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Old 02-17-2009, 11:22 PM
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I like the HID's, try to get some outside pics at night to really show them off. I plan to do that later, right now i only have HID's in my fogs (3000k).

HID's>>>>>>Halogen's
 
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Old 02-17-2009, 11:24 PM
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so far so good. advans looked great on the car.
 
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Old 02-17-2009, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by tdesi420
I like the HID's, try to get some outside pics at night to really show them off. I plan to do that later, right now i only have HID's in my fogs (3000k).

HID's>>>>>>Halogen's

I disagree. Unless they are retrofitted, halogens FTW. I'd rather keep the road in front of me lighted rather than everything around me lit
 
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Beautiful fit man!! Sucks about the Advan's not fitting though..
 
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Old 02-18-2009, 01:41 PM
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The HID's actually have a nice cutoff in the stock headlight. There is a little bit of ghosting but overall really happy. I'll take some pics at night soon.
 
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Old 03-09-2009, 11:47 PM
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First I'll start with the HID pic at night (please note that the car is facing down in a slight slope)
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Second, I just got my tail lights tinted on the upper half.
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Looks pretty good!!!!
 
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Old 03-10-2009, 12:20 AM
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very very nice. more pics please.
also is your HID low only on Bi?
 
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Old 03-10-2009, 01:19 AM
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I'm glad you lost the wheels, Advan RGs are great wheels, but they didn't look so hot at 32 offset on the fit.

I thought +43 would be a stretch, but that's worse. I think the stock wheels lowered look great for now.
 
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Old 03-10-2009, 09:19 AM
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I'm still debating what wheels to get. The HID's are hi/lo, there's a little bit too much ghosting for my liking so I might swap them back to stock until I can get a proper retrofit with some projectors.
 
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Old 03-10-2009, 09:26 PM
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The Advan RG2 comes in a 16x7 with a 48 offset and is available in BRONZE! I think those would look great on a BBP GE.

Advan RGII Wheel 16x7 4x100
 
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Old 03-10-2009, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 1FiTpINOY
I disagree. Unless they are retrofitted, halogens FTW. I'd rather keep the road in front of me lighted rather than everything around me lit
Quoted for truth Retrofit is the only way to go. Waiting for the first person to retrofit some projectors on a GE8.
 
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Old 03-10-2009, 10:51 PM
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I'd do it if it didn't involve splitting my headlights apart! I'll get someone else to do it for me.
 
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Old 03-10-2009, 11:00 PM
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Pssh that's the easy part. Throw them in the oven for 10 minutes and pry open. Hard part is making the cuts and measurements to get the projectors to fit right.
 
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Old 04-30-2009, 06:46 PM
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New Springs are here!!!!
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Old 05-04-2009, 07:41 PM
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Here is the final product for now! I won't be able to afford much in the coming months so it'll look like that for a while. I still wish I could've got different tires but I'll have to wait.
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Old 05-04-2009, 08:35 PM
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^ Really nice mate ^^

i think the headlights need some smokin'
it will really match the tinted taillights.
 
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Old 05-04-2009, 08:58 PM
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I'm planning on swapping them with the Base model if I can find someone. Otherwise I'll split them apart and paint them black when I do a proper HID retrofit.
 
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Old 05-04-2009, 09:53 PM
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alright mate cant wait...
nice looking fit!
keep it up!
 
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Old 05-05-2009, 12:09 AM
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Next on the list is a bigger spoiler, front carbon lip from JDP and projector headlights...
 


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