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well mother nature got me a start with winterizing mode as my lip got owned by road kill and is not longer with the car. Stupid fat racoon, people stop feeding racoons!!
I have to remove the rest of my lip kit, Cf hood, full-suspension....thats gonna be a B....lol.
I have to remove the rest of my lip kit, Cf hood, full-suspension....thats gonna be a B....lol.
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im putting mine away for the first time this year... i got stuck way too many times last year and ripped off that plastic piece underneath... for a piece of plastic it was 200 to fix it..........damn!!!
ive never done this before....any suggestion...ive heard like 3 different ways to store a car... one was pull the battery and leave your tank at 1/4 and put a sedative in the tank,,, the other was jack it up so its not sittin on the suspension on a full tank of gas an unplug the battery..the third was store it in a warm place battery out with the tank full
ive never done this before....any suggestion...ive heard like 3 different ways to store a car... one was pull the battery and leave your tank at 1/4 and put a sedative in the tank,,, the other was jack it up so its not sittin on the suspension on a full tank of gas an unplug the battery..the third was store it in a warm place battery out with the tank full
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Always store a car with a full tank of gas. The more gas in the tank, the less chance of humidity/condensation build up (water). If you don't plan on turning on your car and running it once in a while during storage then add some fuel stabilizer.
I'd only recommend jacking up your car if you can store it in a warm place. The last thing you'd want is your suspension to seize fully open.
If you're leaving you car on the ground, then I'd suggest you take it out or at least move it around once every 2-3 weeks to get the car off the same spot on your tires. You don't want flat spots.
If you have an alarm, leave the battery connected. Just start the car up once in a while. If you're safe with leaving it unarmed, then you can go ahead and disconnect the battery.
btw... i'll be de-modding mine and plowing again this year.
I'd only recommend jacking up your car if you can store it in a warm place. The last thing you'd want is your suspension to seize fully open.
If you're leaving you car on the ground, then I'd suggest you take it out or at least move it around once every 2-3 weeks to get the car off the same spot on your tires. You don't want flat spots.
If you have an alarm, leave the battery connected. Just start the car up once in a while. If you're safe with leaving it unarmed, then you can go ahead and disconnect the battery.
btw... i'll be de-modding mine and plowing again this year.
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i have decided to use my car still in the winter cuz I already made an appointment to get an undercoating done and im on stock rims soo im just going to get snow tires and then save over the winter to buy new rims and tires when its warm again.
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do you guys put ur stock intake back on during winter.??
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Everything stays on... simple reason... cars are meant to be driven.. I'm not about to let a little snow stop me.. even if it plows.. nothing a little money can't replace! Besides.. if it's broke.. replace it with something BETTER!
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Everything stays on... simple reason... cars are meant to be driven.. I'm not about to let a little snow stop me.. even if it plows.. nothing a little money can't replace! Besides.. if it's broke.. replace it with something BETTER!
As for the intake talk, ive heard that if u have a cold air intake, its not good to keep in for the winter, not the lower part neway.. does ne1 know anything about this?
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As for the intake talk, ive heard that if u have a cold air intake, its not good to keep in for the winter, not the lower part neway.. does ne1 know anything about this?
I have the OEM version of weight reduction. DX
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Originally Posted by XxJDMCivicxX
Im pretty sure you run the same risk as hydrolocking in rain but I have yet to see anything happen running a cai for 3 years in quebec winter. Also snow is alot harder to suck up then water
Dennis, plowing is the way to go! This way you don't have to shovel your driveway! Nothing like the feel of fresh snow hitting the underside of the ride!
I got my car Krowned on Friday, and it's dripping like a **** especially since this weekend has been pretty warm.
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Rep Power: 0 You guys are in luck... The guys over at ClubSI Ontario were just talking about it, picked up alot of notes...
- Store car with full tank of gas, PLUS stabilizer. You want as little space in the tank as possible, to prevent condensation. Stabilizer to prevent the gas from going stale.
- Store if possible with something under the tires, like a piece of carpet. This will prevent the condensation/moisture/cold concrete of your garage from going onto the tires.
- Leave the car on crappy tires. Because it will be there for 3-6 months, the tires will get a bald spot. (Note: I never really understood this one... So if anyone can carefully explain how bald spots appear, lemme know.)
- Do *not* put the car up on jackstands. This puts more stress on the balljoints, rubber grommets, etc. in the suspension. Your car was meant to be spending more time on the ground, than up in the air.
