Jethro Tull

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She's Sunlight Silver, kobe.

bose

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Ss Ftmfw!!!!

kobe24mvp

well yeah i drove past a silver rx8 on the way back from there.. i was in a maxima though

Jethro Tull

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I was westbound from about 7:15 to 7:40 pm, so if it was in that timeframe, it probably was me.

Jethro Tull

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Today I washed the bugs off the car from my trip to Stansbury on Sunday, detailed it inside and out, vacuumed the carpet in the garage that I park it on, parked it and put the cover on for a few days.

The wind is supposed to blow tomorrow and if it's as bad as last week, it's going to be dusty. I'm hoping keeping the car in the garage and covered will keep it clean until the weather is decent again.

Yes, you read correctly. I park my 8 on carpet in the garage.

bose

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I am envious, my poor car gets no garage treatment.

Damn this weather to hell.

Jethro Tull

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Hey, Darius, what's the word? Is that black beauty back on the road?

DariusDemon

Heck yes it is! but guess what? something put a nice 4 inch scratch along the side of my brand new driver side fender! I know I didnt do it cause it curves up and over towards the hood. I am soooo uber pissed. *sigh* Anyway other than and the clear corners I still need to install It's looking perfect. no more rock chips I really need to install the clear corners though. they're the only thing on my car with color besides the tail lights. They stand out way ban now that I have no front emblem(which looks great by the way)

Xiphoid

I just got Tein S springs, do guys know a good place to install them under $300?

bose

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forgive me darius, but where do you live again? I would help you put those in if you want, it's way easy take 5 min a side.

And Xiphoid, anywhere that does suspension could do it. Hell I could do it, just couldn't corner balance them for you. But they really aren't that difficult.

Xiphoid

I don´t have the tools nor the place to install them, I checked with a couple of places, either they don´t install cusomer parts or charge pretty high, Big O tire quoted me $350 with out the allignment

MILITARYMAN

hey everyone whats new i totalled my 8 over the winter on i 15 i need a new one! If anybody know whats good let me know please! and also looking for a new job guys help me out. if you guys have any ideas let me know

kobe24mvp

Dang that sucks man! I'll let you know if i see any.. how much you looking to spend?

Xiphoid

looking to pay under $300 for installation + alignment

MILITARYMAN

i bought my winning blue for 13000 i not really in a position to do that so maybe a better deal this time

Jethro Tull

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MILITARYMAN, it's going to probably be 4 years old with high mileage, to get into an 8 for less than 13 grand...are you prepared to deal with the maintenence issues of a high-mileage '04? And if it needs new rubber, there's another six hundred, at least, and probably closer to a thousand for really good tires.

There's a gray one for sale in my neighborhood, but I think he wants something like 16 thousand. Want me to cruise by and get the number off the sign? Maybe you can talk him down.

I feel badly for you. My 8 spent the winter snug as a bug in the garage, parked on a big piece of carpeting (with plastic underneath as a moisture barrier).

Jethro Tull

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If you can bring it by my shop in North Salt Lake during the day, I can do them for you. Like bose said, it's only about five or ten minutes per side.

I'm usually here until 3:30 pm during the week, M-Th. PM me if you can swing it and I'll give you directions.

Got yellow bulbs or LED's yet? I wouldn't install them with clear bulbs- too risky for a ticket.

Jethro Tull

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You might ask around on the SLCRotary board. That's where the local rotary mechanics hang out. Mostly RX-7 drivers, but I'll bet that one of 'em could help you.

http://www.slcrotary.com/phpBB2/index.php

MILITARYMAN

My 8 was an 04 with 64k and it was still in good condition after i fixed the one problem you helped me with! I got that guys number on 3200 if he wants 16k i think he needs to come down it not in great shape but i did call him , he has not called back yet,i would rather have a winning blue or black if anyone knows anything?

Xiphoid

Thanks for the help guys, I'll check out the link.

Jethro Tull

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Yep, that's the one. Did he replace the windshield yet? Last time I looked, it had a huge crack in it. His sticker expired in April, so if he didn't replace the windshield then he didn't renew his tag.

Man, that sucks that you wiped-out the old one. It's sad when an 8 goes to that big wrecking yard in the sky.

Have you noticed a red one cruising around our neighborhood? It's driven by a little girl, either Asian or Hispanic, from what I can tell in passing.

RoXas585

Hi everyone,

I just recently bought an '04 RX-8 about a month ago. I am loving it. Its a dark forest green (I don't know the exact color name) with 19" aftermarket rims. I live in the Sandy/Draper area. Whatever group rides you guys do, I would totally be down. Just thought I would introduce myself as a noob to the board. Hope to meet you all some time. I would really appreciate some advice for upkeep or any general information about the 8.

Thanks!

bose

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Welcome my friend, the color is called Nordic Green. Great color, I live in Sandy also I have silver 8. Any questions you have just post here or pm, I'm more than happy to help.

Basically you'll want to check your oil everyonce and a while, I usually check every Sat/Sun. as part of my cleaning. How many miles are on it and is it manual or auto? Again welcome to the club.

Jethro Tull

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Welcome, RoXas585, good to have another local! We haven't done anything yet this year since the weather has sucked big-time until recently, but I think a cruise in the near future is a definite possibility.

RoXas585

Thanks for the heads up on the color name bose. It has 80k miles, so definitely alot. Its a 6sp manual.

Last week it actually completely died on me. It was still under warranty from the place that I bought it from so they towed it and took care of it. Apparently it was the ignition coils, so they replaced them and it seems to be running fine now. I do have one other issue however. It seems to be getting abnormally low mileage... like 12-13 mpg. I'm not driving it like an idiot or anything. Anyone know what it could be or what I should do?

Also, is there a recommendation for oil brand and type that works well with the 8 and where to take it for changes?

thanks all for the welcome and help!