Recent content by Hobie01

dang its been a while!

when i worked at intel, anytime id go into the datacenter they would remind us we have ~17 seconds until all the air is displaced by the local FM100 / halo*something fire system in the event of an emergency. never been more alert and on edge than working in that room..

hey all. i live an hour ish from the rubicon trail and i fish and boat and camp loon lake a TON. super familiar with all things crystal basin UNTIL you get to the rubicon. i have a subi so im not trying to get on the trail at all. my 10 year old nephew from los angeles is all about trucks and...

after a rallitek spring lift, tires, skid plates, and a hitch.. it was time for a winch. install was straightforward. however i did have to remove and modify the active grill shutter system quite a bit to workaround an engine code. nothing in the install docs or youtubes showed this...

This is awesome! im all of the sudden excited for replacing my suspension at 100 something thousand miles now. never considered this.

I did the Rallitek springs on the OEM struts shortly after getting my forester. id like to add a 1 inch spacer before the next snow but i agree, not much really to do aside of springs and spacers and maybe struts. For me if money was no concern id replace the struts, control arms, and basically...

Gone fishin

the note at the top of the page says: "If you are having trouble with a large download, please consider making a search with more specific criteria and downloading less than 2000 places at one time. " have you tried that?

Went snow wheelin on Mormon Emigrant Trail.

Pollock Pines

i've got a Bracketeer in my forester on the passenger seat rails. fits perfect. i suggest it. mega easy install. i also have some plastic tabs on my rails and they dont get in the way.

i use a static strap from a local car shop for recovery. after i moved to el dorado county (4000 ft ish) i started to build a kit for helping those stuck on the side of the road. after this last week of snow (2-3 feet in 4 days) i've helped 3 jeeps and 2 passenger cars. the important thing is to...

Please do! we will get this working. i only have nuvis so its good to have a few different models tested. thanks!

interesting, can you go to settings > map > map info (may be sources) and see if you can manually select maps in there?