What are you doing to your VX this week?

[johnnyapollo]

Just got my center console arm rest re-covered and installed - images up in anohter post later today.

-- John

[Mile High VX]

Hey, that came out pretty good! What are you gonna do with the smaller light?

Thought about making a underhood light from it but not sure it can stand the heat.

Any thoughts?

[vt_maverick]

Nothing as adventurous as you guys, just changed the oil/filter in both the VX and Axiom. AutoZone was running a special on Pennzoil Platinum + K&N filters for $30, so I decided to try that combo out. Read a few reviews that said PP was better than Amsoil or Mobil 1 so I guess we'll see, as always consumption is my measuring stick.

[vt_maverick]

Installed LED fog lights last night, super easy, took about 20 minutes tops (mostly due to washing the grease off my hands before handling the LEDs). Also installed the new JAMAS rear door cargo box. Will post pics this weekend after I make a few minor modifications...

[mindaugas]

seafoamed, Mobil1 oil change, cleaned k&n filter, replaced pcv, cleaned headlights with 3m restore kit, replaced EGR gasket, cleaned EGR.

[Ebenezr]

Replacing an out of balance driveshaft.

[don moore]

just had my exaust .fixed.. the flang next to the pass/ manafold broke off .....had to be removes and re welded...they did a triple weld ...heard the problem was a design flaw.....it took a day .but im happy again..

[vt_maverick]

Finally got warm enough Sunday to do a proper hand wash. I didn't get a chance to do wax and tire black, but since I'm traveling all week I should be able to pull her back out of the garage Saturday to finish up. Contemplating doing another coat of TS-1 too since the snow/ice/salt eroded it a little faster than normal. I can't remember how long it's been since I applied it last, I'll have to check my post history to see if it lasted 2-3 months as advertised.

[Mile High VX]

Lost my belt coming home from the airport last night. The blessing is that I was three blocks from home and it was 5 degrees, so no worries. Forgot how much fun oversize tires and rims can be with no power steering...ha!

Here is what the pulley looked like when I pulled it out.





The smaller piece is supposed to be inside the large piece and it rotates on ball bearings...those all used to be round like the few that are left.

$50 for a pulley and a belt and we're back on the road.

[Mile High VX]

Installed and working...WooHoo.

Waiting on a OEM release button so using the supplied one for now. Working on hooking up to my compuSTAR alarm so it will work remotely.

I posted pics over in the Tips section.

[MSHardeman]

Flip-flopped my seats. I figure if it took 100K miles for the first one to start showing signs of wear, then I should be good to go for a while with the "new" one.

No more tilt/slide on the passenger side, but I try not to put anyone in my back seat anyhow.

[vt_maverick]

Pretty big weekend... replaced the fog lamps, "triangle" fender markers, and rear quarter panel markers with LEDs and put in a pair of Daystar coil spacers (and cranked the t-bars accordingly) for about a 1-1.5" lift. Couldn't have done it without help from Billy (yellowgizmo99) - and by "help" I mean "allowed me to hold the tools and grab lunch for him while he did almost everything." As he said though, there's value to trying something out on someone else's vehicle first.

I also put on my second application of TS-1 / Armordillo. The last time I applied it was mid-November, and that was really just a touch-up of my first application back in October. The cladding definitely needed to be done, but it was nowhere even close to what you'd expect for a daily-driver that hadn't been touched (other than automatic car washes between snows) for three months. Put on a nice thick coat of TS-1 this afternoon and it looks great, hopefully won't have to touch it until May!

Thanks again Billy!!!

[vt_maverick]

Btw if you were wondering what the big deal was about installing a few LED bulbs, it was much more than that. Following my escapade of burning out fog light LEDs every few hours, I ordered what Autoillumination terms "LED protectors" this time around. (They're basically just resistors that you attach to the ground wire coming from each socket.) Rather than using the simple snap-together connectors, Billy insisted that we "do it right" and solder and heat-shrink wrap the connections instead. So that's two connections per bulb that have to be soldered, which adds up to a much longer installation process.

[yellowgizmo99]

after doing Ashley's lift last weekend decided to do mine also, not bad for $40, still tring to work out the winch mount.

[Mile High VX]

Installing the OEM Tailgate switch for my rear door popper and dong the rear door cover dowels (just as a preventative measure).