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Everyone drooling over the tires but I'm drooling over the color
Mahogany Metallic - Red/Purple/Brown/Black depending on the light. It was overcast when I bought it (and in the online photos), and I thought it was Red. Once I got it home I realized it was really more chocolate brown.
Mahogany Metallic - Red/Purple/Brown/Black depending on the light. It was overcast when I bought it (and in the online photos), and I thought it was Red. Once I got it home I realized it was really more chocolate brown.
Wow I thought it was purple in the first photo. Sick how it changes in certain lights! Stunning
Thanks! They're Falken Wildpeak AT Trails - 255/55. Just a bit larger than stock. They ride well, pretty quiet most of the time but some drone over rough surfaces, and are V rated. I'm a fan of them so far!
I'm not familiar with those wheels, I take it that they are 19s?
I'm not familiar with those wheels, I take it that they are 19s?
Yeah, 19s. The Falken Wildpeaks are some of the only aggressive ATs available in 19. Goodyear has the Duratrac that's also pretty aggressive, but the reviews for the Falkens have been fairly good, and they've got good wet weather performance. I went with the Trails over the AT3W because they are speed rated to V. The AT3Ws top out at R - 190kph/118mph.
18" and 20" rims both have much more selection for AT tires.
Fixed bubbling door panels on passenger side -- both front & rear. Hardest part of the job was getting the 3M 7445 Plastic Adhesive -- had to ship it to brother-in-law who then shipped to me. Each door used just under 1 tube. My front door was really bad -- separation of foam from top material so ended up taking two days as had two different glue sessions on it. On both front & rear I opened up the separation quite a bit -- top layer just peels back -- as wanted to make sure no bubbles appeared down the road. Now looks great for < $150 all in, including the cost of clamps. Couple of Youtube videos show how it is all done -- Aussie guy is the best. Total time was probably about 3 hours including Home Depot run for the clamps, finding glue, and the actual work (door cards came off in <10 min). 6 clamps weren't enough, but worked great when interspersed with the big paper clips. Have to use a metal piece between clamps & top layer to keep everything smooth -- no bubbles or wrinkles .
Sorry, no. I can describe it though -- the back door card wasn't bad -- started as a bit of rise/bubble in the top middle & then spread from there. The front was a mess -- it might have been there when we bought the car back in March, and the heat just brought it out. It was separated from the inner plastic "bar (really a V shaped plastic thingy that runs the entire length of the top) across the entire top -- when I would lower the window & then raise it, the top piece would rise 3-6" across the entire door card. The top material has a layer of foam underneath it -- it is the foam that separates from the plastic. On mine the foam tore in a few places, so I had both top faux leather-to-foam and foam-to-plastic separation to deal with. The front did not come out as well as the back -- I have one small bubble where I wasn't able to get glue into (near the door handle), and if you open the door with the window down you can see a 2" long slight indentation where the foam and crumbled/separated. Overall I'm very happy with the results -- I think I have a bit of warping on the plastic on the front, as there is a bit of a gradual rise, but overall very pleased with how it came out.
Gave my new baby an interior detail! Cleaned the leather with a mild degreaser (Simple Green) and removed years of body oils, grime and scuffs from the Luxor Beige trim and seats. Also swapped out my old Beige floor mats for some black ones.
Played around with some upgraded LED bulbs for the headlights but I wasn't happy with the fitment so will have to order another set.
Installed new engine mounts on my 2011 3.6L Base. The difference is night and day in ride quality and engine vibration. I used to feel lots of engine movement and jerking going from park to drive and reverse. You can't actually tell if the engine is running now. Whole job took around 3 hours to complete.
07-16-2024, 11:38 PM
