FSD is Tesla’s software that can help with driving tasks like steering and lane keeping. They’re describing it like a split between what the car does and what they still do manually.
A strut tower brace connects the two sides of the car’s front suspension so the body flexes less. That can make the car feel more solid and responsive, especially on twisty roads.
Part
Slon Front stiffening brace
This is a front brace meant to make the car’s front end feel tighter. If it needs epoxy to install, you have to prep and let it cure properly so it doesn’t loosen later.
Company
RaceTech, Brembo, USA
RaceTech and Brembo are performance-brake and motorsport-adjacent brands, and “USA” likely refers to a regional distributor or supplier. The host is shopping for brake components and trying to source them through a connection.
Carbon-ceramic brakes use a carbon-fiber ceramic material instead of traditional iron rotors. They can offer strong fade resistance and low weight, but they’re expensive and require the right pads/rotor setup and proper operating conditions.
Part
KWV3s
KW V3s are aftermarket coilovers—springs and shocks combined. They let you adjust how the car rides and sits, which can improve handling.
The BMW 1M is a rare, limited-production BMW performance coupe. The host is checking the car’s condition and talking about the color/options they wanted.
This means the car was ordered without some factory tech and comfort features—specifically navigation and a convenience package. Some buyers prefer it because it can be simpler and sometimes cheaper.
They’re dealing with mildew on the seats. That usually happens when moisture gets trapped, and “conditioning” means cleaning and treating the material so it smells better and doesn’t keep coming back.
They’re using “Porsche-level interior” as a compliment meaning “really high quality.” It usually points to better materials and very careful workmanship so everything looks and feels premium.
Term
PL 6000 lifts
They mention “PL 6000 lifts,” which are basically car lift systems. They’re installed already, and the host is using them as part of their setup for storing or working on cars.
A manual transmission (stick shift) requires the driver to use a clutch pedal and shift gears manually. Learning to drive one is often about coordination—clutch control, gear selection, and smooth starts. The host is planning to teach new drivers how to operate a manual in some of the cars.
The Honda S2000 is a small two-seat roadster. The host is basically saying it feels roomy enough for him even though it’s a compact car. He’s also noting he hasn’t adjusted the seat yet, which affects how comfortable it feels.
Term
Maxflow V2
“Maxflow V2” sounds like an updated version of a product, but this clip doesn’t explain what it is. The host is asking if anyone has tested it yet. You’d want more details to know what it changes on the car.
“Active 3.0” sounds like a newer version of something, but the clip doesn’t say what it is. The host is basically asking if anyone has tested it yet. To understand it, we’d need to know what product or car system they mean.
They talk about launching a “wash station,” which sounds like a place or setup where cars get cleaned. It seems connected to helping customers directly. It’s more about the service process than a specific car part.
Term
6500 bucks
They mention a price—“6500 bucks”—for something they’re selling. They also hint that a different version costs more. The clip doesn’t fully explain what the item is, but it’s clearly part of a pricing decision.
Term
Type E version two
“Type E version two” sounds like a second version of something they’re making—probably a soap or product formula. They’re saying they tried a few versions and are testing the next one.
A foam cannon is a tool you hook up to a pressure washer. It sprays soap as thick foam so you can soak the car and lift dirt before you scrub.
Term
inside the hex video
“Inside the hex” sounds like a named video series or format they’re considering for their business. It’s basically asking whether the plan is just posting car videos or doing more.
Company
Gion
They’re talking about a company called “Gion” where Kyle Lee works. The conversation is about why someone might switch jobs or roles, not about a specific car or mechanical topic.
Topic
Bimmer Invasion
“Bimmer Invasion” is referenced as an event where the host saw Kyle Lee. “Bimmer” is a common enthusiast nickname for BMW, so this likely points to a BMW-focused gathering or show rather than a technical automotive concept.
The 2013 BMW 135i is part of BMW’s 1 Series lineup and is known for its turbocharged inline-six engines. In this segment, the host discusses the engine family (N54 vs N55) and highlights that the N54 is associated with high-pressure fuel pump issues, while later revisions are generally improved.
Term
N54
N54 is the engine code for a turbo BMW six-cylinder. The important part here is that some N54 cars are known for fuel pump issues, so you should research the specific car before buying.
This is the part that pushes fuel to the engine at high pressure. If it fails, the car can run poorly or not start, so it’s a big deal on certain BMW turbo engines.
Term
N55
N55 is a different engine version than N54, still turbocharged and similar in concept. The host is saying the N55 is generally less troublesome because BMW addressed some of the earlier fuel system problems.
Part
Castro exhaust
This sounds like an aftermarket exhaust upgrade. The idea is that swapping the exhaust can make the car sound better than the factory setup.
A linear fixture is basically a long, straight light bar/module. It’s designed to spread light along its length, and when you use multiple bars side-by-side you want the lighting to look smooth instead of having dark gaps.
HE Williams is a lighting brand they’re comparing against. In this segment, it’s mainly about how the light looks through the lens and whether there’s a noticeable shadow where two fixtures meet.
Cree is a well-known lighting/LED brand. Here they’re comparing Cree fixtures to others based on whether you can clearly see the individual LEDs through the cover.
Shadowing is when you get a dark spot or dim area where two lights meet. It usually happens if the LEDs don’t cover the seam evenly, so the light doesn’t blend smoothly.
Bleed is when light spreads a bit more than you want, or doesn’t stay perfectly contained. Here they’re talking about how that affects whether the seam between two light bars looks smooth or shows a noticeable change.
An “eight footer” just means a light bar that’s about 8 feet long. They’re comparing how the light looks across that full length—especially near the middle or where the design changes.
A seamless transition means there’s no obvious line or dark/bright spot where two lights meet. They’re aiming for the light to look continuous across the whole installation.
Instead of one LED strip, the light uses four strips. That can make the lighting more even and brighter overall. The speaker also says it helps keep costs down while improving the light quality.
Duty cycle is basically how “hard” the LEDs are being powered over time. If they’re not pushed as aggressively, they make less heat and tend to last longer. That’s why the speaker says the lights will be more efficient and durable.
Diffused light means the light is spread out more evenly. Instead of bright spots and dark spots, you get a smoother look. The speaker says using multiple LED strips helps achieve that without spending as much.
Triac dimming is a way to make lights dim using the building’s electrical signal. It’s a standard dimming method that can be simpler to integrate. Here, it means you don’t need extra dimming hardware.
Forward phase dimming is a common way to dim lights by “chopping up” the power signal. It’s one reason the fixture can work with typical dimmers. Here, it’s mentioned to clarify how the lights are controlled.
A 0–10V control module is extra equipment that some lights need to dim smoothly. It sends a small control signal to the light driver. The speaker is saying these lights can dim without that extra box.
Lutron makes devices that control how bright your lights are, like dimmers. The hosts are saying you might not need the expensive brand-specific stuff if a basic dimmer will work.
A dimmer lets you turn lights down or up instead of just on/off. If your bulbs or fixtures are made to be dimmed, you can usually use a regular dimmer.
Leviton is a company that makes common electrical parts for homes, like dimmers. They’re saying any mainstream brand can work as long as it matches the lights you’re using.
