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Old Jun 18, 2016 | 01:31 AM
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Looks good cajlog
 
Old Jun 18, 2016 | 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by xxryu139xx
nice cutoff. u went DDM didnt u? may just want to lower the cutoff a little. best way to do this w/o a ruler is park behind a car on level ground 20-25 feet away. just have the top of your cut off below their sideview mirrors so that it doesnt blind them.
Yes, DDM. Thanks for the tip! Again, I really need to re-adjust until I get the perfect cutoff or the one I'm satisfied with. The reason behind my retrofit project it's that due to work I started traveling across towns and the highways are not really illuminated (3rd world countries FTW), also, I'm a good citizen (or pretend to be) and don't like people being blinded even tho most people locally don't care and just put HID kit in their cars without proper projectors like there's no tomorrow.

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Looks good cajlog
Thank you!

I fell in love with 6000k, ordered a pair for my foglights.
 
Old Jun 18, 2016 | 10:11 AM
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easy way to check if your blinding oncoming traffic is see if the cutoff line ends below their side view mirrors. my driver's side was slanted clockwise for a while and u can definitely see it shining on their faces, especially on the lanes furthest on the left side towards the opposite shoulder.
 
Old Jun 18, 2016 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by cajlog
Thank you!

I fell in love with 6000k, ordered a pair for my foglights.
Yup I have 6000k on my foglights as well I also have 3000K stashed somewhere before I changed em up;


Originally Posted by xxryu139xx
easy way to check if your blinding oncoming traffic is see if the cutoff line ends below their side view mirrors. my driver's side was slanted clockwise for a while and u can definitely see it shining on their faces, especially on the lanes furthest on the left side towards the opposite shoulder.
The first time I retrofitted I had come from hid's in my headlights so initially my projectors were pointed really low lol-- but yea I asjudted mine so that at about 20ft my cutoff was no higher than the top of an average car's bumper; I saw this online somewhere and liked it because I didn't want to be like those bimmers that look like they're highbeaming someone whenever they're going through bumpy roads and such hahah.
 
Old Jun 18, 2016 | 02:23 PM
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Here's my cut off that self fixed itself....

 
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Old Jun 18, 2016 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by xxryu139xx
Here's my cut off that self fixed itself....

Looks great!

Mine is aligned just below the license plate of a car in front of me..so that'd be above the bumper.
 
Old Jun 18, 2016 | 07:48 PM
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It's been a productive week. Done alot of stuff to the fit, that's been on my check list.

Mugen mats I got from Chino. Blue vinyl on the upper glove box. Still have to do the radio trim.





Ghetto Vinyl eyebrows and finished the driver's side black vinyl.

Rewired my lighting wires and moved them all inside the engine bay since they tend to die off and needed to be removed often to get replaced (love morimoto, but goddamn their halos and drivers die every minute, thank god their warranty is good). The harness died off again and i replaced it with the new one i received from the other harness that died a couple of months ago. Now I have to warranty another harness/driver.







As you can see the passenger side Morimoto XB LED fog is dead/dying. it is very dim compared to the driver's side. At one point when I was driving around admiring my cutoff, i hit a bump and the fog went to full power, however it went back to dim when i got home. So i have to warranty another Morimoto part.

Also did vinyl on the radiator cover.



Changed out the interior led lights since one of the map lights wont turn on anymore. Replaced them with the cheapest custom cut leds i can find from China. There were manufacturing excess burrs from where they cut it and wasnt smoothed out so i had file them down to fit. otherwise they look great. lets see how long they last.

Finally finished the recaro red door fabrics. So much easier than the initial plan of overlaying real carbon fiber fabric on them. Will need to look at the driver's side panel again since the bottom corner is popping out, I rushed the glue part so it didnt adhere completely.



Replaced my old cusco decals with 3d cusco decals and a Philippine flag.



 
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Old Jun 20, 2016 | 12:46 AM
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Hey RYU, I like the red door inserts and the jdm mugen mats. Car is looking good!
 
Old Jun 20, 2016 | 10:47 AM
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Radiator fan starting to sound funny, thinking of replacing it... will this one do: ?

https://www.amazon.com/TYC-601210-Re...%3Ahonda%3Afit
 
Old Jun 20, 2016 | 11:21 AM
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How'd you do this? JDM rear axle?
I wish. It's the Fast Brakes Kit.
 
Old Jun 20, 2016 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Boostedtaco
I wish. It's the Fast Brakes Kit.
do they still offer the kit??
 
Old Jun 21, 2016 | 07:05 AM
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I drove by the backlot of my local dealer and saw my fit wasting away.... Luckily he has a pal next to him. There is going to be a lot of issues with a car sitting untouched for 2+ months.
 
Old Jun 21, 2016 | 10:15 AM
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Had a slight disagreement with the wall backing into the garage, the cheapest solution was adding caps. I found these on ebay from China. Shipping was quick and the fit is great.







 
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Old Jun 21, 2016 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by bensenvill
do they still offer the kit??
You'd have to call and order a kit, the lead time is about 6 weeks. It needed some grinding to get it to fit good.
 
Old Jun 21, 2016 | 01:55 PM
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Got a bunch of stuff on the mail .. but first, took advantage of a local deal for a set of HANKOOK 205/55/15 tires. These should be similiar in terms of height to the Sport OEM wheel+tire combo.

 
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Old Jun 22, 2016 | 03:04 PM
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Got a call that my airbag is in. So Friday I'll be back to my fit. Get my intake put in. Need a new battery and tires. I can't wait. Sucks I was getting use to the civic 15 loaner.
 
Old Jun 24, 2016 | 09:47 AM
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Minor things:
- Replaced the windshield wipers with Goodyear Hybrid ones.
- Replaced my foglights 3000k HID with 6000k from APEX (love them, looks great).

Thread seems dead lately!
 
Old Jun 24, 2016 | 04:20 PM
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My CNC machined 6061-T6 Aluminum blocking plate to cover the 5th injector on Sprintex intake elbow just arrive,
getting closer to actually install my Sprintex



 
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Old Jun 24, 2016 | 06:13 PM
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replaced passenger side fog light. replaced other demoneye/halo controller. moved some ground. everything working now.
 
Old Jun 25, 2016 | 01:09 AM
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Installed my EBC greenstuff Pads and Slotted Rotors.


I am planning on flushing the brake fluid and replacing with Motul RBF600.
Does anyone know how much fluid is needed? They sell it in 500ml bottles.
Thanks.
 
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