rockstar143's '04 NBP progress thread (part deux continues after 6 year hiatus)
02-10-2012, 07:29 AM
#1721
You really got me eyeballing some anodized red close-ended Work lugs to match my wheels instead of my cheap Muteki "titanium" open-ended lugs. I agree 100% that closed looks way better than open. How else are people supposed to see the Work logo lol...Kind of afraid they'll turn pink after a couple years though. Do you think they'd fit fine over the Akata/Ichiba V2 spacer studs, or do you think they'd need to be drilled out a bit like you did?
those are like 2.5-3 years old. the red of the calipers is only 6-8 months. so they are still a nice red color. (these 2 are the raw jpg's from my D90)
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02-10-2012, 08:07 AM
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Sean, that looks really really good, man. I used to be partial to red, but with my NBP, since we have that blue flake I was inclined to go blue. PLUS, the valvestem came blue when I bought the wheels.
The red looks pretty awesome though...and good to know they'll NOT fade!
The red looks pretty awesome though...and good to know they'll NOT fade!
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02-10-2012, 08:24 AM
#1723
totally understand what you mean. i'm not sure if i really like the blue of NBP anymore...used to be all about blue as a kid and now it's really 'meh' to me now. i wish we had like the subaru black...love the gold flake in there!
i actually put those wheels on my TL once...wish i could steal them from him
so what's next for the rockstarship? per the flickr comment, i would like to see the orange creep out of the engine bay and into some other places more visible
i actually put those wheels on my TL once...wish i could steal them from him
so what's next for the rockstarship? per the flickr comment, i would like to see the orange creep out of the engine bay and into some other places more visible
02-10-2012, 08:49 AM
#1724
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Nice, that seals the deal...guess I'll be getting some Work lugs soon haha. I like how you captured a butterfly or something in the above shot hehe.
02-10-2012, 09:16 AM
#1726
Yeah, if I were to redo my calipers I'd end up going with either trying to mimick the blue of the lugs OR that copper color. We'll see. For the time being though, I'm afraid of adding too many colors on the outside of the car.
That's ironic, I've NEVER liked blue...till now. So now I'm ok with the blur ring, lugs and valvestem. I love the combo of blue on the black.
Yeah, those wheels are gorgeous man...
I got my rotors last night, so that'll probably be going on tomorrow...and the CCFL mod too. Maybe Sunday. I used to be in a big rush to do mods...now I take my time and space them out. I realize now 1/2 the fun is DOING THEM, not just seeing them done. After that, I'll take some high res pics...I think the rotors with the black wheels/calipers will look amazing.
That's ironic, I've NEVER liked blue...till now. So now I'm ok with the blur ring, lugs and valvestem. I love the combo of blue on the black.
Yeah, those wheels are gorgeous man...
I got my rotors last night, so that'll probably be going on tomorrow...and the CCFL mod too. Maybe Sunday. I used to be in a big rush to do mods...now I take my time and space them out. I realize now 1/2 the fun is DOING THEM, not just seeing them done. After that, I'll take some high res pics...I think the rotors with the black wheels/calipers will look amazing.
02-10-2012, 09:22 AM
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Your thread is so busy with so much good info it takes time to go through all those pages. BTW really love the way you painted the engine bay areas it look clean and very unique.
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02-10-2012, 09:43 AM
#1728
whats the CCFL mod? that's a long acronym lol. cold cuts for life? you like sammiches????
actually, he sent me a picture msg last night...i think he curbed them. knowing him, that means he had to avoid an accident and clipped a curb in the process. feelsbadman.jpg
so wait, are you changing the calipers back to black?? or keeping silver?
on colors, i would love to have some teal/green or even white accents on my car. not sure how/where i would do it, but i think it would look nice
actually, he sent me a picture msg last night...i think he curbed them. knowing him, that means he had to avoid an accident and clipped a curb in the process. feelsbadman.jpg
so wait, are you changing the calipers back to black?? or keeping silver?
on colors, i would love to have some teal/green or even white accents on my car. not sure how/where i would do it, but i think it would look nice
02-10-2012, 09:57 AM
#1729
FYAH, thank you sir, coming from you is quite a compliment! I love it too.
