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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
G2 Caliper paint is the only way to go
I used high heat spray paint, and mine came out amazing, even though u cant seen them with my full face rims, but whatever.
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Originally Posted by XxAtTheGatesxX
^You should. It's a very inexpensive mod that looks great! I painted mine about 10 months ago and they still look great. The paints lasted well through the winter, which suprised me. Make sure you sand and clean your caliper througholy. I used a toothbrush, hah.
Yea, I have the same questions as all these guys... What is the process you did?...
I'm prollly gonna do this soon... red aswell +plus my new slotted/drilled rotors from Klepto... SCORE!
Oh and a random question to everyone else -ZeroCL:
How do you get your car on jack stands when its only 6 inches off the ground? Like I can't fit my jack under my car... :-(
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thanks assholeeeeee, haha. which jack? the one in your car..or a real one? haha. and maybe this is completely off or maybe its the alcohol talking but didnt someone say before to roll up on phone books or something? maybe its the alcohol..bedtime.
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ya im gonna do the capilers blue and drop it as soon as i get the money.
Right now i only have 1 12" neon inside I also just ordered 4 12" blue Cathodes for interior and today i wired some strobes in my clear corners.
Right now i only have 1 12" neon inside I also just ordered 4 12" blue Cathodes for interior and today i wired some strobes in my clear corners.
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Originally Posted by ZeroCL
thanks assholeeeeee, haha. which jack? the one in your car..or a real one? haha. and maybe this is completely off or maybe its the alcohol talking but didnt someone say before to roll up on phone books or something? maybe its the alcohol..bedtime.
And wtf, someone deleted my post? BlackAck was that you?
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Originally Posted by CLpwner
Yea, I have the same questions as all these guys... What is the process you did?...
Anyways, basically I used a caliper paint kit, pulled my wheels off, sanded my calipers a bunch, used a toothbrush to clean them, disconnected (but not fully) the calipers and set them on cardboard boxes underneath/next to the whole brake assembly. The calipers were still connected to the rotor by some line that I didn't want to mess with, so I just did it this way and was able to reach all the places I needed. I wish I would've taken pictures when I did it, but you'll be fine. The paint still looks good and it's been through one summer and a winter. It sucks to phyiscally have to lift up your car to fit a jack underneath of it.
Good luck!
#55
i had a neon tube that had 2 small strobes on it. i took off the neon and extended the strobe wiring. i used a really thin wire near the strobe so i could just stick it in where the bulb is and put the bulb back in.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-15-...spagenameZWDVW
its better than $100 for 2 bulbs and a controller.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-15-...spagenameZWDVW
its better than $100 for 2 bulbs and a controller.
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oh alright. and those extension wires reached both corners? i was asking for pictures of where you installed everything, not of the actual strobes. those are sometimes a pain in the ass to get a pic of.
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ok here are more pix
This is the clear corner from the outside u can barely see the red wire.
I put the strobe in the same hole as the light and just put the light back in.
Here is where i put the controls.
This switch will control the power to strobes, cathodes and other lights i put in.
im gonna make a video of the strobes when it gets dark hear.
This is the clear corner from the outside u can barely see the red wire.
I put the strobe in the same hole as the light and just put the light back in.
Here is where i put the controls.
This switch will control the power to strobes, cathodes and other lights i put in.
im gonna make a video of the strobes when it gets dark hear.
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hmm..alright. so where did you place the circuit board and all that? did you extend the wires so long that they reach both sides? picture of the circuit board and where thats at? hah. and nice spot for the controls. i would wire 2 sets, one for strobe only and one for cathodes only. cause you can get pulled over for strobes.
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the circuit board is under the hood, and the wires reach both sides. The silver switch gives total power on/off and the blue controller has a strobe on/off button, so the cathodes can be on when the strobes are off.
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well like, do you have the circuit board wrapped in something or covered? and where in the engine bay did you hide it? looks like a good idea. so they flash through the actual turn signal..hmm.. what method did you use to extend the wires. I dont know much about wiring stuff.
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the circuit board is wrapped in like 10ft of electrical tape so it will be fine if it gets wet and its placed on the wall right of the intake under the hood, u can see it if u look for it, but its good for now.
too extend the strobes u have to unmount them off the circuit board (hardest part of the whole thing) then solder extension wires connecting them back to the circuit board.
too extend the strobes u have to unmount them off the circuit board (hardest part of the whole thing) then solder extension wires connecting them back to the circuit board.
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how'd you unmount them? just for a cheap gimmick im gonna go to autozone cause i saw on another you tube video someone got some there so im gonna look there just for something stupid to have. unnecessary mods FTW.
yours look good though, i like it
yours look good though, i like it
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And the point of strobes are?
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Just wondering, never been a fan of strobes, cops hate that stuff
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just got done installing 2 cathodes. the website i ordered them off only sent 2 instead of 4 but here is how it looks so far.
footwell lighting
under seat lighting
so far
i also got a pic of the strobes
i also plan on changing the dome light to blue leds
footwell lighting
under seat lighting
so far
i also got a pic of the strobes
i also plan on changing the dome light to blue leds
#74
Originally Posted by thefunk
just got done installing 2 cathodes. the website i ordered them off only sent 2 instead of 4 but here is how it looks so far.
footwell lighting
i also got a pic of the strobes
i also plan on changing the dome light to blue leds
footwell lighting
i also got a pic of the strobes
i also plan on changing the dome light to blue leds
Oh, and FYI, I did take chemistry and I know what a cathode is... But the one we demonstrated with was huge.
#75
Cathodes are like neon but alot cheaper and made for the insides of computers. i installed them with Zip ties. Wiring is really hard to explain, but i ran wire into the center console from the battery and connected it to a switch, then just hooked the cathodes to the switch.
I ordered them from xoxide.com but i would recommend getting them from oznium.com
I can make a tutorial on how to do it all when i get the rest of my cathodes.
more info on cathodes
I ordered them from xoxide.com but i would recommend getting them from oznium.com
I can make a tutorial on how to do it all when i get the rest of my cathodes.
more info on cathodes
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where did you mount the bar to under the steering column?
#78
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got some pics of my interior that i just did over the weekend..couldn't get any good pics of my strobes where the feet are, those are hooked up to wenever i start the car. also changed the license plate bulbs to White LEDs. here's the others..
door 4-LED 31mm
trunk 6-LED 31mm
dome 9-LED 39mm
LEDs for the corners
HIDs
sorry if the pics don't come out that great, took them reallie quick, gotta get back to studying for my last final tomorrow.
door 4-LED 31mm
trunk 6-LED 31mm
dome 9-LED 39mm
LEDs for the corners
HIDs
sorry if the pics don't come out that great, took them reallie quick, gotta get back to studying for my last final tomorrow.