Project: AWD Turbo Family Hauler (PART DEUX)

[.RJ]

how the fuck is this thread 7 pages and the car hasnt even arrived yet god dammit jambag did you buy those springs yet or what

[Sijray21]

I think I would've flown to MA to pick it up

100% not worth it.

How much is the typical shipping cost?

This is costing me $650, car was an hour West of Boston

That's not bad. I had delivery costs higher in my head with 0 research.

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I think I would've flown to MA to pick it up

100% not worth it.

How much is the typical shipping cost?

This is costing me $650, car was an hour West of Boston

That's a 10 hour drive. Thats a weekend trip. Thats a 641 mile 1 way trip. That's 2.5 tanks for the Fit. That's $55 one way. That's $110 total. I failed you. I shan't let your oldness win again.

BUY THE H&R SPRINGS.

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Don't forget the tolls. That's at least $40 each way f-ing new England

[*insertusernamehere*]

If it don't add up to $650 then it's still worth the ~adventure~

Can you guys even see that word or are you too old now?

Apparently I don't hear the screech old TV's make anymore. I'm too old.

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[Sijray21]

If it don't add up to $650 then it's still worth the ~adventure~

Can you guys even see that word or are you too old now?

Apparently I don't hear the screech old TV's make anymore. I'm too old.

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Oh, I'd definitely do it for the adventure aspect of it. Plus I enjoy road trips. I'd likely take a detour home or there.

[rherold9]

how the fuck is this thread 7 pages and the car hasnt even arrived yet god dammit jambag did you buy those springs yet or what

+1

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[.RJ]

If it don't add up to $650 then it's still worth the ~adventure~

Can you guys even see that word or are you too old now?

Apparently I don't hear the screech old TV's make anymore. I'm too old.

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Oh, I'd definitely do it for the adventure aspect of it. Plus I enjoy road trips. I'd likely take a detour home or there.

jayray, go find a car to buy I'll go get it with you

[Sijray21]

If it don't add up to $650 then it's still worth the ~adventure~

Can you guys even see that word or are you too old now?

Apparently I don't hear the screech old TV's make anymore. I'm too old.

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Oh, I'd definitely do it for the adventure aspect of it. Plus I enjoy road trips. I'd likely take a detour home or there.

jayray, go find a car to buy I'll go get it with you

YAS, SHOPPING ON THE WEST COAST

[Apoc]

I prefer my adventures be ones I haven't done yet. Driving down 95 for 600 miles ain't a life experience I want to relive.

[JustinG]

how the fuck is this thread 7 pages and the car hasnt even arrived yet god dammit jambag did you buy those springs yet or what

It made me feel better....

[V1GiLaNtE]

Thank god some fucking progress. Mods delete all pages except for the spring post and the first.

[rherold9]

Thank god some fucking progress. Mods delete all pages except for the spring post and the first.

+1

[ScottyB]

Driving down 95 for 600 miles ain't a life experience I want to relive.

call me elderly but he's right. that's not "fun" or "an adventure", its cruel punishment

[Sully]

Should have given me the $650 and I would have went up and picked it up. I would have even put painters tape on the front of the car to protect it during the journey.

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[JustinG]

It does exist!....Dirty as F from it's trip here. ETA was 10 or before. Arrived at 12:15.

[Apoc]

The tint (if there is any) looked a lot darker in the dealer shots. Do you know if there is any? If not, are you considering adding it?

[JustinG]

The tint (if there is any) looked a lot darker in the dealer shots. Do you know if there is any? If not, are you considering adding it?

No tint, yea it's getting tinted before the summer. I'm surprised it isn't tinted from the factory.

[Sijray21]

The tint (if there is any) looked a lot darker in the dealer shots. Do you know if there is any? If not, are you considering adding it?

No tint, yea it's getting tinted before the summer. I'm surprised it isn't tinted from the factory.

I think it's a truck/suv thing to have tint from the factory.

