Weekend of mods and a stripper named Alicia
10-22-2008, 12:22 AM
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Weekend of mods and a stripper named Alicia
sooooo the weekend motto was "you gotta pay to play"
FulanihasaTL, Distortedreality, and yours truly had lots of fun and did a few things to my car
04 cleared lights;
black out amber and HID components; left the "foglight" housing silver
1) CFFL rings
2) Phillips HID bulb upgrade
3) 6k Luminex Foglight replacement
4) ZKW replica swap
5) silverbulb replacement for turn signals
but first; look ma! no rubber!
that is Fulani's sick ride ~ can't remember the offset but those are 20" and i think the camber was in the 3s?
so, I finally found out why ppl who clear out the headlights always say they never want to do it again.... it was fine getting the bumper off; in fact it was fine getting the headlights out.
what REALLY sucked was pulling the lights apart and putting them back together. anyway, there are enough threads on DIY for those;
here's what to look out for:
CFFL Rings are basically fluorescent bulbs curved; they have very little flex, and if you're not careful will break.
when you spray the silver parts you want blacked out or w/e color, make sure they are thin coats......it's very easy to get reckless with the can and the ridges and outline of the housing can disappear from too much paint.
here's a close up shot of the ZKW replicas installed. The first one we took apart the whole fixture, but we learned that we could really just jimmy the cover and pop the lens out. (i dont recommend doing the second way if you have fingers like the Hulk)
this is what happens when you don't wash off silicone immediately after the tube leaks; this image was taken after 1/2 a bottle of goo gone, dish detergent, and even gasoline was used. - needless to say, when we went to the bar later that day, a lot of references to fisting a hippopotamus was used
over exposed shot, this is all done on my camera phone
sorry, anyway, here the silverbulbs look bright, but in reality they really are not bright enough.
I'd post pictures of Alicia and some of the other friendly people of Springfield, MO...but i doubt the venue would have been happy about me taking pictures.
oh yea so
1) my CFFL's are hooked up to the parking lights,
2) what's the rule about amber on the headlights in NY? and what color do your turn signals have to be in NY?
3) so i'm completely incompetent when it comes to wiring stuff in the car; is there a way for me to get brighter turnsignal bulbs without having to install a resistor?
will post more pics when my car is cleaned up.
FulanihasaTL, Distortedreality, and yours truly had lots of fun and did a few things to my car
04 cleared lights;
black out amber and HID components; left the "foglight" housing silver
1) CFFL rings
2) Phillips HID bulb upgrade
3) 6k Luminex Foglight replacement
4) ZKW replica swap
5) silverbulb replacement for turn signals
but first; look ma! no rubber!
that is Fulani's sick ride ~ can't remember the offset but those are 20" and i think the camber was in the 3s?
so, I finally found out why ppl who clear out the headlights always say they never want to do it again.... it was fine getting the bumper off; in fact it was fine getting the headlights out.
what REALLY sucked was pulling the lights apart and putting them back together. anyway, there are enough threads on DIY for those;
here's what to look out for:
CFFL Rings are basically fluorescent bulbs curved; they have very little flex, and if you're not careful will break.
when you spray the silver parts you want blacked out or w/e color, make sure they are thin coats......it's very easy to get reckless with the can and the ridges and outline of the housing can disappear from too much paint.
here's a close up shot of the ZKW replicas installed. The first one we took apart the whole fixture, but we learned that we could really just jimmy the cover and pop the lens out. (i dont recommend doing the second way if you have fingers like the Hulk)
this is what happens when you don't wash off silicone immediately after the tube leaks; this image was taken after 1/2 a bottle of goo gone, dish detergent, and even gasoline was used. - needless to say, when we went to the bar later that day, a lot of references to fisting a hippopotamus was used
over exposed shot, this is all done on my camera phone
sorry, anyway, here the silverbulbs look bright, but in reality they really are not bright enough.I'd post pictures of Alicia and some of the other friendly people of Springfield, MO...but i doubt the venue would have been happy about me taking pictures.
oh yea so
1) my CFFL's are hooked up to the parking lights,
2) what's the rule about amber on the headlights in NY? and what color do your turn signals have to be in NY?
3) so i'm completely incompetent when it comes to wiring stuff in the car; is there a way for me to get brighter turnsignal bulbs without having to install a resistor?
will post more pics when my car is cleaned up.
10-22-2008, 12:30 AM
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I told ya man, just get some LED amber turn signals from autoillumination.... And yeah that silicone tube busting was not very goood, not sure if alicia liked gasoline soaked hands, hahaha
10-22-2008, 12:32 AM
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i was reading up on em after we got back, and it seems all of the LED turnsignals require resistors....unless i am not reading the right threads?
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wait wait...you're in New York and Fulani and Distorted are in MO...who drove to who? ..because i'm in Tulsa damnit and springfield isn't that far of a shot for me... 
...but the lights look great and i've tried 3 times to do mine...never made it past removing the first headlight...
...but the lights look great and i've tried 3 times to do mine...never made it past removing the first headlight...
10-22-2008, 03:10 PM
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10-22-2008, 04:49 PM
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wait wait...you're in New York and Fulani and Distorted are in MO...who drove to who? ..because i'm in Tulsa damnit and springfield isn't that far of a shot for me...
...but the lights look great and i've tried 3 times to do mine...never made it past removing the first headlight...
...but the lights look great and i've tried 3 times to do mine...never made it past removing the first headlight...
removing the headlamps really is a 2 person job; it's do able with one person, but makes life so much easier when you have two. - which is probably why you've had so much difficulty
hahaha i heard jay called you when we got stuck trying to figure out how to get the housing to sit flush.
i'd post more pics, but well....tbh we all started drinking around 2:30/3? (i think)...and it would go on till like 3-4AM....i don't really even remember taking the pics that i took!
oh yea and the medical advice from the weekend is: if you're taking cold medicine, specifically something like tylenol....do NOT attempt drink an entire pitcher of LIIT, 2 G&T's and some beer....you WILL feel like you're dying
here's another pic tho;
and i will post finished pics when i find time to clean the damn car....
10-22-2008, 10:13 PM
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My rear turn signal bulbs were from V-LEDS.COM - RED SMT 27 LED BRAKE/TURN/TAIL LIGHT BULBS 7443
I searched and found a coupon code that saved me 10% from one of them...can't remember which
Also, this thread may help:
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/definitive-led-thread-all-youll-ever-need-know-about-leds-3g-garage-g-076-a-633045/
10-23-2008, 02:03 AM
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I used switchbacks from www.autolumination.com- SMT Tower 30 Led
My rear turn signal bulbs were from V-LEDS.COM - RED SMT 27 LED BRAKE/TURN/TAIL LIGHT BULBS 7443
I searched and found a coupon code that saved me 10% from one of them...can't remember which
Also, this thread may help:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=633045
My rear turn signal bulbs were from V-LEDS.COM - RED SMT 27 LED BRAKE/TURN/TAIL LIGHT BULBS 7443
I searched and found a coupon code that saved me 10% from one of them...can't remember which
Also, this thread may help:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=633045
thanks! i went ahead and got the 30 LED SMT tower
10-23-2008, 10:14 AM
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2) aside from reason 1, pulling the trunk lining out is a PITA especially since i dont have a garage to work out of now that i've moved into a new apartment...
3) if there are no intimidate risks in getting just the smt tower, then i'm okay with that......aka i'm a super lazy fucker
also, so does anyone know how to take pics of the CFFL rings and show it? I'll be cleaning up the car today or tomorrow, and i can't figure out how to snap a pic of the headlands without having the lights flood out in the pic
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