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I'm going to take the likely unpopular position that the hood (stout or not) is an ugly mofo that wrecks the lines of the car. Let's see, what does it remind me of......

Forgive me as I'm a little light on knowledge with regard to the particulars of the manufacture of nitrogen charged shocks. Why does their nitrogen charge preclude them from being rebuilt? I understand that "oil only" dampeners would be easier, but as you said "If they can be built, they can...

I'm in Southern California and you'd think they're would be someone out here that might be capable and willing to do this, I'm just not sure who. I'm running koni yellows also, they're pretty good (a little stiff), but I miss the tems. I always felt like a "downgraded" the car by eliminating my...

That's what I was thinking too, but I keep hearing that they're not rebuildable. I always felt like that just doesn't sound right. Where does this "can't be rebuilt" school of thought come from? Do you know of anyone who has rebuilt and revalved tems shocks? I would do it right now...

Mr. Diplomacy has spoken...

It's my understanding that the OEM tems shocks are not rebuildable, re-valveable, or serviceable in any way. Sorta like a bic lighter; once they're used up there's nothing you can do with them but toss 'em. I wanted to rebuild my tems shocks years ago and have them re-valved exactly as IJ...

Not only will the V1 tell you what direction the radar/laser is coming from, it will detect multiple radar sources. I've had the V1 detect multiple signals and save me a second time. Had the V1 not told me that there were two different radar sources I would have sped up thinking I was past...

So what are you going to do for shocks? Old tems will be worn out. New ones cost a fortune, which is hard to justify since they cost more than a good shock. Tokico Illumina's...well I already gave you my thoughts on those. So...?

Great link. There is so much misinformation and conjecture with regard to these devices. This was a real world test. As I stated in post #3...the Valentine One is the best of the bunch.

Ad Traslation: "Please be dumber than me and buy my fucked-up, ill conceived, and poorly executed abortion/project car." :3d_frown:

It's hard to say. There are so many variables, even the amount of moisture in the air makes a difference on how well they read. As you pointed out earlier, laser gives a lot less warning time. Most often the traffic officers are not so good at aiming the thing right away, and it takes them...

Wrong. It detects laser pulses and the gun does not have to be pointed directly at you. Granted it will have limited effectivness, unless you incorporate "laser countermeasures". Laser counteractive devices such as laser jammers, are legal in most jurisdictions, readily available, and...

Not necessarily. Usually, if laser is being used, you're not the only one the traffic officer is pointing it at. Because of the detectors ability to pick up on laser in the area (not necessarily pointed at you...yet), you will often detect speed traps where lasers are being employed and...

1037 hp and no laughing gas? That's pretty fucking impressive. (You "jimmy'd" the dyno...right?:sarcasm:)

I've heard people say that before, but it's not quite accurate... The slots are to expell the heat and gasses that result from a heated brake pad. Next time you change your pads have a look at them. Do you see little hairline cracks all along the surface of the pad? Those are caused by the...

I'm curious, why the interest in installing tems? Don't get me wrong I think they're great, but the problem is that no one makes a really good shock for tems. Yeah, I know Tokico Illumina's. They suck. I blew out 3 sets (the seals seem to be weak). I replaced them a couple of years ago...

Yeah, that's a keeper.

They're probably using laser and your old detector won't detect squat. The old ones are not reliable and they don't alert you early enough, nor do they tell you what direction the detected alert is coming from. This is what you want. I've got one, and it's awesome: www.valentine1.com

I checked in the EPC and they're $164 retail, but that's an old price. I'm sure they're more now. Maybe a Toyota parts guy or someone who has bought one recently could chime in with the current price.

I was afraid if I took a pic of myself pointing my "niner" at some imaginary bad guy people might think I was posing.:sarcasm: