wsw

Sorry to see this happen, jc. There are some sick people around. Back to the Pioneer install. How do you add 12v to the antenna wire?

fookoo303

damn.. whoever did that really went all out. sorry to see that happen to you.

jcnash

I havent done it yet, but its quite simple...tap the ignition 12V supply (On only when ignition is on) from the cigarette lighter power source for example, and connect the other end of the wire to the blue wire on the Metra harness (Its labelled as antenna control or something like that).

Its as simple as that.

jcnash

Yep....weird coz I barely know anyone in Toronto...so not like I have enemies waiting for me to park my car so they can **** it up LOL.

Anyway, I'm getting a full front, and both sides paint job done. Insurance is covering most of it and I'm paying the body shop guy a little extra to get rid of any rust spots etc. In a weeks time my coupe is going to look like a brand new car

Xhale707

Damn dude i know how it is... But in the long run be happy your whole car got keyed i smell a whole new paint job

XsuperbeeX

hater gonna hate

jcnash

Yep the entire car except the rear (hatch lid and bumper) is going to be repainted. All rust will be gone as well.

Tru dat! If I ever find the guy who did this.....

XsuperbeeX

time to get new color paint!! dont paint it black again.. lexus white...

jcnash

Nah...I like the black...owning a "black benz" has been sort of a dream for me lol. I did tell the body shop guy to put some metal particles or whatever in the paint so its going to be obsidian black rather than flat black.

Plus Im planning to pick up a pearl white 335is with DCT mid-2011 as my second car. Cant wait!

MW_ATL

I feel your pain! Mine was 6 months old when it was keyed. They got every body panel on the car and both tail lights.

samaritrey

wow i hope you had a good alibi if only someone would find mine and do that
oh and smash the windshield is is in bad shape the dam thing won't crack tough but is pitted like no other.

ZorroAMG

Pay the extra bucks to have the hatch lid and bumper painted too..seems like a silly idea to leave two panels out! The paint will be visibly different!

jcnash

Thats exactly what i did!

While doing the work, the body shop guy also found a bunch of rust in the wheel arches, and behind the side skirts on both sides (on the actual frame..yikes!). So paid a bit more and got all that taken care of.

Car looks brand new!

jcnash

Finally got my tranny fluid flushed today. The transmission fluid on this car hasnt been changed ever (since 2002) so I figured Im not going to risk a DIY job and handed it over to a reputed DIY mechanic here in Toronto.

After examining it, he decided not to use the machine to flush out the old tranny fluid because he was concerned that because the system has never been flushed, applying pressure might break any seals etc. and I agreed with him. So he dropped the pan and drained the fluid, then re-filled, let the engine runf or about 10-15 minutes to let the new fluid circulate through the torque converter and lines etc and flush out the old fluid, and then dropped the pan again and re-filled again with new fluid.

Im satisfied with the job even if it didnt flush out 100% of the old fluid. There is a noticeable difference in the shifts etc. Im planning to DIY drop the pan and re-fill new fluid every 30,000km here on which will save me the hassle of trying to empty out the torque converter etc.

Info/question for Glyn:

The fluid used was Shell ATF 134
Before pouring the new fluid in, I verified that he was using the right fluid. The back of the container says that this is the approved fluid for the 7 speed (722.9) and also replaces the old 5 speed (722.6) tranny fluid.
Was this the right choice in fluid or should is there a better fluid I should use next time?

tommy

That's not surprising; just had one of my wheelwells de-rusted as well. Sounds like you made a good deal of lemonade out of those lemons; a guy around here had an obsidian coupe, and it looked sweet.

jcnash

It does look awesome!

Its the middle of winter here, so no point cleaning it up and waxing etc., because its going to get dirty right away. Once spring rolls around, Ill clean her up and have some pics posted. It literally shimmers in the dark...

jcnash

Decided to update this thread with some pics from my phone...

These pics were taken almost a year ago when my car was being re-sprayed after some a-hole decided to get drunk and scratch up my car on the front and both sides.

While sanding, the bodyshop found a bunch of rust. So I paid a little more and got the entire car de-rusted.