It would look great with tint. Glad you finally have it!

[Steve85]

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[Sully]

The most you can probably get on a wagon factory is like 3%. SUV's and trucks fall in a different category and can have dark tint in the back. Cars (and therefore wagons) cannot. The Forrester is classified as an SUV so it can have tint.

Go get the medical wavior if you don't have one already. 35% all the way around.

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[JustinG]

So yea, the car came. 

I think my saltiness was mostly impatience, and the fact I moved meetings to the afternoon. I was anticipating him coming in the morning, then I can dick around with the car, and have my meeting late in the day. NERP! But its here! Yay!



All looked good during the unload, it is exactly as described. Then as we are doing the walk-around the dipshit driver is rubbing the dirt off the car with his fingers on the, "Yea it's just dirty, it fine", "Can you please not do that, I'll just wash the car", where do I sign, so you go the fuck away.

I got them to throw in the all weather mats, trunk tray, touch up paint, and a sweet M hat.....which were all in the hatch.

Quick wash, nothing crazy going on, just  a handful of rock chips, that I knew about, some fine scratches and swirl marks. Nothing a detailer can't handle. 

HNNNNNGGGGGGGG.......



I am like a fucking giddy little school girl, I love the way this car feels, the gadgets, the looks....

For the first time in 3 years I didn't open the garage door with a gun in my mouth.



So anyway, I spent my first 2hrs of ownership getting a state inspection at the dealership. A couple of conference calls sitting in a leather recliner watching The Master's on a 65in tv, NOT BAD....STEP YOUR GAME UP TOYOTA!

All went well, and got a courtesy wash...not sure if this is the norm or cause I knew the service advisor?

Not much time in the car outside of to and from the dealership.
Did a few errands around town in it today.....god fucking damnit! I FORGOT WHAT ITS LIKE TO OWN A CAR THAT'S NOT A REFRIGERATOR.


I got BimmerCode up and running. Chris, Steve, do it. $25 for the obd2 adapter, $35 for the app, money well spent.

Ended up changing up the welcome screens on the dash, HUD, and iDrive to M Performance vs the generic BMW screens. Didn't get a pic of the HUD.



Before:


After:


Got Enhanced Bluetooth activated using the Enhanced coding mode. Which is not coding, you aren't actually editing lines of code in notepad or anything. You basically have all the lines of code laid out as individual options, and you click on it and a menu with your preset options pop up. It's borderline idiot proof. And people are paying hundreds of dollars for shops to do this.....

I messed up somewhere along the way and my Voice recognition button stopped working. I apparently selected the wrong option on a line. But, it saves a stock backup upon initial install, so I reverted back to that and started over again. Easy.

Enhanced Bluetooth allows for SMS, Email, 2 phones paired at once, album art with iPhone, Contact pics, and some stuff I'm forgetting. It basically modernizes the iDrive.

Also coded the mirrors to fold instantly with key fob lock, radio off with door open, unlock when car turns off, and changed up some entry lighting options.


It's an awesome app, and if you don't have an M Sport (Chris!), you can go in and activate Sport + with some Enhanced coding.

Last night my eagerness got the best of me, and I installed the rear bumper LaminX. I should not have done this at midnight. It's not horrible, but it ain't perfect, I didn't get some gunk off the bumper, so it's bubbled a bit in some places. You wont notice unless you are looking for it.



Installed the LaminX on the fogs.

Before:


After:


I'm digging the tinted look. They blend in a bit more with the surround.

I tried the headlights, but before I smoothed it out, I took a step back. I wasn't digging the look on the headlights, so I'm gonna re order clear, and wasted like $20, oh well.

Test fit the Yakima bars I had for the Prius with the new feet, and they fit like a glove.




So, springs will be here next week. Gonna try my hand at wrapping the interior trim tomorrow.

Need to order some gloss black grills. Should I go single slat or dual slat?

Get this thing tinted before summer, and snag a trailer hitch.

To sum it all up....