Sean, TEAL is great...I'm just not that JDM (yo?!). LOL...
Yes sir, I friggin LOVE sammiches so much! I can't believe you guessed it.
CCFL = Cold Cathode Fluorescent Light. Like the license plate lights on the Lexus'. I have LED's but my fiancee's leds are failing and I want to do this mod on hers too. Cost is like $10 for the CCFL kit.
Who curbed the rims?! the guy on flickr that commented?
I love it too.Sean, TEAL is great...I'm just not that JDM (yo?!). LOL...
Yes sir, I friggin LOVE sammiches so much! I can't believe you guessed it.
CCFL = Cold Cathode Fluorescent Light. Like the license plate lights on the Lexus'. I have LED's but my fiancee's leds are failing and I want to do this mod on hers too. Cost is like $10 for the CCFL kit.
Who curbed the rims?! the guy on flickr that commented?
02-10-2012, 10:04 AM
#1730
About removal of my heatshields to show off my new zinc plated gorgeous rotors...NEVERMIND. I don't live in Snow but a LOT of rain.
http://www.carsdirect.com/car-repair...e-dust-shields
On a side note, look how purdy!
http://www.carsdirect.com/car-repair...e-dust-shields
On a side note, look how purdy!
02-10-2012, 10:09 AM
#1732
and get this, I already have ceramic pads warrantied for life from autozone, right?! So I'm going to sell the pads for $60 or more on ebay as a set. Then, my rotors will have cost me about $140. I checked out Adams and loved it but they were $400!
I highly recommend you talk your friend into how bad the damage is and how he should just sell them to you. buy them cheap, add $300 for teal powdercoat.
you're WELCOME.
I highly recommend you talk your friend into how bad the damage is and how he should just sell them to you.
buy them cheap, add $300 for teal powdercoat.you're WELCOME.
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02-10-2012, 10:22 AM
#1733
well no joke a long time ago he and i set up a deal, if i get him 18" rpf1's he'll give me those works. he got them on the same trade, and made $300 cash off the deal from our dumbass rich friend, so he would basically gimme the same deal. get rid of the 255's, get another 1" lower, rock that shit all day. if i were to throw them on it would look like this in front, although these are et15, his are et22/25 all around (and this picture the rears are 18x10's instead of 17x9's)
so it would def need to be wayyyyyyyy lower to pull it off with the tires i have now
so it would def need to be wayyyyyyyy lower to pull it off with the tires i have now
02-10-2012, 10:22 AM
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ok so what just happened here ? CLIFFS anyone ?
02-10-2012, 10:27 AM
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It would have to be WAY lower to pull it off period but yeah, that would be great! make it happen!
Swoosh, no, his buddy has some wheels he curbed that he wants and John wanted to know about the upkeep on red lugs.
In addition, I received my rotors and did some research on removal of the dust shield.
J.
Oh, and I'll get some proper pics in the next week or so. But here's a pic with the rear lowered a bit to get it even. Looks perfect IMO.
Swoosh, no, his buddy has some wheels he curbed that he wants and John wanted to know about the upkeep on red lugs.
In addition, I received my rotors and did some research on removal of the dust shield.
J.
Oh, and I'll get some proper pics in the next week or so. But here's a pic with the rear lowered a bit to get it even. Looks perfect IMO.
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02-10-2012, 10:42 AM
#1736
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^ Butter!! Looks perfect, but I gotta ask....when are you getting OEM window visors?? 
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02-10-2012, 10:45 AM
#1737
Hmmm...to be honest, if you look back at some of my previous threads you'll see I was NEVER a window visor fan. EVER. Member on here sold these to me for super cheap (weathertech) and I went for it.
Damn you John...why would you even put the idea in my head. I DO like how they cover the rear quarter too, I will admit.
J
Damn you John...why would you even put the idea in my head. I DO like how they cover the rear quarter too, I will admit.
J
02-10-2012, 10:55 AM
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^^^ that pix is just SICK j.....I agree with John on the visors....
