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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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Default i wana post a pic of my new car

but i cant figure out how to do it and ive searched it and i just get everything with the word picture in it.
Old Jun 13, 2006 | 05:08 PM
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Go to http://www.photobucket.com and create an account.

Create an album and upload your pictures.

Use the [IMG] code Photobucket supplies you with for each picture, copy and paste this into your post.

Like this:
Old Jun 13, 2006 | 06:14 PM
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heres the long awaited pics

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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 06:40 PM
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NIIIIICCCEEE!!! I am liking the whites more and more..
Old Jun 13, 2006 | 07:08 PM
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yai love white aswell and it was on the lot i freakin lucked out. allthough i cant belive how light the clutch is....
Old Jun 14, 2006 | 02:40 AM
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Glad your enjoying your new xA! I haven't driven a 5 speed xA, but I'm sure it's fun!
Old Jun 14, 2006 | 02:50 AM
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Welcome to the xA family George, check out the pnw regional section and say hi, lots going on this summer, hope to see you around.
Old Jun 14, 2006 | 05:50 AM
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only one more question any one konw how to stop the silver things on teh doors to stop rattling my sub shook them loose
Old Jun 14, 2006 | 10:47 AM
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You can try taking them off, and running a *VERY* small bead of RTV silicone sealant on the edges where it meets the door panel surface.

Then again, it's rather difficult to get them off without damage.
Old Jun 14, 2006 | 12:06 PM
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They are assembled and then melted together..... Just be sure to keep the white pad away from your Dremmel tool.........trust me.
Old Jun 14, 2006 | 12:14 PM
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I wonder if you can take the door panel off, and go in from the back...

What exactly attaches the silver panel to the door panel?
Old Jun 14, 2006 | 01:05 PM
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hey zillion.. i sent you a pm...
Old Jun 14, 2006 | 01:15 PM
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Yep, the silver bar is pressed thru the door panel, then the tabs are melted to lock it in place.
You might want to see if you can wedge some felt of simular material between the loose joint as a stop gap.
Old Jun 14, 2006 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Anakin1973
hey zillion.. i sent you a pm...
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Ah, thats what I thought. I'd just take the door panel off and cut the tabs off from the back, and reglue when done.

No sense in risking the exterior appearance of anything for that.
Old Jun 14, 2006 | 04:46 PM
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thanks guys ill give it a try.
Old Jun 14, 2006 | 11:45 PM
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heres mine

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I wanted to buy the TRD wheels from the dealer but they said I would not be happy with them. So I will wait and think It through.
Old Jun 14, 2006 | 11:49 PM
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heres the pic that didnt stick

Old Jun 15, 2006 | 01:45 PM
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Nice choice! That'd be exactly what I'd buy if I were purchasing an xA (which we may end up doing in the near future).
Old Jun 15, 2006 | 02:12 PM
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nice. my trd lowering springs came in yesterday so im gonan put them today. i got a funny story. some jackass was fallowing my in a brand new chevy colorado on back roads near my house flashing his high beams and honking hsi horn. so i drop it into second and just start flything threw corners he trys to keep up and ends up in a feild!!! i felt bad at first but decided he got what he desirved for being a *****.
Old Jun 15, 2006 | 02:35 PM
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Im still babying mine I only have 750 miles on it. But it feels like It could corner real well. I cant wait till It's fully broken In.



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