“Dimmable” means the lights are designed to work when you lower their brightness. If they aren’t dimmable, they can flicker or act weird when you try to dim them.
Company
node icon
They’re talking about a piece of audio gear they already have. The point is that what speakers you buy next depends on how this device works.
BlueSound makes wireless speakers, and the Pulse M is one of their portable models. They’re saying you can pair two for stereo sound if you want better separation.
Company
Griot's 1.5
Griot’s is a company that makes car detailing products. “1.5” sounds like the specific foam-cannon setup they’re using, and they’re saying it works well.
They’re talking about working with another company (ADS) to make or sell products. The main point is how the products will be branded—either as one label or another.
pH neutral means the soap is formulated to be gentle and not too harsh. That matters because harsh cleaners can damage or strip protective layers on your car.
A detailing line is basically a collection of car-cleaning products. They’re saying they don’t have a full plan yet, but they want to pick the best options that match the way they like to wash cars.
Contract manufactured means someone else makes the product for them. It’s often done to keep quality consistent and make it easier to produce at scale.
Bilt-Hamber makes car cleaning chemicals. The host is basically saying they want to repackage the product into their own bottles so it looks and labels the same as everything else.
Car Pro Eraser is a paint-prep cleaner used in detailing to remove oils, residues, and leftover contaminants before protection like wax, sealant, or ceramic coating. The host wants to bottle it themselves, emphasizing that the product is already the correct color and they have permission to repackage it.
A four-post lift is a device that raises a car using four posts. “Portable” means it’s meant to be set up in different spots rather than being permanently installed.
Dry ice cleaning is a method where tiny pellets of very cold material blast off dirt. It’s useful because it doesn’t soak things with water like some cleaning methods do.
They’re using shipping containers like modular buildings. The plan is to put wash equipment inside them so the space is covered and more controlled.
Company
Dimp Bend Pack two-post lift
A two-post lift is a garage hoist that raises a car using two tall posts. It’s important because not every lift fits every car safely, and you need the right setup for the weight and lift points.
The Porsche 911 GT4 is a sportier, more track-oriented version of the 911. It’s the kind of car people choose when they want something fun to drive, not just something comfortable.
Supercharging is a way to make an engine produce more power by forcing extra air in. More power is fun, but it needs the right parts and tuning so everything stays reliable.
An OEM hardtop is a solid roof made to match the car from the manufacturer. It usually fits better and looks more “factory” than cheaper aftermarket roofs.
A front lip is a piece you add under the front bumper. It helps the car look lower and can help airflow over the front. “AP-2” is just the specific style/kit name, and black is the color.
Carbon District makes aftermarket parts, and in this case they’re making a carbon-fiber front splitter. A splitter is the extra piece that sticks out lower to help manage airflow. People often choose carbon because it looks great and can be lighter.
Company
Olin's DFV road and track
Ohlins DFV is a type of performance shock/strut setup. It’s designed to be adjustable so the car can feel good on the street and also work better on track. The host is using it as part of a bigger suspension tuning plan.
Roll center adjusters are parts that help you tune how the car leans in turns. Changing them can make the car feel more stable or more responsive when cornering. It’s a track-oriented suspension tweak, not just a cosmetic one.
An adjustable upper control arm lets you set the wheel angles more precisely. One key goal is getting the camber right so the tire sits better in corners. It’s a common upgrade for cars that see track driving.
Offset bushings are a way to change alignment without buying fully adjustable suspension parts. They can move the suspension slightly to help with tire contact. The host is saying they’d rather use more direct adjustment instead of this method.
Rigid collars are stiff inserts that reduce unwanted movement between the subframe and the rest of the car. That can help the suspension stay aligned when you’re driving hard. It’s the kind of change people make for better track consistency.
Stainless lines are brake hoses made from stainless material instead of rubber. They help the brake pedal feel firmer and more consistent, especially when you brake hard more than once. It’s a common upgrade for track-focused cars.
Endless makes performance brakes. A big brake kit uses larger rotors and calipers so the brakes can cool better and stop more consistently during hard driving. The 323 mm number is the rotor size they’re considering.
J’s Racing makes performance parts for cars, including brake upgrades. A “big brake kit” means bigger brake components so the brakes can handle hard driving without fading as quickly. They’re comparing it to another brand.
An NA build means they’re building a naturally aspirated engine—no turbo. They’re keeping the camshafts stock, so it’s not going for the most extreme power. It’s more about a balanced setup that still feels good.
ITBs are individual throttle bodies, meaning each cylinder gets its own throttle. They can make the engine feel sharper, but they’re harder to tune and can be more annoying day-to-day. The host is choosing to avoid that complexity.
A long-tube header is part of the exhaust system that helps the engine breathe better. It can improve power, especially as the RPMs rise. “LHT” here is the specific header brand/style they’re using.
A high-flow cat is a catalytic converter that lets exhaust gases pass more easily than a stock one. That can help the engine make a bit more power. Whether it’s street-legal depends on the exact part and where you live.
This is a custom exhaust made from titanium, which is lighter and resists rust. The “two and three quarter inch” part tells you how big the pipes are. Pipe size matters because it changes how the engine breathes.
A “mugen intake” is an aftermarket air intake meant to let the engine breathe better. The host is going to test it against a modified stock air box to see which one makes more power.
The host is basically saying, “Let’s not guess—let’s compare.” They’re testing an aftermarket intake against a modified stock setup to see which one actually makes more power with the tune.
A fuel regulator helps control how much pressure the fuel system sends to the engine. If you’re tuning the car, you may need a different regulator so the engine gets the right fuel pressure.
FlashPro is a device/software setup that lets you reprogram the car’s computer. The host is using it so the engine can run correctly with the other mods they’re installing.
Term
444 gears
Gears in the rear differential control how the car multiplies engine speed. A “4.44” style gear ratio usually makes the car feel quicker off the line, but it can raise engine RPM at cruising speeds.
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Alright, so I got, since the last time we talked two weeks ago, I am now a driver again.
So I'm driving to and from HQ now in the Tesla.
And then I drive the other cars around here.
So I'm using, I looked at the car on the way in, I'm about 56% FSD.
The other, you know, the other time, the other 44% I'm driving on myself as much as I can.
Or as much as I'm willing to.
And so I'm kind of unlocking here relatively quickly, which is freaking sweet.
So I'm feeling good about where I'm at.
So I knew this, I kind of felt like this was coming.
And so I bought the Type R, it was the first car I got.
Actually the first car I got was the E46.
So I got the E46 M3, I'm working on that.
I just did the first wash on that, so that'll be up this weekend on this channel.
And then, let me try, let's try to move the mic up a little bit here.
Let's see if this helps.
Let's move the mic up to my face here.
How's that sound? Does that sound a little better?
Or do I need a little bit more volume here?
Yeah, give me an update here.
So the future, okay cool, thanks guys.
The future car, or the cars that were part of the future that are now present.
I bought a 2011 1M, let's talk a little bit about there.
So I knocked out the E46, got it, got it moving in the right direction.
That car is requiring quite a bit of work.
I have still the coilovers to do, which I haven't gotten yet.
I have Star Tower Brace, which is kind of a bigger project.
It's called the Slon Front stiffening brace, which requires you to do some epoxy and stuff like that.
