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Old 12-30-11, 11:53 AM
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Default Grazio Black Chrome handles are on (pics)

Also added carbon fiber front grill, went lower with K Sport springs and connected the Sun Hyper Voltage GT (blue unit) to my Optima battery.
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Old 12-30-11, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by slowdiver
Also added carbon fiber front grill, went lower with K Sport springs and connected the Hyper Voltage GT (blue unit) to my Optima battery.
Nice job...i like the handles, the front grill is sweet!!
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Handles look great... Haven't seen u post in awhile... Glad to see your still in the game... Any new mods for the new year?
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do you have 1 sport design and 1 regular headlight?
also did you notice any power gains or what not with the grounding unit?
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+1 different headlights?
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Thanks for the positive vibes....

Originally Posted by tmf2004
Handles look great... Haven't seen u post in awhile... Glad to see your still in the game... Any new mods for the new year?
I just picked up an Apexi NEO....finally going to dyno tune!!!

Originally Posted by SoCal Cyco
do you have 1 sport design and 1 regular headlight?
also did you notice any power gains or what not with the grounding unit?
Originally Posted by perry05g35
+1 different headlights?

headlights are the same, just the lighting in the pic...these are the 10th Anniversay Aristo headlights from Toyota Japan.

Drove the car today for the first time after GT install and butt dyno has noticed a difference. They have dynoed before and after with these and it has proven a gain that I believe is around 5 HP. I believe the dyno sheet is on the Sun Automobile website.
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Originally Posted by slowdiver
Drove the car today for the first time after GT install and butt dyno has noticed a difference. They have dynoed before and after with these and it has proven a gain that I believe is around 5 HP. I believe the dyno sheet is on the Sun Automobile website.
how much for the door handles and link to them?

they look great man but i dunno if i like them on the silver.i like them but i heard issues about the exterior latch not meeting the rod or something so i never went with these. i dunno man....your car may just have to much black on it for them to look right (black rims/door handles/grill/roof) i personally would have painted the grill to match the car or gotten the black pearl front grill/emblem but IMHO its the rims that make it look off to me

the hp gains with those things are very minimal you'll be lucky to even get 3hp with them but IF they are properly grounded (and yes certain places ground better than others) they help to stabilize any electrical draws and do their job
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I definately like the handles...i have never thought of the idea before but i love the turn out....everything just matches perfect....4 thumbs up bro
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nice job with the handles drop is real great
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Originally Posted by sakataj
how much for the door handles and link to them?

they look great man but i dunno if i like them on the silver.i like them but i heard issues about the exterior latch not meeting the rod or something so i never went with these. i dunno man....your car may just have to much black on it for them to look right (black rims/door handles/grill/roof) i personally would have painted the grill to match the car or gotten the black pearl front grill/emblem but IMHO its the rims that make it look off to me

the hp gains with those things are very minimal you'll be lucky to even get 3hp with them but IF they are properly grounded (and yes certain places ground better than others) they help to stabilize any electrical draws and do their job
Thanks for your inputs. Bought the handles from Carson Toyota. I think they were $350.

I took a small risk installing these against silver, but its growing on me. The pics I put up are terrible quality. IMO, it looks much better in person. I plan on putting on black chrome trim that I think will complete the look. You are right about the install, my mechanic had to modify the rears so that they would work properly.

People either hate or love the darker grill. Same thing with the wheels. Before the carbon fiber grill, I had on a glossy black Abflug grill (for sale in classifieds). The grill and wheels are my favorite part of the car. Thats the best part about modifying, every has a different look that they like.

Here it is below with the old glossy black Abflug grill

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Link to where you got the CF grille? Is it the eBay one or different? Also how is the fit?
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Originally Posted by svt5150
Link to where you got the CF grille? Is it the eBay one or different? Also how is the fit?
it is the eBay grill....fitment was fine.
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Here is a dusk shot from yesterday
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what type of roof spoiler is that? i like it
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Would love to see these cool door handles n a black GS!


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