What did you do to your Mirage today?

[rohoGames]

You got Japanese baseball team decals lol. Very cool. I'd slap a Rising Sun bumper sticker on there too.

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Thanks! Redbubble.com is where I found that.

My inspiration for this is that I wanted to give the car a cool Japanese name, and I liked the reference to the Hanshin Tigers for a couple reasons:

1. They do a have a connection to my favorite baseball team, the Detroit Tigers. Cecil Fielder played for them (and hit a ton of home runs too!).
2. As Japanese baseball teams go, they are pretty legendary. Google "Curse of the Colonel" sometime, it's a fun team.
3. They are Osaka's baseball team (though not technically in Osaka). Osaka is my favorite Japanese city and one of my favorite places on the planet.

[Ares]

Over the weekend, I prepped the mirage:
Engine filter, cabin filter, and 275/65/14 tires.

Not pictured:
Oil & filter change.
Swapped driver & passenger side windshield washer nozzles. Original driver side nozzle had low pressure. Looks like swapping it to the left side made it better for both. I have a feeling the tubes may be clogged.

[7milesout]

and 275/65/14 tires

275's? Or 175's?

[Mark]

Over the weekend, I prepped the mirage:
Engine filter, cabin filter, and 275/65/14 tires.

Not pictured:
Oil & filter change.
Swapped driver & passenger side windshield washer nozzles. Original driver side nozzle had low pressure. Looks like swapping it to the left side made it better for both. I have a feeling the tubes may be clogged.

If you are showing us the dirt on top of your cabin air filter, it was installed upside down. You are showing us the bottom side of the cabin air filters in your pics. Maybe that was your intent, too?

Some install videos show the correct orientation -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWKlpWDv-OA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpNcMNsFxjc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fomenfQ-vU

[Wallythacker]

It wasn't today but I replaced both wipers on my 17. The passenger side would easily slip off if you pushed it the tiniest amount downwards. It did NOT click lock on the arm. I looked at it very carefully and could not figure out what was broken or missing. The new blades, both were from different mfgs, one a Bosch and the other a Michelin. The mounting hardware was really different on both. They click locked into position and were very easy to "un" click lock to remove them.

Wow, the performance of the blades is incredible. Both are winter with the rubber cover for protection and both are amazing in cold snowy conditions to clear the window.

Oh, I replaced the rear as well with a Bosch ($7 amazon) and it's great! Replace your blades people at least every 24 months if not yearly.

[precisionxt]

It wasn't today but I replaced both wipers on my 17. The passenger side would easily slip off if you pushed it the tiniest amount downwards. It did NOT click lock on the arm. I looked at it very carefully and could not figure out what was broken or missing. The new blades, both were from different mfgs, one a Bosch and the other a Michelin. The mounting hardware was really different on both. They click locked into position and were very easy to "un" click lock to remove them.

Wow, the performance of the blades is incredible. Both are winter with the rubber cover for protection and both are amazing in cold snowy conditions to clear the window.

Oh, I replaced the rear as well with a Bosch ($7 amazon) and it's great! Replace your blades people at least every 24 months if not yearly.

I really should replace mine. I don't think I've replaced them since I got it back in 2019.

[Wallythacker]

I really should replace mine. I don't think I've replaced them since I got it back in 2019.

I suspect the texas sun has dried them out and made them pretty stiff. I always carry spares. Once I was caught out and had to cough up near $40 at a truck stop for a new blade.

[rohoGames]

I added the after market center console that I found by searching these boards.

I also added an easy solution for how dark the cabin gets. I don’t like Mitsu’s factory option for mood lighting because it’s blue and it turns off when the doors are closed like the dome light (according to posters here).

Fortunately the center console has 4 USB ports, so I bought a 7-8 dollar pack of USB lights in red. Two in the console and one in the cigarette lighter adapter. This creates a really nice ambience at night (and I can actually see where cups are now)!

[7milesout]

Not bad ... I think I like it.

[BillAce]

I installed my blacked out headlights, DRL's and fog lights.