d-townhakuo's progress thread, update pg. 10
06-09-2010, 11:02 PM
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Nice future mods list! I see you are going for performance over looks. Nothing wrong with that 
06-09-2010, 11:17 PM
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06-10-2010, 06:35 AM
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Ya I saw on a site that sold the VIS hood (I think VIS themselves) suggested hood pins but said they were not necessary. I will probably get them, better safe than sorry.
06-10-2010, 06:04 PM
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06-10-2010, 06:44 PM
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I wouldn't spend the coin on a CF hood if I were you. $900 is a lot of money to a high school student, and even if you're going for performance over looks, there are other places that can be spend and give you a better result for your dollar. Not to mention CF hoods won't save you that much weight, and it'll make your car attractive to thieves.
I'm not saying they're bad, but that you'd be better off spending your hard-earned money on another aspect of the car.
I'm not saying they're bad, but that you'd be better off spending your hard-earned money on another aspect of the car.
06-10-2010, 11:32 PM
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I think I'd do it later on as one of my last mods, as an aesthetic mod, honestly. I like the hood by VIS, but I'd rather shell out $900 on several other stuff first.
06-11-2010, 07:27 AM
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06-11-2010, 12:20 PM
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06-11-2010, 03:07 PM
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Really clean TL dude. CF Hood would look great on the car ($900 is a lot though). I kinda like the vent idea on the stock hood though. But Im thinking put Beamer hood vents on the TL, would look sick IMO.
06-12-2010, 11:34 AM
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There's a lot of stuff you have to consider when custom venting your hood. You need to put it somewhere it can remove excess heat from the engine bay, while not looking terribly ugly. You also need to consider the fact that water from rain and carwashing will get in there. Even small hood vents are designed and engineered by pros, it's gonna be hard to pay a shop to do it and have it come out well.
If you want to cool down your engine bay, I suggest going sharkmouth with your grille. Cheaper, safer, and better looking in some aspects.
If you want to cool down your engine bay, I suggest going sharkmouth with your grille. Cheaper, safer, and better looking in some aspects.
06-12-2010, 01:54 PM
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To be honest, I really don't want hood vents at all. AMAN1 basically gave most of the reason as to why I don't want them. I saw Inaccurate's thread about cooling and the shark mouth grill, and if I feel the need to really cool down the engine, I will do that.
07-05-2010, 03:11 PM
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Headlights look great!
Hopefully Santa will be bringing me the switchblade key
Hopefully Santa will be bringing me the switchblade key
07-05-2010, 03:35 PM
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Man, I need to get me a switchblade key. I hear they're damn expensive though, like $150? How much did it run you with shipping?
I dunno if you can give us any insight on this, but I've heard of people buying just the shell and transferring over the internals. Is that possible?
Thanks in advance, and looking good!
I dunno if you can give us any insight on this, but I've heard of people buying just the shell and transferring over the internals. Is that possible?
Thanks in advance, and looking good!
07-05-2010, 10:19 PM
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07-05-2010, 10:38 PM
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Don't worry about it brother. They'll be fine-just enjoy them!
07-05-2010, 10:50 PM
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Yes, they fit right into the OEM socket!
07-05-2010, 11:06 PM
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You don't have to-I put some in mine. When you asked about the switchback bulbs being "plug & play", that's what I was referring to. Without the resistors, the turn signal lights just blink faster.
07-05-2010, 11:21 PM
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Without the resistors, the turn signals will click faster-as if the bulb were burned out.
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