The "What did you do to your car today" Thread!
07-20-2014, 04:31 PM
#3256
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Car Info: 2006 obp wrx limited sedan
Installed a fully retrofitted and blacked out set of headlights.
Wired up harness and found one angel eye did not light up due to the retrofitter.
Decided to reinstall stocks and ship these back to the guy i bought them from for my 500 bucks back.
I will probably buy the retroquick system and paint my stockers myself now.
Big waste of time other than now knowing how to take the headlights out without dropping the bumper.
Wired up harness and found one angel eye did not light up due to the retrofitter.
Decided to reinstall stocks and ship these back to the guy i bought them from for my 500 bucks back.
I will probably buy the retroquick system and paint my stockers myself now.
Big waste of time other than now knowing how to take the headlights out without dropping the bumper.
07-20-2014, 08:50 PM
#3257
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Location: Napa, California
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Car Info: 06' wrx (sold), 89' 325is
Installed a fully retrofitted and blacked out set of headlights. Wired up harness and found one angel eye did not light up due to the retrofitter. Decided to reinstall stocks and ship these back to the guy i bought them from for my 500 bucks back. I will probably buy the retroquick system and paint my stockers myself now. Big waste of time other than now knowing how to take the headlights out without dropping the bumper.
and it wasn't that hard!
07-21-2014, 11:10 AM
#3258
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Car Info: 2006 obp wrx limited sedan
Yea im going to end up doing that now. Saved two hours by not taking the bumper off tho lol.
I have a guy who can get me discounts at TRS so im going to get the retroquick system with new projectors, matsu****a d2s ballasts and either osram cbi's or the cheaper philips.
Need to do research on both bulbs. 100 dollar price difference too lol.
For the same price i could have made these into an oem set and painted the shroud myself
I have a guy who can get me discounts at TRS so im going to get the retroquick system with new projectors, matsu****a d2s ballasts and either osram cbi's or the cheaper philips.
Need to do research on both bulbs. 100 dollar price difference too lol.
For the same price i could have made these into an oem set and painted the shroud myself
07-21-2014, 05:34 PM
#3259
Trip to RBMS today:
Welp, that knocks out a big chunk off the "to do" list..
shout to overbear who was hanging out
- Oil Change
- Brake Fluid Change
- Tranny Fluid
- Rear Diff
- Whiteline steering rack bushings
- Group N Trans Mount
- Group N Pitch Stop
- Tomioka LCA bushings
Welp, that knocks out a big chunk off the "to do" list..
shout to overbear who was hanging out
Last edited by El Wray; 07-21-2014 at 05:38 PM.
07-21-2014, 11:37 PM
#3260
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Car Info: 06' wrx (sold), 89' 325is
Yea im going to end up doing that now. Saved two hours by not taking the bumper off tho lol. I have a guy who can get me discounts at TRS so im going to get the retroquick system with new projectors, matsu****a d2s ballasts and either osram cbi's or the cheaper philips. Need to do research on both bulbs. 100 dollar price difference too lol. For the same price i could have made these into an oem set and painted the shroud myself
07-22-2014, 08:10 AM
#3261
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Car Info: 2006 obp wrx limited sedan
Hmm bumper was easy only car. Took 20 minutes or so getting all the clips off and pulling it aside. I gotta say my hid setup is wired SO CLEAN. I'll post pics soon but ballasts are mounted using 3m mounting tape on the frame rails under the headlights, with the grounds also connecting on frame rails and the relay mounted by my windshield wiper fluid container. I went with the morimoto kit and am actually super happy with it. Although if I am listening to music and turn them on it goes all staticky and have to restart my head unit haha. Maybe need better grounds?
07-23-2014, 07:16 PM
#3262
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Car Info: 2006 STI
Its that time of year for me. Put stock DP back in, Flashed ecu "Stage 1 ACN" :-(
Found out I had been missing a bolt on the dp to Turbo but had no leaks. Guess that Flange is flat.
Found out I had been missing a bolt on the dp to Turbo but had no leaks. Guess that Flange is flat.
07-26-2014, 05:02 PM
#3266
Slightly picture heavy.
Picked up Dan's Sparco Evo II last week.
-Had a couple small rips
-He's got dogs
-It's been in storage it seems like
-Had some free time today
Patched up the seats with an old T-Shirt for the time being, washed the covers, and upholstery cleaned the base itself. Almost looks like new, I'm surprised and happy with the results.
Picked up Dan's Sparco Evo II last week.
-Had a couple small rips
-He's got dogs
-It's been in storage it seems like
-Had some free time today
Patched up the seats with an old T-Shirt for the time being, washed the covers, and upholstery cleaned the base itself. Almost looks like new, I'm surprised and happy with the results.
07-26-2014, 08:53 PM
#3267
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Location: Campbell, CA
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Car Info: VF48'd WRB Bugeye
Yesterday, I got my paint matched JDM waist spoiler installed. Today though, I took some better pics of my car. 
Last edited by WRX USA; 07-26-2014 at 10:44 PM.
07-28-2014, 09:51 AM
#3269
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Car Info: 2006 obp wrx limited sedan
Primer paint and clearing my sti limited wing. Seeing how this raaaaaattle can job is going to turn out......
Update. Forgot to sand primer coat and there were imperfections lol. Oh well a few slight runs under the paint -_-
Update. Forgot to sand primer coat and there were imperfections lol. Oh well a few slight runs under the paint -_-
Last edited by Scoobywax; 07-28-2014 at 11:16 AM.
