1/12/13 update: My right headlight was aimed WAY down toward the ground. I would have thought the dealer would catch that, but maybe all they do on a new car is check the lights and then slap a sticker on it. The manual has a section on light adjustment which helped me find the vertical set screw. For now, I parked outside the garage a few feet away and brought up the right one to meet the light output of the left one--much better. I will ask the dealer to check the low and high beams more officially soon as I just eyeballed it.
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Hey everyone! I'm excited to be driving the new ST! I ordered it because I couldn't find an ST2 or ST3 without a moonroof and decided to order exactly what I wanted. Skipping the moonroof gained me a bunch of headroom for my tall frame. This is the first time I've ever ordered a car. Order Info:
Ordered 11/21 as add'l retail order; build date 12/21; arrived at dealer 1/05; picked up 1/09!
Everything so far has tested out fine with only a couple minor things:
1. I noticed condensation in the lower parts of both HID assemblies on the inside. It looked fine today but I'll keep an eye on it. I see them flicker a pretty good amount on bumps too. Is this just the nature of HIDs? My last car did this too and it bugged me. Will monitor this as well.
2. The inside of the fuel door either wasn't painted fully or has some kind of blackish overspray? See pic. I noticed a little of this in the engine bay too above the radiator but you really have to look for it. The fuel door is plastic it seems and you can't see a problem from the outside, so I'm fine with it.
The only things I've done so far are add Husky floor mats and Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 performance snows which are just slightly wider at 245/40R18. I had them already from the last car and tirerack blessed off the slight size difference of our summers which are 235/40R18. Not the best pic b/c of lighting but here is a closeup. I think these are very close to OEM looking for a snow tire. I may get some Blizzaks down the road when these wear out though as I love their aggressive look also.
Future plans? Hard to say. Lots of conflicting priorities like house stuff. I added a ceramic tint to the last car and want to do that to the ST also. I also want to change out the fog bulbs for ones that match the LED strip better, purely a looks thing. I may look into changing those convenience or safety bulbs that shine down from the mirrors when unlocking. Why aren't they the bright, clean LED type white like the license plate bulbs that look fantastic? I'd love a set of dedicated summer wheels and keep the OEMs for winter. Beyond that, maybe an intake, and I would love to tune the car down road. I've never tuned a car but wanted to tune the last one. Or a track day for the first time! I skipped the moonroof partly in case I can try this out and need helmet room.
Again, loving the car so far! May try to add more pics to this post in the future, but the ST will likely be stock for maybe much longer than I want. Here's one for now though:
One other thing--what the heck is a zulujams? Nothing car related. It is a user name from a long while back relating to a local band from RI called Foxtrot Zulu and they, well, jam.
Cheers all. Enjoy the driving.
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Hey everyone! I'm excited to be driving the new ST! I ordered it because I couldn't find an ST2 or ST3 without a moonroof and decided to order exactly what I wanted. Skipping the moonroof gained me a bunch of headroom for my tall frame. This is the first time I've ever ordered a car. Order Info:
Ordered 11/21 as add'l retail order; build date 12/21; arrived at dealer 1/05; picked up 1/09!
Everything so far has tested out fine with only a couple minor things:
1. I noticed condensation in the lower parts of both HID assemblies on the inside. It looked fine today but I'll keep an eye on it. I see them flicker a pretty good amount on bumps too. Is this just the nature of HIDs? My last car did this too and it bugged me. Will monitor this as well.
2. The inside of the fuel door either wasn't painted fully or has some kind of blackish overspray? See pic. I noticed a little of this in the engine bay too above the radiator but you really have to look for it. The fuel door is plastic it seems and you can't see a problem from the outside, so I'm fine with it.
The only things I've done so far are add Husky floor mats and Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 performance snows which are just slightly wider at 245/40R18. I had them already from the last car and tirerack blessed off the slight size difference of our summers which are 235/40R18. Not the best pic b/c of lighting but here is a closeup. I think these are very close to OEM looking for a snow tire. I may get some Blizzaks down the road when these wear out though as I love their aggressive look also.
Future plans? Hard to say. Lots of conflicting priorities like house stuff. I added a ceramic tint to the last car and want to do that to the ST also. I also want to change out the fog bulbs for ones that match the LED strip better, purely a looks thing. I may look into changing those convenience or safety bulbs that shine down from the mirrors when unlocking. Why aren't they the bright, clean LED type white like the license plate bulbs that look fantastic? I'd love a set of dedicated summer wheels and keep the OEMs for winter. Beyond that, maybe an intake, and I would love to tune the car down road. I've never tuned a car but wanted to tune the last one. Or a track day for the first time! I skipped the moonroof partly in case I can try this out and need helmet room.
Again, loving the car so far! May try to add more pics to this post in the future, but the ST will likely be stock for maybe much longer than I want. Here's one for now though:
One other thing--what the heck is a zulujams? Nothing car related. It is a user name from a long while back relating to a local band from RI called Foxtrot Zulu and they, well, jam.
Cheers all. Enjoy the driving.