And the brakes, I haven't ordered the brakes yet.
So waiting on Sean to get me a connection with RaceTech, Brembo, USA, and figure that out.
We're talking about carbon ceramics for it, but I don't want to spend that much money.
And then the seats are ordered, but I'm waiting on the seats.
So the E46 is coming together, oh, and then the main thing is the exhaust because it sounds freaking terrible.
So then I got the ITR, so Type R is kind of complete and functional and detailed.
Then I need to do the first wash on it, so I'll probably wash it this coming week.
But I've been driving that thing around here locally and back roads and stuff.
So I did order KWV3s for it.
Olin stopped making suspension for the DC2, and then I'm on the hunt for an interior.
So if I can find the full, you know, half interior or full interior, whatever I need to do, I'm going to attempt to find that.
And then I got the 1M.
So the 1M is a little worse than I'd hoped, but it's a 2011 only year.
I wanted Alpine White, and I just started assessing it.
So after I get off this podcast here, I'm going to go assess the condition of it.
I decondit last night.
I shot a video, so I'll have that up as well early next week.
And now I want to assess, you know, where's it at?
What am I going to do to it?
You know, what do I need to do?
But the key is it's a no navigation, no convenience package car.
And so that was important to me.
I wanted that look.
And at 27,000 miles, I'm going to be able to get it to Matty Spec.
And then the last car I bought was the AP2S 2000, and it is better than I'd hoped.
The only catch is that it has some moldy seats, which I've already conditioned.
If you guys want to look it up, look up GT Goods on Instagram.
I've commissioned them to do a Porsche-level interior.
And so I've commissioned them to do that.
Audio is clipping.
Yeah, shoot.
It shouldn't be so darn difficult.
I'm constantly messing this crap up.
So anyway, cars are looking good, man.
I'm so pumped, and I'm going to drive them all, correct them all, protect them all.
If you've been watching this series, we've got the PL 6000 lifts, the parking lifts installed.
Yeah.
Audio sounds a bit distorted.
Let's try this. Let's see here.
Let's give it a little adjustment here.
Take this here.
Check, check, check.
Let's come...
How about that?
Check, check, test, test.
One, two, one, two.
Let's see if this works.
Sound is fine. Okay, cool.
All right, let's get into your questions.
Let's see.
Ryan, thanks for the Super Chat.
Ryan, Kenyon, 7349.
With an influx of new vehicles lately, has Ryan shown any interest?
Zero, none.
Now we're going to get them up here in the coming weeks to Michelle's volleyball kind of is wrapping up.
So we'll get them up here in the coming weeks to start getting them in some of these cars
to get them to teach them how to drive a manual, and we'll see.
You know what's really cool?
I just got in the S2000.
I'm like 202 pounds, and it doesn't feel like I felt like it was so small and I couldn't fit in it when I was 240.
So that's a real positive thing.
And I haven't lowered the seat yet.
So anyway, all right, let me start at the top here getting your questions.
Any testing on the Active 3.0 or the new Maxflow V2?
No, I haven't.
I mean, the ARs are so darn good.
I've been spending a lot of time with them.
The 635 is incredible.
We are literally about to launch the wash station to design clients and inside the hex here any day.
So, you know, hopefully Tommy gets that rolling here in the next couple of days.
I challenged the team to sell 100 of them.
Now they're going to be 6500 bucks for a, you know, for a single and I don't know, something like 10 grand or 11 grand for a dual or something like that.
So, yeah, we'll see how that does, but that should be launching soon.
And so I've been, I've been preoccupied with cars and washing them and working on my soap with Bradley at Armour.
So I got him, we finalized.
So this is Type E version two where we had three versions.
The third iteration wasn't very good.
What I'm hoping I need to do some testing here.
So he's making me another gallon that I may be able to use one ounce of soap in the foam cannon, which would make it, you know, pretty awesome.
So I'm working on that.
Any info upcoming?
Cranstall offerings?
No, nothing coming from them anytime soon that I'm aware of and nothing from Mirka either.
So, yeah.
TRA, RACP says, can you make an inside the hex video on your business plan with cars?
Is it going to be more than just making videos on them?
How much, how much you allocated, etc.?
Yeah, maybe not a bad idea of what I'm thinking.
Really, it's just I want to drive them.
And I was going to buy a GTR and when I decided, you know, and I'm not ready to do the GTR, there's a lot more money.
And so I could buy a bunch of cool, you know, and more entry level cars that I really enjoy.
Enjoy the process of correcting them, protecting them, perfecting them.
And, you know, I always go a little too far.
Let's see.
Did you see Cletus's house video?
Some of it was Maddie Speck.
No, I think I saw the thumbnail and didn't watch it.
It'd be interesting to see.
Yeah.
Neil White said, did Kyle Lee for Gion?
For some reason, I'm seeing him a lot in the Gion post.
Yeah, he took a role.
What is his role?
I think his role is professional services marketing.
You know, he wanted to try something different.
So I get it.
And so he went to Gion.
This is going to happen as the young men that I've hired, when they were young, they grow up.
And if they, you know, they may want to try something different, you know, it's part of the process.
You know, and so, you know, I hired a lot of guys when they were just starting out.
Their first major job and most first major part in their career.
And, you know, sometimes they outgrow the organization.
Sometimes the organization outgrows them.
Sometimes they just want to try something different.
This is how it goes.
And, you know, he has an open invitation to come back if he wants, but it was fine, amicable.
Everything's cool.
So, but yeah, he's Kyle's at Gion.
And it seems like he's doing great.
I saw him at Bimmer Invasion.
So, next question.
Yeah, everybody's always looking for some like, the sky is falling.
I'll tell you.
If the sky is falling, here's a pact we can make.
If the sky is falling and everyone's quitting, I'll tell you.
How's that sound?
I'll tell you ahead of time.
And I don't sugarcoat squat.
So, people come, they go and, you know, maybe they wanted more money that I could pay them
and they wanted upside or maybe they just wanted to try something different
or maybe they got mad at me, whatever.
I'll tell you.
But, you know, that's the story on Kyle.
There's no, you know, backstory.
And like I said, I mean, this is part of what happens.
I don't have all my original people.
And that's kind of how it goes.
I mean, let's hope we don't have a Hoonigan situation where, you know, I sell the company
and everybody quits and goes out and starts their own thing.
But, you know, it's part of business, part of life.
Brennan Crawford says, stop by last week, but didn't wonder enough.
Didn't wonder back enough to see you and the team.
Hung around the showroom, though.
It was great to see you set up in person.
Well, you should have.
I mean, it should have come.
Maybe no one came up front.
Because we're not like a retail location.
You got to come in.
If you ever come here, just come in and start walking around.
Knock on some doors.
You'll find somebody.
I'm probably running around here somewhere.
Mopar478 says, Matt, thinking about getting a convertible for my wife and I do enjoy
here in Georgia, would you go 2006 BMW E36 or 2013 135i?
Let's see, 06 would be an E46 M3, not an E36.
The problem with the older car, well, both of these cars could be pretty problematic for you.
So the 135 would be an N54 car.
So, you know, you're going to have to deal with the issues that come with that.
Those are high pressure fuel pump cars.
