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Got more goodies in the mail this weekend. Finished converting all the bulbs to LED ones. I even did the trunk a red colored LED Bulb, I was unsure of how this would look at first. However it turned out great, reminds me of the blackout lighting in our military vehicles. Too anyone that hasn't swapped out their bulbs, its super easy and this site is loaded with tons of write ups on how to do each one.
Other Items I installed were a Kart Boy delrin shift knob,SRP Racing pedals, Cusco front strut tower mount, K&N air filter, HT Auto rear splitter wing bits and Hood dampers.
Install was very easy on everything minus the dampers and pedals. For anyone doing hood dampers I recommend you put the past on as a barrier between your metal frame and the new mounting brackets. This will allow for aline the brackets more easily and protect it from scratching as easily.
The SRP Racing pedals required more work. On there section they had a little write up and others posted their feedback which helped make my install much easier. Getting the metal pedal covers off requires lots of pulling, I managed to whack myself in the head removing one. Made me feel like a idiot. It also requires drilling into the pedals, though once the holes were laid out it proved easy. Make sure you put a towel or old shirt down to catch all the metal shavings. If not they will get tangled in your carpet and never come out. I didn't install the foot rest once since I didn't have a good razor blade on hand to cut the one one away from the carpet, as well as no glue to put the new piece in. This will be another project for another day.
I am already in love with the hood dampers its nice working in the bay and not hitting that bar every time on worrying about the wind blowing it out of the slot.
I am also at over 8,500 miles and still no major issues to report. The windows squeak every once and a while. I get the army of crickets under my hood going nuts, if I sit in traffic too long. I don't see to much of a ruff idle, no serious dipping or shuddering currently. I don't notice much of a difference with the filter, but does seem to make a little more intake noise.
In a debate at the moment on what mod to do next whether its wheels and tires or coilovers. For a cheap rim solution I have thought about painting the silver part of the wheel a dark bronze and leaving the black for contrast. Then wrapping them in some good tires. So far I am leaning more to a good set of coilovers then do tires and wheels once my current become more worn.
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