mtb9153 Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Maxus and I (Brother Mike) wish everyone a Merry Christmas obob, ptjones, ScubaDadMiami and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelleytoons Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Same to you and yours, Brother Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kostby Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Merry Christmas, Brother Mike!What a great use of low-power lights on a car with a built-in 120VAC inverter! :worship: Have you driven it at night decorated this way? I'd guess you have startled a few onlookers! I never tried Christmas decorations, but I do have a set of red chili-pepper lights I used to decorate my "Salsa Red" Pontiac Vibe one time for a meet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markd Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Merry Christmas to you and yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Oh My! MAXUS has been taken over by Space Aliens! LOL Merry Christmas to you and everyone else. :) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus-A-CMax Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Happy Holidays Brother Mike....<c'mon someone has to wear the PC hat around here.....go ahead, shoot the bunny... ;) :victory: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestead Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Merry Christmas to all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelleytoons Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Actually, I celebrate Festivus. Time for the airing of grievances! ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtb9153 Posted December 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 (edited) Merry Christmas, Brother Mike!What a great use of low-power lights on a car with a built-in 120VAC inverter! :worship: Have you driven it at night decorated this way? I'd guess you have startled a few onlookers! I never tried Christmas decorations, but I do have a set of red chili-pepper lights I used to decorate my "Salsa Red" Pontiac Vibe one time for a meet.Kostby, yes I get lots of stares and comments and that comes with drawing attention to ones self in this manner. Mainly I do this every year because I love the season and the multi-colored lights. It is a bonus that it makes people happy and smile when they see Maxus. Plus it draws attention to CMax brand name. But mainly I do it to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of our savior Jesus Christ. Hope I'm not offending anyone by sharing that belief, but I have to give credit where it is due and I'm not afraid to say I'm a believer here or anywhere. Merry Christmas everyone and Happy New Year. BTW I turn them on right as the sun sets behind the coastal mountains and as I drive home each night after dark. Fortunately this time of year it gets dark earlier so more time to enjoy them. Edited December 16, 2014 by mtb9153 kostby, homestead, ptjones and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kostby Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 As Christians we are called to share the good news of Jesus Christ, each in our own way. Thanks for sharing your faith, Brother Mike! homestead, SnowStorm and Jus-A-CMax 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtb9153 Posted December 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Amen Brother Kostby :) Jus-A-CMax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus-A-CMax Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 (edited) ...I'll throw in some MPG driving lessons under your Christmas Tree -if- you -ever- get your a$$ down here Brother Mike. Merry Christmas Bro ;) Edited December 18, 2014 by Jus-A-CMax ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptjones Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 ...I'll throw in some MPG driving lessons under your Christmas Tree -if- you -ever- get your a$$ down here Brother Mike. Merry Christmas Bro ;)Come on you can do it! LOL :) Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtb9153 Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Someday guys Maxus with make the trip south ;) ptjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtb9153 Posted December 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2014 I made an interesting discovery while stringing Christmas Lights on Maxus. I needed to get power from the drivers side left rear corner over to the opposite side on the passenger side to string lights around the rear wheel well and down the rocker panel like I did on the drivers side. Using a generic household extension cord which was plugged into the female connector at the end of the string of lights, I stretched the extension cord across the rear bumper laying it in one the horizontal recesses of the black kick panel under the bumper secured with duct tape. I found that once doing this the tailgate kick function no longer worked. I removed the extension cord to see if the kick function came back and it did. Not sure why the extension cord would do this? Maybe the voltage passing through the cord somehow blocked the motion sensors electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-MaxSea Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 (edited) Merry Christmas (& happy holidays) to all as well ! Christmas shopping earlier this week, temp a frigid 45-50, 10 miles freeway, the rest arterials, lots of traffic and lights, parking......two cold starts .......... :love_shower: our four season C-Max !!! (Yikes, no eggs from the real winterites please. Just cool, wet miserable weather all year round here). in :bliss: Nick (PS We miss you Adair, greetings and hope to see you back again someday !) Edited December 27, 2014 by C-MaxSea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wnuk Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 I made an interesting discovery while stringing Christmas Lights on Maxus. I needed to get power from the drivers side left rear corner over to the opposite side on the passenger side to string lights around the rear wheel well and down the rocker panel like I did on the drivers side. Using a generic household extension cord which was plugged into the female connector at the end of the string of lights, I stretched the extension cord across the rear bumper laying it in one the horizontal recesses of the black kick panel under the bumper secured with duct tape. I found that once doing this the tailgate kick function no longer worked. I removed the extension cord to see if the kick function came back and it did. Not sure why the extension cord would do this? Maybe the voltage passing through the cord somehow blocked the motion sensors electronics.Mike, I think what you may have done is covered the proximity switch for the rear lift gate with the extension cord. The switch cant sense when your foot passes underneath it to trigger the latch with the cord "blocking its view". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtb9153 Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Mike, I think what you may have done is covered the proximity switch for the rear lift gate with the extension cord. The switch cant sense when your foot passes underneath it to trigger the latch with the cord "blocking its view".Wnuk, interesting thought. As I said I just ran the extension cord in one of the horizontal recesses molded into the black plastic panel underneath the rear bumper. I didn't see any sensor being covered, unless it is behind the panel and senses foot movement through the plastic panel? Strange function at any rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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