Actually, I think a 13 might be an N55 car.
So you might be okay there.
Because I think they fixed the fuel pump issues in 2011 with the 1M.
Yeah, I mean, just I think both of those cars can be pretty big projects unless you buy,
even if you buy a really low mile one.
So just keep that in mind.
I think they'd be pretty cool.
Especially if we can get this Castro exhaust going because the E46 M3 stock is the worst
sound in car I think I've ever experienced.
I'd rather have an F80 than the E46 sound wise.
Terrible.
Let's see.
Yeah, how do you keep upgrading your cars?
We'd love the methodology behind that.
Yeah, I'll do that inside the hex video.
I think that's a good idea.
All right, John Barr 8293.
Can you tell us more about the new lighting option you mentioned on another video when ballpark pricing?
So we just got the final prototype, which should be able to go into production here shortly.
Ryan's working on that right now.
We are in love.
They are incredible.
So it's a linear fixture.
It has the best lens I've experienced, better than Cree, better than HE Williams.
So the diffusion of the lens is great because you can't actually, like if you look through the HE Williams,
it's not quite as bad as Cree.
The Cree's you could very clearly see the LEDs through the lens.
And both Cree and HE Williams have a single row of LEDs.
So there's just a single row that runs across.
The HE Williams runs a little bit closer to the end than Cree does.
So there's a little bit less shade or bleed or what do you want to call it, shadowing from, you know,
so when the two fixtures butt up next to each other and the LEDs stop a little bit short,
you get a little bit of a shadow effect on the very end of the lens and the transition.
HE Williams lights, even the eight footers, so the eight footers have a, you know,
where you can see there's a break in the middle.
The Cree's, the full eight footer had two lenses to kind of snap together.
And then I believe on our new OG lights, we're only going to do four footers because of the shippability of it,
the cost of it, and then we have a really, really seamless transition.
So the transition, the way that the two four footers connect together or 24 footers connect together
is there's a, you know, HE Williams is the same way where it kind of sucks up together internally inside of the fixture.
And the, so the transition from lens to lens, the way that it goes together is really stout,
so you're going to be able to get a nice perfect straight line if you ran like a 16, 18, 20, 30, 40 foot run,
100 foot run, which is going to be really great.
I think that we're probably four to six weeks out, you know, eight weeks at the most from launch.
I don't have the exact pricing, but I expect it to be probably a hundred bucks,
maybe a little more than a hundred bucks less than the, than the, the HE Williams fixtures.
So HE Williams are what, 375 for an eight footer or something like that.
So these are going to be probably somewhere in the two to $300 range.
I'm not sure yet, but it's certainly going to be less expensive than HE Williams.
And then the structure of the light, the way that these are created is there are four strips of LEDs.
So there's four strips that run down the middle, instead of one, there's four.
And then the way that those LEDs are driven, they're driven at like 25% duty cycle.
And so we're not driving the lights as hard, which makes you, makes them more efficient,
put off less heat and make them last longer.
And, and then because there's four strips of LEDs, we're getting more diffused light.
So more light at less cost from an electric electrical standpoint, the fixtures going to be less expensive.
The way that you take the lens off is better.
I think we're going to, we're going to try to offer them in black and white.
We're going to do square lens only.
And what else do you need to know?
Oh, they are forward phase dimming.
So they're triac dimming.
So they don't need a zero to 10 volt control module.
So they won't need the thousand dollars worth of Lutron crap.
You can put them on a regular dimmer, regular old dimmer, whatever you got.
Lutron, Lutron, Quesada, Leviton, doesn't matter.
So it'll be naturally, regularly dimmable.
So, I mean, if you were doing like, let's say my garage back there, I've got, you know, 5,000 dollars worth of lights and 1,200 bucks worth of lighting control.
You're going to not going to need, you know, you're going to be, you know, my whole giant garage is going to be 3,000 bucks in lights or something like that and no control costs.
So you're talking about saving, you know, thousands of dollars.
It's going to be really freaking awesome.
So, you know, a regular garage, if you're going to put, say you're going to put four, let's see if you're going to do four eight footers.
That would be eight four footers.
So let's say you did, you know, 10 four footers or maybe, maybe 12.
So if you did 12 four footers and like a normal two, you know, slightly oversized two car garage.
So let's say they're 300 bucks a piece.
That's 30, you know, 4,200 bucks.
And that's still kind of steep.
Let's see.
Is my math right there?
12 times 300, 3600 bucks.
You might not need that many fixtures.
And hopefully they're not 300 bucks.
Hopefully they're 200 bucks.
So I'll know pretty soon.
S2000 is a 06.
Oh, sorry.
I skipped some questions.
06 AP2.
Let's see.
So, John, I hope that hope that helps.
You can reach out to design more coming very, very soon.
Hey, Matt, upgrading my desk audio setup.
I have a node icon, PSB BP eights and PSB alpha P five ready to upgrade speakers and would like to try.
Dine audio budget is under 2500 recommendations.
Since you have a node icon, you would want to do a active speaker.
So your next step up would be to go to LID fives.
And then your next step from there would be to do core fives.
Core fives is a big jump.
If you could jump, if you can stomach it, if you can go to the core fives,
do the node icon with a set of core fives and a core subcompact.
It's frickin' incredible.
But I mean, you're talking five grand with the speakers.
So anyway, if you want the dine audio stuff, just shoot me an email.
Matt at obsessedscarage.com and we'll begin dropship them right to you.
I can help you think through it.
But if you have some questions, which thinking, I don't stock the core fives.
I just sold a core fives and LID system the other day.
So just hit me up.
Happy to help.
Let's see.
On the E46 polishing video, I noticed you had headphones on.
Sounds like to me, you should sell the dine audio speakers to me.
Yeah.
I put headphones on.
Why did I put headphones on?
I don't know.
Oh, I was listening to, which actually helped me get on the road.
Thanks to the gentleman who suggested this to me.
But I was listening to a podcast.
What's it called?
Can't seem to remember the name.
This disordered anxiety help is really incredible.
So if you, if you're an anxious person, go back to episode one.
I made, I listened to like 20 episodes while I was polishing the car.
And it really did help me.
It's really good.
DHEAdventures says, what's up, Ponderbrough Matt?
Question, you recommend a portable, you recommended a portable speaker not long ago.
I highly doubt it was Sonos.
I think it was in the $500 range.
Would you happen to remember what speaker it is?
Yeah, I'll put it in the chat.
It's a, it's a Pulse M.
So it's a blue sound Pulse M.
We stock them and they're fricking awesome.
You can do, you know, if you wanted to do it in stereo, you could Pulse M.
It is, yeah, I think it's 500 bucks.
It's fricking great.
It comes in black or white.
There we go.
Put it at the bottom of the chat there.
That's what you want.
Let's, sound, sound is, we'll get the sound dial then.
Let's see, S2000, 2006.
If you were to guess what month the Maddie spec FU version of the AR635 would release, what would you guess?
I think, I have to ask the products team.
The AR guys, the whole team's coming to visit.
We're going to shoot some videos, so we'll nail that down.
I think it's probably three months out, let's say.
Deceitful J, update on the foam cannon for the 635.
Yeah, just Griot's 1.5.
Works fine.
