What have you done to your P5 today?

^ I had the same issues with my rear calipers. Tried everything to save 'em but to no avail. The new ones are uber-lubricated where needed to prevent rust! Reut, which springs do you have?

Today I polished my MSP RH summer wheels in preparation for warm weather, and removed my Thule bike rack in preparation for selling it. Gonna replace it with a Yakima rack.

Tomorrow I'm putting on my Tein S-Techs along with my MSP RHs and new Continental ExtremeContact DW's =) Supposed to get a free Nook Simple Touch from Continental for buying their tires, too! Hope I remember to take before and after shots!
 
i am on s.techs as well. did you buy your continentals as 205s or 215s? i got the 205s but havnt gotten them mounted yet, wondering if i should go 215 or not
 
hmm, making me def wonder if i should shoot back over to tire rack and exchange them for the 215. they are also abot $20 cheaper than the 205s.

glowstick - what wheels are yours on and do you have any close up pics so i can see how the fit is? the 205s give a tiny bit of stretch but im not too concerned with having any of it
 
glowstick - what wheels are yours on and do you have any close up pics so i can see how the fit is? the 205s give a tiny bit of stretch but im not too concerned with having any of it

I am running 5Zigen Hyper 5ZR wheels, 18x7.5 +50 Offset. I don't have any close up pics but I can snag some on lunch break.
 
i do miss my ms3 wheels but i am very happy indeed with the 17" mp3s. got a bit more tire on there now. i think am just doing a run to tire rack later this week to exchange my tires to the 215s. lower revs on the highway (by a tad) and $28 cheaper for the 4
 
the mp3 wheels look awesome
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I was considering color options. The silver looks good on your car. I like white with the bright blue too. I dunno what I would do if I were in your shoes. I guess I would get white plastidip and paint them so it would be reversible. Either way it looks good as-is
 
^ id love to paint them white and I am actually thinking of doing so. I just dont know how well they would stay clean or how well the paint would hold up. obviously would do a nice clear coat on them. the painting wouldnt happen until the winter unless i feel like pulling off the wheels and running the stockers for a long weekend/week.
 
I'm running 215s. You definitely should return those 205s! I'll upload pics in a bit. I just mounted my new tires here at work and they look good!
 
Got the new summer tires installed! 215/45ZR17 Continental ExtremeContactDW

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JDM, did the same yesterday and they repainted my car ; )
Lol, everyone wants a white car :D

^ id love to paint them white and I am actually thinking of doing so. I just dont know how well they would stay clean or how well the paint would hold up. obviously would do a nice clear coat on them. the painting wouldnt happen until the winter unless i feel like pulling off the wheels and running the stockers for a long weekend/week.
I did my wheels in one day. jacked the car up, washed the wheels, primed a few coats, painted a few coats, installed. I painted onto the tire since they were being changed soon.

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Looks good! I have an 03' P5 w/the chrome stock wheels that are now delaminating and I want to do the same thing. What brands of paint do you suggest?
 
I'm running 215s. You definitely should return those 205s! I'll upload pics in a bit. I just mounted my new tires here at work and they look good!

i probably definitely will. those look real nice. sure ill lose the "mini stretch" from the 205 but who cares, ill have lower revs at highway speeds.

where did you order them from?
i went through rock auto, the raybestos ones or whatever. $62 each with a $10 core each. prob will send them back and pay the $10ish for shipping and get $10 back.

I did my wheels in one day. jacked the car up, washed the wheels, primed a few coats, painted a few coats, installed. I painted onto the tire since they were being changed soon.

i painted my stockers with the same color as yours. il have to debate the white, just dont want it to look awful when dirty. i live in an apartment now and dont have a hose or anything like i used to at my parents so i wont be able to stay on top of the cleaning
 
I've used engine enamel spray paint on my winter stockers and they held up really well through the snow/salt. I haven't had very good luck with spray clear coats. They always leave the finish rough and dull.

On topic; finally finished swapping my old P5 for my friend and his GF drove it home last night. Sad to see my baby go, but not after it has an FS-DE back in it. One down and one to go, he needs to tow his rolling smashed chassis back to his house this week.

Then a few more agonizing weeks until I have my new black P5 project in the garage from Shalon. :)
 
Looks good! I have an 03' P5 w/the chrome stock wheels that are now delaminating and I want to do the same thing. What brands of paint do you suggest?
I washed with Purple Power, Lightly sanded the chrome so paint would stick, and then used wheel paint from Advance Auto
 
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