Sean: Glad you posted pix of your friends car....I like people who are true to their color scheme....Black rims, red valve stems, red lugs and red calipers.....he did it very well....
Sean: Glad you posted pix of your friends car....I like people who are true to their color scheme....Black rims, red valve stems, red lugs and red calipers.....he did it very well....
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02-10-2012, 10:58 AM
#1739
what's 'a good deal'? under $75?
still looks nicer with the visors i think
swoosh, you'll love that he has an FP-red turbo as well, and the red boostin stickers (his tuner), and the same nice red boost gauge as i had. thing is so mint.
still looks nicer with the visors i think
swoosh, you'll love that he has an FP-red turbo as well, and the red boostin stickers (his tuner), and the same nice red boost gauge as i had. thing is so mint.
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02-10-2012, 11:03 AM
#1740
Try $40 shipped and they were new. He test fit them, and was freaked out by the window hitting them on the way up. He didn't know you have to "seat" them for a few days first. If it wasn't for that kick in the pants, I never would have bought them and used to talk cr*p about visors. Now that I have them, I love that I can still crack my windows when it's drizzling out...and think they look good on NBP.
enought to spend ANOTHER 100 bucks to make them extend over my rear quarter...don't think so.
Anil, gracias, amigo.
He test fit them, and was freaked out by the window hitting them on the way up. He didn't know you have to "seat" them for a few days first. If it wasn't for that kick in the pants, I never would have bought them and used to talk cr*p about visors. Now that I have them, I love that I can still crack my windows when it's drizzling out...and think they look good on NBP. enought to spend ANOTHER 100 bucks to make them extend over my rear quarter...don't think so.
Anil, gracias, amigo.
02-10-2012, 11:03 AM
#1741
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Part #08R04-SEP-201
02-10-2012, 11:07 AM
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^^^ 
02-10-2012, 12:02 PM
#1743
where's the "fk you" button that should be next to the "thanks" button?
You're nuts...
or as people like to misspell. YOUR nuts...to which I always respond "what about em?"
Ok, I actually get better prices than that at the local acura dealership. Don't know why but my account is set up that way.
You're nuts...
or as people like to misspell. YOUR nuts...to which I always respond "what about em?"
Ok, I actually get better prices than that at the local acura dealership. Don't know why but my account is set up that way.
02-10-2012, 12:25 PM
#1744
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LOL. Glad I'm not the only grammar nazi around here.
02-10-2012, 02:05 PM
#1747
2014 Jeep SRT
Hilarious...my wife says, "supposibly" and "glove department" instead of "glove compartment". The "your vs. you're" and "they're vs. their vs. there" are just a small piece of the pie...
02-10-2012, 02:23 PM
#1748
dude...move to Cuba, err I mean South Florida.
I get OFF the car
I take the dog a bath
It's great...
Defiantly.
Fiancee works admin in MDC Corrections...the stuff she hears. Her boss the other day said that drinking coffee makes him go to the bathroom too cause it's a diabetic.
I get OFF the car
I take the dog a bath
It's great...
Defiantly.
Fiancee works admin in MDC Corrections...the stuff she hears. Her boss the other day said that drinking coffee makes him go to the bathroom too cause it's a diabetic.
02-10-2012, 02:38 PM
#1749
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Diabetic....LMAO. That's a good one.
02-10-2012, 03:54 PM
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^^^ dude I think its about "giving a fk"....
like i give a fk if on the forums i write your v/s you're.....i dont even have the time to properly punctuate my statements....at time i dont even proof read my post and see that some typo really fucked up my comment....but well its a casual forum....
am here to learn about my car and teach about couple things i know.....
now when am at work its a different story....its becomes it's.....and your balls become you're nuts LOL....
its an informal forum for crying out loud....yeah but donno how people mess up:
break v/s brake
their v/s there
here v/s hear
like i give a fk if on the forums i write your v/s you're.....i dont even have the time to properly punctuate my statements....at time i dont even proof read my post and see that some typo really fucked up my comment....but well its a casual forum....
am here to learn about my car and teach about couple things i know.....
now when am at work its a different story....its becomes it's.....and your balls become you're nuts LOL....
its an informal forum for crying out loud....yeah but donno how people mess up:
break v/s brake
their v/s there
here v/s hear
02-10-2012, 04:12 PM
#1752
Indeed sir...it's just a habit, I don't hate a nukka or nothin. Was just an overall feeling when dealing with a lot of people in every day life.
J.
PS...
Look what Ebelp started...put the 25MM on the rear of the accord and of course my "I don't care about cars fiancee" immediately asks me: "I need something for the front now, it looks silly." Sure sweetheart...how much you wanna spend? "I don't know...sixty?!?!"
Sure enough, found a seller on ebay selling some ichiba 15MM v1's for $75...made offer for $60 and he accepted! Might see about tackling this tomorrow too if I'm not too tired after rotor swap.
J.
J.
PS...
Look what Ebelp started...put the 25MM on the rear of the accord and of course my "I don't care about cars fiancee" immediately asks me: "I need something for the front now, it looks silly." Sure sweetheart...how much you wanna spend? "I don't know...sixty?!?!"
Sure enough, found a seller on ebay selling some ichiba 15MM v1's for $75...made offer for $60 and he accepted! Might see about tackling this tomorrow too if I'm not too tired after rotor swap.
J.
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^^^ bro you are the MANGGGGGG in finding deals....
if you can get me a good deal on 15mm spacers all around, i would honestly come
you if you want me to....
if you can get me a good deal on 15mm spacers all around, i would honestly come
you if you want me to....
02-10-2012, 04:52 PM
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which is better ? and what is the difference....if you can please educate moi....
which is better ? and what is the difference....if you can please educate moi....
02-10-2012, 06:12 PM
#1756
"better" is relative to you...
v1 is where you replace with longer studs and slide the spacer on...some say safer but obvi MUCH More of a PITA to swap out the studs.
v2 is where you bolt the spacer with it's own set of studs onto your oem ones. Easier...Tyler has these all around...I was so paranoid about introducing any vibrations etc to the front that I preferred to go with V1 up front for me (and now my fiancee). Plus, they don't make a V2 in anything smaller than a 15MM spacer.
J.
v1 is where you replace with longer studs and slide the spacer on...some say safer but obvi MUCH More of a PITA to swap out the studs.
v2 is where you bolt the spacer with it's own set of studs onto your oem ones. Easier...Tyler has these all around...I was so paranoid about introducing any vibrations etc to the front that I preferred to go with V1 up front for me (and now my fiancee). Plus, they don't make a V2 in anything smaller than a 15MM spacer.
J.
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02-10-2012, 10:54 PM
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V1's for me 
you have a very very well written DIY which i will use....am just confused between 10mm and 15mm....
am riding stock rims in the winter and 18x8.5 +42 in the summer
dont have my fenders rolled....and dont want any rubbing....what do you recommend ?
PS: I see what you did with your sig there
you have a very very well written DIY which i will use....am just confused between 10mm and 15mm....
am riding stock rims in the winter and 18x8.5 +42 in the summer
dont have my fenders rolled....and dont want any rubbing....what do you recommend ?
PS: I see what you did with your sig there
02-10-2012, 11:53 PM
#1758
Funny enough, I suggested to another member to put his build threads in his sig, then thought...wow, I hadn't done that!
PS...thank you, I am a little wordy, but I try not to miss any logical steps. About 10 or 15, my suggestion is to first get rolled...no way around that, get it done. THEN, set whatever height you want to be at. THEN, decide if you want to stance or flushness ( ) and whether or not you're going to run a set of camber kits. Get ALL that set and THEN measure how much room you got going. With a +45 or 42 you can pull of the +15 without issue.
J.
PS...thank you, I am a little wordy, but I try not to miss any logical steps. About 10 or 15, my suggestion is to first get rolled...no way around that, get it done. THEN, set whatever height you want to be at. THEN, decide if you want to stance or flushness (
) and whether or not you're going to run a set of camber kits. Get ALL that set and THEN measure how much room you got going. With a +45 or 42 you can pull of the +15 without issue.J.
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