It's great.
So no need to crisis averted.
All of my foam cannon issues came from having a prototype machine.
Let's see.
Ant Martinez says, Matt, I stopped by OGHQ two weeks ago.
Are you and Mike rebuilding the lift?
I wanted to thank you to you and your entire team for giving the tour and letting me hang out with everybody.
Well, thanks.
We put them to work.
You come here and you want to hang out.
I'm going to give you a stool and some tools and put you to work.
Thanks for coming by.
It was good to meet you.
Let's see where it was.
Speaking of your collab with ADS, are you looking to do an OG spec brand or will it be White Lab label that they sell outside OG?
So it just depends on the product.
I'm looking for a soap.
I'm looking for some specific things in the soap.
I wanted to work really well in the bucket.
I wanted to foam really well.
I wanted to be super slick and I wanted to be pH neutral.
I wanted to smell decent and I wanted to be blue.
Bradley and I started working on a soap after Coach Kemi hacked me off again by screwing me on inventory for the 50th time.
I'm tired of selling soap for them, for everybody else.
I think that I can make with Bradley's help because he understands me.
We think similarly.
At least he understands how I think.
He pretty shafted me and said, hey, why don't I make you something?
He heard me complaining about Coach Kemi again.
I wasn't sure we could come up with it, but we're looking to catch lightning in a bottle here.
I don't really have a plan for the detailing line other than what I want to be able to do is pick the best product.
Pick the product I like the most that fits into the process that I think is the best that currently exists.
Put that product in a press-all or put it in a more economical bottle that's still a better bottle than other bottles exist.
Bryce had actually made one, so we're having those contract manufactured.
The key is I want to be able to have a matching label with co-branded products from the best brands and best products on the planet.
If there's a brand, let's say for instance, if Bilt-Hamber won't let me put it in a press-all bottle, then I would just send a Bilt-Hamber gallon and a press-all bottle and have you put it in there and have the label match all the others.
I want to be able to put that together and bespoke bottle.
I love Car Pro Eraser. I want to put Car Pro Eraser in a bottle. It's already in the right color, so that's good.
I want to put Car Pro Eraser in a press-all bottle. They've given me permission to do that, so we just have to get the totes.
I hope that answers your question. Curious if you have any updates on your discussion with the Max Flow team.
I don't have any updates currently.
Do you think you'll ever get a RX-7 or Supra?
I don't think so. At least I'm not heading down that path.
I'm super pumped about Hondas and Porsches and BMWs.
I never really wanted an RX-7 and I never really wanted a Supra.
I think I would probably have a lot of Hondas before I went down that path.
How many weeks until you take over the rest of the garage base behind the stackers?
I'd say probably six months, because wait till you see what I got coming.
We're going to build the most epic outdoor wash bay area. That's my next thing I'm tackling.
It started out so what I wanted to do is I wanted a place where I could wash
and then possibly do a portable four-post so I could do some dry ice cleaning.
Then it turned into, I wanted to do a container setup where you mount the roof to the container.
Now it's turned into, you'll have to watch the 1M video, and I'm sure I'll do some dedicated videos on this.
It's going to be 35 feet off the building, so 35 feet deep, 100 feet left to right.
It's going to be freaking incredible.
Basically, two-thirds of the back of the building and that sort of back left corner.
If you're looking at the front of the building, the back left side,
back left corner is going to be my playground for parking my trailer.
I'm doing two shipping containers under roof.
The shipping containers are going to be air conditioned, and I'm going to set it up with all my wash equipment in one
and then all my dry ice equipment in the other.
We're going to put a Dimp Bend Pack two-post lift in, so we're going to pour a giant concrete pad.
I'm going to build an outdoor kitchen out there.
My shipping containers, I'm going to have built and branded and insulated and a mini-split air conditioned.
Those are going to, and I'm going to put clear glass garage doors on the sides of them,
so they're kind of looking into the space.
It's going to be sick.
I'm pouring that 100 foot slab all the way out to the end where that other door is going to go,
and then we'll tackle that later, say six, eight, nine months before I take that part over.
It's going to be sick.
No more cars incoming at the moment, so I've gotten all the cars that I'm planning on getting anytime soon, but who knows.
If you guys keep buying stuff like crazy, we're doing really well right now.
Maybe I'll buy some more cars.
What you're seeing is a lot of pent-up demand.
I'm driven, and I was thinking of selling all my cars because I couldn't drive them.
Now I'm fired up.
I booked a trip to the mountains, so May 20th to the 24th.
I've got to get this posted in the Facebook group.
The original OG group has been going every year without me.
I went five years ago, and so now we're going to, I'm going back up.
I booked the cabin, so Mike and I are going up there.
I'm going to take my GT4.
He's going to take his GT3 RS.
What I think I'm going to do, I think I'm going to road trip up there.
I think I'm going to take my Tesla up and take a couple-a-day road trip myself, and then I'll meet Mike up there.
I think that's what I'm going to do.
Four cars at the same time.
You can see what not having 22 Adobe licenses can do.
It's true.
We saved $24,000 a year on cleaning up our software licenses, so that's pretty sick.
Was the red the ideal color for the S2000, or did the 1900-mile salad?
I wanted white.
I wanted to do white with red.
Those are a little more difficult to come by, or white with tan.
That's what I wanted to get, but the 1900-miles, and again, my original S2000 was red.
I do want a red car.
I've been saying I want a red car for a long time, and so I did it.
I got it done.
My S2000 plan, if you'd like to know, let me open that up here.
Two mistakes.
One, I was 240, 250 pounds.
One, I got my black S2000, and two, I supercharged it, and that was too much.
Let me open up my S2000 plan here for you.
I've been kind of working this out on the fly.
I haven't sat down and totally finalized it.
Maybe we can do that here together.
Vehicles 06, new formula red, and then my S2000 plan.
Okay, so OEM hardtop, which I got.
That'll be here tomorrow.
It's a ship from Miami.
I had to pay $9,500 for it.
It's a stinger.
I got an OEM AP-2 front lip, which is black.
I have Jose Paynet, and then I'll do the Carbon District front lip splitter.
I love that look of the lip with the lip splitter on the bottom,
and the carbon fiber thing is pretty sick.
Plus, it'll protect my lip because I'd pay $2,000 for the lip.
Olin's DFV road and track.
Roll center adjusters.
On the front, I need roll center adjuster,
plus the adjustable upper control arm to get the right camber.
I think that's the better move than doing the offset bushings.
I don't think you want to do both.
I'll do spoon rigid collars on the subframes to keep those aligned
I'm either going to do a J's racing or endless big brake kit in the front,
323 millimeter.
We're going down to LHT and we're doing an NA build,
which basically means we're going to leave stock cams.
There's not a lot to be gained there.
I'm not going to do ITBs because they're too problematic for my taste.
So we're doing a LHT long tube header, coated header, high flow cat,
and then John's building me a titanium two and three quarter inch exhaust,
and I think I'm going to try to talk him into designing it.
Sorry.
Designing it to where the tips look, the canisters and tips look like a Mugen exhaust,
but it's his titanium design.
S2000 is the only car I've ever liked the titanium exhaust on.
And then I'm going to compare.
I just sourced a Mugen intake from King.
