rockstar143's '04 NBP progress thread (part deux continues after 6 year hiatus)
08-23-2013, 02:15 PM
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oh, you meant you!
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08-23-2013, 02:48 PM
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I may be driving my car down there next year to get a hella cheap 105k service. Would ya all have a beer or ten if I drive down? It'll be Lakeland, FL.
08-23-2013, 03:00 PM
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J we'd be best friends IRL. LOL
I bet I could get yours done for cheap too. My dude just got his Honda Master Technician cert yesterday actually.
I bet I could get yours done for cheap too. My dude just got his Honda Master Technician cert yesterday actually.
08-23-2013, 03:13 PM
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How cheap are we talking? 
08-23-2013, 03:15 PM
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Not sure. I asked him last night, jokingly, because he lives in FL. Lol. He said drive her on down!
I assume we can gather parts a lot cheaper then he can. But the install done by a pro will be nice.
I'll ask him. I will probably go ahead and do a new clutch at the same time.
I assume we can gather parts a lot cheaper then he can. But the install done by a pro will be nice.
I'll ask him. I will probably go ahead and do a new clutch at the same time.
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08-23-2013, 10:49 PM
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Damn Anil.....you told our secrets!
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08-24-2013, 03:39 PM
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Hmm, not sure if gusta...
Yeah, I just point my camera and it takes the awesome pics, I don't even look through the viewfinder anymore.
Yeah, I just point my camera and it takes the awesome pics, I don't even look through the viewfinder anymore.
08-24-2013, 10:58 PM
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Yea---accidentally.....
08-25-2013, 09:44 AM
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nom nom nom
08-25-2013, 03:22 PM
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those tail lights 
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08-25-2013, 03:39 PM
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Nice tails J.....I mean, on the car.
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08-25-2013, 07:52 PM
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well fuq u Austin LOL...
I love the tails....I think the last 2 sets have been awesome....since you dig the red back there, adds awesome contrast
I love the tails....I think the last 2 sets have been awesome....since you dig the red back there, adds awesome contrast
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08-26-2013, 08:17 AM
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That's fine with me! That makes the value go up
I love those tails J. Great work!
I love those tails J. Great work!
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08-26-2013, 09:01 AM
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Just because I needed more of a side by side...
Of course the turn signal wasn't quite finished in that first one.
J - Are the diffusers drilled out bigger in this last set of pics?
Of course the turn signal wasn't quite finished in that first one.
J - Are the diffusers drilled out bigger in this last set of pics?
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08-26-2013, 09:09 AM
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Also, I like them both for different reasons. The supers are more chill, darker. The stripes are more bam in your face. The strips go better with your car J. I think the 'supers' would go best with light cars (WDP, ASM, etc) and the strips go better with dark. As mentioned before, contrast.
I'll say this though. I prefer either of them to any other set of tails I've seen. Personally I think the base reds are where it's at.
Also, imo, the red stripes would look killer on Aaron's purpleness.
I'll say this though. I prefer either of them to any other set of tails I've seen. Personally I think the base reds are where it's at.
Also, imo, the red stripes would look killer on Aaron's purpleness.
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08-26-2013, 09:29 AM
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Tails look good... it catches the eye.. I still love that spoiler.. I think that is why I would never get one since I would always compare it to yours
a part of me wants you to paint your mufflers a dark gray to match the a-spec and/or black.. leav the tips shiny for the contrast...
but painting mufflers are a pain in the ass
a part of me wants you to paint your mufflers a dark gray to match the a-spec and/or black.. leav the tips shiny for the contrast...
but painting mufflers are a pain in the ass
08-26-2013, 09:35 AM
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Thanks for putting that together, Chad.
Here you go...I'll blow your mind, I took the time to pull 1 of each out of the attic to display the options. I tend to agree, for someone looking for a beefed up OEMish looking tail, the reds are a sure shot.
Here you go...I'll blow your mind, I took the time to pull 1 of each out of the attic to display the options. I tend to agree, for someone looking for a beefed up OEMish looking tail, the reds are a sure shot.
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08-26-2013, 09:36 AM
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08-26-2013, 09:38 AM
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Oh, and Chad...originally I had drilled the bottom ones out slightly larger, when I fixed them on Friday I drilled them all out to that size. I did an experiment of going increasingly bigger and it almost made no difference in the "halo" looking effect on the leds so I didn't bother with it.
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08-26-2013, 09:44 AM
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I almost refrained from photochopping those quickly together because I figure you'd come through like that. Lol
What kind of tint are you using?
Edit: For being "all red" housing the stripes are incredibly eye catching. And add depth.
What kind of tint are you using?
Edit: For being "all red" housing the stripes are incredibly eye catching. And add depth.
08-26-2013, 09:49 AM
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It's amazing how much the chrome bezel behind them is what makes them POP so much.
I used various things, I had tinted brake diffuser lenses from my modded old USR smoked tails that I sold...so I used those, with a smoked vinyl over, plastidip on the lower reflector and VHT on the turn signal area.
I used various things, I had tinted brake diffuser lenses from my modded old USR smoked tails that I sold...so I used those, with a smoked vinyl over, plastidip on the lower reflector and VHT on the turn signal area.
08-26-2013, 09:55 AM
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Nice! I can't wait to get my hands dirty!
It'd be cool to see the stripes completely lit up. Possibly with the turn signal on... Maybe a quick clip??
It'd be cool to see the stripes completely lit up. Possibly with the turn signal on... Maybe a quick clip??
08-26-2013, 10:27 AM
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Nice pics, as always.
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08-26-2013, 11:40 AM
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Woot!
God damn that chrome under there looks like neon in the FL sun!
So it did cut down on the turn signal output. But only a little...
Thanks J!
God damn that chrome under there looks like neon in the FL sun!
So it did cut down on the turn signal output. But only a little...
Thanks J!