Quashish Family Ride Thread : 2024 Badlands

[Quashish]

Went for a weekend road trip to the coast to break in the new suspension. Rides really well, still feels planted but a bit softer over the rough roads and bumps. But no weird sway or understeer when you want to do some spirited driving. There was a loser in an acura TSX behind me for a bit driving through some twisty roads on highway 128 through berryessa who was kind of riding my ass, but at the same time couldn't stay in the lines, he was driving beyond his skill level, had multiple opportunities to overtake me and couldn't. Pretty funny.

Anyways I threw in this perfect air freshener before the trip.

Any fans of the simpsons?

 

[Quashish]

Added some Chineseum accent lighting.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FDFHN92D/ref=sspa_mb_hqp_detail_mobile_aax_0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9ocXBfcGhvbmVfc2hhcmVk

There are other sets with more than just a 4 pack. Which might be a better deal. Since the remotes seem to be specific to the lights they come with.
Not sure when I'll actually use them, but for $10 for a set of 4 ended up buying 2 sets so $20 total not bad at all. I found the small version first then seen they had an "upgraded" version with 4 leds instead of 2 for the same price. So used the 4 led ones for the wheel wells, and the 2 led lights for the engine bay.

I need to do something about the hot spot look of the engine bay ones. Either re-position or scuff up the lenses or something.

I programmed both sets to have the same flashing modes. The red flashing mode matches the rear fog lights when those are on.

 

[Quashish]

I also got 2 of these quick release mounts for fire extinguishers.

Plan on mounting one in the trunk and one across the front of the passenger seat mounting bolts.

 

[Quashish]

Not much room in the truck area. But here is a bracket I made from some salvaged stainless steel from an old drinking fountain. Rivet nuts to secure quick release mount, and wedged between the seat brackets and the desert does it spacer plates. Tightened back down.

 

[Quashish]

At the supermarket yesterday and noticed the passenger side marker turn signal was burnt out. Ordered a new set and they arrived today. Dressed it up with some expandable sleeving and weather tight ends real quick and swapped them. Back in business. Not too bad the first set lasted about 5 1/2 years. I only changed the passenger side so far since driver side is still fully functional. But will probably swap it also as soon as I get a chance.

 

[Quashish]

This is in transit to me now

No TPMS, question is, if I get a sensor in there, matching tire. Can I do 5 tire rotations? Is anything needed? Some simple TPMS relearn through forscan?

 

[Escape2Bronco]

This is in transit to me now

No TPMS, question is, if I get a sensor in there, matching tire. Can I do 5 tire rotations? Is anything needed? Some simple TPMS relearn through forscan?

Mine came with a sensor and the car figured it out on its own.

 

[Quashish]

Wheel should've been here yesterday but got delayed.

I did get this little OEM addition

The garage door remote would take forever to work. Have to hold the button down a few seconds and try 3 or 4 times sometimes. This homelink works the first time. Should've done it sooner!

 

[Quashish]

Also checked and can confirm the lamps for the visor are incandescent. Standard festoon bulb.

going to grab some brighter warm temp leds

 

[Dude]

… going to grab some brighter warm temp leds

Let us know which you choose, pic shows one suggestion I’ve seen

 

[Quashish]

Spare wheel finally got here today. Definitely different wheel than what was pictured. After washing it and removing some paint transfer still has deep gouges all around the wheel. Return initiated immediately.

 

[Quashish]

Got around to swapping those visor lights.

I'd like to think I've matured by using soft white. Even swapped out the cool white in my ST for one of these.

 

[Quashish]

Different spare wheel arrived in much better condition. Still dirty, and had some surface scratches and a couple rock chips. But I cleaned it all up, polished it up, some careful wet sanding on the worst scratches and some more polishing, and a bit of paint touch up. I can't even see the scratches anymore unless I'm inches away looking for them. I think I'll remove the wheel weights before I take it to get a tire mounted. And maybe give it a wax coat after the touch up paint cures a day or two.

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