So I got a brand new in a box Mugen intake.
I won't tell you what I paid for that.
And then we're into the OEM air box mod and compare the two.
And then if the Mugen loses a bunch of power, I'll sell it.
High pressure fuel regulator with stock fuel pump, pondata flash pro, LHT tune,
the putty mod 444 gears, LHT brake master cylinder, LHT battery brace.
I already got them there here.
Mugen MF10s, they're 70 by eight and a half plus 40.
And then I did Michelin Pilot Sport 4S's in a 245, 4017,
because the cup twos, they don't make in that size.
Pilot 4S, 245, 4017.
We're going to have to cut the fenders on my 1900 mile car,
but we're going to do it anyway.
I'll do Motul, or I'll probably do casual SRF.
And then backyard special lowered seat rail,
blend mount with a radar 360C.
I'll probably do just a set of a Dynaudio Isatec 242,
so the woofer in the door, tweeter in its factory location.
I'll just do a little Moscone Pico.
And then I'll probably eliminate the head unit and just connect to the Pico.
Or I might do a Helix, where I just connect via Bluetooth
right to that unit and get rid of the head unit altogether.
And backyard special seat rail.
And then because the seats have mold, there's a mold issue.
The car sat in a garage for about 20 years, 18 years,
where water would kind of seep under the door.
It wasn't climate control.
This is up in Ohio.
And so it's got kind of some moldiness inside of the seats.
But I've already commissioned, like I said, GT goods to do the seats,
armrest, ship, brake handle, steering wheel, center console, door cards.
So I'm going to take apart the whole interior, send it out to them,
and then they'll replace the foams and do whatever they need to do
to get the funk out of it.
So that's my plan for the S2000.
And it's going to look freaking sick.
My MF-10s are black, by the way.
And I'm going to try to source a pair of bronze as well.
And I'll probably get a pair of CE-28Ns while I'm at it.
Okay.
So that's my S2000 plan.
Back to your questions.
This is going to be a lot of fun.
Oh, super chats.
Sorry.
Matt Brubaker 384, thanks for the super chat.
Working on polishing for the first time.
Can you discuss how to know when it's time to change to a new pad,
both microfiber and foam?
Is it based on how the pad feels, responds, or time, or num panels?
Number of panels.
You kind of, on foam, what happens is,
so foam, you don't have to really blow out every pass,
especially if you're not correcting, you're just finishing with it.
So what you'll find on foam is that it starts to get loaded up.
And so I feel like I can probably use a single foam pad
and just keep blowing it out over and over and over again for the whole car.
But what tends to happen is the foam pad kind of gets dirty looking.
So usually when the foam gets either heavier or saturated,
which again, you can control quite a bit by blowing it out with,
you know, like a Rupes pad blowout tool and then scrub scrubbing it often.
And so when I'm finishing, I'm probably switching the pad every third panel.
So three panels in, I then switch it on the fourth.
On microfiber, what tends to happen is you'll notice when you blow out the pad
and then you finish your passes, the pad is like extremely matted.
And at a certain point, you know, after like two, three panels,
what tends to happen is then, you know, you find that they're like,
it's getting matted much, much quicker.
It just looks heavy, looks like there's too much in it.
And so a good rule of thumb, I think it would be every second.
So if you did a hood in the front bumper and switch it, you know,
if you did the hood and the two fenders, then switch the pad,
because probably you're going to do a three inch on the front bumper.
But there's no like wrong way.
As long as you're keeping the pads either washed out or blown out,
whether I don't like pad washers, it's just kind of gross to me.
But, and I may end up, you know, until I get my mandor put in,
I may just pony a mildly country pad washer and just deal with it.
But yeah, it's not like an exact thing.
So, but I would do, let's say on the fourth panel would be a good rule of thumb
that hood, fender, fender, switch, roof, door, switch.
Rear fender, rear bumper and trunk lid switch.
And you have one more on the other side of the roof and the door and the rear fender.
You know, so you're doing, you know, four, five, six pads.
It also depends on how many passes you're making and all that.
And, you know, but, but blow it out all the time.
Let's see here.
Let's see. Thanks for the light info.
I'm painting my garage now, doing the floor next,
and we'll be looking at lights as soon as I can.
Yeah, they're pretty freaking awesome, John.
I sold my dial in car to my best friend, apartment living, no hose.
Quarter car wash won't allow him to swap a bay for,
swap a bay for an OG wand, prompt pump sprayer for touchless,
GSF didn't work, any alternate ideas.
I think if I was an apartment dweller,
I think I'd try to make some friends with somebody nearby.
I might even go door to door or start leveraging your relationships.
You know, shouting it from the tree tops, posting on Facebook,
posting on Instagram, go and sort of just start talking to people that you know
and say, hey, here's what I'm looking for.
I'm looking for somebody who has a garage and if you get lucky,
you'll find somebody who has some money who would like to have it,
who just doesn't know what to get if you're willing to kind of do the work,
do the shopping for them.
And I bet you could talk and if you were good,
you were honest and authentic about it,
I would just find somebody that would be willing to allow you to use their garage,
give you the garage code, and you can go over and kind of set up a little wash area.
Maybe you can offer that you'll wash their car for them,
you know, if they let you use it.
And then you just be as authentic in Canada as you need.
If you don't have the funds to kind of set up a cleanser,
maybe you can talk them into buying it and just start showing them the different things
that, you know, different options on OG site that they could have.
That's what I would probably work on doing.
I know when you're young, it seems kind of out of bounds to do that,
but if you find somebody like, I probably wouldn't allow somebody to do that,
but if you find some person who's like a normal person,
who's in a psychopath, they got to know you and trust you,
or even better, you knew somebody,
you could probably engineer your way into getting a nice setup
that's not too far from where you live, where your apartment is,
and you can have an equally exchange.
Think about it as an equal exchange in value.
That's a Rick Corbin thing, you know, my business coach.
How could it be an equally exchange in value,
or maybe even slightly unequal on their side,
where you figure out how much they would need,
that person would need for you to offer them to be able to use their garage, really.
That's what you're looking for, their driveway.
So I just made that up on the fly.
I think that would be kind of cool.
I wish I would have thought of that when I was younger.
What do you think of the updated Active 2.0?
I haven't seen it.
I know there wasn't an updated.
Check it out.
With the wash station being available to inside the Hexsoon,
will just the cabinet be available soon as well?
Yep, yep.
Just the cabinet alone is going to be available, I think, at the same time.
A few minutes ago, I ordered more Sonic Tools to finish my collection
once you have the system.
It is addicting.
It is.
It's frickin' awesome.
And then you want to complete the set.
A PJ fan says,
Are you a Sonos fan?
I'm building a lake home,
and do plan on using Sonos throughout.
Please do not.
Email me, and I'll give you my phone,
and don't do.
Sonos is terrible.
You want to do Blue OS.
I'm telling you.
It's the higher quality, high res streaming.
It's going to cost probably less money.
I'll design you a darn system.
And yeah, don't do frickin' Sonos.
Let's do Blue OS, NAD, Blue OS system,
and you'll thank me later.
Super easy to install.
Super easy for you to maintain.
Super easy for you to add or subtract stuff to the system.
It'll sound so much better.
