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Old 07-03-16, 07:11 AM
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im forcing myself to not get 97 tails before coilovers & wheels, so red film over the amber for now.


Old 07-03-16, 01:51 PM
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Why the dislike of the amber turn signals??? I think they are better than the gold trimmed versions....

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Old 07-03-16, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Duck05
Why the dislike of the amber turn signals??? I think they are better than the gold trimmed versions....
I also don't care for the '97+ style tails. What I've noticed about the '92-94 amber/red ones are they work well on some body colors but look very dated on others. In general, they work best with darker colors.
Old 07-03-16, 07:04 PM
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Exactly. On some colors amber works. Others it looks too dated. With white I love the all red. I wrapped my entire CT tails in red as well.
Old 07-06-16, 05:43 PM
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Today I removed the intake and manifold to switch back to my old cold start injector, re-did crush washers and gaskets, ran some tests, and put it all back together in well under an hour (45 minutes?), working at a leisurely pace. It used to take MUCH longer than that just to get the throttle body off the stubborn coolant hoses.

I had previously bypassed that with a direct line below the TB, and last time I had it all apart for manifold porting I modified the IAC to use two bolts instead of studs + nuts. That allows me to now remove the IAC easily without draining the coolant. Soooooo much better this way.
Old 07-06-16, 07:07 PM
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Spent most of the day running around junk yards Pilfering various oddball panel clips , fuse covers , clips , & other misc. random stuff for my sc300 interier
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still looking for one of those panel clips that holds up the panel on the bottom of the passenger side dash , under the glove compartment..( looks like really long door panel clips .
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Window tint.

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here is a picture ( hard to c ) of the one clip i do have ,i have a door panel clip co

vered in wax holding other side til' i get correct one
correct clip (round one )








this side is jerry rigged
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Originally Posted by higgy69
still looking for one of those panel clips that holds up the panel on the bottom of the passenger side dash , under the glove compartment..( looks like really long door panel clips .
They're pretty universal. Just measure the hole size and go to the auto parts store or hit up ebay. Get a few sizes while you're at it if ordering online. It's worth having extras of stuff like that for when you need it.
Old 07-07-16, 08:13 PM
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Washed, buffed the living daylights out of the headlights. Sure doesn't look like it's in the 300k club.

Old 07-08-16, 09:51 AM
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What polish did you use? Looks good
Old 07-18-16, 06:54 AM
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Not today, but 2 days ago

Separated aka baked my fog lights in the oven, took them apart, and removed the glare guards from inside them. Then put them back together using some Hondabond.

Used a sheet of cardboard for a tray, then put both foglights in for a little over 10 minutes at 180*F. At that temp if you leave them in longer it doesn't melt the lenses, but it does soften up the glue more. Just don't leave them in there for an hour lol. The hardest part was separating the lenses from the housing.

I run LED bulbs in my fogs, so I'm not worried about blinding anyone.

That was so easy that I should've taken the glare guards out 10 years ago.

It also helps with allowing the LEDs to reflect better inside the housings. This resulted in noticeable light improvement.
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Originally Posted by 1997Soarer
Not today, but 2 days ago

Separated aka baked my fog lights in the oven, took them apart, and removed the glare guards from inside them. Then put them back together using some Hondabond.

Used a sheet of cardboard for a tray, then put both foglights in for a little over 10 minutes at 180*F. At that temp if you leave them in longer it doesn't melt the lenses, but it does soften up the glue more. Just don't leave them in there for an hour lol. The hardest part was separating the lenses from the housing.

I run LED bulbs in my fogs, so I'm not worried about blinding anyone.

That was so easy that I should've taken the glare guards out 10 years ago.

It also helps with allowing the LEDs to reflect better inside the housings. This resulted in noticeable light improvement.
I might try this with my spare fog lights since the glare guard is already broken on one of them.
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Originally Posted by 1997Soarer
Separated aka baked my fog lights in the oven, took them apart, and removed the glare guards from inside them. Then put them back together using some Hondabond.
Got any before & after pics?


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