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MEKO-we experienced the same thing when we did my Aspec Kit. It wasn't as easy as it's been described. It went on, but it took us a lot longer than expected.
I challenge you at the next meet
I will install tint next week or so. She will look much better.
but dude seriously, All I did was clean the car, finish A-Spec from 10 to 5pm
in that cold and fogy rainy whatevet that weather is called.
I even moved that day from parents to my house in Boston. School started on Monday.
I went to bed, told my brother to even set his alarm.
Idiot wakes me up at 7. Hey Someone texted you... (El Pesado)
Love
Tyler doesn't talk to me anymore
but if we take out the tires and lift the car. Done. So easy
I did the front during summer. Didn't take out the bumper, no lifting. Took like 1 hour
Sides are so easy, clean job, just takes time but nothing like front or rear.
Were done in 45 min I think.
Rear took me like 4 hours
Installing is so easy, drill, connect, done.
Taking off the bumper in that situation is what sucks.
Putting it back in was hard too. Told sis to push the bumper so I screw the bolts behind the rear tires.
Worst to easy....
-Taking it out
-Putting the bumper on
-Installing the rear A-Spec to the bumper
vietxquangstah, I have the pics for leds but gotta sleep. Got class in 5 hour
I'll add them tomorrow
Thanks Austin.
To be honest I changed my mind about being low.
After I made myself clear about the XLR8 ISC Coilovers
I started to check the entrances of the places I mostly go
Back of my dads Restaurant, I have like 1/2 half inch gap to scratch the front
I moved from my old place in Boston. No more street parking
New place parking lot..
eeh I'll take pics
If I find a used A-Spec susp, I'll buy it
I do have to replace the suspensions.
Acura gave them a RED mark
Sound starting to get worse
To be honest I changed my mind about being low.
After I made myself clear about the XLR8 ISC Coilovers
I started to check the entrances of the places I mostly go
Back of my dads Restaurant, I have like 1/2 half inch gap to scratch the front
I moved from my old place in Boston. No more street parking
New place parking lot..
eeh I'll take pics
If I find a used A-Spec susp, I'll buy it
I do have to replace the suspensions.
Acura gave them a RED mark
Sound starting to get worse
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^^^ I know someone who is selling his aspec suspension 
he is local to me 
....send a PM to Buda (he doesnt frequent Azine as much now a days. I will text him as well)....
but in all honesty, I like how Steven's car is low but not dropped....plus he doesnt curb anywhere....i think he is on HnR springs...for $200, that is a steal....
Matt's car has Tein S/H Techs (I dont remember which one) but that has given him a lot more drop than Steve's HnR....if I were you and wanted low (to reduce wheel gap) but not dropped or slammed, then I would def ask Steven the exact springs he is on and buy those and then some spacers....$200-$300 (for springs + spacers) and your car will look 100X better
he is local to me ....send a PM to Buda (he doesnt frequent Azine as much now a days. I will text him as well)....but in all honesty, I like how Steven's car is low but not dropped....plus he doesnt curb anywhere....i think he is on HnR springs...for $200, that is a steal....
Matt's car has Tein S/H Techs (I dont remember which one) but that has given him a lot more drop than Steve's HnR....if I were you and wanted low (to reduce wheel gap) but not dropped or slammed, then I would def ask Steven the exact springs he is on and buy those and then some spacers....$200-$300 (for springs + spacers) and your car will look 100X better
Really? How much 
Yeah Steven HnR and Matt Tein H I guess
No way for Tein for me, HnR is ok.
Tein is too low. Roads are too bad here dude, city makes me crazy.
I don't know how those slammed guys drive here.
And with stock tires and rims, I am not a fan of drop.
I will reduce the top gap but how about the right and left gaps? Too ugly
J. will understand me here
His is perfect
I don't remember yours because you post so many pics
20mm spacer would at least make it good with a spring drop but still won't do it.
I need shocks, they are almost dead.
I put Tein on those, boom next day blown shock haha
Would be a waste for me to pay Springs for these shocks
Who sells the A-Spec susp?
Yeah Steven HnR and Matt Tein H I guess
No way for Tein for me, HnR is ok.
Tein is too low. Roads are too bad here dude, city makes me crazy.
I don't know how those slammed guys drive here.
And with stock tires and rims, I am not a fan of drop.
I will reduce the top gap but how about the right and left gaps? Too ugly
J. will understand me here
His is perfectI don't remember yours because you post so many pics
20mm spacer would at least make it good with a spring drop but still won't do it.
