keep hoping that a few more of them will change their mind

My girlfriend included! (you'd think after 2 years I would have had SOME effect in de-ricing her)

Post by **Touchdown038** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

Somehow, this reminds me of when Laurel joined and all the guys were lining to say hi to her. Anybody else remember that?

I know you guys do.

Anyways, welcome to NICO! And the little square square thing next to the cigarette lighter is where the switches for power windows are, sounds like you have crank windows.

Post by **PROJECTRB240SX** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

THAT LITTLE SQAURE IS FOR POWER MIRRORS, IF YOU HAVE MANUAL MIRRORS THERE IS A BLOCKER PLATE THAT SHOULD BE THERE.

Post by **MasterMan** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

ahhh your a woman, that explains the "i like euro lights" its ok... most women do.. welcome to the board, please dont rice your poor 240sx out

body kits wont make your car faster... oh and by the way be careful when you drive in the rain.. if u go around a corner and floor it u will spin out.. so take it slow in the rain, or the snow/ice.. i have an auto also, its not so bad.. but it will be converted to 5 speed soon..

Post by **Yorb** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 4:33 pm

body kits will make your car look hella cool though, and thats really what its all about

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