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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 08:28 PM
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yeah I can swap out headlights in about 15 minutes without removing the bumper from the car or removing wheels or fender linings
enlighten me. PLEASE
 
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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by xjonmo
enlighten me. PLEASE
It looked like he did the same thing we did...but somehow much, much faster. I think he just knew where to pull up on the bumper so that it went in quickly...whereas we were all over the place, hahaha.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 12:14 AM
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Well...I guess when I do it I don't completely remove the bumper. I don't remove the wheels or linings either...

I was tired when i read the post and thought he didn't touch the bumper at all. Damn, I got excited for nothing.

Wil, your bumper was just a pain in the *** haha
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by xjonmo
Well...I guess when I do it I don't completely remove the bumper. I don't remove the wheels or linings either...

I was tired when i read the post and thought he didn't touch the bumper at all. Damn, I got excited for nothing.

Wil, your bumper was just a pain in the *** haha

come learn from the master LOL

just kidding!

its fairly simple. I just removed the 4 screws and the clips across the top and holding the upper part of the grill and the bottom of the bumper I slide the assembly out of the plastic lip brackets under the headlights that hold the bumper in place. from there its a matter of getting it to slide down below the foam bumper guard thing inside and there you have it. All 4 of the bolts holding the lights in are right in front of you and easy to get to with the bumper still basically attached to the car. When you're done simply grab the bumper in the same 2 places and slide it back up and replace the clips and screws

Its to the point now where I can drop my bumper and pull lights at like 1am with a LED flashlight, 10mm socket and a flat head screwdriver in like 15-20min right in front of the house on the street

practice makes perfect... and with as many times as I've taken my lights out for new lighting mod ideas I've had plenty of practice

Will & Mike can attest to what my headlights look like now...
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 10:13 AM
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lets see some pics of what the headlights look like now. last time i saw them was when i bought the system from you.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 03:39 PM
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The headlights are nice...but what's really hot is the LEDs right below the headlights in the air ducts.

btw. did you guys know Arcady got a freakin 08 M3?!!?!?!?!?
 

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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by virtualbong
The headlights are nice...but what's really hot is the LEDs right below the headlights in the air ducts.

btw. did you guys know Arcady got a freakin 08 M3?!!?!?!?!?


yeh pics won't even do justice to his lights they are sick and bright as hell, his signals are sick alone


yeh he told me he was getting it when he sold me some parts but i thought he scratched it out since he got the s4, dam all you guys getting bmw's now i want one
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by virtualbong
The headlights are nice...but what's really hot is the LEDs right below the headlights in the air ducts.

btw. did you guys know Arcady got a freakin 08 M3?!!?!?!?!?
I knew he was plannin' on getting one. But I didn't know he actually went out and got it.

Must be nice having a white S4 turbo'd, the SC G35 coupe, and the M3
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by DG_coupe
yeh pics won't even do justice to his lights they are sick and bright as hell, yeh he told me he was getting it when he sold me some parts but i thought he scratched it out since he got the s4


dam all you guys getting bmw's now i want one

I'll try and snap a couple pics of the lights tonight if I remember to do it LOL

I was surprised at how bright the LEDs were in direct sunlight... I never paid attention to the MCD of the LEDs I was using in the strips but once I switched over to individual LEDs and got the 8,000mcd ones the difference was insane!

The strips I was using were 300mcd (no I didn't miss a 0 or a comma) and the new LEDs I use are 8,000mcd

(MCD is the brightness of the LED light. The higher the number the brighter they are. I recently found some 11,000mcd LEDs but I have yet to buy any)
 
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 05:09 PM
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Well, if you are still offering, i might have to make an appointment with you Mike, to get some custom LED's done
 
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 08:34 AM
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Have seen around the New Bedford area a few times a silver coupe with chrome rims and also a red coupe with chrome rims.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 09:50 AM
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Have seen around the New Bedford area a few times a silver coupe with chrome rims and also a red coupe with chrome rims.
I'll be in NB tonight!
 
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by BostonG6spd
Well, if you are still offering, i might have to make an appointment with you Mike, to get some custom LED's done
You need to get the LED strip that Mike has underneathe his air ducts. It looks absolutely sick!
 
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 11:45 AM
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I wanna see them!!! we need pics!
 
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 01:11 PM
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Last night a few of us pulled up next to a white G35 with a carbon fiber hood (not oem style) and before I could look at the rest of the car we took off.

Whoever it was, I think I heard you say "Oh Damn!" or something like that when you saw the 3 Ducati 1198's and my Yamaha R1 pull up next to you at the light.
 
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