I need shocks, they are almost dead.
I put Tein on those, boom next day blown shock haha
Would be a waste for me to pay Springs for these shocks
Who sells the A-Spec susp?
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^^^ how do you know your shocks are DEAD? they dont talk anymore?
but yeah are they leaking? bumping? maxing out? if so then dont waste $$$ on springs and just end up getting a suspension setup....I sold my old Tein Basis locally for $450....you can get a used set (try looking for lower mileage) for about the same range.... (mine had almost 80K on them).....
the advantage with those is, you can adjust the height....so you can be set kinda high and still enjoy have the luxury or going further low when you head to a meet....
and BUDA is a member on here who is selling his old suspension....i think it was the aspec shocks with 6MT springs or the other way around....that guy does his research
but yeah are they leaking? bumping? maxing out? if so then dont waste $$$ on springs and just end up getting a suspension setup....I sold my old Tein Basis locally for $450....you can get a used set (try looking for lower mileage) for about the same range.... (mine had almost 80K on them).....
the advantage with those is, you can adjust the height....so you can be set kinda high and still enjoy have the luxury or going further low when you head to a meet....
and BUDA is a member on here who is selling his old suspension....i think it was the aspec shocks with 6MT springs or the other way around....that guy does his research
Noo it's the opposite, they do talk, begging me to replace them
I know dude, but not bad as to replace them. Could wait until end of the winter or until summer
No leaks yet, it's the sound. Don't you know how a shock "that's on the way to blow" sounds?
Yup, even damper on tha ISC but but if I find A-Spec for $300, me no pay $850 for ISC
Isn't BUDA the plasit dip guy? Let me ask him
Remember the Cadillac DTS that I was trying to sell. From dads limo company
That was on it's way too. Shock
I was able to hear it.
Russian guy came to test it. I am like goddamn it He heard it and didn't buy it
Some other American guy bought it but we gave it for so cheap. $13K for a 2008 DTS 50k miles
I know dude, but not bad as to replace them. Could wait until end of the winter or until summer
No leaks yet, it's the sound. Don't you know how a shock "that's on the way to blow" sounds?
Yup, even damper on tha ISC but but if I find A-Spec for $300, me no pay $850 for ISC
Isn't BUDA the plasit dip guy? Let me ask him
Remember the Cadillac DTS that I was trying to sell. From dads limo company
That was on it's way too. Shock
I was able to hear it.
Russian guy came to test it. I am like goddamn it
He heard it and didn't buy it Some other American guy bought it but we gave it for so cheap. $13K for a 2008 DTS 50k miles
Last edited by MEKO; Jan 15, 2013 at 10:16 AM.
he does like 10-11
Still good
I did 16 because of internship
Days I went down to Boston/gym/dads store... after work
Totaled up to 100 miles exactly
Some pics from Turkey, friends uploaded
Check this out
MT
By the way, plates there...
first 2 numbers mention what city the car is registered at
and city names goes by alphabetical order
01-02-03
Istanbul comes to 34, so mine is 34
You could custom the rest if you want
I did 16 because of internship
Days I went down to Boston/gym/dads store... after work
Totaled up to 100 miles exactly
Some pics from Turkey, friends uploaded
Check this out
MTBy the way, plates there...
first 2 numbers mention what city the car is registered at
and city names goes by alphabetical order
01-02-03
Istanbul comes to 34, so mine is 34
You could custom the rest if you want
I want to thank you so much for posting me those links. I was a bit worried that they weren't true 5k white even though you said they were so I just ordered 1 to try it out. It was going to be for the trunk and if it turned out to be bluish-white I wouldn't have cared because it was for the trunk anyways..
I ordered a 30LED board for my trunk and it came 3 days later. I just installed it tonight and wow. THEY ARE BLINDINGLY BRIGHT! Not only that, but you are completely right that they are 5k clean pure crisp white with NO blue at all. Please keep in mind that prior to this I have only used interior LED lighting from www.v-leds.com and didn't really trust "eBay" 194/168/2825 LEDs or LED boards. I really like how V-LEDs.com actually specifies if it's 5k or 6k white but on eBay everything is just labeled "white" or "hyper white" or "xenon white" and they are all actually 6k bluish-white..
