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Originally Posted by dared3vil0 (Post 8683811)

Looks good. Katzkin?

no, company that put them in bought the leather off ford and put it in themselves

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Originally Posted by Gh0stRider (Post 8684003)

new reverse led bulbs

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psqoshd4ol.jpg

Mind pointing where to buy? I got some but they are dim af.

did some dipping with gloss.

no one, I mean no one likes the hideous ACURA plenum shield on all their new models...come on, you'd have to be insane to like it!

thus...my weekend project was to 'conceal' it a bit better so its not the main point of er...attraction when looking at the front end.

Most likely I will also dip the grill chrome trim as well....eventually.

2nd Gen RDX - front end grill pic for reference

http://image.motortrend.com/f/472068...front_view.jpg

DIP IT !

http://i.imgur.com/fvHfR4Z.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/WoQX1ec.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/CvosuZl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/cztatQX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/xkYrH8A.jpg

Looks good! One other option as well, try dipping it with just a matte clear. Makes it a nice silver.

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Originally Posted by daval (Post 8684010)

Mind pointing where to buy? I got some but they are dim af.

bought from this site, however mine are different from the ones shown

7440 7443 T20 9W CREE LED Reverse Wedge Bulbs - Retro-Solutions Store

My girlfriends dad and I went to his old engineering shop and fired up the tig welder after 15 years. The first one wasn't pretty, the second turned out much better. Apparently he was literally the best in his day(he's 74 now) and was even asked to teach at Bcit for a while way back when. Oh how I'd love to get a shop, a welder and start picking his brain, not to mention have a teacher whenever required haha. Anyhow, a little rusty still But not bad for a second go.

We ended up welding a couple bungs in he oil pan for future turbo oil return and oil temp sensor.

That Acura now looks like a Mazda, IMO

Long post so I'll spoiler it

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Just build a quick $20 catch can from Home Depot parts, easy peasy.

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Originally Posted by FunkyColdMedina (Post 8683932)

http://i.imgur.com/zVhcWAc.png

$30 DIY rust repair. Only washed/waxed/polished that section of the car at the time (damn water restrictions!) so that's why the paint looks a little off. But for my beater I'm happy with the result!

Have a guide for that? My car has the same rust problem.

^ I'm curious about that too. Would love to see more details.

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Originally Posted by underscore (Post 8684661)

Just build a quick $20 catch can from Home Depot parts, easy peasy.

I'll look into this. The EF is all about budget mods haha.

You buy one of these for $10 Porter Cable | 1/4 inch Air Compressor Filter | Home Depot Canada, get barbed fittings in whatever size you need for the inlet and outlet, and teflon tape if the fittings don't come with dope already on them. Then just remove the brown filter element inside and pack it with some steel wool or in my case a cut up liquid filter for a shop vac, put it back together and pop it in the car, making sure you have the air flowing in the right direction (follow the arrow) and you're done.

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Originally Posted by underscore (Post 8684683)

Have a guide for that? My car has the same rust problem.

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Originally Posted by spoon.ek9 (Post 8684696)

^ I'm curious about that too. Would love to see more details.

I followed this DIY for the most part: http://forums.acuralegend.org/wheel-...air-t5151.html

Not to the tee, mind you... as that would have cost me a lot more than what I paid which ran me about $30 per side (will probably tackle that this week). My "actual" steps were:

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yup, its a 97 automatic v6 camry :(

Re-installed six rats to the nest. Result: Less Hesitation, better acceleration and fuel mileage.

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plasti dipped interior trim. did a fast crappy job(didnt even bother sanding away the original coat) so i will re-do it sometime in the future but im ok with it for now.

^ Prep it properly and use rattle can, then clear coat it.

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Originally Posted by spoon.ek9 (Post 8684454)

Long post so I'll spoiler it

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So close to failing you... because fuck that engine haha

lol you just saw this now?

Took my car in for some de-stancing. Times are tough, can't afford to go through tires every 15,000kms :alone: also was sick of how terribly the car handled with -5.5 degrees of rear camber, with rear of the car essentially riding the mushy sidewalls of the tires. Now the car handles like a taller, heavier EP3 on coilovers, totally didn't know the Element could handle so well with just some coils and other suspension upgrades, although it sort of makes sense as it uses the exact same suspension setup (sharing some components) with the DC5 :alonehappy: need to get the rear ride height figured out though, as the rear ride height with proper functional camber is a fist gap :lawl:

http://i.imgur.com/brtdaU4.jpg

See you Thursday, time to upsell you more shit :troll: