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Old 11-30-2012, 01:37 PM
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Nice. Btw man your car looks great! I would go lower but thats just me lol
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Thanks man, I scrape enough as it is.

Gotta figure out these shakes and stuff too before I do anything else though.
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Its caused by a loose nut between the steering wheel and the seat.
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I'll have to look into that.
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Originally Posted by Wacker
Its caused by a loose nut between the steering wheel and the seat.
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Random thought/want of the week:

Thinking of a rear sway bar, I'm feeling a lot of the body roll around some corners, no me gusta.

Should I get one, or is it a waste for a daily driver?
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If you think it's a waste for daily, at least get the MT one. 20mm, because it's cheap
It's like $50 I think
I have that and one of the best things I did to the car

Since you are in there
Install moog sway bar links too

oh I got 20mm because I have stock suspension
If I were you I would get 22 or 24

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Hmm...I shall look into it
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Pics of clearance

Specs: 18x9 +30 - 235/40/18 - Camber -1.5

http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8234770117/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8234770117/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8234769147/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8234769147/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr
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Another update, just ordered these little suckers, my turn signals apparently are barely visible so I need something brighter. I hope they're as bright as they say they are!

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Even rolled, you'd need to tap in some natural camber or run a more stretched tire to run a spacer.

Dem turn signal bulbs...hope they're super bright but hope they don't fkn melt anything either!
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Old 12-01-2012, 02:53 PM
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Why would they melt something?! LED's run cool...

I don't plan on adding a spacer lol
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I have text messages that say otherwise...
Why would they? I don't know why they would...but I know why they could.
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Hey hey, I said MAYBE but it's not likely.

If for some reason I slam dis hoe it won't have the spacer, I'd need to roll for sure.

I went with these specs to avoid fender work
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Trust me, Austin, I know why you went with those specs.

Then again, I can't talk, my specs without spacers are less aggressive than that.
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Well that's why you run the spacers

Just a matter of preference man, I really don't want to risk fuxoring my paint just to make my tires stick out farther.
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I like the wet shots.

Updated the title to your thread.
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Old 12-01-2012, 04:18 PM
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I noticed a difference with my sway bar. Progress. Installed it at same time as springs. Need to adjust with coils but for the price easy install.

I am using stock end links for now.

I say go for it. If you are gonna spend 50 on a 6mt spend another 50ish on a nice one.
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Old 12-01-2012, 07:25 PM
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^ As beneficial as most say an upgraded sway bar is...

Austin, my vote is take the $100 and put it towards gas and stop taking corners so fast
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Hehe sometimes I have to catch a light, don't wanna stop

It just had me thinking about it the other day because I did go through a yellow light around 40 mph and the turn was nice and wide and then suddenly went sharp and I felt a lot of body roll as well as it digging into the pavement. I guess it will be cheaper to slow down.
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No, for your safety, you must get sway bar.
Honestly, that was one of my biggest pet peeves...taking a turn and trying to kick in some gas and either having VSA interrupt me and the car nose diving all over the place.

I've had my RSB set to track, changed to street a few times, but I always come back to track. Car feels like it's on rails.
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Holy shit, that is fkn awesome, Tyler.
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Awesome!!!
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You assholes.

I love that comic.

Thanks, J I may just get one. I usually don't tote around town hauling ass but it would be nice to have for reassurance.
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Austin, I feel the rear sway bar has definitely improved the handling of the car....also get the moogs end links and switch them out at the same time....you will def like this upgrade....car will keep a lot more "planted"
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I think you're confusing my sloth friend with Bad Luck Brian.
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Cool Copied from the V3 Triton thread.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8250192368/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8250192368/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr

On to the install!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8249125109/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8249125109/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr

Above is a comparison of the VLED Triton (left) vs the 18 LED (right) I had before.

Close-up (Triton)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8249125515/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8249125515/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr

Close-up (18 LED)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8249125917/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8249125917/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr

Triton vs 18 LED
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8249126285/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8249126285/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr

Both Tritons installed
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8250194422/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8250194422/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr

Side shots
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8249127953/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8249127953/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr

^ That one didn't turn out so well...I assure you it's as bright as the other side shot.

Both installed, this is about 20-25 ft away.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8250196180/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8250196180/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr

I can't wait to see these things light up tonight.

So far, so good, I'm really happy they're as bright as they say they are. As for now, my front switchbacks are plenty bright but in the future if these Tritons go on sale or drop in price I will surely pick up a switchback set.

Honestly, if you're thinking about getting a tower LED, I'd recommend you don't. As you can see from my pictures, they're very dim in daylight and I had multiple people tell me they could barely see the turn signal. I know these are expensive but given their brightness, I feel like they will be worth it, they also come with a a warranty so if they fail me I'll get a replacement. If these bulbs last me a few years, definitely worth it.

Note: I do have smoked USR tails which are missing a diffuser in the turn signal area like the OEM tails. If you have smoked tails like me, these are what you need.

I'd like to thank JTS97Z28 for his review on these bulbs, he convinced me to buy them and I am happy I did. Also a thanks to VLED's, I did not pre-order these bulbs but I bought them the day after. I bought them on a Saturday, they shipped Monday and were here yesterday
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Nice update, WD!
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Wait......you didnt ask J to help you install them??



They look great though, nice and bright!
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Nicely done Austin! Those bulbs look effing great.
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Nah, I was able to do it myself, but only just. -wipes sweat away-

They are really bright! Much better than the LED towers.

They are really well made too, all aluminum, thick lens over the LED's, good stuff, I hope they last a long time.
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I need those. Supposedly my turn signals aren't easily visible either
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