LOL M3 2012 ISF Build
05-14-14, 02:36 PM
#166
Loving this build - Work is the top choice!
I've gone through lots of cars and builds and tried everything from Fikse, Rota to my latest set of BBS wheels....it's hard to hide quality!
Work in Japan is equivalent to BBS and Volk. Those are the premium wheel brands and I believe Advan is up there as well though my experience with Advan is their finish chips way too easily. (ask me how I know)
Nothing wrong with cheap wheels if you just want looks since for a DD sometimes it's easier just to not worry about scratching something.
The Matte black IS-F on here is pretty sick too. So many nice IS-F's now, I remember when I had mine there were very few nice ones around.
I've gone through lots of cars and builds and tried everything from Fikse, Rota to my latest set of BBS wheels....it's hard to hide quality!
Work in Japan is equivalent to BBS and Volk. Those are the premium wheel brands and I believe Advan is up there as well though my experience with Advan is their finish chips way too easily. (ask me how I know)
Nothing wrong with cheap wheels if you just want looks since for a DD sometimes it's easier just to not worry about scratching something.
The Matte black IS-F on here is pretty sick too. So many nice IS-F's now, I remember when I had mine there were very few nice ones around.
05-15-14, 10:51 AM
#168
Thanks Tom! Expect a call from me, I am going to need some help with installing headers again 
I agree, I had Advan RS' for my Subaru and the paint help up just fine on my set. Yeah a lot of nice ISFs around now, it also seems like EVERYONE has ARKYM or Tom's nowadays
If you click on the photo it will take you to photo bucket and you can download the photo there it's got decent resolution. If you want the full HD photos I can put them up on dropbox or something!
Loving this build - Work is the top choice!
I've gone through lots of cars and builds and tried everything from Fikse, Rota to my latest set of BBS wheels....it's hard to hide quality!
Work in Japan is equivalent to BBS and Volk. Those are the premium wheel brands and I believe Advan is up there as well though my experience with Advan is their finish chips way too easily. (ask me how I know)
Nothing wrong with cheap wheels if you just want looks since for a DD sometimes it's easier just to not worry about scratching something.
The Matte black IS-F on here is pretty sick too. So many nice IS-F's now, I remember when I had mine there were very few nice ones around.
I've gone through lots of cars and builds and tried everything from Fikse, Rota to my latest set of BBS wheels....it's hard to hide quality!
Work in Japan is equivalent to BBS and Volk. Those are the premium wheel brands and I believe Advan is up there as well though my experience with Advan is their finish chips way too easily. (ask me how I know)
Nothing wrong with cheap wheels if you just want looks since for a DD sometimes it's easier just to not worry about scratching something.
The Matte black IS-F on here is pretty sick too. So many nice IS-F's now, I remember when I had mine there were very few nice ones around.
If you click on the photo it will take you to photo bucket and you can download the photo there it's got decent resolution. If you want the full HD photos I can put them up on dropbox or something!
05-19-14, 12:58 PM
#169
You will find a black grommet that will allow you to feed the wiring from the reflector to the brake light harness.
So the wiring goes
Tail Lamp Harness <---> Reflector Wiring
Solid Green <---> White (Enables Running Light)
Green and White <---> Red (Enables Bright Mode)
Black and White <---> Black (Negative)
So the wiring goes
Tail Lamp Harness <---> Reflector Wiring
Solid Green <---> White (Enables Running Light)
Green and White <---> Red (Enables Bright Mode)
Black and White <---> Black (Negative)
I used some small line taps (used in telecommunications) with dialectic grease
Your directions worked like a charm!
Digger08
06-03-14, 10:14 PM
#172
Well I spent my tax return this year on a set of these bad boys, it took a couple weeks to come in and it was worth the wait.
I know the USDM Novel headers are modified differently from the JDM versions, so I do expect a sound difference. The one thing that caught my eye was that all of the welds are cleaned up and the metal is polished unlike the initial prototype/preliminary header photos I have seen.
One last note, these will be paired with an HKS SSM axle back and a custom midpipe w/o resonators and cats.
I'll post before and after clips once I take the car in, hopefully this week. Stay tuned.
These are the only two videos I have so far.
http://instagram.com/p/oTiVNmrY7V/
I know the USDM Novel headers are modified differently from the JDM versions, so I do expect a sound difference. The one thing that caught my eye was that all of the welds are cleaned up and the metal is polished unlike the initial prototype/preliminary header photos I have seen.
One last note, these will be paired with an HKS SSM axle back and a custom midpipe w/o resonators and cats.
I'll post before and after clips once I take the car in, hopefully this week. Stay tuned.
These are the only two videos I have so far.
http://instagram.com/p/oTiVNmrY7V/
06-27-14, 09:18 PM
#175
As some of you know I recently acquired this last week. I have already finished refreshing the s/c, I am now waiting for gaskets, serpentine belt, air filter, plugs and a few other supporting items to come in. I also need to find time to go in for a baseline dyno.
