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01-03-2014, 08:29 PM
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Look what happened minutes after i put them in the car, diodes literally melted off 
Cheap ebay shit 
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01-03-2014, 08:33 PM
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#452 | | Media Officer / MOD
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Originally Posted by Prelude_2_NV  Yes. Now saving up for exhaust, coilovers, wheels and tires. The cycle never ends. Lol
Posted via RS Mobile | um.... which gen accord? not a lot of people go with rv6 j-pipe vs xlr8 because of clearance and performance.
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01-04-2014, 01:09 AM
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#453 | | 2x Variable Nockenwellen Steuerung
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It is not that it is cheap, it is designed to attract people who think more is better. You might want to check to see how much voltage your alternator is giving during your car startup. A surge will kill LEDs just like that, if you want your bulb to last always have a voltage conditioner before the LED bulbs. LED are essentially chips, it doesn't take much to fry them. On the bright side, most people who retrofit LED into older cars will blow out the lights right away, rather than on the road with the horrible glare with HID retrofit.
Take a look at Luxeon bulbs they have 2 LEDs but with good cooling design and will be way brighter than the bulbs you got. Quote:
Originally Posted by LP700-4 Look what happened minutes after i put them in the car, diodes literally melted off
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Last edited by godwin; 01-04-2014 at 01:37 AM.
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01-04-2014, 01:46 AM
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#454 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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I bought many of those cheap LED bulbs for my cars before, none of them work very well, the 5w city lights are even worse, it starts melting after 1hr of driving in summer.
the more reliable bulbs are the one from Cree or those with single giant diode, they tend to have better material and brighter  | |
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01-04-2014, 02:27 AM
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Originally Posted by godwin It is not that it is cheap, it is designed to attract people who think more is better. You might want to check to see how much voltage your alternator is giving during your car startup. A surge will kill LEDs just like that, if you want your bulb to last always have a voltage conditioner before the LED bulbs. LED are essentially chips, it doesn't take much to fry them. On the bright side, most people who retrofit LED into older cars will blow out the lights right away, rather than on the road with the horrible glare with HID retrofit.
Take a look at Luxeon bulbs they have 2 LEDs but with good cooling design and will be way brighter than the bulbs you got. | If that's the case, then you would need to install an in line current limiting resistor. That should help protect against some surges.
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01-04-2014, 02:39 AM
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#456 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by dared3vil0 ^ Are they hard to install? Considering re-doing the dome light with LED's... | Kits are plug and play, installing LED's is as easy as changing the dome light with any regular bulb. If you can get the plastic cover off the light that is really the hardest part of the entire job.
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01-04-2014, 10:32 AM
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#457 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by meme405 Kits are plug and play, installing LED's is as easy as changing the dome light with any regular bulb. If you can get the plastic cover off the light that is really the hardest part of the entire job. | In that case i think i'll have to order some. Thanks!
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01-04-2014, 12:34 PM
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#458 | | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
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Originally Posted by Happy Who cares if she called it performance or not. It made me cringe seeing a self titled "bmw car enthusiast" cheap out and buy a $20 generic ebay spoiler rather than a well manufactored bootlid like Vorsteiner.
It's like buying fake side vents for a stock civic and saying it's a performance upgrade
Posted via RS Mobile | Fitment on some of Vorsteiner products are not much better than ebay stuff, and they are over priced. I have V front lip on my car, that's how I know.
Nothing beats the fitment of OEM parts.
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01-10-2014, 02:10 PM
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#459 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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GT Spec Strut Bar and Mishimoto Hose kit.  | |
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01-14-2014, 12:59 AM
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#460 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by meme405 GT Spec Strut Bar and Mishimoto Hose kit. | sold my gt spec strut bar to a IS member and he reported had problem installing it due to manufacturing defect. might want to watch out on that
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01-14-2014, 01:35 AM
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#461 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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01-15-2014, 01:04 PM
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#462 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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01-21-2014, 08:27 PM
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#463 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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Top and bottom end gasket kits for my MR2 motor. Had to search around a bit; some places wanted $350+ for all this!  | |
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01-21-2014, 09:57 PM
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#464 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by threezero sold my gt spec strut bar to a IS member and he reported had problem installing it due to manufacturing defect. might want to watch out on that | I saw that thread, didn't know that was your STB though.
It seems to be isolated to the 2nd generation FX's. Seems to me from what was posted it is a problem with poor manufacturing on the actual car from infiniti (the part of the fenderwell in the engine bay is not completely flat as it should be).
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01-22-2014, 02:46 PM
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#465 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by mk1freak [24-01, 14:19] mk1freak lots of bdays this year | Quote: |
Originally Posted by kross9 [22-05, 23:37] norans also got a pretty douchey white hipster haircut | Quote: |
Originally Posted by ICE_BOY [27-10, 22:25] can't spell ice without ie | 2014 Chevrolet Volt - Poo brown ft panel gaps - currently at 588mpg
2006 Honda CBR600RR "LaF'Honda" pronounced la-fawn-duh
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01-22-2014, 05:14 PM
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#466 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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I thought our cars had some similar colours going on before
I also have Mag blue wheels now lol
Gotta do a shoot or something :P
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01-22-2014, 08:36 PM
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#467 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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I'm down! Silver on mag blue volks ftw!
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Originally Posted by mk1freak [24-01, 14:19] mk1freak lots of bdays this year | Quote: |
Originally Posted by kross9 [22-05, 23:37] norans also got a pretty douchey white hipster haircut | Quote: |
Originally Posted by ICE_BOY [27-10, 22:25] can't spell ice without ie | 2014 Chevrolet Volt - Poo brown ft panel gaps - currently at 588mpg
2006 Honda CBR600RR "LaF'Honda" pronounced la-fawn-duh
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01-22-2014, 09:36 PM
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#468 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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Can I join with white on silver/polish?  | |
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01-22-2014, 10:50 PM
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#469 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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For sure 
I'll msg you guys when it gets a bit warmer
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01-22-2014, 10:59 PM
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#470 | | easy e
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Originally Posted by kakucaekz Top and bottom end gasket kits for my MR2 motor. Had to search around a bit; some places wanted $350+ for all this! | Dalton, where'd you get the gasket kits from and how much were they? Super interested in rebuilding a spare engine I have.
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01-22-2014, 11:40 PM
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#471 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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Originally Posted by J.C For sure
I'll msg you guys when it gets a bit warmer | Or when I get my car back into driveable form 
Saiko, pm'd!
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01-23-2014, 07:42 AM
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#472 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by kakucaekz Can I join with white on silver/polish? | We can trailer your car in 
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Originally Posted by mk1freak [24-01, 14:19] mk1freak lots of bdays this year | Quote: |
Originally Posted by kross9 [22-05, 23:37] norans also got a pretty douchey white hipster haircut | Quote: |
Originally Posted by ICE_BOY [27-10, 22:25] can't spell ice without ie | 2014 Chevrolet Volt - Poo brown ft panel gaps - currently at 588mpg
2006 Honda CBR600RR "LaF'Honda" pronounced la-fawn-duh
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01-23-2014, 05:37 PM
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#473 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Cree Q5 7W LED projector beam reverse lights. Crazy bright, but not sure why I bought them. Sort of an impulse buy for no apparent reason.
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[13-03, 11:25] MG1 when you hit the brakes, it shoots cum at pedestrian - bukkake
[12-03, 19:06] meme405 That e30 is so mexiflushed I thought we were in albuquerque
[12-03, 23:03] rb when i see a modded element. I have nothing but respect. either the parents kicked him out or the guy is killing hookers in the back | |
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01-23-2014, 05:54 PM
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#474 | | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
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A front lip and some blue led strips for a DIY footwell and cupholder lighting setup.
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01-24-2014, 10:22 PM
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#475 | | no
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Downforce cf side diffusers 
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