Can I ask you for one favor though? I notice you said you have the 12LED board in your doors and 15 for your interior. When you get a chance, can you please post pictures of how the LED boards look when they aren't turned on inside your car during the day? I just want to see how "perfect" the 15 LED board fits. I'm actually thinking about going with 9 or 12 LED board for the interior lighting and 12LED board for the door.
How do you have the LED board installed on your doors? Are the LEDs facing down at the ground as you open the door, or do you have it installed to where the light is emitting horizontal to the ground so it actually aims at the side of the car or drivers seat as you open the door?
Do they wiggle and slide around while driving (15LED interior board and 12LED doors)
Sorry for bombarding you with questions, but I really appreciate you for sharing that eBay seller with me! I'll be sure to let everyone know that asks where I got it from lol
You're the man!
I ordered a 30LED board for my trunk and it came 3 days later. I just installed it tonight and wow. THEY ARE BLINDINGLY BRIGHT! Not only that, but you are completely right that they are 5k clean pure crisp white with NO blue at all. Please keep in mind that prior to this I have only used interior LED lighting from www.v-leds.com and didn't really trust "eBay" 194/168/2825 LEDs or LED boards. I really like how V-LEDs.com actually specifies if it's 5k or 6k white but on eBay everything is just labeled "white" or "hyper white" or "xenon white" and they are all actually 6k bluish-white..
Can I ask you for one favor though? I notice you said you have the 12LED board in your doors and 15 for your interior. When you get a chance, can you please post pictures of how the LED boards look when they aren't turned on inside your car during the day? I just want to see how "perfect" the 15 LED board fits. I'm actually thinking about going with 9 or 12 LED board for the interior lighting and 12LED board for the door.
How do you have the LED board installed on your doors? Are the LEDs facing down at the ground as you open the door, or do you have it installed to where the light is emitting horizontal to the ground so it actually aims at the side of the car or drivers seat as you open the door?
Do they wiggle and slide around while driving (15LED interior board and 12LED doors)
Sorry for bombarding you with questions, but I really appreciate you for sharing that eBay seller with me! I'll be sure to let everyone know that asks where I got it from lol
You're the man!
I f you ask me I would get
9 for interior
12 for door
Here is the door ones. There is tape behind the board so just sticks up there
No need to worry about light hitting directly down, that's why there is the cover. Spreads the light
Rear ones.
15 fits perfectly, you see the black plastic thing on top right and bottom left...
12 too because you just tape it
Front
Just taped it, that's how the shape of that reflector also.
Why I loved it? Even if you get 9 leds, each led will be bright and blind your eyes, this way it's hitting the dashboard?
Seats doesn't get light? Of course not. Cover spreads the light
Do I like too bright? No
No need for it, looks ricey to me anyways but from outside these pure white ones looked so beatuiful.
Since I will tint the windows, no need for them to kill the passengers inside
(I have 15led)
That's why last night I did 5% tint on the covers
So low brightness, just like the white leds of the 4th gen. (which was what I wanted)
Let me show you the pictures from summer
These are 12 boards but from another ebay seller
Bluish
Left one is that 12led from superbrightleds
Still 12 and bright, 9 will make you happy
This is 12 also, color looks different because of the rear window.
Again these are different user. Bluish leds, some pictures look white but it's actually not
Now you see the actual white
Current ones at front
That's all
Hoped pictures helped about the fitment.
Last edited by MEKO; Jan 15, 2013 at 12:13 PM.
This user
http://www.ebay.com/itm/110711956857...S:3160&vxp=mtr
Didn't deal with water to try them first
Came out nice, I'll do better job with the tint. Looks nice too
Blackkkkkkkkk
By the way I have 12 smd board for license.
Custom fit
It's the bluish ones. Old ebay seller ones
http://www.ebay.com/itm/110711956857...S:3160&vxp=mtr
Didn't deal with water to try them first
Came out nice, I'll do better job with the tint. Looks nice too
Blackkkkkkkkk
By the way I have 12 smd board for license.
Custom fit
It's the bluish ones. Old ebay seller ones
Last edited by Steven Bell; Jan 15, 2013 at 09:52 PM. Reason: Merged Posts
I went ahead and bought 6 12-LED boards. 2 for the rear, 2 for the front, 2 for the doors. My interior setup is the 5-LED 360style from VLEDS.com as seen here -- http://www.vleds.com/bulb-number/194...21-1-pair.html --
They are nice and bright compared to halogen. Pure 5k white. It's just not as bright as I would like it. My windows are tinted 35% front 20% rear and at night you can't tell my lights are turned on unless you stand within 5-8 feet of the car.
