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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 02:18 AM
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Originally Posted by ksultan78
i changed all those out also... wasnt too difficult. One of those trunk clips fell in the hole where the trunk latches to the frame. what a pain in the *** that was to retrieve. haha
haha, funny. my trunk used to sound like a box of Lego's when i would open and close it from drilling out the rivets of the old spoiler brackets. Once i got the liner off i got all that crap outta there.

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Where did you get the bulbs & how does license plate look now?
I got the bulbs for hella cheap from eBay seller name "ckw1228". A lot of people here buy the kits from LuxuryMods too.
The plate looks great. Not too bright. and Not yellow light anymore
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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 05:10 PM
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Where did you get the bulbs & how does license plate look now?
Here's how the bulbs look on the license plate ( sorry, had to find a way to block my plate number

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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 05:12 PM
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My second batch of LED tails came in today. Now i gotta REDO the whole custom paint process again. At least they sent me these at no charge

Maybe get to them this weekend along with another lil mod i been excited to tackle on the inside

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Old Apr 5, 2013 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Sevenevez
Sick of the Hood falling down on your head? Replace those worn out Hood Struts in 10 minutes flat.


Bought mine on eBay for $29 from deezeeauto and the brand is "StrongArm" and they come with the swivel ball bolts so you dont have to drill out your old ones.



Unscrew the factory ones with a 12mm



Reinstall the new ones Used a (7/32) - Done Deal! Hood Raises up by itself.

do you have a part number for those hood struts? i cant seem to find em on deezee. and did you pay $29 for the pair or just for one?

told you this thread was inspiring me.
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Old Apr 5, 2013 | 09:30 PM
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never mind...i found em.
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 12:31 AM
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Got a few projects for her this weekend if i get the time.
If i can pull this off it should be pretty cool.
Under my arm is my old armrest leather.
I just copped a cheap sewing machine.
Wish me luck haha

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Old Apr 7, 2013 | 02:54 AM
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i like that shifter .... nice
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 10:02 AM
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do you have a part number for those hood struts? i cant seem to find em on deezee.
i would appreciate the part # as i looked some up from him on ebay he says fit our car and they dont have the ball bolts at all on them or atleast not in his picture (it maybe a universal generic picture but it doesnt say it includes them
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i would appreciate the part # as i looked some up from him on ebay he says fit our car and they dont have the ball bolts at all on them or atleast not in his picture (it maybe a universal generic picture but it doesnt say it includes them
i usually don't post eBay links in case someone reads this thread in 6 months then the link wouldnt be active anymore. But this is the Exact pair i bought

http://www.ebay.com/itm/360515513650...84.m1497.l2649
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 12:46 PM
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damn sewing machine i got musta been a return had a used off-brand power cord, had to take it back and they were sold out of replacements.
oh well, maybe next weekend on that project.
still got stuff done this weekend on her though.

Finally did the rest of the interior bulbs.



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ok, so i know i already did a walkthrough on how i did my tail lights. but since i had a bad resistor on one i had to ship em back and get another set. I did these a lil bit different.

new K2's



scuffed



darkened lower white area and thinned out turn/reverse area



cuttin the design



ready for final sprays



Onyx Black sprayed lightly and 4 coats of clear



Show you the bulbs lit up








Still need to wet sand and orbital in a day or two
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 01:49 PM
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Looks great!
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Originally Posted by Sevenevez
i usually don't post eBay links in case someone reads this thread in 6 months then the link wouldnt be active anymore. But this is the Exact pair i bought

http://www.ebay.com/itm/360515513650...84.m1497.l2649
k thanks, thats the one i looked at but the picture doesnt show the ball bolts....

the company you returned your tails to didnt care that you had modified them?
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Looks great!
thanks man

Originally Posted by sakataj
k thanks, thats the one i looked at but the picture doesnt show the ball bolts....

the company you returned your tails to didnt care that you had modified them?
i was surprised they didnt mind. so, even though they arent braga's and can have issues at least the customer service end of the company is good.

as far as the hood struts, when i bought mine i didnt even think about the ball nuts being included. luckily they were in the pack. once they arrived it made sense why some people have to drill theirs out. worked out well. that was an easy install
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 08:16 PM
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i like that shifter .... nice
thanks. cost me a whopping $14
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