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Old Apr 10, 2013 | 09:50 AM
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Steven would ban us from here That's what would happen. Leave, you guys messing up everyones mind
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Old Apr 10, 2013 | 09:54 AM
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Don't worry man, you are a good reader, I am good with hammer...all we need is GP
Then we are all set
Old Apr 10, 2013 | 09:57 AM
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Hammer + electrical work =
Old Apr 10, 2013 | 10:00 AM
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I dunno...
GP you there? Hammer won't work?

Old Apr 10, 2013 | 10:32 AM
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Meko car looks great....

am not a fan of amber sidemarkers, white lower fogs, yellow upper fogs and white headlights....tooo many things going on over there....hence I suggested 3K piss yellow fogs, so everything you look the same color....

unless you want to switch out stuff in your headlights to white
Old Apr 10, 2013 | 10:43 AM
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I have orange in the upper fog man, not yellow.

Side marker + parking + fake stupid fog is all same color and at the same level
Also has the same output...like parking bulbs

Inspire is different by itself...so orange parkings + white fog does go nice in my opinion.

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Replacing everything to white will cost money to me.
White led for fake fog
White sidemarkers from that website
Buy another triton for signals which has to be switchback and expensive
AND biggest thing that pushes me away is..

JnC has to mod my headlights again. Take out the darkshades orange diffuser that's in there.

No thank dude
I wanted orange and took that way becaue of the second color being orange on the car.
Old Apr 10, 2013 | 10:56 AM
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umm they do not make ORANGE 9006 bulbs ...so you have YELLOW upper fogs

Take the bulb out and read the color...should be 3000K

I know replacing everything will be expensive and hence I suggeted replaced the lower fogs to 3000K so everything will kinda match....

OR just done turn on the upper fogs along with the lower fogs

the car will look sick will sidemarkers on and lower fogs on... <-- thats how I roll
Old Apr 10, 2013 | 11:03 AM
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/TWO-Orange-AMBER-9006-9012-HB4-SMD-LED-Fog-Lights-Bulbs-/310523789868?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item484ca9022c
Old Apr 10, 2013 | 11:04 AM
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May God help whoever owns the TL after you. So many wires split and cut
Old Apr 10, 2013 | 11:08 AM
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No bro, I got leds in there. Orange leds, not normal Nokya bulb
I waited a month for those to come from China

Here what Nokya looks like.
Does mine looks like this right now?



and this is the Slyvania zkr blah blah yeah that sht





My upper fogs doesn't throw any output to the road. Just leds for look
Austin and J has thr white one, I have orange

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Thanks Austin
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Who cares Tyler, me no sell my Never



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Old Apr 10, 2013 | 11:15 AM
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Imagine if it was legal to have red signals in the front. So mean! <-- dat face
Old Apr 10, 2013 | 11:20 AM
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I tried that for couple days with my rear red signal leds...
It was hot but then I wished I had red side markers in the front as well

Anil could try it, his headlights are mean as fawk
Old Apr 10, 2013 | 11:21 AM
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Oh Snap...

I actually kinda dig the matching amber's...I thought about doing that myself once.
Old Apr 10, 2013 | 11:36 AM
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I take my comments back in that case Meko .... I did not know you have Amber upper fogs...


and thanks on the comment about my headlights...

here is a pic, just for you...

(PS: I was trying to get the background as dark as possible, so I could only focus on the projector lens....but then i forgot i dont own a DSLR)


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Old Apr 10, 2013 | 11:42 AM
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Das right, bish.










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^

swoosh bro that picture is sick as hell


Activity level 90.1 %


That means grade level at school is like 20%

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now the pic would have looked sooo much better if John/Austin/Tyler(s)/Jeremy would have taken it
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Meko...here you go....time to get an exhaust

https://acurazine.com/forums/car-parts-sale-361/18-limited-edition-volk-se37a-parts-3g-tl-884889/
Old Apr 10, 2013 | 06:20 PM
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Ewww ugly
I'll get that tsudo exhaust by addin $50 more


John/Austin/Tyler(s)/Jeremy take my picture..take it take it take itt!!!!!



