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Old Oct 27, 2015 | 12:07 AM
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WOW! That beautiful...... I am going to bite your style with those wheels...what are the specs?
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Old Oct 27, 2015 | 09:45 AM
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AMAZING. THOSE WHEELS.... WOW
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Old Oct 27, 2015 | 09:58 AM
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oh snap I think I saw yours on Facebook last night. Looking good man! Lets link up, you in SoCal?
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Old Oct 29, 2015 | 10:19 AM
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Looks nice, what are the specs they look weak....
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Old Oct 29, 2015 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by juvi22003
Looks nice, what are the specs they look weak....
They are weak compared to what you were doing.
some people will consider this aggressive while others say it is not. eye of the beholder i guess.
i'm not into super camber look to make it fit look so this is perfect for me.

specs are as followed,
19x9 +32
19x10 +40
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Old Oct 29, 2015 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by JCurtis3
AMAZING. THOSE WHEELS.... WOW
Originally Posted by FSportDRM
WOW! That beautiful...... I am going to bite your style with those wheels...what are the specs?
thanks


Originally Posted by wsabichris
oh snap I think I saw yours on Facebook last night. Looking good man! Lets link up, you in SoCal?
located in NorCal actually.
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Old Oct 29, 2015 | 04:28 PM
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So cleean. Loving it
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Old Oct 29, 2015 | 04:50 PM
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Those wheels! Man I'd love to have a set of those on my IS. Is that the sunset/richmond area?
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Originally Posted by specONE
They are weak compared to what you were doing.
some people will consider this aggressive while others say it is not. eye of the beholder i guess.
i'm not into super camber look to make it fit look so this is perfect for me.

specs are as followed,
19x9 +32
19x10 +40
Nothing to do with camber, cause i'm not into that i like to be able to drive my car. you have went a lil lower with the specs and just saying this because i was also on bags but either way car and wheels look good !
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Old Oct 30, 2015 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by juvi22003
Nothing to do with camber, cause i'm not into that i like to be able to drive my car. you have went a lil lower with the specs and just saying this because i was also on bags but either way car and wheels look good !
I rather not go any more aggressive.
The rear 245/35r19 tire is already rubbing on one side (driver) bumper, very slightly but makes horrible noise.
Do not understand why one side only and the car has never been in accident obviously.
Going to have Alignment for Toe adjusted to see if it helps if not then I will have to go with the camber arms to induce very slight camber change to get that 1-2mm I need away from the bumper
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Old Oct 30, 2015 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by specONE
no major updates yet.

Worked on removable magnet mount license plate for the front bumper.


The super strong magnets I'm using



it fits perfectly into the OEM plate holder mounting holes



Both pressed into place. License plate will hold them in place and do not even need to glue or tape them down.



Marked on back side of bumper where i will dremel through plastic so that the magnets sit on the actual grill plastic so the magnets will be stronger hold



dremeled through bumper, this part will never be seen that it was cut



Double sided taped and wrapped the magnets so they dont accidentally seperate



taped down



both sides done



Here is video of it working pretty well.
Magnetic license plate mount 3IS - YouTube
wow this is soooo smart. NICE!
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Old Oct 30, 2015 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by chyeea03
Those wheels! Man I'd love to have a set of those on my IS. Is that the sunset/richmond area?
I take it you also reside in SF?
Close by no, its actually other side of the city. Excelsior mission
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Old Oct 30, 2015 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by specONE
I take it you also reside in SF?
Close by no, its actually other side of the city. Excelsior mission
I'm from SF, live in SJ on weekdays but back up here on almost every weekend. Keep up the great work, hopefully I'll see you cruising around one day.
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 07:32 PM
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Lets add to this.

Messed with the ijdmtoys fogs a bit
wanted opaque they mentioned but they didnt have it in production so I decided to emulate the look.

Bought some of this.



came up with this






comparison of with and without film





ran a fog light harness in the vehicle so made a harness plug off the Light side as well so it is easy to remove with it still attached to bumper.



final product






And here is the White LED foglight switch i got from Aliepxress
http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/QBUJeMB

its a bit bright but i took it apart and modified it a bit to dim the LED down a bit.


fog light switch, color is off when camera flashed but its close enough
LED backlight is white as well. and dims like all other factory switches


video of the switch in action





Here they are done and on the car.


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Old Nov 16, 2015 | 09:24 AM
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great job, but can you edit what you meant to say right under the comparison pics? I can't make out what you mean? also, what was the reason for removing the back for? couldn't you just add the connector to the wires w/o removing the back cover? if it's okay w/ you, I'd like to get w/ you offline to discuss your work. I want to do the same set up as you, but am need of assistance...aka wiring diagram...haha! thanks and again, great job!
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