winter prep
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POST YOUR WINTER PREP CHECK LIST
POST WHAT YOU'VE ACTUALLY DONE SO FAR
>Set of square wheels (not staggered)
>Set of snow tires
>Oil pan heater on a timed circuit, turns on 3 hours before i leave for work every day
> Remote starter wired up
> Undercoat car with fluid film, need about a gallon of it
-i got the wheels, getting snow tires tomorrow
>Waxed exterior
>Rotated winter tires
>Taped off plastics on carpeting
>Replaced cabin filter
>New Battery
>Swapped wiper fluid with glycol
>wtf
>There are people that still fall for the "winter tire" meme
Don't forget your blinker fluid and to use winter oil
>installed snow tires
>done
>>13814443
1/10
fragile bait
>>13814478
>trying to shill for tire company to get people to buy "winter" tires
/Devilish/ bait
>>13814443
>>13814515
just put on a new pair of summer tires and washed her
>Colorado
>2012 VW Golf
>Put scraper/brush in trunk
>Nothing else
>nothing
I know how to drive.
>>13814710
>>13814719
dis nigga don't know how to drive in the winter on regular shit
in chicago my entire life, never needed to pay for extra shit fuck you
96 Ford Explorer
4x4 check
Balding all seasons check
Well looks like I'm all set
>>13814744
On the very slight chance that you're serious, why would you handicap yourself with inferior rubber?
>>13814752
waste of money, it would probably be more efficient to just burn it for warmth then spend it on dumb shit like winter wheels and anti winter paint or whatever
>Hawaii
>"Winter" is 85 degree highs, 68 degree lows, slightly more rain than usual
>feels good desu senpai
>>13814760
OK so you are just baiting.
[EPILEPSY WARNING]
>>13814788
half baiting, but it is really just a waste of money unless your a shit driver
>>13814791
>>13814446
This, desu. Unless you live where it goes down to -30 on the regular, there's no need for any prep beyond winter tires. Even when my '03 impreza spent last winter in Thunder Bay, all it needed was a block heater, and obviously winter wiper fluid.
As of 10 minutes ago I am now an owner of a brand new white 2016 jeep cherokee trailblazer
How fucked am i
>>13814422
>tfw californicator
>El nino! Santa maria!
>buy new wiper blades
>>13819533
>El Nino
>Spend 2 minutes thinking of how I can get into my car without wetting the flooring too much
Winter tires
Lead in the luggage compartment
DEFA water heater
Rustproofing on the more exposed areas
Pretty much all I need. Have a set of chains aswell (never needed), aswell as having the normal stuff that I never bother taking out (tow rope, start cables, starter fluid)
>>13819572
>not having a garage or an enclosed parking structure
it's like you enjoy baking your car in the summer
>just bought a set of WS80 blizzaks with 10/32 tread left, made last november, for $225
>going on my 16x7.5 borbets
not bad
>>13819617
My cars not the only thing getting baked in the summer, friend
>>13814422
Drive slower and hope for the best
>>13819572
>Cover the floor with painter's plastic.
>Use painters tape to seal edges.
>Put floor matts over plastic.
That fucking simple.
>Heated seats still work
>Heated screen / mirrors still work
I'm good
>>13814422
>living somewhere that it snows, let alone where the put salt on the roads
ahhahahahahhahha
>>13819597
how do you have the lights mounted?
>Set of snow tires
g2g on that front, got them changed over a couple weeks back.
>Oil pan heater on a timed circuit, turns on 3 hours before i leave for work every day
Never needed one of those. Fired up both my sitboxes in -20 before, both still run just fine and dandy.
> Remote starter wired up
Too cheap. I just start my car when I get done shoveling the driveway. Nice and toasty whenever I get back out to it.
> Undercoat car with fluid film, need about a gallon of it
Did the one car, skimped a bit, just did the main body, doors, trunk, hood. didn't pull the fender liners and spray under those. Fluid film seems to hold a year or better on non-exposed surfaces anyway. Need to spray the other car tomorrow. Just came out of the body shop, so it'll need a thorough going through. Not looking forward to it....
Did oil changes on both cars last month, brakes on both cars are less than 6 months old, new struts on one car (lifted it like 3 inches), no major issues that I know of, should be good to go for another winter.
Even got a snowblower this year, rebuilt the carb on that, changed the oil, greased all the zerk fittings, changed the gear oil for the augers, should run like a top if I ever get motivated enough to use the thing.
>>13820408
>Even got a snowblower this year
probably one of the best things you can buy in a snowy climate. beats the shit out of shoveling by a ton
40.71N and its still 65 degrees american out, weathermen are predicting a nasty winter though so at least theres that
>>13814573
Sup Florida bro
Done:
>plugs
>wires
>cap
>rotor
>fuel rail
>injectors
>evap leak fixed
>vacuum reservoir relocated
>rocker fixed and painted
>new front bumper with recovery points
Not Done:
>transmission flush+new filter
>oil+filter change
>make sure heat is still blowing hot
>upgrade headlights, bulbs, and wire harness
>fix fog light bracket
>put front license plate back on
>4 new tires(probably won't get done)
>>13820547
other side of the country, i'm not a senior citizen and despite the drought we do have enough waterr to wash cars
I dont know the purpose of a square wheel? are they actually square? Phoenix fag here and it is just now getting cold
>>13820617
just means all four are the same size instead of say the rear wheels being wider than the fronts
>>13820398
>IT'S A MEME YOU DIP!
>>13820398
Poorly, I'm afraid
They're just mounted ontop of a steel-plate that I've attached to the frontbumper where the license plate-holder usually is. Problem with construction is that due to the grille following the hood there is no way to properly stabilize the lights, with the result that they shake a bit when the roads are rougher
Still, they do what they're supposed to do and I don't think I'll be able to DD a car with a worse light-setup than I have currently
>>13820698
Ah, I had one of those plate mounts but never got around to installing it as I would have needed to pull the bumper and use some big washers, even then flimsy plastic yo. I have a mk6 gti and was going to drill into the bumper beam and hang some lights under the bumper behind the grille.
>>13820656
and that improves traction in snow?
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>>13820722
That would probably be a lot better... the lights are also a tad fuckhuge and heavy, and having three of them is just a bit overkill for the plastic on my bumper
For my next car (LandCruiser, Patrol or similar) I'll most likely end up having 2 x 9 inch 75w xenon lamps for ranged and two smaller LED-bars on the roof for the closer areas
Picked this up thursday. Just gota swap my winters on it then I'm good to go
>mfw people actually drive in snow with all-seasons or summer tires instead of buying some nice winter tires
Sure am glad it doesn't snow where I live.
>>13820729
Wide tires are undesirable on snow and ice.
Have winter tires, haven't put them on because the average temp isn't below 45 and we've only have a dusting of snow.
