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Alright we need some updates. I know you been doin' work on this car!
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Ok you caught me. I thought about using this thread, but decided it would be easier to start another. Anyway, I will get some pics Monday, as I work weekends. and will update with what I have done, along with future plans.
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Yeah buddy, this is your build thread! I'm subbed and ready to see work! Hahaha
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Its not a lot of work but some aesthetic work. I don't have pics of everything but I will try to describe the best I can. All current work for the car is put on hold until January.
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I hear you buddy, I am shooting for thanks giving, christmas break, and spring break for upgrades and maintenance
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Ok so here is a lot of picture of my car. WIll tell you what I was taking a picture of and what I did. So, without further adieu.
3M Di-noc carbon fiber wrap. The door woodgrain is done too, but looks like crap. I will redo it when the sun comes out.
Pioneer 4200 DVD, have had it for about 2 years. bought it used and it still works great.
Bass ****. Have to keep it low or I get a whole system cutout. I am thinking my alternator is on its last few legs.
I think there used to be cup holders here? Wait, yep, pretty sure there was. They are pieces of crap and didn't work half the time, so I glued the @%#$ out of it primed, painted, and cleared it. Looks pretty good for rattle can.
And here we have a sirius/xm radio cut into the armrest. When I redo the interior I will wrap material into the hole so the install looks better. This is why I glued the cupholder
LED cluster lights. All lights were replaced.
LED HVAC controls. Need some new ones. These are knock offs and are starting to flicker.
USB adapter in center console. Thinking about moving it and filling this hole.
Can you see the wires? Yeah me too. So its not 100% seamless install, but its pretty close
Sirius/XM radio up close and on. Got some tint to put on top of, because at night this is very blinding.
Red LED in ashtray/12V power. This desn't really get used.
3M Di-noc carbon fiber wrap. The door woodgrain is done too, but looks like crap. I will redo it when the sun comes out.
Pioneer 4200 DVD, have had it for about 2 years. bought it used and it still works great.
Bass ****. Have to keep it low or I get a whole system cutout. I am thinking my alternator is on its last few legs.
I think there used to be cup holders here? Wait, yep, pretty sure there was. They are pieces of crap and didn't work half the time, so I glued the @%#$ out of it primed, painted, and cleared it. Looks pretty good for rattle can.
And here we have a sirius/xm radio cut into the armrest. When I redo the interior I will wrap material into the hole so the install looks better. This is why I glued the cupholder
LED cluster lights. All lights were replaced.
LED HVAC controls. Need some new ones. These are knock offs and are starting to flicker.
USB adapter in center console. Thinking about moving it and filling this hole.
Can you see the wires? Yeah me too. So its not 100% seamless install, but its pretty close
Sirius/XM radio up close and on. Got some tint to put on top of, because at night this is very blinding.
Red LED in ashtray/12V power. This desn't really get used.
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Aristo shock tower brace
Painter plastics and powder coated valve covers
Mishimoto radiator for an IS300
Injen ram air intake. Have some plans with that. Have a air filter box designed and cutout. Just need someone with a tig welder
Spal Fan that is going bye bye
Mishimoto trans cooler that is getting moved to the front bumper.
Painter plastics and powder coated valve covers
Mishimoto radiator for an IS300
Injen ram air intake. Have some plans with that. Have a air filter box designed and cutout. Just need someone with a tig welder
Spal Fan that is going bye bye
Mishimoto trans cooler that is getting moved to the front bumper.
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HID 5000k wires. Why? 'cause I thought you wanted to know.
Same as the one above
Dims output
Dims output
Hi's output
Hi's output
Power antenna that's not there. WTF! Need to get another one
Sirius/Xm radio antenna location. If you can't tell it's on top of the deck lid.
Aluminium wheel to replace my spare that was on there when I bought the car.
#1 needs replaced, BAD. to expensive so duct tape is the solution
#2 same as above
#3 Same as #1. Why does this have to happen?
Same as the one above
Dims output
Dims output
Hi's output
Hi's output
Power antenna that's not there. WTF! Need to get another one
Sirius/Xm radio antenna location. If you can't tell it's on top of the deck lid.
Aluminium wheel to replace my spare that was on there when I bought the car.
#1 needs replaced, BAD. to expensive so duct tape is the solution
#2 same as above
#3 Same as #1. Why does this have to happen?
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Cheap OBX header that are wrapped.
Different angle of the headers. Can you see my lambda sensor plug. It works, but I need to get another plug.
OBX mid-pipe, if you can see it.
Cat-back 'Y' pipe.
HKS. You can read the rest.
And what it looks like coming out the bumper cover. If you notice my license plate is a little jacked up, some punk kid decided not to pay attention while driving on snow and ice and couldn't stop in time. It still pisses me off and this happened almost a year ago.
Different angle of the headers. Can you see my lambda sensor plug. It works, but I need to get another plug.
OBX mid-pipe, if you can see it.
Cat-back 'Y' pipe.
HKS. You can read the rest.
And what it looks like coming out the bumper cover. If you notice my license plate is a little jacked up, some punk kid decided not to pay attention while driving on snow and ice and couldn't stop in time. It still pisses me off and this happened almost a year ago.
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I think that about all the work I have done to it so far. There will be more to come just have to be patient. I had some Aristo tail light but the center garnish is all jacked up so I kept the GS300 one s on.
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292,000 miles and still going that is awesome!!!! Is the Mishimoto IS300 radiator a direct bolt in? I am a little jealous of your strut tower brace. I have been looking for one. When I do get one I want to have it powder coated black to match the engine bay. Good idea for the arm rest it will look awesome when its finished!! Good job so far!!
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Thank you. No the Mishimoto IS300 radiator is not a direct bolt in. You must use some ingenuity to get in but it work and wont break like the plastic pieces of #@%^. I hope to have a new interior in it by march.
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Oh I figured something out that needs to be done before any other work starts on the car. The other day I had the wheels off to put my new HID's in and found that my upper ball joints boots are broken. Those things are only a year and half old. So I figured I would try to get some new ones. I also noticed that my car rides pretty hard, not like a dropped civic, but harder than what it should. That would something else to diagnosis and fix. Plus I need to get those window trim pieces. That is going to hurt my wallet bad.