Good point.... I guess i have been lucky so far.... No transmission leak for me. Oh crap..... I bet I just jinxed myself. LOL Oh, and after I got the splash shield all cleaned up, I never put it back on.

 

John I have to agree;

You'll want to paint it YELLOW!!! - LOL!

Sorry I just couldn't resist; I'll wait for both of you

Stay Safe...


Paul (MisterTaz)
Owner of the world’s 1st AMG 5.5 V8 Kompressor Powered Crossfire!

 

I will put the Aero up against any black SRT6...... if I dont win, it will be fun


Paul, you're just showing off now.... ... I LOVE the work you guys did on that engine... I do believe that there is a BLUE V8 running around also...just not SC....yet!

You have a beautiful car my friend...

 

You obviously did not buy the car new, all models of XF have the shield, my base certainly did, until I took it off.

Can't say anything for the SLK, but I removed mine over a year and a half ago with no issues at all, and I certainly hit the triple digits regularly.

I have been over 140 with Doc in his SRT roadster with the shields gone, it was rock solid as well.

 

No, no, no. I have the splash shield. I don't have the tabs or whatever they called them that hold it in place while you put it back on. And the heat shield on the underside of the hood just didn't come with my car I guess. I did buy my car in Florida, if that makes any difference. But yes, I did buy mine brand new. Only had 9 miles on the odometer when I got her. Got the lifetime powertrain warranty too.

 

There may be a minuscule difference, but not anything that I have noticed. I have been to the track a few times since I removed mine to include winning the Import Showdown where I raced against Steve in his SLK with his splash guard attached. Steve and I have pretty well matched up mods, and we are very close on 1/4 times as well. The run that I beat him was only by 13/100's IIRC, and that was basically the difference in our reaction times. It was my home track so I had the advantage of being very comfortable with the tree. Plus it was Steve's first time using his new DR's. I have been north of 150 as well with no discernible difference. Point is.... I doubt that there is any measurable gains by leaving the shield on. JMHO

 

Yep.... the base did not come with a hood liner.

 

OK shape, I guess I misread, my apologies.

Yes, you are correct, as Bob beat me to it above, the base did not come with the under hood heat shield ever, and as you well know, some other things are different / absent all together from the base LOL

 

Like those problematic seat heaters?

Not to mention a few other electronic amenities that could eventually break down. Although, I wish the base came with fog lights.

 

My favorite part about the car was the fact that you could change things and did not have to worry about lights going on on the dash. Full LED conversion with no bulb out indicator, full custom aftermarket wheels with no TPMS sensors and no light on the dash blinking at me

 

I know about the TPMS and I'm very glad I don't have that either, but the base's bulb-out indicator doesn't do anything? I guess that would explain why I didn't know a taillight was out until a guy at the track told me when I was lining up to make my run.

I just wish they didn't give us that troublesome ESP/TCS system. THAT would've been great.

 

When my TPMS light went on to alert me that I had a slow leak going on, I was thankful to have this awesome lifesaving device. Fixed the leak($15.) filled it up, light goes out; peace of mind.....$priceless.

 

Good for some, needless for others. I've heard of a lot of problems with the TPMS giving false readings or going haywire. Either way, I check my tire pressure every time I go out to my car and bought a small air compressor that plugs directly into the lighter. I also have a rim that is bent that sometimes likes to leak 15 pounds of pressure out overnight (not all the time, just when it feels like it), and I'm sure the TPMS would love to alert me of this matter. Since I check my own air meticulously, I don't need it. Just another system that something could go wrong with. If I hit something and my tire's going flat, I'll feel it. I'm usually the guy that can hear or feel something way before any mechanic could even tell something was going wrong.

Again, some people see it as a convenience, I just see it as another electrical system that could give me trouble.

 

Why did you buy a compressor? Didnt your car come with a little air compressor stored in the back with the jack and a can of fixit gunk????

 

Don't be confused that I don't check my pressures regularly; and I've had no problems with it. The TPMS is there for a good reason; like I said, it has the potential to save a life. It lets us know before rather than too late. When on the road, it's a great safety feature. Trying to put a device like this down seems childish. A lot of us here have a lot more experience at "feeling" our cars than you. I think you just wish you had the system is all. lol Just messin' w/ you.

 

Yeah it did, but I figured that if that one was fitted to that fix-a-flat system, that I probably wouldn't want to burn it out filling up the tires. This one was $10 a Target, I figured I could afford the extra sense of security burning that one out instead.

 

Haha, yeah I'm not offended. I figured someone would come out and say that experience trumps all. Like I said, the system is handy, but we did drive cars before it and not die. A system like this isn't necessary, but it's good to have. I'm just saying I don't want to spend time and money trying to fix it when it goes wrong. Same reason I'm glad I don't have power seats. Not necessary, nice to have, but eventually it'll short out or a motor will burn out. How will you adjust the seat then? Just sayin'.

It all comes down to personal preference really. If I could, I would have gotten one of the new Noble M600's. Doesn't even come with ABS.

 

the factory compressor is designed to refill the tires without the fix-a-flat connected... the fix-a-flat junk is designed with an input for you to hook the compressor and a little output hose the connects to your wheel.... compressed air pushes junk from can into your tire....

So you have a nice backup.....

 

Pretty much. It even has a nice empty slot for it in under the mat in the trunk.

 

Does anyone know if anything ever went in there stock (the cutout in the passenger's side trunk under the mat)? My backup compressor is living in there right now as well, but I've been curious as to what the purpose of the cutout was originally.