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hamburglar490 (10-29-2013)
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man I really dig everything you've done with it so far, keep up the good work. I have an 03 NBP Type S and Im the original owner and its in much need of some love, curious as to where you got the hood supports?... seen a few on ebay but wasnt sure of the quality of them.
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hamburglar490 (10-29-2013)
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man I really dig everything you've done with it so far, keep up the good work. I have an 03 NBP Type S and Im the original owner and its in much need of some love, curious as to where you got the hood supports?... seen a few on ebay but wasnt sure of the quality of them.
And sorry to disappoint you guys but I'm just not a fan of lowering lol
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Wow those LED's look amazing in the trunk. I was thinking about doing that myself along with putting LED strips under the dashboard and under the back of the front seats. Where did you get the strip from?
How is your plasti-dip holding up? I'm still debating on whether to plasti-dip or but carbon fiber vinyl over the pillars.
How is your plasti-dip holding up? I'm still debating on whether to plasti-dip or but carbon fiber vinyl over the pillars.
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hamburglar490 (10-29-2013)
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Wow those LED's look amazing in the trunk. I was thinking about doing that myself along with putting LED strips under the dashboard and under the back of the front seats. Where did you get the strip from?
How is your plasti-dip holding up? I'm still debating on whether to plasti-dip or but carbon fiber vinyl over the pillars.
How is your plasti-dip holding up? I'm still debating on whether to plasti-dip or but carbon fiber vinyl over the pillars.
Also, I did the under the dashboard lighting you're talking about with really dim amber lighting, looks great. Advice, do NOT make it very bright. I used the same strip I linked to above but in amber (I believe they call it yellow) and cut it so i had 6 LEDSs in each footwell. Looked good but at night it was really distracting. Cut off half so I had 3 on each side and it's much nicer, just like a mood light that you only see when it's night as opposed to lighting up the whole cabin lol.
As for the plasti-dip, it's holding up fine, but I'm not really liking the matte black appearance of the B-Pillars so I just ordered some 3M gloss black vinyl. So IMO opinion, go with the vinyl.
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Thanks! I used this LED strip (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1). Pretty good price and seems to be good quality, sure is bright lol. Just cut it to length then tap into the trunk light power.
Also, I did the under the dashboard lighting you're talking about with really dim amber lighting, looks great. Advice, do NOT make it very bright. I used the same strip I linked to above but in amber (I believe they call it yellow) and cut it so i had 6 LEDSs in each footwell. Looked good but at night it was really distracting. Cut off half so I had 3 on each side and it's much nicer, just like a mood light that you only see when it's night as opposed to lighting up the whole cabin lol.
As for the plasti-dip, it's holding up fine, but I'm not really liking the matte black appearance of the B-Pillars so I just ordered some 3M gloss black vinyl. So IMO opinion, go with the vinyl.
Also, I did the under the dashboard lighting you're talking about with really dim amber lighting, looks great. Advice, do NOT make it very bright. I used the same strip I linked to above but in amber (I believe they call it yellow) and cut it so i had 6 LEDSs in each footwell. Looked good but at night it was really distracting. Cut off half so I had 3 on each side and it's much nicer, just like a mood light that you only see when it's night as opposed to lighting up the whole cabin lol.
As for the plasti-dip, it's holding up fine, but I'm not really liking the matte black appearance of the B-Pillars so I just ordered some 3M gloss black vinyl. So IMO opinion, go with the vinyl.
I'll most likely wait until spring time to do the pillars, its getting cold now . I'm gunna go with the vinyl though and propably carbon fiber. Dunno if it'll look cheesy or not, but I want to wrap the pillars, door handles and grille all in vinyl.
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hamburglar490 (10-29-2013)
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Thanks. That's a really good price on the LEDs. I thought it was going to be way more expensive. The LED strips I see in parts stores are about triple that price for half that length. Seeing as how I have amazon prime, this just might become my weekend project. I was going to use two LED strips, one that is connected to the light on the door so that when you open the door, the bright white LEDs come on to light up the footwell area and one strip as ambient lighting. I don't know if to do blue or amber though for the ambient lighting.
