rockstar143's '04 NBP progress thread (part deux continues after 6 year hiatus)
06-14-2011, 11:28 AM
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Yeah, Sean is the man...very nicely done. I love it. 
Thanks again!
They're holding up pretty well...they're WORK though...not Volk. I don't have that kinda money
. The valvestems show a little fading but nothing you'd notice unless you were waxing the rims and were up close. The lugs...ever since I sanded them and redid the 3 coats of anodized blue and 4 coats of clear and torqued down by hand and no gun...they've been holding up just fine! Get the job done of adding the blue color to tie in the valve stems and don't cost a lot. I was so close to ordering the WORK ones...but man, I couldn't decide between the short closed ones or the long open ones and they weren't really locks and the 1 lock in the set LOOKED different...so i cleaned these up and am happy they are all locks and look uniform.
Thanks again!They're holding up pretty well...they're WORK though...not Volk. I don't have that kinda money
. The valvestems show a little fading but nothing you'd notice unless you were waxing the rims and were up close. The lugs...ever since I sanded them and redid the 3 coats of anodized blue and 4 coats of clear and torqued down by hand and no gun...they've been holding up just fine! Get the job done of adding the blue color to tie in the valve stems and don't cost a lot. I was so close to ordering the WORK ones...but man, I couldn't decide between the short closed ones or the long open ones and they weren't really locks and the 1 lock in the set LOOKED different...so i cleaned these up and am happy they are all locks and look uniform.
06-14-2011, 11:36 AM
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dayum....is that my car....if not i want it LOL....i need to learn how to photoshop and also how to click some nice pix....i might steal some on Jeremy's ideas of how he has taken some pix....
06-14-2011, 11:40 AM
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Yeah, Sean is the man...very nicely done. I love it. Thanks again!
They're holding up pretty well...they're WORK though...not Volk. I don't have that kinda money . The valvestems show a little fading but nothing you'd notice unless you were waxing the rims and were up close. The lugs...ever since I sanded them and redid the 3 coats of anodized blue and 4 coats of clear and torqued down by hand and no gun...they've been holding up just fine! Get the job done of adding the blue color to tie in the valve stems and don't cost a lot. I was so close to ordering the WORK ones...but man, I couldn't decide between the short closed ones or the long open ones and they weren't really locks and the 1 lock in the set LOOKED different...so i cleaned these up and am happy they are all locks and look uniform.
Thanks again!They're holding up pretty well...they're WORK though...not Volk. I don't have that kinda money
. The valvestems show a little fading but nothing you'd notice unless you were waxing the rims and were up close. The lugs...ever since I sanded them and redid the 3 coats of anodized blue and 4 coats of clear and torqued down by hand and no gun...they've been holding up just fine! Get the job done of adding the blue color to tie in the valve stems and don't cost a lot. I was so close to ordering the WORK ones...but man, I couldn't decide between the short closed ones or the long open ones and they weren't really locks and the 1 lock in the set LOOKED different...so i cleaned these up and am happy they are all locks and look uniform.I thought your lugs were blue originally....didnt know you painted them....i got mine from amazon for $30
gorilla blue FTW 
Originally wanted to get these:
but then cheaped out....
06-14-2011, 11:56 AM
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usually when i take pictures i try to take them from angles i never see in those magazine shoots. take them from your knee, usually that helps out a TON on how they come out. i'm about 6' even...i think it's the perfect height for a good shot.
example:
stock suspension too. makes it look massive lol. and ps, this was from MY PHONE!
also, if you want some "edgier" photo's, use as little zoom as possible, and take your pictures from the different corners of the car
another example, this was with a simple portrait lens on my dslr and about 1' off the ground
06-14-2011, 01:32 PM
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Angles for pictures are EVERYTHING...I LOVE the ant's view of shooting flat on my stomach at an angle.
Yeah, my gorillas were blue originally but after hitting them with an impact gun a few times they chipped...if you put them in a tupperware with goof off you can actually get them back down to the metal. Then paint them whatever anodized color you like.
Yeah, my gorillas were blue originally but after hitting them with an impact gun a few times they chipped...if you put them in a tupperware with goof off you can actually get them back down to the metal. Then paint them whatever anodized color you like.
07-15-2011, 11:49 AM
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Hey all, was out of town for a few weeks...dawned on me that I never mentioned my amp'd emblems since I did that before I started this thread...here are some older shots and a link to the thread I had made for it. Hope everyone is well!
