LaidBack

**UPDATES**

Changed the air filter and cleaned out some sensors:


Took the dead bodies outta the trunk. Them thangs was stanky LOL.:


Door panel off. Have to clean & fix some buttons:


My homie gave me a gift of some new Sony door speakers, so I took the OEM (20yr old) Pioneer speakers out:


Old compared to new:


New speakers in. Wired and ready:

EEngineer

hey buddy. where are your rims!!!! come on man, we need some more progress

btw, i know the owner of that black ES you've been asking about.

just look up Sharad Khan on facebook. he's huge car guy, he will welcome your questions.

LaidBack

In the last 2 months, i have bid on about 4 sets of those damn SC430 18x8 "Dinner Plates" but I keep getting outbid. I'm guessing by VW guys. I know a couple homies that say those particular wheels are famous within the VW scene, and we all know how trendy & extreme those guys can be... LOL I've got my mind semi- made up on a set of ESM 004 (BBS LM look-alikes) that are 18x9(F) & 18x9(R) but I may wait until after I finis this suspension project I have in mind.

Gerson

iTrader: (1)

You should spend time cleaning that engine bay, I did. BTW, good seeing another 5 speed member doin some progress.

LiCelsior

iTrader: (32)

that ES ur looking for is SK Performance, he has a LS now and still posts on here. look him up.

LaidBack

Already did. What you see is the improvement. Now I wont detail it because this is no show car. Just a daily driven work in progress.
Found him on Facebook, emailed him, hoping to get some info from him...


In the morning, as long as it doesnt rain, I plan to refinish/clear the headlights and maybe do an oil change and switch to synthetic.

LaidBack

SO Tomorrow I plan to actually get up off my *** and refinish the headlights, and on this past Saturday I ordered a few things.

~Cool Air Intake
~Strut Bar
~Anodized Titanium Weighted Shift ****
~Black Suede Shift Boot w/ Blue Stitching

EEngineer

get that engine bay cleaned up brotha!

I'm glad you are putting more work into it!

LaidBack

So, here goes:

I saw an infomercial about "FAST BRITE" ($6 cost, 2-step process) and it seemed interesting. Now, I have already used headlight restorer before but never one that that didnt require sanding & buffing. Those work pretty darn good, might I add. The little extra "elbow grease" that you put into sanding & buffing shows when the job is done, but FAST BRITE boasted a 5x brighter shine without the need for sanding and buffing. Long story short, I bought it. Not from the infomercial, but from the "AS SEEN ON TV" rack at Wal-Mart...

Now, I wont go and say that this worked better than the Turtle Wax Kit ($15 cost, 6-step process) that requires sanding & buffing and I cant quite say that its a 5x brighter shine/clarity but I will say that made a major difference and the upside to this kit is that it can be used more than once, unlike the Turtle Wax Kit that has only the needed amount of special sand-paper.

Here are the photos:



Driver's Side Light: Before


Passenger's Side Light: Before


Driver's Side Light: After


Passenger's Side Light: After


Lights on after the restorer.


Thank You for viewing...

LaidBack

I'm thinking about disassembling the lights, painting the housing black and adding some of those Audi style led driving lights...

EEngineer

^don't bother, i did it on my previous car and disabled it after a while.
it'll look like *** when some burn out. LEDs will become out of fashion very soon

great job on the headlight restore though

LiCelsior

iTrader: (32)

dont do black housings and the LEDs.

u should wash ur engine bay.

LaidBack

Other headlight pics to add:


Headlights on:


High beams on:



And I got a few packages in the mail this week:

LaidBack

Today's updates:

Crusty old leather shift boot is off


New suede shift boot


Suede shift boot is in


Suede shift boot and anodized/weighted shift ****




Cool air intake installed (I know... I'm a ricer)


And I cleaned up some major grime in the engine bay

LaidBack

Oh yeah... That little *** intake makes the car sound like a 350Z