I'm telling you.
Let me help you.
So yeah, don't do that.
Update on Milwaukee tools you have and use.
I probably need to make that in a video.
Show you what I've settled on.
ADS shampoo plus.
I think it's much better than GSF.
I made the switch.
No, I don't think it is.
I think GSF is still better.
I'm making something totally different.
Winter Nuke Nozzles plan to ship.
I think that they're due in a couple of weeks.
Carpore set is not the best soap.
It's pretty good.
It's a little watery for my taste.
As far as, you know, it's how it performs in the bucket.
I like the smells okay.
It's a great soap.
I mean, I sell it for gosh sakes and I only sell two soaps.
But yeah, finally got my touchless.
Wow.
First time ever I can do a quick in between wash.
Why not go to a three high car storage?
The ceiling wasn't quite tall enough to get three cars high.
Let's see.
Thinking of moving from my PHEV Range Rover to a Porsche but new to the game.
Thoughts on waiting for new EV lineup or pulled trigger on internal combustion engine models.
Looking in the less than $150,000 range to start.
This is from Eric DIY.
I mean, assuming you're going Range Rover, then you're thinking of going over to the Cayenne or, you know, some Cayenne hybrid.
I just think that when you start to play in that range or that realm, like I would never ever, I don't care how much money I got.
I don't think I would ever buy, build or design or buy a new Cayenne.
You'd have to just buy it used.
I mean, they just get torched in retail and purchase value.
And then I don't think they lease very well.
So, I mean, in the SUV world, I just don't know much about it.
I would be inclined, I'd rather have a Raptor R, you know, for your $150,000.
A Raptor R would be like the, that'd be my choice, man.
That'd be, you know, get some nice wheels on it, send it to Ultimate Auto in Orlando and have them, you know, dial it in for you.
You get a leveling kit, get some wheels and exhaust and maybe even do the Whipple Supercharger.
You'll still be, you know, be about $150,000 for all of that.
And, I mean, that'd be frickin' awesome, you know.
And you can pull that off even if you're, let's say, your investment banker or you're, you know, you're a real professional, you know, you can still pull off a Raptor R.
Just make it clean, take all the badges off, get a white one, you know, that would be sick.
Let's see, yeah, Reset is not the slickest at all.
It's a really good soap, but it's not super slick.
Let's see, I volunteered to be a beta tester for the new soap.
Let's see, I was actually going to order HE Williams lights this upcoming week.
Oh, it's ETA on version 3 OG lights.
Again, I think it's probably eight weeks, eight to twelve weeks.
Let's see, hey Matt, you've mentioned your vision board a few times.
Are you willing to deep dive into what's on your board and how you created it?
Yeah, let me pull it up.
Do I have it on my desktop?
No, let's go Google Drive.
I can't show it to you.
I don't think I can.
Actually, I probably could.
I'll just put the camera on it.
It'll be kind of jank, but documents, strategic planning documents, vision board, vision board jpeg.
All right, so let's get this around here.
Turn this around for you.
Just kind of put this in the center here, right in front of my face, so you can see that.
Let's stay right here.
So the top of the vision board here, so I made like one, two, three, four, five, six, roughly six sections.
And I kind of set it up here to where I can kind of zoom in and out.
So on the home front, so where I live, I want to have a property and a house.
Can I zoom in more?
Let's go over here.
So I want something like this, not exactly this, but I want to have a much bigger garage.
But I want to have like 10 acres or so, something like that, where I have a detached garage,
I've got a house at the end of it, and I've got just like a really long driveway with a gate.
Not crazy, but I would rather have it like in the middle of like 100 acres and kind of have a setup like this.
And so that was the property that I was thinking about.
I want to have a crazy office, this is Harvey Specter's office from Suits, but obviously it wouldn't be in the city.
But I want to have an awesome office in that house.
I want to have a giant garage, and then I want to have a crazy gym with sauna and all this stuff.
I want to have a really awesome office theater, home theater, and so that's what I want at my house.
And then my vision board was Ryan goes to Florida, Ryan goes to Florida for football, Kate goes to Florida for volleyball.
Mainly for Michelle because she would get to, you know, Gainesville isn't that far and get her an apartment there.
That we're all fit or uncarnivore, they won't do it.
We do lots of, you know, active things.
So that's part of my vision board, stay fit, active.
And then I want to be able to drive, and when I made this vision board, I couldn't drive.
So I want to be able to drive wherever, whenever to the mountains, you know, home, you know, wherever I want.
And then I decided I want a Porsche collection.
I want a BMW collection.
I do want to build the R34 GT-R.
I want a Japanese car collection, and I want a 911 R.
Right, so those are the, the stretch car, the stretch goals would be the 911 R and the R34.
And then I want a, you know, crazy BMW collection.
I want, I want an OGHQ that looks awesome, that I've loved going to, that I'm super pumped about.
I don't know if it's this building or if it's something else.
I want a state-of-the-art warehouse.
I want a West Coast shipping facility.
I want to be able to offer our products internationally.
In order to do that, I need to get a jet, and then I want like all my offices to be like really cool and comfortable and interesting.
And then I want to have a retail showroom here, a house in the mountains, a house in Alberta or Montana, a house at a track,
and then I want to have garages on all of them.
I want to have a crazy, you know, a bunch of crazy audio, you know, two-channel audio set up.
I want lots of tech.
I want to build a, a collection of sports cards, watches, and, and I like, you know, mountain bikes.
Pretty simple vision board, and I've actually simplified it quite a bit over the years.
But I'm already executing that darn vision board because I've already got, you know, the cars, the Japanese and BMW collection has already started.
So anyway, that's my really simple vision board that I put together for whatever that's worth.
And let's see.
What time is it?
We still got time.
I can go back up to the top here.
You expanded into the bottling section.
How long, how long till it's yours with an inside wash pay?
Yeah, we talked about that earlier.
What do you think of the Ego shop back?
It's terrible.
It's like the worst.
It's the only bad Ego product is their vacuum.
It's just not good.
Even Tommy was like, this thing's terrible.
So we punted that thing.
I should get a Raptor R.
Yes.
I've been thinking about calling my buddy Charles.
He really likes my Bronco.
I like my Bronco too, but I kind of think I'd, I'd love to have a Raptor R.
So I've been thinking about, you know, see if I can convince him to buy my Bronco and then I'll get a, I'll get a Raptor R.
No, I'm not getting rid of my Bronco.
I freaking love that thing.
Let's see.
Matt, can you talk about the Muzmatic Nuke nozzle a little bit?
I have an AR635.
Seems that this would be a good companion to clean driveways rather than getting Crenz 1122 out with a Vario nozzle.
Yeah.
What it essentially does is it double aerates the pressurized water coming out of the pressure washer.
So on the 635, I think you would want a 10.0 or a 12.0.
To be safe, you do the 12.
I think I'm running a 10 on mine.
And so you intend 10.0 orifice and there's a little cartridge that goes inside the Nuke nozzle.
So there's a little infinity looking little aeration thing inside of the cartridge.
And then there's, there's airports on the, on the, on the tip of it.
And so it basically sucks air.
Adventuri sucks air into it and then gives you this constant straight stream that gives you, you know, it shoots it out like 15 feet and, and gives you, you know, more effective pressure.
