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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 12:20 AM
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between our headlights and hoods...there is something in the center of the hood between the hood and the grille but nothing by the lights...today i noticed that on both sides right behind the headlights there was an abundance of snow...which caused me to worry and check my trd cai (pain in the ___ since it cold out...) it was fine but now im on the look out for something to use as a barrier between the headlight and the hood...prefferably rubber and soft with some double sided tape :p
Old Feb 27, 2008 | 01:37 AM
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hmm... i have yet to see snow under my hood
Old Feb 27, 2008 | 03:04 AM
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i got some weather stripping from the store and i'll get a pick tomorrow...im soo done with winter...
Old Feb 27, 2008 | 03:09 AM
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win-ter?

okay, who the hell am I kidding, I left Chi-town after 20 years to get away from that crap. Remember '79?
Old Feb 27, 2008 | 03:31 AM
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I haven't had snow, but I have noticed a large amount of crap gets in the engine bay(compared to other cars). After a 400 mile round trip on winter roads, my engine bay was covered with dried wet water/salt/crap. Drove me nuts cause I keep my engine bay as clean as possible. We bought my father-in-law's Pilot with 41k on it, engine bay never touched other than oil changes, and it didn't look as bad as my xB after that short trip.
Old Feb 27, 2008 | 04:14 AM
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that i have noticed. i have almost the same amount of dirt as my sisters car under the hood, and hers has 50k miles on it
Old Feb 27, 2008 | 04:16 AM
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Ventura, CA FTW
Old Feb 27, 2008 | 04:20 AM
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Ventura, CA FTW
Pffffft.

Wait, who am I kidding... California's where it's at. Lol!
Old Feb 27, 2008 | 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by VonStarINC
Ventura, CA FTW
So Cal FTW
It was about eighty something today.
But I'm not bragging
Old Feb 27, 2008 | 07:20 AM
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brr...snow.... we had a cold night here in Hawaii last night...but after a good surf session it is all good now :-)

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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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yeah great...good for you ^^^ :p haha its freakin in the teens here again...im hatin hard!!! and yeah i only have about 8k on mine and its pretty dirty in the bay...i didnt snap a pic cause its cold out :p
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