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well at least you have a bitchin ride to go along with all that hassle ;) @King - yeah it's definitely not the first brand that would jump to mind for a new car but theres still 3 years of full warranty coverage and i can extend that to 2014, bumper to bumper if i want... will be a little...

i went from walking to work for 3 years, to driving 5 miles each way for 1 year, to 28 miles each way (for god knows how long lol). big change. never had to deal with freeway commuting in LA before, i was one of the lucky ones. not the case anymore. but hey i love this Metrolink train there is...

wheels are NS Racing Vegas 20"

i got mine from global-automotive and they lasted about 1 year before they started breaking. for that 1 year they were fine, no misfires and totally smooth ride. but 02Linc is correct, they do not snap into place properly. also when trying to remove them, watch out because the boots do not like...

the clear sidemarker lenses i got from an eBay seller last year. the link was posted here and they went like wildfire. they had clear and smoked lenses.. i'm sure someone here will remember the eBay seller.. i completely forgot. as for the headlights i just opened them up and took out the amber...

what's up rick, well to tell you the truth i'm not replacing it with anything right now, lol. i bought a mountain bike and am biking to the Metrolink station and taking that to work every day now. i forgot to tell you, i moved to Simi Valley a couple months ago, so you can imagine the cost of...

it was a sad day to say the least... put a lot of love into this car... but in the end it was the smart thing to do. goodbye LS... maybe one day we will meet again!

yeah whereabouts? i would consider that but you also have to factor in the cost of labor to do the swap. there's no way it would end up being cheaper than this repair.

my other mechanic quoted me 15hrs of labor for the whole job. and he echoed the speculation from the first mechanic, that is indeed my timing system. seems like one of the rails has worn down and is making noise. eventually will lead to the rail breaking entirely and the chain coming off and all...

yeah i'm bringing it in for a second opinion in a few hours. only thing that scares me is it's a 25 mile drive so i'm going to take it slow. we'll see what they say later today, all i can do is wait.

wow it's been a long time since i posted here. probably because i wasn't having any LS issues, lol. well my good fortune seems to have come to an end. just got back from a long road trip up to the Sierras and back, and once back in my garage, the LS started shaking BAD and i'm hearing clicks...

hey all, i have the most f'in annoying sound coming from the passenger side front speaker. it's the plastic housing that the speaker sits in, it's loose and makes this terrible plastic squeak sound whenever i'm doing 30-50mph. anyways i tried to remove the grill and it's in there super tight and...

i got mine from global and instead of the coil itselef being too tall or too short, the problem was they didnt snap into place like the OEM's did. that horizontal arm at the top, where the connection is made, was about 1/8" of an inch too short. that's a pretty large margin when it comes to...

ditto! occasionally it can be that yellow connector getting dislodged when you're stepping out of your car and accidentally hit it with your foot or something. but it seems 9 times out of 10 the clockspring is the culprit for the airbag light.

you know what, the liner in front of the passenger side wheel was lose for some time because of that split valance on my bumper it was screwed into: you could put your hand in front of the wheel and move that plastic piece around no problem. driver side was fastened tight. i checked the piece...

update: when i hit a bump, for instance going out of my driveway where it dips down about a foot and then raises back up to street level, i am hearing something in the front end... almost like the fender is scraping the ground, but there is no contact. i recently had a new scratch protector put...

i'll bring it to a lift early next week and see if there's any play with the wheels. the noise is kind of funky. like crumpling up a paper bag. i guess it could be a series of pops. but only happens when cutting the steering wheel hard, don't hear it when driving normal or braking.

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when i'm backing out of a parking space and cut the wheel all the way i am getting a lot of crunching/creaking sound in the front. happening on both sides now. sounds like it is coming from the axle area. could this be the lower front ball joints?

nice work there man. wish i had the technical know-how to do a project like that. the number one thing lacking in my LS right now is lighting. do you have any recommendations for a little simpler HID retrofit? not a cheap Chinese eBay pair but a decent system that has proper power and a flat...