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Old 07-01-2008, 11:51 PM   #121 (permalink)
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Calipers Painted and custom decal's added this week.

- G2 Caliper paint
- Chrome decals by GrafiXpressions

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Old 07-03-2008, 06:51 PM   #122 (permalink)
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Dude, I'm about to pain my calipers, is it hard to remove the rotor?

Or did you just remove the wheel and paint it while it's on the car?
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Old 07-04-2008, 01:49 AM   #123 (permalink)
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Dude, I'm about to pain my calipers, is it hard to remove the rotor?

Or did you just remove the wheel and paint it while it's on the car?
You don't need to take anything off except the wheel. I taped off the brake pads on the front since they are nice and polished on the backside. You can tape off the rotor too but it's easy to paint around it. The paint I used was brush on, which is the best stuff. Look for G2 caliper paint. It's an epoxy paint system and much less likely to fade or flake compared to spray on types. I never had much luck with spray on, no matter what the temp rating was, it would always fade.
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Old 07-04-2008, 05:25 PM   #124 (permalink)
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I already have a caliper painting kit from duplicolor and it's brush on as well, thanks



btw i really like the custom decals
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Old 07-09-2008, 01:46 PM   #125 (permalink)
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Your car is a beast! a sexy one at that. Looks great. i hope i get the spoiler. its looks 10x better with it IMO.
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Old 07-09-2008, 02:41 PM   #126 (permalink)
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Dude Good Job!!! Looks Great Man..
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Old 07-16-2008, 07:49 PM   #127 (permalink)
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JULY 15th

LED's and Courtesy lights added!

I used like 6" white neons under the dash for ambient lighting. One on each side.
Then I used a couple RED LED strips for the dash and a couple single LED's for the cup holders. I want to add an LED strip in the cups of the door handle too. I ran the wiring for them up to the console, but not into the door yet. I figured I'd wait till I do my Component speakers before I run the wires since it's a PITA.

White balance is a little off on the camera or something for the dome light. It's just white LED in the dome. Looks green in the pic for some reason. O_O!!

Picture with JUST dome lights



Picture with DOME and COURTESY



Picture with ALL 3. Dome, Courtesy, and RED console lights






Pass side POV



a lil closer



Pic of where I mounted the switches



Now the details on wiring.
So it took me forever to figure it out b/c I'm not a wiring GURU. I wanted them to work EXACTLY as the dome lights do, but I also wanted independent control over them, so after figuring out I need a 6 prong switch that has TWO on positions, and center is off. Leave it in #1 on position and it acts with the dome lights, leave it in center and it's always off, leave it in #2 on position and I can turn them on anytime.
Plus on top of that, I have the RED and WHITE lights separated by the switches, so I also have independent control between the colors.
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Old 07-25-2008, 12:22 AM   #128 (permalink)
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Just added a GReddy Evo2 catback.
Got it for a killer deal locally.
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At least I watch this thread. :)
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no no ... dont cry .. i'm reading, jsut taht everybody knows it's nice
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no no ... dont cry .. i'm reading, jsut taht everybody knows it's nice
I'm needy.
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clean car. we both have TW FG2's with HFP & hyper black wheels B]
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I should've named the car Mrs. Kleen?
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Changed the system a bit... pics to come.
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please tell me you live in florida the car is so nice and it look like you are good at what u do where did you get the si side wipes at thanks and good luck with the rest of your stuff
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hello...
do u know the color code for taffeta white??

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I think i'm gonna have to get those rims now... imitation of the greatest form of flattery...
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please tell me you live in florida the car is so nice and it look like you are good at what u do where did you get the si side wipes at thanks and good luck with the rest of your stuff
as it says in my location, yes I'm in FL. :) you aren't too far from me either. 1.5-2hr. I'm 45min-1hr north of Daytona.

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do u know the color code for taffeta white??
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I think it's NH578, but I'd ask the dealer just to be sure.


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I think i'm gonna have to get those rims now... imitation of the greatest form of flattery...
Just be sure to get a small offset. I made the mistake of getting a larger offset which makes them sit in too far.
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