What parts on your FC has the winter killed so far?
12-28-04, 05:37 PM
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Same here
Originally Posted by Kai
My parking brake has frozen a couple times this season, so I'm searching for a "new" one, or try to rig this one to not freeze.
12-28-04, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by CHINOOO
For everyone who has an FC and lives in areas that fall below freezing, buy a small bottle of WD40 and spray alot of it into the door keys and the locking mechanism that holds the door shut. It was so bad for me the first day the temp drop, that people were looking at me like if I was stealing my car because I was desperately trying to get in with no luck. When I finally got in, through the passenger door, the door wouldn't even hold shut. I had to drive holding the passenger door till I got home. Now no problems with WD40 the stuffs great!
As far as the rust front goes, I'm fucked there. My chassis was neglected for awhile and I now have a good deal of fiberglass replacing the corroded body panels (rockers, and behind the rear tires mainly). The floor pans are in good shape though, and the frame seems ok. The rust is the reason that I haven't gone through the trouble of boosting it.
Have you guys ever used one of those self-wash places that you drive in, and pump quarters into the machines? I've never been to one and want to try it out. It says it's ~$1.00 for a wash.
12-28-04, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by uRizen
Haha, I learned that lesson the hard way. I was lucky I had the vent and heater set on full and just remote started it and the hatch lock thawed in ~5 minutes and I crawled in that way. It was my dumb-*** fault for getting a car wash on the coldest day of the year, lol.
As far as the rust front goes, I'm fucked there. My chassis was neglected for awhile and I now have a good deal of fiberglass replacing the corroded body panels (rockers, and behind the rear tires mainly). The floor pans are in good shape though, and the frame seems ok. The rust is the reason that I haven't gone through the trouble of boosting it.
Have you guys ever used one of those self-wash places that you drive in, and pump quarters into the machines? I've never been to one and want to try it out. It says it's ~$1.00 for a wash.
As far as the rust front goes, I'm fucked there. My chassis was neglected for awhile and I now have a good deal of fiberglass replacing the corroded body panels (rockers, and behind the rear tires mainly). The floor pans are in good shape though, and the frame seems ok. The rust is the reason that I haven't gone through the trouble of boosting it.
Have you guys ever used one of those self-wash places that you drive in, and pump quarters into the machines? I've never been to one and want to try it out. It says it's ~$1.00 for a wash.
As for locks, I carry a small pocket-sized can of WD-40 in my briefcase
02-06-05, 06:54 PM
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umm. lest see here..... well first the magical disapperance of a cup of brake fluid, break light gound, and the clear coat near my finders. also a minnor rust spot in the door
02-07-05, 09:48 AM
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WD-40 doesnt work to well at -50F below and colder.
wish my car would pass the emmisions test, its been under snow since september i can only legally drive it between april and september.
im stuck driving my 300ZX for the winter.
wish my car would pass the emmisions test, its been under snow since september
i can only legally drive it between april and september.im stuck driving my 300ZX for the winter.
02-11-05, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by onePOINTthree
well my drivers door lock dosent like to work when it's cold out, i almost broke the damn then then i said screw it and climbed thru the trunk 
I was told that it was replaced last year too... but hopefully autozone will give me another one becasue thats where he bought his 
02-11-05, 06:06 PM
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my heater work only part of the time it like to go on "breaks" i think i need a new logicon now, and my wipers only work on one speed and the rear wiper doesn't even bother moving at all i have a grounding problem and have been too lazy to fix it, had to buy a new battery . . . my power window switch comitted suicide and made my car smell of burning plastic for a day or two, cat peed on my drivers GXL seat and now i have really nice FB seats until i get Tii seats . . . god dammit
12-07-09, 10:54 PM
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Hmmmm, well Power windows don't work....rear defroster dun work (Whoever installed the rear window is a dumbass doesn't seal properly and inside of car ices up constantly need to fix when temps go above -30.....until then BLOWDRYER) lol ummm and my front bumper but I got a summer one and a winter one
12-08-09, 08:09 PM
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i was at my schools under ground parkinglot ( has a steep hill ) . i went to class for an hour and a bit , come back out try to start my car and nothing 
. the auto teacher tells me i should bring my car into the shop ( its not very easy with two people and its very icy ) so i finnally managed to get it in . i went on my cruise the next day and he told me he will check it out and see if he can fix it for me for free , i said ok . over a week im wondering if my car is fixed yet or if somebody has stolen it or something, i get back and he tells me its getting no spark , no fuel , my battery is gone and my passenger tire is flat ..... so now im getting it towed out of the underground tommorow hopefully without problems , and its going to stay in my garage for the winter i geuss. but my rx7 will never see anymore winters again !
. the auto teacher tells me i should bring my car into the shop ( its not very easy with two people and its very icy ) so i finnally managed to get it in . i went on my cruise the next day and he told me he will check it out and see if he can fix it for me for free , i said ok . over a week im wondering if my car is fixed yet or if somebody has stolen it or something, i get back and he tells me its getting no spark , no fuel , my battery is gone and my passenger tire is flat ..... so now im getting it towed out of the underground tommorow hopefully without problems , and its going to stay in my garage for the winter i geuss. but my rx7 will never see anymore winters again !
12-09-09, 06:04 AM
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think the alternator is going out on me. went for a drive the other night...err morning (3:30amish) was freezing my gauge bobbed about 12.5-13 the whole 40min drive only running heater and lights. has gotten me a little worried any how.
