minkl81

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uploaded few pics during the install

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...3#post10883923

clee109

^^nice work. Let me know if the sound gets better with the panels back on

bluecarbonfiber

looks like alot of work but i am sure it was worth it... do you feel alittle slower now with the added weight?

bluecarbonfiber

slow day today.. do we have a case of the mondays?

minkl81

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exhaust sound is toned down a bit. less resonating vibrations and cleaner bass from stock sub. but drone is still there.. most thing it improved was road noise and inside cabin is much quieter than before.


i think i spent little more than 10hours working on the whole car. others might do faster, but i do really slow to make sure there are no air pockets. and its definitely worth it since it killed lotta road noise and car feels much more solid.

weight shouldn't be a much problem. a whole roll was only about 26lbs and they are evenly distributed throughout the car.

clee109

did you manage to get any in the doors?

minkl81

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nothing in the doors. gonna wait for the doors until warranty expires.
after that i'll probably order another roll of raammat and some ensolite too

clee109

you probably wont have the car by then

minkl81

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haha
thats one possibility

bluecarbonfiber

^^ is that what you decided on?

sT04Louis

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Needs to be white....or Black. Thats the only colors i would get a MDX in.

The girlfriend is looking for a SUV right now, but doesnt want to pay so much for a MDX. So im trying to talk her into get a Subaru Lego Wagon. They look pretty damn good when modded right.

i know pic sucks...but

bluecarbonfiber

should get the audi A3 2.0T.. the new ones have the quatro..

minkl81

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but black one though


mine will be black on black with sport package if i ever get to buy one

new wrx wagon is pretty good looking too. also fast as sti




a3 looks nice in/out plus new option to have quattro. but if you get into one of them, you'll be surprised by how small its inside.

clee109

I'd roll the WRX

bluecarbonfiber

id roll one too but no heated seat option =( I suppose i could get the heated seat kit for 160 bucks and put them in myself

minkl81

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bluecarbonfiber

it looks good i will give you that..

bluecarbonfiber

suppose to be a nice warm weekend... might have to dust off the sleeping bags and head for the hills

clee109

camping!!!!!!! lol in-laws got a new pool table up at their vacation home so I may have to go up and destroy my brother in-law at a game...you know take all of his allowance money LOL

bluecarbonfiber

haha.. sad you have to pick on little kids to earn some money haha j/p

bluecarbonfiber

quiet in here the past couple days... any one install any parts? got my rear camber kit on.. made a difference in driving thats for sure

clee109

thinking about HID fogs, those of you with em, where and how did you mount your ballasts?

bluecarbonfiber

^^ thinking of getting my HIDs so i can install the fogs too.. i have been seeing people put the ballasts on the inside pocket area where the cold air intake ends and same for the other side of the car..

you going to do yellow? or the stock color?

ABP1TSX

Hello guys lol... Im kinda MIA on the boards lately. Anyhow, i got spc rear camber to install sometime this weekend and also my front and rear Aspec kit
came in today. Got a good deal on it since it had a small blemish on it that i can touch up. Other then that, i have my sisters TL i have to lower next week.

Chris, i put the ballasts inside the bumper rebar. 3Mdouble sided tape so its not going anywhere.

bluecarbonfiber

^^ did you screw yours in too? or just 3m tape?? i would be worried the tape would wear off since that area sees most the rain and dirt from the road while driving

bluecarbonfiber

also forgot to mention that the rear camber can be a pain to put on if you cant get the control arm off.. not sure if the SPC is an upper arm or lower arm

clee109

I gotta actually have mine aligned lol, have an SPC rear camber on it but never taken it in, just haven't had time, bleh...

Kyle - do you mean inside the rebar like facing the engine, or facing the back of the rear bumper?

minkl81

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buy the slim hid kits. balasts of slim versions are light and really slim you can just zip tie them anywhere.

here's a pic of old version vs. slim

bluecarbonfiber

is there that much of a weight difference between the 2? doesnt the slim have another small box that goes with it also?

minkl81

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much difference between the two. plus older one is much bulkier and takes up longer time finding a spot to be placed.

and another small box is "small" and doesn't need any support. they can just dangle around or you can just zip tie them together with other wires.

search ebay for "slim hid conversion" and they have kits under $100. jhid conversion kits are dirt cheap these days

ABP1TSX

red area is where the ballasts are mounted behind the rebar. its taped and zipped tied now that i thought about it. Almost all balasts are water tight now a days so rain is not a problem.

ABP1TSX

also anyone know where i can find the install intructions for 06-08 aspec kit? been looking all morning....

bluecarbonfiber

^^ you check the other site?

bluecarbonfiber

quiet today.. everyone getting ready for the weekend?? are we still planning any thing next month? or waiting for the bowling thing?

clee109

my weekend has already started! had the day off

minkl81

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well... my week just started. been sitting at home past four days with two tendons in my left ankle torned. just started walking again

btw...
thinking about going back to stock exhaust with dual walled tips. love the performance gain from the straight flowing mufflers but can't stand the drone @ 2000rpm. wonder how much people are willing to pay for two magnaflow mufflers with ATLP quad tips tacked on. anyone interested locally?

clee109

considered adding an extra resonator? Could help the drone and keep that nice look and sound you're after.

Welcome back to life on two legs

sT04Louis

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You cant sell the quads already!!

minkl81

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i'm thinking about getting resonated test pipe from richie and see if it'll quite it down a bit. if it does, quads are keepers. unfortunately resonated pipes are out of stock...

btw.. its been a while you posted in here
been busy finishing up conversion?

MegaKillTron

I'll do them with you.

I was going to do everything before I moved up but I have other things to take care of.