Now it's not great if you, if you were like trying to clean mold off a deck or something, it would leave stripes.
You know, you would need something with a, with a, with a straight blade.
But if you're just doing a cleaning gutters, cleaning the side of the house from a distance, it's freaking great.
So it turns your rather benign electric pressure washer into like a Nuke.
It's, it's really cool.
Thoughts on rolling fenders versus shaving.
I'm a shaver.
I think that's the way to go.
So we're going to, we're going to shave the S2000 fenders.
That's going to be fun.
You know, in that 1900 mile car, I'm going to hack it up.
We're going to do a good job though.
Sounds like you need a CTO for your technology needs.
I don't think so.
We're pretty, we got this pretty well licked, I think.
Will cars and cars and culture still be a bi-monthly thing?
Haven't been able to make the last few and won't be able to make it tomorrow because I'm going on town.
Yep.
Yeah, like every six weeks we like to have them.
So, yeah.
John F911 says, last fall someone asked about washing their house.
And I believe you suggested touchless.
I tried it yesterday. Amazing.
That's a good idea.
I forgot about that.
That's a good idea.
Now that you're back in the saddle, do you have any regrets about letting the Amiris go?
No.
I think I'm, I'm good.
Let's see, $9,500.
I would have sent Mike up with your trailer for it.
Let's see, he's talking about my, I don't know what he's talking about.
Anyway, how's the Sequoia been treating the Mormon family?
Does Michelle prefer the Sequoia over the Raptor?
I mean, she still likes the Raptor and how cool it was and the presence of it,
but she's, she's 12,000 miles in on that sucker already,
and she's, she's doing great.
She loves it.
You really should try an Alfa Romeo Giulia.
No, no way.
Not interested.
I think those things are junk.
They're cool looking cars.
Sound pretty good, but I don't know.
Just not, not, not interested in the jank.
LeaderMax 2.0 ETA way overdue, right?
LeaderMax is here, so you can go in order right now.
We shipped it all out.
Any, but any back orders are out.
I don't foresee a Turbo S in the garage anytime soon, but who knows, maybe someday.
Let's see, I think John's exhaust is better than you can exhaust.
So I want it to look like the Mugen, but perform like John's.
Are you leaving the carbon fiber hood on the Integra Type R or just respraying the clear
or painting the same championship white?
I'm probably going to paint it white.
Have you tried Audison car speaker subwoofers Italian made?
I have Audison amps, but I think don't think your speakers are up to, up to,
that's enough, like they're, like you would do Hertz is there,
as the Audison's recommended high end speaker.
Let's see, that Sonos in the house got rid of it in favor of Blue Sound OS.
The Sonos app and interface is really far behind,
like it's right on about it.
Yep, I mean Sonos doesn't sound very good and the app is really not great.
You would think it would be polished and great.
It's just not.
A while back you had a video in your garage where you said you had some sample OG colors
of Swiss tracks and anything come of that.
We'll be able to purchase those in the store.
Yes, I got to ask, I was thinking about that yesterday because someone was asking,
I got to ask Matt Rutledge about that, but I think we should be getting them soon.
But I got to find out.
Have you ever thought about getting a Model S Plaid?
Yeah, I am like all about it and I really want one,
especially since Tesla is my current, so I really want a Plaid.
Sorry, meant to Porsche's 718 EV line.
Oh, this is Eric talking about their EV cars.
I don't want a modern Porsche either.
So the Taycan or 718 EV, they don't have any tech.
Rather get a Tesla, rather get a Plaid, a Model S.
Looks better, performs better and has much better technology.
All their current cars are turbo.
I'm not interested in any of them, especially in the $150,000 range.
The only one may be a Turbo S, but those are 200+.
Let's see, any reason why the new Essence Reads are $20 more than the previous version.
I think probably because they're black.
I got fast correcting cream from you.
Can I one step polish using it, or do I need to follow with perfect finish?
You need to follow with perfect finish.
It'll leave a decent finish to be fine, but you're going to have to...
Any chance we could get built hammer ferrous salt in the store?
Yeah, it's coming soon.
That is the Super WD-40, I think.
It's pretty sweet.
Would a silicone band around the squeeze bottles make a better alternative to a label?
Yep, that's something we talked about.
What's the next JDM car?
I think it's going to be an EK9 Civic Type R, or some sort of Civic hatch build.
Yeah, just looked at blue sound, looks good, and I'll reach out to you, and we'll get a system built.
Are you drop shipping in Canada?
Yeah, Blue OS, Lenbrook, the importer, is in Canada, so I can get it to you, no problem.
Actually, probably cheaper.
Let's see, last few questions.
Matt, just a quick message to say thanks to you and your crew for the content.
It's exactly the type of stuff I want to see.
It may be niche, niche, but there's plenty of us weirdos here to watch.
Well, thanks for watching, man.
Again, LeaderMax is here, so you can order it, and it'll ship probably today, maybe Monday.
Call me crazy for just installing Porcelain Tile in my garage.
It looks great, dealerships do this as well.
Yeah, it's not a bad idea.
You know, I don't mind Tile in the garage.
I just got to pay for it, that's all.
I have an EG Civic SI hatch with a K24, I want to drive it.
Maybe.
Yeah, so anyway, that's all I got for you today.
I'm glad we can get the podcast going again.
I'll keep testing out mics.
I'm going to go back and listen to this, see how it sounds.
Yeah, we'll see how it goes.
Anyway, thanks for being here.
Lots of car content coming.
Make sure you're subscribed to the Matt Mormon channel,
or if you're here, you probably are.
And then the Obsessed Garage channel.
On the OG channel, we have a couple more episodes of the parking lifts.
Then we're doing, we have a garage series
building out a two car, oversized two car garage
with a golf cart thing attached.
You know, a golf cart section attached to it.
So that series is coming.
We have the Tesla Carbon Ceramic Brake install video.
On the Matt Mormon channel, I've got a Washington talk on the E46.
I've got DeCon, an introduction to the 1M.
I got to do a wash on the Bronco.
I may not do that on camera.
And I'm not going to do an introduction video here
to talk about what I'm going to do to the 1M
and how I think about that.
So, yeah, lots of videos coming.
We'll see you soon.
Thanks for watching.
Thanks for listening.
About this episode
Dialed In swings from Tesla FSD updates to a full garage-and-car build roundup. The host says he’s back to driving daily, then details progress on an E46 M3 (coilovers, braces, brakes, seats, and a needed exhaust fix), a completed and KW V3’d Integra Type R, and a rougher 2011 1M that he’ll assess after decon. He also covers an AP2 S2000 refresh, moldy seats, and commissioning GT Goods for a Porsche-level interior. Q&A hits: new lighting (linear, dimmable, no Lutron module), detailing pad-change rules, soap/foam cannon R&D, and business/vision plans.
In this episode, Matt dives into current car projects including the E46 M3, S2000, and BMW 1M, breaking down the process of refining and upgrading each build. Matt also talks through the ongoing garage expansion, design decisions, and how the business is shifting toward product development and outsourced installs. Plus, he covers upcoming product launches and wraps things up with a Q&A answering viewer questions on cars, gear, and future plans.
