More mods installed on the car tonight...
03-19-2010, 11:45 PM
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More mods installed on the car tonight... Installed more cosmetic/lighting stuff... took the front facia off to make it easy. Figured I could install the Z06 screens in the OEM manner, but I guess you have to drill the lower part of the front bumper openings, because they sure don't use the holes of the coupe/vert shrouds. Anyone know how the Z06 screen is held in in a Z06? My Z06 has the front bumper off of a buddy's vert and I don't remember what my original was like.... took it off long ago. Ended using the "velcro method" and am glad I did... I can pull them out when needed to fiddle w/ the fogs etc.
I'm in love w/ my air tools... specifically my "stubby" 1/4" drive air ratchet. Last time I did this by hand, tonight it was a breeze using air.
Build sheet was in the bumper bar as expected...
Used the existing foglight srew to mount the ballast and zip-tied the wires nice and neat. Can't belive how cheap HIDs have gotten and how small the ballasts are. Last set I had in my old Specter Werkes C5-R lights was over $300 and the ballast was way bigger
4300K HIDs are great... I don't even need to use the headlights anymore.
The stock foglight lenses have a wonderful cutoff
New diamond cut turn signals, front bumper and brake duct screens and side cove screens...
G'night,
Brian
I'm in love w/ my air tools... specifically my "stubby" 1/4" drive air ratchet. Last time I did this by hand, tonight it was a breeze using air.
Build sheet was in the bumper bar as expected...
Used the existing foglight srew to mount the ballast and zip-tied the wires nice and neat. Can't belive how cheap HIDs have gotten and how small the ballasts are. Last set I had in my old Specter Werkes C5-R lights was over $300 and the ballast was way bigger
4300K HIDs are great... I don't even need to use the headlights anymore.
The stock foglight lenses have a wonderful cutoff
New diamond cut turn signals, front bumper and brake duct screens and side cove screens...
G'night,
Brian
03-20-2010, 11:29 PM
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Nah.... really only took about 3 hours from start to finish. I have bigger arms so I knew trying to do it all through the bumper closeout panels would have been an exercise in frustration for sure. I've take thse cars apart a few times so it wasn't bad at all.... especially using my 1/4" stubby air ratchet.
