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Old May 16, 2009 | 11:21 PM
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are you located in the us.....if so i got my paint from waterbury connecticut....they mixed it perfect...and i put 6 coats of clear
 
Old May 17, 2009 | 01:48 AM
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No im up in canada
 
Old May 17, 2009 | 10:18 AM
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I love the growler grille. It's pretty sweet.
 
Old May 17, 2009 | 11:26 AM
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the hid install is very easy ...the hardest part is finding a location for the ballast....

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its plug and play ....do not be afraid to do it because once you see the kit you will instantly understand how it works ....its just pluging your stock light bulb harness into the hid kit harness voila.... i paid $57 for the kit ...h1 8000k...if you need help were here

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Old May 17, 2009 | 12:56 PM
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alrighty then, should i just buy one off ebay, how do i know if its good quality or not
 
Old May 17, 2009 | 01:14 PM
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go to ebay then click on motors ....type in the search bar hid kit....then a whole bunch of them will come up....now in the pic this is the seller you want

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make sure when you click on it and scroll down the page it says 8000k (iceburg blue)...some of the kits on ebay have a pink tint to them ....make sure when you do your order you type in the box exactly which bulbs you want ...its very easy..if you order on friday youll get it the next following friday....very fast. mine have lasted me 2years so far they were so cheap i bought a backup set ,i have yet to use it

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Old May 17, 2009 | 01:49 PM
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hmmm, alright, im just worreid about the electronics behind it, i don't want to mess up or fry anything, im not a mecahnic, but i know a ton about cars.
 
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an example how hard it is..imagine your car is outside your garage, you have the hood up and you have a drop light at the back of the garage ...now the light wont reach for you to check out your engine ...now what do you do?...yes you get an extension ...basically thats the idea ,you do not cut any wires...so if you want to take it out and put it another car its a breeze...im sure you will like having them...6000k or 8000k look good .if you go any higher you get bluer and you cant see much of the road


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Old May 17, 2009 | 04:31 PM
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hmm that puts it into perpective, what were the instructions for the kit, if u still have them
 
Old May 17, 2009 | 10:01 PM
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Old May 17, 2009 | 10:23 PM
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seems straightforward, how do i turn the power of for the vehicle
 
Old May 18, 2009 | 03:49 PM
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just take of the battery cable...to make things easy just take the battery out then you can see everthing
 
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i love that front grille.
 
Old May 20, 2009 | 08:31 AM
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Okay, well, ill be working on her this weekend, ill put some pics up to see if its good or bad.
 
Old May 20, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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good luck ...if you have any problems were here..

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Old May 21, 2009 | 07:22 PM
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my next project is transfer case
 

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Old May 21, 2009 | 08:55 PM
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can you point me in the right place and show me the products needed to get the in dash deck in.
 
Old May 21, 2009 | 09:55 PM
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first the harness=$20

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second antena adapter =$10

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third face plate= $20

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you can go to nexxia.com to get these parts in the uk ...just use paypal its easy...or you may find some of the stuff on ebay

my deck fits perfectly ...eclipse avn5500

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Old May 22, 2009 | 06:33 AM
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Thank you! now the face plate will fit almost any in dash deck?
 
Old May 22, 2009 | 06:26 PM
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yes the fascia should fit stadard double dins

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