- Remove battery, preferably connected to a trickle charger. (Note: I can't remember why, but the guys way saying to REMOVE it out of the car, rather than just disconnect.)
- Put a box of baking powder in an opened box/plate inside the car, to soak up any humidity.
- Wash/wax the sucker before putting it in - You don't want bird poop or dirt or rust to be caked on for 6 months and eat away at your paint.
- Do *not* start up the car every couple weeks. If you removed the battery, this would be difficult anyway. The reason is you would be starting it up cold, and there would then be condensation and humidity inside the muffler, that you wouldn't be able to dry out within 10-15 minutes.
- Stuff an old sock or something up your tailpipe to prevent little rodents from seeking refuge in there - Just stick a huge sign on your dash to remind you to remove it before you start the car next time.
- Lube up all of the plastic grommets that you have inside the engine bay, around windows, etc, with the plastic sprays, to keep them from drying out.
- Put 'The Club' on the car, and notify insurance to drop you from full coverage to at least theft/fire (or whatever), so you at least have basic insurance.
That's about all I can think of....
From my perspective.... It's just a Civic! Holy geez.... Remove your bodykits and rims if you want, but it's a car...
- Store car with full tank of gas, PLUS stabilizer. You want as little space in the tank as possible, to prevent condensation. Stabilizer to prevent the gas from going stale.
- Store if possible with something under the tires, like a piece of carpet. This will prevent the condensation/moisture/cold concrete of your garage from going onto the tires.
- Leave the car on crappy tires. Because it will be there for 3-6 months, the tires will get a bald spot. (Note: I never really understood this one... So if anyone can carefully explain how bald spots appear, lemme know.)
- Do *not* put the car up on jackstands. This puts more stress on the balljoints, rubber grommets, etc. in the suspension. Your car was meant to be spending more time on the ground, than up in the air.
- Remove battery, preferably connected to a trickle charger. (Note: I can't remember why, but the guys way saying to REMOVE it out of the car, rather than just disconnect.)
- Put a box of baking powder in an opened box/plate inside the car, to soak up any humidity.
- Wash/wax the sucker before putting it in - You don't want bird poop or dirt or rust to be caked on for 6 months and eat away at your paint.
- Do *not* start up the car every couple weeks. If you removed the battery, this would be difficult anyway. The reason is you would be starting it up cold, and there would then be condensation and humidity inside the muffler, that you wouldn't be able to dry out within 10-15 minutes.
- Stuff an old sock or something up your tailpipe to prevent little rodents from seeking refuge in there - Just stick a huge sign on your dash to remind you to remove it before you start the car next time.
- Lube up all of the plastic grommets that you have inside the engine bay, around windows, etc, with the plastic sprays, to keep them from drying out.
- Put 'The Club' on the car, and notify insurance to drop you from full coverage to at least theft/fire (or whatever), so you at least have basic insurance.
That's about all I can think of....
From my perspective.... It's just a Civic! Holy geez.... Remove your bodykits and rims if you want, but it's a car...
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Originally Posted by DnarahP
Dennis, plowing is the way to go! This way you don't have to shovel your driveway! Nothing like the feel of fresh snow hitting the underside of the ride!
Oh and I just remember that I had my bumper repainted 4 months ago
store in winter? hehehe, we're talking about a civic here boys, not a ferrari enzo.
i'm dropped 1.7" and i've been through one winter already with minimal problems.
here's what my mechanic told me when he saw my buddy's prelude that was so slammed that you couldn't even get the standard jack under the car to lift it up, "most people buy a car for transportation and the moment you slam your car or install a kit that allows less than a few inches of clearence to the ground it pretty much renders your car useless not to mention a possible safety hazard. sure it looks great but unless you live in california or somewhere that doesn't snow and have nice smooth roads everywhere you go it's just not practical."
i'm dropped 1.7" and i've been through one winter already with minimal problems.
here's what my mechanic told me when he saw my buddy's prelude that was so slammed that you couldn't even get the standard jack under the car to lift it up, "most people buy a car for transportation and the moment you slam your car or install a kit that allows less than a few inches of clearence to the ground it pretty much renders your car useless not to mention a possible safety hazard. sure it looks great but unless you live in california or somewhere that doesn't snow and have nice smooth roads everywhere you go it's just not practical."
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