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Looks great! Yummy seats, too...

Great pics! Really makes the Balloon White stand out. #2 is my fave...

I have been real happy with EBC Red and Green pads for street and AX (Porsche) and also played around a LOT with brake bias. Mike, do you have any experience with using EBC Red/Green on CCBs? It seems this might address some of the "touchiness" complaints I've read.

It's also useful to consider that a typical new tire has 10/32" of tread while at the wear bars, it's 2/32" or a difference of 8/32" or 1/4". That makes for a 1/2" difference in diameter. Thus, if you change the rears or only one tire (due to puncture, etc.), that's already a 1/2". I wouldn't worry about 0.2".

Hey, I saw this and finally I can contribute. I don't have a G (yet), but I also have one of the Actron CP9180 scanners. I bought it for my P-car, and it has CAN so it will work with any of the latest OBDII cars. When I last upgraded to this from my previous one, basically I found these levels of scanners: * $30-ish These cheap ass scanners will read codes and clear them but that's about it. That may be all you need. You'll have to research the codes (which you may have to do anyway for obscure manufacturer-specific codes). * $75-ish These start to get interactive/menu-like and will give readouts of multiple/pending CEL codes and give you details on emissions "readiness" which means all the various smog components have passed their respective drive cycle/condition tests. My previous one was an Equus 3030 which I liked a lot, but it won't do CAN bus. * $150-ish Like this Actron CP9180 and the Equus 3150, these have full menus and will add some nice features such as the ability to read freeze-frame data about what was going on when the CEL was triggered. They also will give you real-time monitoring of various sensors. In many cases, the readings are meaningless unless you know what they should be, but you can compare left/right banks and/or to your buddy's car or online. These also give English meanings of common powertrain codes. * $350-ish The price on these starts going exponential. The main difference is these start being able to read more manufacturer-specific systems and can be laptop-based. For example, in the Porsche world, Durametric software runs on a laptop and can query other systems such as airbag controllers and HVAC. VAG-COM is similar for Audis. * $2K - $20K These are the factory diagnostic/configuration tools which are generally not available to ordinary owners and with expensive subscription/licensing requirements. For me, I went with the Actron CP9180. The Equus 3150 is probably a little easier to use, and it also sets up an OBDII connection faster. The emission readiness stuff is also easier. The reason I went for the Actron, though, is more lines in the display for less scrolling and more real-time data being displayed. I'm tempted by the laptop-based ones, but I like that you can just grab a hand-held one and be done before a laptop even boots up.

Do you know the "larger" sizes?

Nice! Looks like you also redid the steering wheel in Alcantara (versus the suede)--unless there is that much of a difference in lighting. The suede doesn't really seem to hold up so well.

Can you get EBC Greens? On a different application (Porsche), I got some mild squealing with Reds, but nothing too obnoxious (to me). Greens were actually fantastic on the street and AX. +1 on not mixing radically different compounds, especially track pads. I believe GiroDisc is/was using Ferodo. I would guess you could get Greens if EBC has Reds since the backing plates/patterns would be the same. They might be listed under a different (Audi?) application. Similar for my Porsche. EBC initially listed Greens and Reds, then only Reds, but the Greens are still available. It is something similar like you can just switch the 1st digit of the part number from 3 to 2 and drop the C (=ceramic).

Excellent! Thank you very much

I'll echo what LuisGT3 says. A lot depends on what models and what type of info. Based on my experience, Rennlist is most like Lambo Power: more focus on late-ish models, somewhat irreverant, a few hard-core folks... just don't go there for anything Boxster/Cayman related. One forum not mentioned so far is RennTech. That is good for any kind of troubleshooting, DIY, technical service bulletins, parts prices, etc. (latter only if a subscriber).

Loved it! Thanks

Your bald tires might be even closer to 5lbs. That 4lbs was based on my recollection of a 285/30R18 (not a Gallardo and can't find my before/after notes from a few years ago), so... I did a back of the envelope calculation to make sure I wasn't on drugs: 26" diameter * PI * 11" tread * 10/32" wear = 280 cubic inches of rubber, which at ~1.5g/cm3 is about 15lbs! Figure a tread/void ratio of maybe 60% and maybe tire manufacturers use not such a heavy rubber, that 5lbs may even be a little low.

How much tread was on the tire? There is a good 4lbs difference between full tread depth and at the wear bars for a tire that size.

Looks fine IMO. Fits with the look, Balloon White Spyder being classy and all. It's not like the car is some bad-boy, Darth Vader look. I think it works on your car as-is. No need to change unless you're bored with it.