Removed the rotors and turned them. Replaced OEM pads w/Hawk HPS pads. Extremely easy on this car to replace the pads. Then came the hard part, scrubbing the inside of each wheel removing road tar, etc etc.

Got my Nav Hack done here in Houston..$80 total cost. took about an hour or so. Super awesome now.. Led's in da reverse also added.

Bought a set of 4 Continental ExtremeContact DWS's from Tirerack. Will be installing them as soon as they come in. Finally get rid of these sad Walmart tires that are noisy as hell.

Installed a Stillen Y back exhaust. Sounds sexy! Videos and pics to come.

^ ohh shyt.... i just finished washing my car in 35 degree weather after putting on my 19"s again.



No clearance!

Got off work my 12 hour shift at one am and drove up to the firehouse for some one on one time with my baby. Vacuum, wash and wax. Even got a good coat of wax on those rims. I must say, the way the sheetmetal lays on this chasis is sexy as all hell. 3 hours of quality time, priceless.

*Bought a Bumper Bully, because after owning the car for only 3 weeks the bumper already has been scratched/gashed. (city living )
*Slapped some 19" Sport wheels on it Looks alot better and drives better.
*Synched the garage door opener

Changed the oil, and Sea Foamed the car.

Also created this HowTo and video:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McLwRh_c3us[/youtube]

Mods, can this thread please be stickied at the top? Many of the other forums I'm on have this type of thread stickied because it is the easiest way to find out who's done what to their car recently, etc.

Washed it, then laid on a layer of Klasse All in one followed by a top coat of the Klasse High Gloss sealant. the perfect winterizing

Now if you live in Northeast Ohio i'd advise not looking directly into my mirror like reflective shine, it may cause envy

not today but this pass weekend I was able to add the Elite warranty from Daniel.

I was also able to get the trunk lid liner covered in suede, looks & feels great.

next on a warmer day I'll try to install the Infinity front tweeters.

^ pix?

I'll try to have pics in a few days, we are getting more bad weather and it's really cold up hear.

Got bored and picked up JDM visors at the local dealership. Here is a quick snap shot of what they look. I actually really really like this thing

some of the visor kits come with a 3rd piece (for each side) to go in the last quarter panel pane, but still looks pretty good and now you won't have rain coming in the window when your going down the road and want a little fresh air.
Do they just stick in with friction or do you have to use 3M tape?

This is the OEM nissan one. It clips into the channels with a metal clip and it is also stuck to the molding using a double sided tape (3M?)

zerg711 wrote:Got bored and picked up JDM visors at the local dealership. Here is a quick snap shot of what they look. I actually really really like this thing

Can you get a picture of the whole car? I've debated these back and forth...thanks in advance

finally a nice sunny warm day (26 degrees lol) to work on the M. I was able to install the Infinity tweeters and they do sound much better. You get to hear more highs that the bose tweeter doesn't produce.

A must have for those that don't want to go crazy and replace the whole stereo.

Next will be to upgrade the stock subwoofer (2nd weekest part).

got my wheels, springs, custom exhaust, lip, and polishing stuff to get this car ready for spring : ) cant wait to actually use the a/c seat function

^ so what did you get? specifics

ended up getting tein s techs. i know its subjective on an x, but i figure if it sucks, ill just buy the ksport coils.

the wheels i got for a steal. custom xxr 521's in 8.5 +32 all around with custom polished 2 step lip and muteki neo chrome lugs

gong gloss black roof and maybe custom csl type spoiler when i paint my lip.

the exhaust if a custom greddy evo2 setup

carrying over alot of my z's engine bling since ive since went with a built boosted ls1 in my z, so the m should be sitting pretty come srpingtime!

cool def. keep us posted with pics.

will do! ill get a few teaser pics of the wheels. was gonna get a set of works but didnt wanna spend 3k+ on a set of wheels like i did on my z. ballin on a budget lol

I knocked a dine size piece of my paint off the lower rocker panel running into my own garage door i suck!

no i wont post pics lol im too ashame
i'm going to fix it :-))

bhrees wrote:I knocked a dine size piece of my paint off the lower rocker panel running into my own garage door i suck!

no i wont post pics lol im too ashame
i'm going to fix it :-))

Damn, that does suck...

finally got to do the oil change, come Monday I will be able to send my sample to blackstone.



here's a picture of my smashed sway bar bushing that i still need to replace

got these in today

took the car out today, I haven't driven her since the mid of Dec 2010.

Got her tinted with LLumar 20% on the sides and 15% on the rear windshield.

On the way home i was able to open her up a little (over 140 mph).

With the help of a friend, changed my very first set of brake pads and rotors to aftermarket ceramic pads and drilled and slotted ones from Brakemotive
a little skeptical at first since pretty cheap (but sponsor on many car enthusiast sites + Nissan and outstanding reviews from eBay buyers) so...
Bedded them in a few nights ago--so far so good...we'll see in a few hundred/thousand miles. So far, ride stops great, no whirring/whooshing/squealing
Also took the opportunity with the wheels off to clean the other side of the rims--waaaayyyy dirty

Original rotor with tire on


Close up


Closer still with part of caliper


With wheel off


Ceramic pads




Rotor




Rotor and part of caliper from inside wheel well


Rotor Off


Old Pads


Old Pad Retainer Clip on Top/New Pad Retainer Clip Below


Cleaned up hub--used the Dremel--got a little OCD!


New Rotor On


Finished!


A little elbow grease and time (got faster as I got used to how it all fit together) saved me some serious bucks--will be taking my friend and his wife out to dinner for helping me-won't be taking my car to the stealership to have brakes redone ever again.

^ nice outcome. How much was everything if you dont mind me asking?

Thanks...

Brakemotive kit was $169.95 (all four rotors and pads)

Could've used the same pad retainer clips, but opted to have everything new, so...
Hardware Kit-Front (clips + shims and shim covers which I didn't use) $58.92
Hardware Kit-Rear $57.10
Total: $285.97


Ordering OEM rotors and pads from infinitipartsusa.com (not including the hardware kits) would have totaled: $542.60 (not including S&H)