I'll most likely wait until spring time to do the pillars, its getting cold now . I'm gunna go with the vinyl though and propably carbon fiber. Dunno if it'll look cheesy or not, but I want to wrap the pillars, door handles and grille all in vinyl.
I'll most likely wait until spring time to do the pillars, its getting cold now . I'm gunna go with the vinyl though and propably carbon fiber. Dunno if it'll look cheesy or not, but I want to wrap the pillars, door handles and grille all in vinyl.
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Over time the vinyl will fade. And can get bubbles. Removing the pillars isn't hard.
Remover the rubber seal from the door. And I think its was 4 screws/bolts 2 top and 2 bottom. there is a diy for it somewhere.
If it gives you issues later on its better to remove them and either wrap them completely. Hydro dip them or good old fashioned paint
Remover the rubber seal from the door. And I think its was 4 screws/bolts 2 top and 2 bottom. there is a diy for it somewhere.
If it gives you issues later on its better to remove them and either wrap them completely. Hydro dip them or good old fashioned paint
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Over time the vinyl will fade. And can get bubbles. Removing the pillars isn't hard.
Remover the rubber seal from the door. And I think its was 4 screws/bolts 2 top and 2 bottom. there is a diy for it somewhere.
If it gives you issues later on its better to remove them and either wrap them completely. Hydro dip them or good old fashioned paint
Remover the rubber seal from the door. And I think its was 4 screws/bolts 2 top and 2 bottom. there is a diy for it somewhere.
If it gives you issues later on its better to remove them and either wrap them completely. Hydro dip them or good old fashioned paint
But thanks for the tip, maybe when these fade I'll try paint
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Nice progress!
Vinyl > Plasti-dip
Vinyl > Plasti-dip
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VERY CLEANNNNNN!!!! Makes me wanna go polish mine. The weather been so crappy here that I've just been driving her and not even washing it. Can't wait for all this snow to be over. Smh
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hamburglar490 (02-08-2014)
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Dude awesome!
That first shot of the results of the clay looks great!
And you liked the base cluster? You shoulda asked me to trade lol.
And HairyMonkey its just really takes a bit of heat. Think of it as a deluxe textured heavy duty sticker. I have removed some of mine and have had literally no reside left over.
That first shot of the results of the clay looks great!
And you liked the base cluster? You shoulda asked me to trade lol.
And HairyMonkey its just really takes a bit of heat. Think of it as a deluxe textured heavy duty sticker. I have removed some of mine and have had literally no reside left over.
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Dude awesome!
That first shot of the results of the clay looks great!
And you liked the base cluster? You shoulda asked me to trade lol.
And HairyMonkey its just really takes a bit of heat. Think of it as a deluxe textured heavy duty sticker. I have removed some of mine and have had literally no reside left over.
That first shot of the results of the clay looks great!
And you liked the base cluster? You shoulda asked me to trade lol.
And HairyMonkey its just really takes a bit of heat. Think of it as a deluxe textured heavy duty sticker. I have removed some of mine and have had literally no reside left over.
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If you keep it up hopefully it will not come back. A lot of people don`t know what claying and then applying a couple of coats of wax does the paint job of their car. Not only will it get out the imperfections but leave you with a great finish.
Shh, don`t tell anyone.
Shh, don`t tell anyone.
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hamburglar490 (02-15-2014)
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If you keep it up hopefully it will not come back. A lot of people don`t know what claying and then applying a couple of coats of wax does the paint job of their car. Not only will it get out the imperfections but leave you with a great finish.
Shh, don`t tell anyone.
Shh, don`t tell anyone.
And I'll post a new picture later today hopefully if I can finish what I'm trying to do with the door panel
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hamburglar490 (02-16-2014)
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The best way to do the pillars is to mask them off with tons off newspapers and paint them with a primer/paint black gloss paint. Scuff up the pillars with a 200-300 grit sandpaper before hand.
Otherwise your interior and exterior looks good.
Otherwise your interior and exterior looks good.
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hamburglar490 (02-16-2014)
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How does one reverse polarize the LED's for the clock and AC and such?
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