I get a lot of compliments wherever I go with this thing, it's AWESOME!
https://acurazine.com/forums/audio-video-electronics-navigation-22/ampd-led-emblem-diy-review-763477/
I get a lot of compliments wherever I go with this thing, it's AWESOME!
https://acurazine.com/forums/audio-video-electronics-navigation-22/ampd-led-emblem-diy-review-763477/
07-15-2011, 12:07 PM
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Looking good as always Jeremy
07-15-2011, 05:39 PM
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niceness....i am tooo convinced with the amped emblems....dont know if i should be getting it ?
maybe the pix are not doing justice....is that true J ?
maybe the pix are not doing justice....is that true J ?
07-15-2011, 06:00 PM
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that does look good man....thanks for adding more pix J
07-15-2011, 09:43 PM
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time to call steven bell and see his....i know he has the emblems too....
07-16-2011, 12:20 AM
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yeah am thinking if i will, i will go blue....lets see....
everytime i see the movie I, ROBOT i wanna get this so bad....the audi in that movie has the same lights....
everytime i see the movie I, ROBOT i wanna get this so bad....the audi in that movie has the same lights....
07-16-2011, 06:41 PM
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Well since I'm a pic whore...I went out today and took some more pics. I know some of them are overdone, but I was messing around with them and liked how they came out.
Hope you guys enjoy! Was in Europe for 2 weeks...loved it, and saw not ONE TL over there (duh)...missed my car. Got back and: regreased my slave cylinder, got rid of the rear deck rattle from the bass, fixed my reverse led's, remade a new sidemarker relay and wired it up, cleaned and greased my battery terminals, and cleaned the car.
Busy few days...mentally ready to go back to work on Monday now.
Hope you guys enjoy! Was in Europe for 2 weeks...loved it, and saw not ONE TL over there (duh)...missed my car. Got back and: regreased my slave cylinder, got rid of the rear deck rattle from the bass, fixed my reverse led's, remade a new sidemarker relay and wired it up, cleaned and greased my battery terminals, and cleaned the car.
Busy few days...mentally ready to go back to work on Monday now.
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07-16-2011, 07:21 PM
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Love the new shots!
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07-16-2011, 08:49 PM
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You guys are way too nice, thank you. Believe it, all these shots were taken on a quick drive down a local road. Stopped every time I saw a nice backdrop. Also am starting to realize that a little less is more in reference to touching up.
07-17-2011, 12:07 AM
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car is looking awesome as always J....
can you shoot some pix of the tails ?
can you shoot some pix of the tails ?
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07-17-2011, 11:32 AM
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WOW from that angle I thought you had the ghost type S tails....
07-17-2011, 10:19 PM
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I have an idea to mod the tails differently but dont know if i have the balls to cut open the tails....LOL
07-18-2011, 11:10 AM
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what are they 16's ?
i know someone tried 16's and it worked also he got awesome track times as 16's were light as hell...
i know someone tried 16's and it worked also he got awesome track times as 16's were light as hell...
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07-19-2011, 12:58 PM
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was going through some old stuff in photobucket, figured I'd update some of my last few cars...the only ones I've hooked up actually.
1988 Ford Taurus Station Wagon
1986 Toyota Corolla SR5
1991 Civic Hatch
1996 Accord
2002 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab
2004 Civic EP
2005 RSX-S
1988 Ford Taurus Station Wagon
1986 Toyota Corolla SR5
1991 Civic Hatch
1996 Accord
2002 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab
2004 Civic EP
2005 RSX-S
07-19-2011, 01:01 PM
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Damn, clean RSX and Si. Sorry to see the Si was t-boned though 
07-19-2011, 01:17 PM
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Thanks man...yeah, tell me about it. It was bittersweet...I had just put the HFP kit on it...but was majorly upside down on it with Gap insurance. I actually got nailed while I was working so the whole incident cost me $100 deductible and wiped clean a negative 6 grand. I was paying $405 a month on the si and went and bought a new RSX and was paying $425. It was perfect.
07-19-2011, 01:18 PM
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Damn, talk about a blessing in disguise.
07-19-2011, 01:35 PM
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No kidding...and I didn't get one scratch on me either...plus, the insurance dude was nice so he actually let me keep my EP wheels. He literally told me "as long as it rolls" he didn't care. So I went to a junkyard and bought 4 doughnuts and slapped em on. Don't know if you noticed the EP wheels on the RSX...