I look forward to receiving my LED boards, thanks to you, and can't wait to install them!
You are awesome. Your pictures were very helpful and I thank you for taking the time out and going out of your way to do that for me and everyone else here on AZine. Pure awesomeness.
I went ahead and bought 6 12-LED boards. 2 for the rear, 2 for the front, 2 for the doors. My interior setup is the 5-LED 360style from VLEDS.com as seen here -- http://www.vleds.com/bulb-number/194...21-1-pair.html --
They are nice and bright compared to halogen. Pure 5k white. It's just not as bright as I would like it. My windows are tinted 35% front 20% rear and at night you can't tell my lights are turned on unless you stand within 5-8 feet of the car.
I look forward to receiving my LED boards, thanks to you, and can't wait to install them!
I went ahead and bought 6 12-LED boards. 2 for the rear, 2 for the front, 2 for the doors. My interior setup is the 5-LED 360style from VLEDS.com as seen here -- http://www.vleds.com/bulb-number/194...21-1-pair.html --
They are nice and bright compared to halogen. Pure 5k white. It's just not as bright as I would like it. My windows are tinted 35% front 20% rear and at night you can't tell my lights are turned on unless you stand within 5-8 feet of the car.
I look forward to receiving my LED boards, thanks to you, and can't wait to install them!
If those 5vleds were not enough. 12 will be your answer I guess.
Post pictures if possible.
Would like to see how it looks from outside with the tint
Last edited by Steven Bell; Jan 15, 2013 at 09:51 PM. Reason: Merged Posts
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^^^ yes, I love the tint the 6K gives....I had gotten 6K fogs from DDM and they looked like 4300 or 5000K....hence instead of going on a pissing battle with them, sold the 6K bulbs and got 8K bulbs...matches perfectly
Austin, does your led fogs shift color after 20 minutes or so? to bluish or something.
or
Same as first seconds even after 20 min
Anil, where did you get the 8k bulbs from. DDM again?
or
Same as first seconds even after 20 min
Anil, where did you get the 8k bulbs from. DDM again?
Last edited by MEKO; Jan 15, 2013 at 12:58 PM.
Just took out mine. Because filter is filled with dirt
+
One thing I didn't like that boxy thing was, filter was covered too much. Not much as stock but still...
For now I installed another custom SRI pipe with K&N filter
You totally feel the air sucking in, will not do box anymore.
Right now it's ok like this because it's friggen 25F outside, but not for long
As I mentioned before, when the time comes for new filter, I was going to do something between SRI and CAI.
Buying this DC is the smartest idea for me, because of price and the shape.
It's not like AEM (L spahe) pipe.
I don't want that.
This one changes shape by low angles, right after the throotle
http://www.ultrarev.com/cai5529.html
This one is too long, loog pipe for an intake is the stupidest idea to me.
What I will do is,
I will cut the bottom part. The last angle at the bottom
So Filter will sit straight and will not be all the way at the bottom
Guessing much better for me during winter as well and shorter distance to pull air in
I know quality sucks on this pipe. I will first powdercoat it to orange
Then, I guess I don't even have to wrap to keep heat out, it will look better also...
Of course will buy bigger AEM filter + Diameter of the pipe is bigger than the one I have right now 2.5" K&N
Smart move?
+
One thing I didn't like that boxy thing was, filter was covered too much. Not much as stock but still...
For now I installed another custom SRI pipe with K&N filter
You totally feel the air sucking in, will not do box anymore.
Right now it's ok like this because it's friggen 25F outside, but not for long
As I mentioned before, when the time comes for new filter, I was going to do something between SRI and CAI.
Buying this DC is the smartest idea for me, because of price and the shape.
It's not like AEM (L spahe) pipe.
I don't want that.
This one changes shape by low angles, right after the throotle
http://www.ultrarev.com/cai5529.html
This one is too long, loog pipe for an intake is the stupidest idea to me.
What I will do is,
I will cut the bottom part. The last angle at the bottom
So Filter will sit straight and will not be all the way at the bottom
Guessing much better for me during winter as well and shorter distance to pull air in
I know quality sucks on this pipe. I will first powdercoat it to orange
Then, I guess I don't even have to wrap to keep heat out, it will look better also...
Of course will buy bigger AEM filter + Diameter of the pipe is bigger than the one I have right now 2.5" K&N
Smart move?
Last edited by MEKO; Jan 22, 2013 at 01:06 PM.