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03-22-08, 01:31 PM
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It's been a while!
I haven't posted on here in about a year and I decided to show some new pictures. I spent the better half of my day clearing out my corners with of course, the useful tutorials on here that I searched for.
I had that annoying fast-blinking light on my passenger side so I figured if I'm going pull out the light housing, I might as well crack it open too! Turns out, the contacts were bad and instead of turning the light bulb sockets until it stopped, I only turned it 9/10th's of the way and sure enough it worked just fine.
I went with silverstar light bulbs. I also used blackfire's 3 step plastic polishing kit that works wonders. It's designed to take out that hazy nasty yellow fading. I was lucky enough not to have that problem, but I use it to prevent it from happening.
I had that annoying fast-blinking light on my passenger side so I figured if I'm going pull out the light housing, I might as well crack it open too! Turns out, the contacts were bad and instead of turning the light bulb sockets until it stopped, I only turned it 9/10th's of the way and sure enough it worked just fine.
I went with silverstar light bulbs. I also used blackfire's 3 step plastic polishing kit that works wonders. It's designed to take out that hazy nasty yellow fading. I was lucky enough not to have that problem, but I use it to prevent it from happening.
03-22-08, 01:43 PM
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Welcome back!
You have a wonderful ES, and it appears well taken care of. Lovin the sc rims as well, goes great with the car. Can't wait to see what other mods you bring to the table.
You have a wonderful ES, and it appears well taken care of. Lovin the sc rims as well, goes great with the car. Can't wait to see what other mods you bring to the table.
03-23-08, 11:35 AM
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03-23-08, 02:59 PM
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03-23-08, 03:41 PM
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Nice ride, I love the SC wheels, I was going to get them for mine too but too expensive in my country.
You have done an awesome job on clearing those corners! They finish the car off perfectly.
Everyone should clear their corners like this!
A big thumbs up from me
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You have done an awesome job on clearing those corners! They finish the car off perfectly.
Everyone should clear their corners like this!
A big thumbs up from me
LEX ES300
03-24-08, 03:32 PM
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it's an eclipse dvd/gps head unit. it's one model lower than the one that comes with xm radio which was the highest model at the time. i got it off of ebay for $525 shipped which was a STEAL! the guy used it for less than one month while his other h/u was out in service. when i got the box, none of the wiring harnesses were used, none of the manuals were opened and it basically looked like an open box display. everything was included.
i think it's sticking out a little too much so my friend and i are going to re-wire the entire system. i have horrendous engine noise with some other interference when the lcd is on. it's really unusual -- my hunch is due to the fact that i'm using the factory amp. once i put in a 4 way amp and run new speaker wires i should get a fairly clean signal.
the gps is fantastic, accurate and really quick to re-route for being a dvd-rom. bypassing the handbrake is simple and does not require a switch to your ground source like some other brands. i highly recommend it!
i think it's sticking out a little too much so my friend and i are going to re-wire the entire system. i have horrendous engine noise with some other interference when the lcd is on. it's really unusual -- my hunch is due to the fact that i'm using the factory amp. once i put in a 4 way amp and run new speaker wires i should get a fairly clean signal.
the gps is fantastic, accurate and really quick to re-route for being a dvd-rom. bypassing the handbrake is simple and does not require a switch to your ground source like some other brands. i highly recommend it!
