By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

CarDomain has always been about people who modify their vehicles. We have over 900,000 rides with over 4 million installed parts from over 800 brands. But until now you couldn’t really see how they all tied together.

So here’s how it works. Go to edit your ride page, then click “Install Parts” in the left nav. If you already have installed parts listed for your ride they will show up here but without any data or pics (and if you don’t have installed parts listed you will have to add them). Click on the part you want to document and then add the price, install time and date. Add a short summary of your install and upload some pics. Then hit Save.

Continue reading after the jump!

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By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

We know we’ve had some major issues with comments in the blog, but we pushed out a fix on Friday which should address some of the problems. So if you haven’t been able to comment for a while, try it now. And if you still can’t comment, PM me on CarDomain or shoot me an e-mail. And thanks for your patience!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Some of you may have noticed that you can now list your ride for sale on CarDomain! It’s easy and free and will get your ride in front of the biggest automotive community on the web! Learn more here!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Factory Five Racing founder/owner Mark Smith has a new project–a high mpg mid-engined performance car based on the MK4 Golf. He’s building the first example right now in his garage, and it’s TDI powered. Kits will be available in June for $10,000. Check out Mark’s ride page for more details and pics. And become a fan of Smyth Performance on CarDomain!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

We’re working to make it easier to find what you’re looking for on CarDomain. Do you like Mustangs but mostly just want to see 5.0 Fox bodies? Now you can filter by trim level to just see LX 5.0 Liter Hatchbacks or Sedans. Since this is brand new, it’s going to take a while for members to go in and indicate the trim levels of their rides, but going forward we think this will make for a much better browsing experience. So please be sure to update the model and trim info for all the rides in your garage. You will find this under the Vehicle Info tab when you are editing your ride.

Oh, and if you haven’t seen your member lobby lately, check it out!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

We’re getting the band back together.

By Ryan Porter

IN-N-OUT Editor

If you were logged in a couple weeks ago you might have seen something pretty interesting and very different in your member lobby, but it was only there for a few hours. Well, now it’s time to share what we’ve been working on. So without further ado, have a look at the new CarDomain Member Lobby!

-Stay up to date on what your friends are doing to their rides
-See who’s commenting and what they’re saying
-Interact with updates from your friends
-Participate in a new realm of discussion for the CarDomain community

Check it out and let us know what you think!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Anyone else having issues? I definitely am. We’re just trying to figure out how widespread the problem is. Please leave a comment or PM me if you’re having problems. Thanks!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

This year’s People’s Choice was a hard fought battle. BFG, Mobil and BBS repeated their victories from last year. Best exhaust was a very tight race between Borla and Magnaflow, with Magnaflow winning in the end by just a few votes. But the biggest fight by far was for Showoff of the Year, which extended beyond CarDomain and out to the forums. Terry’s awesome 240Z took an early lead, but in the end the Mustang community came through big time and delivered a victory to the very worthy ChevyKiller. Congrats to all the winners, and thanks to everyone who voted!

1. Best Tire Manufacturer: BFGoodrich

2. Best Motor Oil: Mobil

3. Best Suspension Upgrade: Eibach

4. Best Wheel Manufacturer: BBS

5. Best Exhaust Manufacturer: Magnaflow

6. Best Place to Buy Parts: eBay

7. Most Exciting Enthusiast Vehicle Lineup: Nissan

8. Best Video Game: Forza 3

9. Best StreetFire Video: Ken Block’s Gymkhana Two

10. Showoff of the Year: ChevyKiller

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Are you still having problems when you try to leave a comment on a blog post? We put in a fix for this recently, but you’ll need to clear the cache and cookies on your browser for it to work. Here are the instructions for Internet Explorer and Firefox. Still having problems? Then PM me on CarDomain or shoot me an e-mail (the same goes for any other issues you are having on CarDomain or StreetFire).