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    The Official Aftermarket Wheels Thread

    in Wheels/Tires

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    Does it rub? i have the same exact set up as in wheels and tires (mine is 18 x 7 tires are 225/40/18)... also equiping with RBS front lip...

     

    Also considering lowering the car, but afraid on my life of cracking the front lip... let me know what you think of the ride quality and rubbing issues :icon_tong

     

    it's looks low...but probably because the ground isn't flat :icon_lol:

    No rubbing so far and it looks like it won't be a problem. The ride seems to actually be a little more compliant than the OEM wheel and tire combo which I didn't expect going to the shorter and reinforced sidewall of the KDWs.

     

    I had an RBS front lip. Cracked and repaired it a couple times before shattering it...fiberglass vs. concrete. I replaced it with the STi lip as it's urethane and should be more durable, though I try to be extra careful now when pulling up to curbs and such.

     

    These are evil...

    http://www.parkingbumpers.com/Images/bumper1.jpg

    The Official Aftermarket Wheels Thread

    in Wheels/Tires

    Posted

    **THAT LOOKS VERY NICE!!!

     

    what are you lowering on?

     

    the stance is very nice

    Thanks. It's on Tien H-techs. The drop from stock was 1 1/4". Below is the drop on the stock wheels and tires. The new tires are a half inch larger in diameter so that narrowed the gap another 1/4".

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    DRL Disable, in 10 minutes

    in Walkthroughs :: Basic Operation & Maintenance

    Posted

    It is a selfish attitude because my safety (and my passengers safety) is my number 1 concern when I'm on the road. Why shouldn't I be selfish about my safety?

     

    Not at all. But it would be selfish if your truly believed that "Your safety is not my concern", which is why I asked if you meant that since other's safety can be compromised by your actions, even without compromising you own.

     

    Putting other peoples safety at risk because you're an idiot and would rather blab on the cell phone, put on makeup, spank your kids etc...rather than drive with caution is the worst form of selfish ever.

     

    Again, completely agree. But maybe they feel that they are being safe enough for themselves and it's up to you to be concerned about your safety, not them.

    DRL Disable, in 10 minutes

    in Walkthroughs :: Basic Operation & Maintenance

    Posted

    Your safety is not my concern, your safety is YOUR concern.

     

    I hope this is not how you really feel. If you do then it's an awfully selfish attitude. We share the road with others, we don't own it.

     

    It's all about common sense, some have it and some don't...thankfully Darwin will take care of some of those that don't.

     

    And also some that do because unfortunately, sometimes the less fit take out the "fittest" with them.

    DRL Disable, in 10 minutes

    in Walkthroughs :: Basic Operation & Maintenance

    Posted

    TLS, I'm more on your side that you probably know.

     

    I just wanted to point out that the "no drawbacks whatsoever" statement wasn't completely true. Illuminating all the lights all the time, which you advocate, does comsume more energy than not having all the lights on, which is indeed a drawback. The cost/benefit ratio may be high enough to mitigate the extra energy usage.

     

    I agree that the ADADRL folks certainly have an agenda and will selectvely present infromation to bolster their point of view. Just as some here have cited successful military experiments with high powered lighting arrays to confuse the enemy (I would think this consisted of something a little more sophisticated than just turning on headlights on military vehicles), how DRLs on other vehicles compromise the safety of a motorcyclist (so all others on the road should have to give up some measure of safety to preserve his) and the relativey rare situatuation of a vehicle being invisible because they were framed by the rising/setting sun so there should be no DRLs becuase of these infrequent situations (I guess motorcycles shoud not have lights on during the day either as the same effect would apply to them).

     

    You are free to repeatedly restate your position to the same people, but at least in my experience, that practice can actually have negative effects on accomplishing your goals, irreguardless of their merits, as your audience starts to turn a deaf ear, disreguarding any further input no matter how valid, because they have decided that the individual presenting the information is no longer worthy of consideration.

     

    As I stated earlier, since a significant percentage of drivers cannot be trusted to opperate their vehicle in a relatively safe manner some of the tasks involved in that process are taken away from us.

     

    I amazes me the number of people that will not turn on their lights until it is absolutely necessary for them to see the road. Haven't they every encountered situations during daylight but with diminished visibility or contrast due to clouds, shadows or precipitation, where they said to themselves "gee, it really would have been easier to see that car earler if they had their lights on" and have it dawn on them that the exact same thing would apply to for others to see their car?

     

    The worst is when I encounter vehicles that I know have DRLs but they are disabled (I supposed there is the outside chance that they "malfunctioned") yet it was defininitely during conditions where the headlights should have been on.

    DRL Disable, in 10 minutes

    in Walkthroughs :: Basic Operation & Maintenance

    Posted

    Doesn't anyone else just leave the headlight switch ON all the time? All this work about wiring and disabling just so you don't drive in the dark with just your DRL's on.

     

    Turn em on and leave em on!

     

    OK, we are all well aware of your position on this, but I don't think repeating it ad nauseam is really going to help your crusade.

     

    My previous vehicle had DRLs and automatic lights and they worked fine for me 99% of the time so I left them alone. But Subaru's design is not satisfactory to me so I want to increase control over my vehicle's lighting.

     

    I believe lights do enhance safety during daylight by making your vehicle more visible to me, and mine to you, especially around dawn, dusk, during the day when there's an overcast, etc. Many people don't even think about turning on their headlights until they actually need them to see. Since a large percentage of drivers cannot be trusted to use good judgement in turning on their lights, we get DRLs.

     

    We license so many people to do something that they really aren't qualified to do because there is this widely held belief that everybody has a right to drive, as opposed to everybody having a right to prove that they can safely operate a motor vehicle. The acceptable standards for obtaining and keeping a driver's license are frighteningly low.

     

    Thus, the responsibility for taking care of ourselves gets shifted from the individual to the "state". In addition, there is the ever increasing notion that whenever something goes wrong it had to be anybody else's fault except your own.

     

    This got driven home to me today when I bought a bag of peanuts. The package said in large print across the front DRY ROASTED PEANUTS, the first item listed under ingredients was PEANUTS, but it still had to have in bold type CONTAINS PEANUT PRODUCTS on the package for those that can't figure out that a bag of peanuts is likely to contain peanuts.

    DRL Disable, in 10 minutes

    in Walkthroughs :: Basic Operation & Maintenance

    Posted

    Being used to the auto headlights of my previous car, and the combination of the electro-luminescent gauges and ample light output of the DRLs on the Legacy, I did the easy DRL disable after driving off more than once at night without turning on the lights. I also did the fog light only mod, so now can use my fogs as DRLs.

     

    I'd like to reconnect the DRL module but be able to manually switch them off when desired. A couple of others have mentioned exploring this but I couldn't find any posts about how to accomplish this.

     

    I think it would be easy to do as the parking brake switch cuts the DRLs, so putting another switch between that parking brake switch and the DRL module would allow me to use it to turn the DRLs off and on manually.

     

    Can somebody more adept at deciphering automotive wiring diagrams figure out exactly which wire I would put a small rocker switch on to give me this control?

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