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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 02:25 PM
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nothing serious, just change the wedge bulb with polarg M4 that i just received today in the mail. didnt want to take pics yet cuz its not dark outside. it was kind of a ***** to take out the driver side one.

i still cant disable the drl. i took out the little metal bar and its still on, i put it back in and disconnect the left plug for the drl and still didnt work. am i suppose to take both out?? i searched and that is what i found for disabling the drl.

i just want to keep the car simple with these future mods

-dropped but not slammed
-19"-20" rims, havent really decide of wat kind yet but i want some staggered deep dish
-maybe a tte front lip and rear spoiler

thats about all. i would like to throw some performance parts on there but i just dont think i will ever need it and waste money on it. i had a turbo b18c civic hatch that was pretty fast and i had no use for it really. just used it as a daily driver. which got stolen that gave me a chance to buy my gs400.

i do want an exhaust that give it a lil meaner tone than stock. i dont want it loud but just kinda hum. something like the stock g35 exhaust.




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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 02:35 PM
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5zigen fireball exhaust = money
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 03:06 PM
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word i got the m4 for the wedge too and not really feelin the brightness nor the color match but that driver side definitely was a pia
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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i thought it would be a close match but its not. its more purple looking than the stock hid. still looks better than the stock bulb though.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 05:25 PM
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Good start! Take your time do things the right way and you will love your GS.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by MadTyte
i thought it would be a close match but its not. its more purple looking than the stock hid. still looks better than the stock bulb though.

I got those too but didn't really match. I switch it to 24 leds. More blue but does not match the stock HID. I've put those M4 in my reverse lights.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 05:42 PM
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im gonna search for more bulbs till i find the right one
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by MadTyte
im gonna search for more bulbs till i find the right one
Striving for the same goal. Trying to match inner lights with OEM HIDS. Keep me updated.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 06:10 AM
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What a cheap but good mod
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 07:33 AM
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might not be a perfect match but it's definstely better than oem
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 07:36 AM
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might be hard to get a purfect match since xenon bulbs tend to change color during its lifetime, plus led and hid just dont produce the same colors
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by MadTyte

yeah the drivers side was a PITA took me like 30 mins (big hands)

Originally Posted by MadTyte
i thought it would be a close match but its not. its more purple looking than the stock hid. still looks better than the stock bulb though.
i did these and love them
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...id/0/SFV/32481


City Light
Fires into the housing, giving a full illumination without a hot spot.



they match GREAT!

were recommended from jacksonvp from his thread

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/lig...-pictures.html
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 11:17 AM
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our cars have to many damn light to match lol heads with wedges , side markers with fogs, Ugh!!!
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by sakataj
yeah the drivers side was a PITA took me like 30 mins (big hands)



i did these and love them
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...id/0/SFV/32481


City Light
Fires into the housing, giving a full illumination without a hot spot.



they match GREAT!

were recommended from jacksonvp from his thread

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/lig...-pictures.html

do you have any pics with the stock hid? i have read that thread already but his matches because he also got the 6000k hid from there.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 11:18 PM
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I did those and it doesn't match with stock 4300k HIDS. Matches well with 5000k and 6000k.
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