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Old 09-30-2012 | 11:14 PM
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What are those things hang in from your passenger side A-Pillar?
it's these except without the angry birds now:


Originally Posted by quanaman
Very nice. I haven't seen many mods on your car but sounds like you're making good progress now!

Love the 18x8.5s The color is great. How do you like the progress rsb? I noticed a HUGE difference coming from the stock 5at RSB.
progress rsb is great...very noticeable immediately, handling improved a lot.

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dem A-Specs
yep
Old 10-04-2012 | 07:46 PM
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changing my compliance bushings

Old 10-04-2012 | 10:59 PM
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How hard was it to change out those bushings ?? I need to change mine asap. George, lets get a Photoshoot soon with my car and yours after I get mine out from the shop.
Old 10-04-2012 | 11:14 PM
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Lookin better and better! Keep up the good work
Old 10-10-2012 | 01:58 AM
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Old 10-10-2012 | 02:24 AM
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where'd you get them? heel toe?excelerate?
Old 10-10-2012 | 06:35 PM
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from a friend for $100 for the pair
Old 10-10-2012 | 06:57 PM
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Nice progress... I love the Full A-Spec kit...
Old 10-10-2012 | 07:14 PM
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Did you do your headlights yourself?
Old 10-10-2012 | 07:16 PM
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Old 10-15-2012 | 12:11 AM
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Old 10-15-2012 | 02:24 PM
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did my bushings this past weekend:


Old 10-15-2012 | 05:59 PM
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need moar pics of A-Specs
Old 10-15-2012 | 09:35 PM
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Well done...
Old 11-09-2012 | 01:19 AM
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fitting tires in my car...lol

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Old 11-09-2012 | 06:30 AM
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Old 11-27-2012 | 05:10 PM
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Old 01-04-2013 | 03:45 AM
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decided that acuras cant be lagging behind BMW/lexus/etc in license plate lighting, and the standard "bright LEDs" just weren't keeping up with the competitors, so I went all out with CREE. First I used a standard cree 5W LED:


It was very bright, but my friend had a set of brighter Cree leds so I wanted to try them, they are bigger so I had to cut more


Pics of the difference:


Result:


Hard to capture light intensity with a cameraphone but just look at the floor...
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Old 01-04-2013 | 03:47 AM
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Before:

Cut open, very easy, no trouble here:


Testing the resistance of the stock resistors:

Calculations:

Stock amber LEDs removed:


Soldered on new 330 Ohm resistor:

Soldered on new white LEDs:

All done!:
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Old 01-04-2013 | 03:49 AM
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Old 01-04-2013 | 03:56 AM
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If you guys are wondering why my CREE LEDs do not have a projector lens, it's because I popped them off to have more light, and because of the stock light diffuser, the projector lens is not needed anyways, it would do more harm than good
Old 01-04-2013 | 10:18 AM
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damn son....the licence plate LED's are bright !!!
Old 01-04-2013 | 10:36 AM
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NICE! but damn you need a good detailing job on that NBP to make it really POP
Old 01-05-2013 | 12:34 AM
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NICE! but damn you need a good detailing job on that NBP to make it really POP
haha yea maybe when it's warmer I'll get it detailed
Old 01-05-2013 | 12:36 AM
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Here is a pic to show you how bright my license plate lights are now, my previous "bright" LEDs never had this effect. Anyone else have LEDs bright enough that show up on the rearview camera?

Old 01-05-2013 | 01:46 PM
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Wow, those are bright!
Old 01-08-2013 | 11:29 PM
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bump for crazy bright license plate lights...
Old 01-08-2013 | 11:50 PM
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Old 01-10-2013 | 04:37 PM
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yes very bright....please spread the word! I challenge any bmw/lexus/etc to beat my license plate lights!
Old 01-15-2013 | 04:38 AM
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retrofitted dual cree leds in the trunk light:
Old 01-15-2013 | 09:20 AM
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Aren't thse Cree bulbs expensive?
Why didn't you just get 30 led board for 6-7$
Old 01-16-2013 | 03:25 AM
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no....lol my Cree LEDs will outshine any of those boards. plus 30 LEDs will be bigger than my single cree LED. they are okay, under $20 a pair
Old 01-16-2013 | 07:10 PM
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Dude i like all your mods but damnnnn eventually your will get pulled over by the air force for blinding planes at night
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Old 01-16-2013 | 10:30 PM
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Dude i like all your mods but damnnnn eventually your will get pulled over by the air force for blinding planes at night
ahahah i'll keep modding more lights until that happens!
Old 01-17-2013 | 03:07 PM
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powdercoated my aspecs this week...




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There's nothing better than freshly painted A-Specs.
Old 01-17-2013 | 08:20 PM
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Wow, I like!
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