Cars and Coffee at Michelin HQ is this weekend for all those wanting to attend! I won't be there as I will be in California for the last race of the season, however.

Hi guys.
I got my car fixed today. They did a pretty good job. There is just one spot I need to get touched up again (burnt clearcoat).



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I thought it was always the last Saturday of the month? Looks like I missed it... lol

Ps I broke down yesterday and ordered a nav unit for my car. After playing with the unit in my gf's new Juke I decided the base unit just doesn't cut it.

How did Sonoma go? I didn't get to watch any

I've got a car up for sale in case anyone here locally is interested. Selling it for a good friend of mine:

2005 Legacy GT Limited (AT) - Garnet Red Pearl

Sonoma was awesome, earthquake and all. You can watch any PWC race at anytime after it's originally aired live online at World Challenge TV . Brian did great in yesterday's race, it was very exciting. I'm going to go watch it now since I was only able to see a few corners and missed most of the action.

That's your girl's car right? What's she getting next when it sells?

Looks like a 15 2-door GTI, we'll see.

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Chip that beast ASAP if it happens :tup:

I used to have a 2007 GTI with APR chip and ebay downpipe / cat delete, it was pretty fast!

Are APR brand mods still covered under warranty? Seems like some might be... But I can't remember. While I was looking for RS6's I came across some info that APR mods, if installed at a dealership, were covered under warranty. Kinda like Rousch mods on a Mustang, Nismo mods on a Nissan, etc.

Yea some dealers will still cover the car if you buy the tune from them, normally a few hundred more but worth it. Mine was used so the warranty wasn't much of a concern.

I doubt if she gets one it will be modified in any way on the performance front. Since it's a VW it'll probably need a greatly extended warranty, and she wouldn't want to void it.

Yeah if she wants to keep it, an extended warranty is not a bad way to go. I've heard the new VW's are better but back in the late 90's and early 00's when I was working on them... holy sheet.

Based on the early 00's, it'll get sold around the 5yr mark probably.

Just to throw my 2 cents in on the VW. Definitely get the extended warranty. My borther-in-law went to VW's special tech school then worked on them for 2-3 years. He said it was rediculous how many of them came back for repairs shortly after the customer drove them off the lot. He got so fed up with doing VW warranty work that he went to Acura.

Rooskey, when are you going to bring the GTR down here for a tune?

Heck Yea man, Bumper to bumper extended warranty or bust. :cool:

I just got my HKS midpipe and catback in last week. Yea those two set me back $3,000. That being said I am just going to ride with those mods for a while. Next on the list is AMS downpipes, Gotboost intakes, injectors, and tune.
Whats your tuners name, and is he on gtrlife.com?

Here is the new one, not a fan of the look entirely but it has a **** ton of features!
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Please go ahead and change your start button, can't stand that frosty one. :tup:

Does anybody have a place they recommend for window tinting? I want to get the Z done and the gf wants her Juke done.

Tint Solutions.

Prices seem very fair, I'll give them a call Tuesday. Do you have their tint? Wondering if the carbon / cxp is worth it over the standard film

CXP 18% and 70% windshield

If you want to meet up and sit in the car so you can get a feel for it I'm happy to help.

I had 20% on my old car and loved it, is it just the extra warranty that makes the cxp better or does it keep the car cooler compared to standard?

The film itself is slightly different, but with the windshield at 70% the heat blocking is amazing.

I have this same combo from Tint Solutions and love it.

I need to get the front window tint on my truck redone and Tint Solutions will be doing it when the budget allows. Everyone and their brother in this area recommends them so that must mean something.

Guys I have to admit that I cant stand window tint. Because I cant see through it driving at night. Butt it really does make a car look good, keeps it cooler, etc. What percent tent do yall recommend for me.

I have never had any of my cars tinted before. If I can find a tint that allows me to see at night the new car is going in for it. Thanks guys. Obviously no windshield tint for me.

Also I do not understand the percentage value's when it comes to tint.

I would recommend a "light" tint, usually around 35% (the % number is the % of light the tint allows to pass through, so 35% is lighter than 20% for example). My car has ~20% all the way around, but not the windshield, and I have no real issues seeing out of it. My truck has 35% on the front door windows. Most trucks and SUV's have the equivalent ~20% on the rear glass from the factory.

I think I'm going to mostly agree with Patrick on this one but I'll throw in my 2-3 cents. :tup:

I would go with 35% all around if you have issues at night as it stands, it shouldn't make it worse at that level. If you don't have issues at night presently but don't want to induce them I'd go 18% rear and 35% sides. I've driven cars with several different levels of rear tint and frankly...I notice almost no difference in rear-facing visibility other than the color of the headlights behind you.

I would also probably do a 80% tint on the windshield. I know what you might be thinking about the windshield but hear me out. 80% is damn near clear and will still block heat/UV like a boss since the percentage has much less to do with blocking heat/UV in the grand scheme of things. At 80% on the front you're still blocking almost half of the energy that would get in and better than 99% of the UV. I opted for 70% and have not regretted it even for a moment.

Please reference this sheet for a point of reference:

http://www.suntekfilms.com/files/826...t_auto_CXP.pdf

+1 for the windshield. It makes such a difference in temps and uv damage to interiors

Almost everyone that rides with me eventually seems to comment on how much cooler it is inside the car. It's a huge difference when you turn your AC on during the summer months as well. You can cool the cabin much faster and the AC has a much easier time keeping it at that level because so much less heat gets inside. Another big added perk for someone who's extremely light sensitive is that at the 70% level, speaking from experience, I can drive without sunglasses if I happen to forget them or leave them at home...without the sunglasses I'd be making a trip back to wherever I left them before I went anywhere in the car. :D

Good stuff, we have the appointment(s) on Saturday at 1PM. Might do 25% carbon on mine, I don't like the super blacked out look. Definitely doing the windshield though.

It's AV-Tuning and Development. Anthony is the owners name. He is a great tuner and good guy. His personal GTR is a monster. I'm not sure which forums they are on but he asked if I knew you so he must have seen something on a forum.

With 20% I can't see extremely well at night but then again I don't drive much at night. Since I have the backup camera I have no issues backing up but if I'm at a stop and need to see any more detail other than a set of headlights, the windows get rolled down. Tinted front reduces glare and heat and highly recommend it.

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Incase Anyone is interested I've got a set of RU-2820(Stillen Gen 3 CAI filters) up for sale in the parts section:

http://www.the370z.com/parts-sale-pr...i-filters.html

Thanks everyone for the tint recommendations - We got our cars done on Saturday with 18% CXP. No windshields yet, unfortunately, they were too booked up to fit it in. The Z looks totally different though, I like it!

You made the right choice, do those windshields ASAP. :D

Sweet! I won't own a vehicle without tint now after years of having them.