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Old 05-08-2020, 02:51 PM   #18355
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Interior footwell lighting is a pretty good bang for the buck too, I dont have them, but I know they're a factory option. It's a pretty drastic difference, somewhat affordable. Considering Tom's steering wheels are north of 500, just for a little red. I'll get interior lighting eventually, when I've done everything else I want to do
I spent less than $50 on the footwell lighting - just a kit from Amazon.

Also, the carbon fiber/leather/perforated leather steering wheel from East End Raceshop was $310 shipped.

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Old 05-08-2020, 10:37 PM   #18356
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Installed CUSCO Touring-A strut, Eibach Pro-Kit springs w Verus Engineering top hats. Rear, did install SPC LCA & finally installed Subaru 2 piston w KNS bracket.

Also installed Viofo A129 Pro Duo
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Old 05-09-2020, 01:33 AM   #18357
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Installed CUSCO Touring-A strut, Eibach Pro-Kit springs w Verus Engineering top hats. Rear, did install SPC LCA & finally installed Subaru 2 piston w KNS bracket.

Also installed Viofo A129 Pro Duo
How do you like those struts? I’m thinking about trying them once my Bilstein B6 go out.
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How do you like those struts? I’m thinking about trying them once my Bilstein B6 go out.
So far, so good. You feel a bit more of those small dips & bumps. Bigger ones, you don’t feel as much. I’m hoping to test em out when local Autox starts up again.
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Old 05-09-2020, 03:12 AM   #18359
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Got any pics of the A129 rear camera installed? I've got the front unit installed on the windshield but haven't had a chance to route the cable to the rear and install the rear cam.
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I spent less than $50 on the footwell lighting - just a kit from Amazon.

Also, the carbon fiber/leather/perforated leather steering wheel from East End Raceshop was $310 shipped.

that was part of an option package from subaru. my first car came with red lights, the second came with blue lights. couldn't stand them. i have both kits somewhere...
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Old 05-09-2020, 10:39 AM   #18361
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that was part of an option package from subaru. my first car came with red lights, the second came with blue lights. couldn't stand them. i have both kits somewhere...
sell me the blue lights haha
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if i can find them again. i looked very quickly at one of my car parts shelf and didn't find them right away. it'll require more digging. but if i do find them you can have them for the cost of shipping.

this was the first car, the second was the same pod, just with blue leds... i was still mourning when the second replaced it, so never got pictures before i took them out.
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if i can find them again. i looked very quickly at one of my car parts shelf and didn't find them right away. it'll require more digging. but if i do find them you can have them for the cost of shipping.

this was the first car, the second was the same pod, just with blue leds... i was still mourning when the second replaced it, so never got pictures before i took them out.
yeah, i like the interior footwell lighting a lot, its just if i pulled the trigger on EVERYTHING i wanted to do to the car, id be $30,000 in credit card debt haha! so if you fend them, id be happy to get first grabs. I did just get a sponsorship with Braum seats, and i got all blue reclineables, so i was looking into blue footwell lighting.. (and a black w/ blue stitching steering wheel) haha
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I spent less than $50 on the footwell lighting - just a kit from Amazon.

Also, the carbon fiber/leather/perforated leather steering wheel from East End Raceshop was $310 shipped.
i did not know of that wheel... and i like it a lot...
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Had enough of the car sitting there forlorn.. put the battery back in and took it out for a drive. It was first or second week of March when I last drove her!!

It was a nice guilty pleasure, roads empty.. Even got a tiny bit of the motorway (M25).. The M25 is a major highway that circumnavigates London, it was empty.. it's so surreal!
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Got to finally install my verus engineering AOS with the drain back and coolant kits for it. And a few days ago I dropped the tranny and diff oils and put in motul 300. Steadily crossing off my supporting mod list before I order my Edelbrock kit!
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it was too nice outside not to be doing something.

so i changed the oil on the car and truck--both of which got a fumoto valve FINALLY. and i added the 86speed hood struts i've had since that super-sale last year...



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New Lithium batt and isolator switch

I decided to change to lithium from a Braille 904, and try to clean up the wiring while adding an isolator.
Decided on a Lithiumax at about half the weight of the 904 at 2.5kg, and with 48 AH... for about the same replacement cost.

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