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Old 06-11-2011, 09:29 PM   #101
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This more defined or louder than the kickers?
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Old 06-11-2011, 09:34 PM   #102
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This more defined or louder than the kickers?
This is defiantly more "crisp" but about the same on loud-ness.

It just seems more punchy and seems to handle lower bass a bit better.
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Old 09-11-2011, 06:03 PM   #103
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Small and pointless update, but i sold my huge ass woofers and got a Alpine type R instead. My god this thing pumps hard! Love my extra boot space too :P

You call that boot space? Haha!

You should see the little focal in my boot, little sub, big bass.

We'll have to meet up one day to compare
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Old 09-11-2011, 06:12 PM   #104
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More boot space than i had! Which was NONE! haha, i don't often use my boot and when i do for my 3 grocery bags, they actually fit now!
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Old 12-11-2011, 04:07 PM   #105
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Lesson learnt...Don't go through automatic car washes... It disliked my headlights...



Morganluke! I know you cleaned yours some how super awesome! What did you do!?!?!

Btw, thats not soap.. Thats some kind of running from the soap.. Headlights are dry...

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Old 12-11-2011, 04:24 PM   #106
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Bake them in the oven, 10-20 minutes at 80-100 degrees. I'd err on the side of cooler for longer personally. Pry them open and simply reseal. Mine are glass so double check the temp isn't melting the plastic...or I'll be shot I guess!
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Old 12-11-2011, 10:22 PM   #107
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Wow that's weird dude!

If it's on the inside then cracking them open is your best bet.

However, don't touch any other part of the light. You will never get the skin oils out of it!!

Make sure the inside of the glass is completely dry and free of all marks before you reseal otherwise it will bug you forever!


If it's on the outside:

Use damp wet and dry to scratch up the lights. This will get rid of all the gunk on the surface.

Use Scratch-X and a soft cloth. Should fill in the scratches a bit.

Wipe dry.

Use Plast-X and a soft cloth (both products from Supercheap). This polishes up the plastic nicely.

Wipe dry.

I've done this on 4-5 cars now and it works a treat.
I wrote a DIY for it on Subyclub if you have access to it.
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Old 13-11-2011, 01:47 PM   #108
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It's on the outside. Thanks Morganluke, i'll give that a go! Some fun for a sunday afternoon
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Old 21-11-2011, 10:21 PM   #109
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I went to give my car a photoshoot tonight.. Went to this under ground car park. about 5 minutes in a security guard starts closing the gates to it.. So i took one photo... So here it is...


Mazda 323 SP20 by Photographs_by_Ben, on Flickr

I also got my stubby antenna off ebay. Looks good!

I have installed my HID's, except they look white in images.

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Old 23-11-2011, 11:49 AM   #110
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Nice shot!

Pity you weren't able to get any more!
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Old 23-11-2011, 12:05 PM   #111
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Nice shot!

Pity you weren't able to get any more!
Agree, at least you got one good shot out of it!
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Old 23-11-2011, 09:06 PM   #112
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Cheers guys, i'll go back tomorrow night since it's late night. They might shut the gates later.
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Old 23-11-2011, 09:33 PM   #113
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Back of kawana there's a few areas that would be ok
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Old 24-11-2011, 04:32 PM   #114
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Theres tons of places on the coast. Just gotta find them! I was going to do some tonight, except its now raining
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Old 13-12-2011, 01:13 PM   #115
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Installed my front lip today. It's just a cheap universal one, but i like it! The bottom of it will eventually smooth out. That's just from how it was shipped.

Before (Notice the change in dirt... I washed my car before putting it on hehe)


After:




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Old 13-12-2011, 02:40 PM   #116
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try a hairdrier/ low heat gun on the plastic and see if that smooths it out? will look better then!
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Old 13-12-2011, 03:26 PM   #117
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try a hairdrier/ low heat gun on the plastic and see if that smooths it out? will look better then!
Just be careful, I think it's rubber door seal stuff so might shrink with the heat and get wavier... The top bit looks good because it's flat, should look great when it all evens out
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Old 13-12-2011, 03:31 PM   #118
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better photo
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Old 13-12-2011, 03:32 PM   #119
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Once step ahead of you Ryan! Already done it! I dunno what it's made out of.. It's like a rubber door seal except more plastic-y yet really thick. Attached it with about 20 screws and washers... So i don't see it falling off anytime soon!
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Old 13-12-2011, 03:34 PM   #120
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I'll take a straight on one when i finish work...
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