Old Apr 10, 2013 | 09:32 PM
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swoosh make that picture your avi
Old Apr 10, 2013 | 09:58 PM
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I have some better ones....might post it on my thread where no one comes LOL
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I am going to bump it and ask what happend to the camera thingy that you were installing but since I know the answer, I don't even bother

It's still sitting on your racing seat right
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^^^ nah....I installed 1 camera in the wifey's car and sold the one which I was gonna install in mine....I thought I told you that....I just cudnt beat the 50% off he was giving me....got 2 camera's and 2 charger things for $400 and sold 1 for $350 installed

I might be looking into a GO PRO for my car...
Old Apr 11, 2013 | 11:46 AM
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Didn't know that..
Well...sounds good
Old Apr 20, 2013 | 11:19 PM
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Update



Left the thread for 10 days
Was busy with school
Did some stuff...sooooooooooooooooo
Here you go

Cabin filter
so many wires!!!







Took of the tape from the fogs.
Saw that slicone was holding them well, so just added JB Weld and done









Left heat bulb started working...for couple hours aaaaaaaaaaaaand it's gone




That's why!!!!! Fogs doesn't light up front of the car
Too high even when my inspires are not flushed and aimed low









One of my tire had plug, needed to get fixed again..









Bought some new tires...they are on the left
424 for rear
321 for front



Installed the new upper o2 sensors for both cats
Stock ones looked oke, I cleaned them as well but still... installed the new ones Anil







Every home needs one haha
Helped me to clean the calipers





Installed Brakemotive rotars + ceramix pads from Autozone





Dirty















Grease everywhaare







Cleaned the rims



After 1 coat























RDX covers...
Didn't install them yet



XXR 535 is justttttttttttttt not out yet

I did not touch the edges of the rear pads J.
Before starting the car, pumped the brake, filled them.
I started the car. Drove and did the bedding procedure
At first brake, that click sound from rears were crazy loud...(like the one in your video)
and later on it went away after the bedding
Now it's quiet

Brakes are kind of soft for now...but because of new rotars..

I am happy
Old Apr 20, 2013 | 11:24 PM
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Wow.....!
Old Apr 20, 2013 | 11:39 PM
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Oh
and yes parents are back from Texas

Some pics from bros FB

















I couldn't belive how houses are so cheap there, friends house is just 800k and it's big as hell.
My parents house is 550 and you guys saw how it is









































Old Apr 20, 2013 | 11:42 PM
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Damn MEKO, look at that house in the next to the last picture!


By the way, LOVE the old Saturn 5!
Old Apr 20, 2013 | 11:49 PM
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I know right..
Looks way more bigger...these houses like around 1.5 - 2 around Boston

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Feeling it gives is amazing to me, I just love it
History and Space are 2 topics I love learning to
Old Apr 21, 2013 | 01:32 AM
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Nice update.
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Awesome clean up with the car MEKO! New brakes look great

Those houses
Old Apr 21, 2013 | 11:04 PM
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Nice to hear they're going so cheap in Boston......
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Thanks Ross,
Hoping for bigger updates
XXR says it's available on the 29th of May. I would say about a week or 2 after that since their estimated stock date is never on time.

Received that from the rim guy yesterday

Thanks very much Tyler,
Yeah looks so much nice and clean. Gave me a fresh feeling haha
Tuesday is my last final exam day, and then 2 weeks off.

Time to give more love to her...detail cleaning the body, painting the calipers by taking my time...

Steven, as a family Boston is the worst place to live in I guess haha

My dads friend got a 2013 MDX by the way. White ext, beige int
for like $38K or something, but the base model one
Brand new
They are trying to get rid of the old ones

He loves Acuras, he had 1999 TL back then
He said all he did to it was change the engine oil, that's all but car was still strong at 140k while selling it

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Excellent pictures of everything, MEKO!

Glad you got the new brakes on and like them

RDX covers look good too!
Old Apr 22, 2013 | 09:31 AM
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EVERYTHING
Thanks bro

Look

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Meko....great great updates !!!

Brakes were installed very professionally

I think the soft pedal feel is from the brake lines/fluid....I would suggest a quick brake flush....that will definitely help you get the pedal feel back....I love the stiff pedal feel....
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and them houses

you making me regret now moving to Texas....the wifey and I were planning on moving to Dallas but decided against it.....
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Astons are probably as common as BMW's in Boston....
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Thanks Anil,
I knew you were going to comment on how brakes were installed haha yeah did some clean up down there...the guy knows what he is doing...

They didn't like Dallas though, Houston is the real spot think again hehe

Brake flush


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Astons are probably as common as BMW's in Boston....
Haha Yeah I see Aston more than a Ferrari or Lambo
There is one yellow Italia around Boston Uni, I heard that thing 2 times but didn't see it enought to take a pic Sounds amazing

BMW, especially M3 is like a Civic around where I live.
That's why I hate BMW

So many GTR as well that I even know which one is which from their small details..
Most of them are gray
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