Today was a very happy day. Finally got my car back Unfortunately the shop was not "able" to install the side skirts so I'll have to do that myself (they said it would be really expensive), they seem to not be fitting quite right Anyways got the fogs installed and they look great. Also installed my eBay lip. Waiting on the grilles from Japan and then I'll be set. Not sure if I should reinstall my LEDs again...

 

Nice. I would recommend getting mugen side skirts as those are easy to DIY install. The sport oem ones require drilling holes in the chassis to mount the clips that hold the skirt in place. Mugen only requires taping

 

Yeah I got the Duraflex Type M side skirts... They're already painted but will need a little bodywork to install

 

Rotated the tires and bled the brake lines. Vacuumed the interior.

 

Looking good.

I had my custom skirts modded a little to fit the car, no biggies.

 

looking good counterFIT. Did your fogs already come with yellow lenses? Or did you vinyl them? Also is that the EZ-lip from ebay? if so it looks good man =) Filling the grill and lower grill will complete the front.

feel free to PM me the answers to my questions if thats easier.

 

The fogs are yellow Hella Optilux bulbs. So the lense is still clear but the bulbs are yellow. Nice and bright too. The lip is indeed from eBay for $20 I'm about to install the skirts, I'll post pics later if I get them on.

 

Nice bulbs. How much are they?

 

Seems like $22 on amazon. Nice output. Good luck on the skirt install, looking forward to pics.

 

Oh might consider these. Tired of my hids having firing and relay issues.

 

Never had a problem with my DDM Tuning hid's *knock on wood*. And they have a lifetime warranty too

 

Yeah I've had DDM tuning's HID kits in my CBR600rr for over 7 years, my civic hatch had them for 5 before it was stolen this last October. I had 1 ballast in the civic go bad, but since DDM is in San Diego I simply walked in, they tested it...and gave me a new one.

Not sure if I intend on putting HIDs on the fit or not. Seems people says NO on the plug and play stuff for the GE8...and that only the retrofits are worth it.

Whats your opinion Burzpaw? You have DDMs in your headlights or just foglights?

 

I have DDM HID's in both headlights and foglights. And actually my headlights are retrofitted with DDM's D2S projectors. The projectors are lifetime warranty too, though everything is still running strong for me

I too would highly recommend retrofitting headlights at least-- our housing is huge to run HID's alone. The projectors that DDM offer are a cheaper route compared to TheRetrofitSource. They're not as "amazing" as TRS but they're way better than cheap ebay ones. And you can't beat lifetime warranty

 

Maybe I need to make a trip up to Lakewood for some wrap/retrofit lessons

 

DDM? heresy!

 

Haha! Well I'm definitely no expert but I can share whatever I've learned

Forgive me senpai!

 

looking at your photos here, was wondering where you got your blue underbrace bar and what brand it was.

 

So after about 3 hours I got the skirts installed. Took less time than I previously imagined, and turned out considerably better than I was expecting. Working with imperfect fiberglass is kind of a PITA but once I figured it out I got it no problem. They're not perfect by any means but they are fine by me lol. It's dark now so I'll have to get pictures later. Now I'm just waiting on my Shuttle grilles and I'll be set. Also, I went ahead and re installed the LED DRLs that I had on my old bumper. They were not damaged whatsoever and since I had the ingenuity to put quick disconnects on them previously it was simply plug and play. Stuck them on using some leftover 3M molding tape (my favorite method). I'll need to add a relay setup so that they turn off with the headlight/fog combo, but for now I'll just turn them off manually.

 

Sounds like Z is hosting a retrofit party at his house! I'll bring the pizzas HA! :P

 

Hi,
It is a Cusco Version II bar.