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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 05:49 PM
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my upgrade

s4 alt
batt relocation
2nd gen fuse box
alarm remote start pager
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 05:57 PM
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Hey! Looks like you did some pretty sweet addons to your car.

I am curious about your battery relocation though, I am going to need to relocate my battery for intercooler piping. I am wondering if you just bought a relocation kit or if you peiced together parts to make it work (if so im interested in the length of wires you used) and so you have to relay wires from the alternator all the way back and same with the fusebox?

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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 06:26 PM
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Dang, not to shabby. really digging the headlights. Did you notice any advantoges to relocating the battery to the right storage bin? All in all, looks pretty sweet.
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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Dang, not to shabby. really digging the headlights. Did you notice any advantoges to relocating the battery to the right storage bin? All in all, looks pretty sweet.
moved the batt because I will be runing the piping for the intercooler
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan_s_young
Hey! Looks like you did some pretty sweet addons to your car.

I am curious about your battery relocation though, I am going to need to relocate my battery for intercooler piping. I am wondering if you just bought a relocation kit or if you peiced together parts to make it work (if so im interested in the length of wires you used) and so you have to relay wires from the alternator all the way back and same with the fusebox?

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I used a amp kit that I bought at wallmart for 25 bucks it comes with 4gauge wire and all the connecters. but I had to buy a breaker block (from best buys) so if anything happens to the hot wire I can just reset it. if you put a fuse ( 150 amp) and it blows you could be stuck on the side of the road...now if I park my car for a long time I can just turn off the breaker and the batt wont die. To tie the batt down I used a brakit tie down I bought from pepboys and drilled to small holes in the floor and tighten it up...
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:13 PM
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I really like those headlights... mind letting me n on how u did that?
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:32 PM
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I bougt them from cp racing I wont deal with them again (cpracing.ca) you are in canada you might have better luck with them
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by bad 83
Dang, not to shabby. really digging the headlights. Did you notice any advantoges to relocating the battery to the right storage bin? All in all, looks pretty sweet.
I have two amps in the left bin so I had to put the batt in the right bin

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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 08:56 PM
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Nice batt job, looks identical to mine, even the tie down
I would of used larger wire though. where did you run it thru and what about the ground?
Nice looking ride!
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Jose Feliciano
I bougt them from cp racing I wont deal with them again (cpracing.ca) you are in canada you might have better luck with them

ya its funny isn't it...we live in canada...their in canada...but their prices are in american dollars...thats the biggest kick in the ***** especially if you live here...I bought the bolt adaptors, hood scoop, and triangular strut bar...it seemed like it took forever to get them here...and when they did arrive the bolt adaptors didn't come...I figured they got stolen or something...anyway the customer service I would have to say was pretty good I got an immediate response...and the adaptors arrived in a day and a half...just goes to show you how fast they could get it here if they wanted to...
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 03:40 AM
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man i always wonder why it takes them so long to deliver it
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 04:03 AM
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that cars pretty clean, i like it!
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Max7
Nice batt job, looks identical to mine, even the tie down
I would of used larger wire though. where did you run it thru and what about the ground?
Nice looking ride!
I did two grounds one to the seat belt bolt and one to the driver seat bolt I also used a hole in the fire wall by the gas padel cabel fit the 4 gauge right throw
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by riceburner1r2001
man i always wonder why it takes them so long to deliver it
it took them 5 months to send the head light buckits I was putting my own lights in them. and the set the sent were not sealed that good I had to redo it
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 01:35 PM
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Originally posted by Lee Lyons

...it seemed like it took forever to get them here...and when they did arrive the bolt adaptors didn't come...I figured they got stolen or something...anyway the customer service I would have to say was pretty good I got an immediate response...and the adaptors arrived in a day and a half...just goes to show you how fast they could get it here if they wanted to...
After reading some threads in the Good Guy/Bad Guy board, I'd have to say you were pretty lucky...
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 02:12 PM
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yup you were a lucky one
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 02:42 PM
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who makes the alarm remote start pager you have? it looks cool
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 05:00 PM
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I like how the head light look on your car but have you ever thought about painting the inside trim pieces of the headlight the same color as your car so they blend in a litte more?
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 05:54 PM
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its easier when u live close to them and bother the **** out of them everyday
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Old Feb 23, 2006 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by lx_machado
who makes the alarm remote start pager you have? it looks cool
autopage .com very good alarm I am happy with it,model 855
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 02:25 PM
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Originally posted by riceburner1r2001

its easier when u live close to them and bother the **** out of them everyday


I'm assuming this in reference to CP Racing...you oughtta see if you can't make some money as a paid agent/representative for the folks who are posting in GG/BG about getting bent by that crew...looks like opportunity knocking to me...

As an asides...that looks like a full-size Optima in there. Was that just because you already had it? Has anyone thought about the smaller "Sport Compact" Optima since we're not talking about cranking a high compression V8 here? For me, I'm going to have the front main Optima Red and I'm using that interior "bin" spot for a stereo amps-only Optima.

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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 02:45 PM
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I love that optima red top no problems with it
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 04:59 PM
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Looks nice. Good Job, I have a red top too, they are great batteries. I do have to say though that those flames on the side of the car are ugly. I am willing to offer you money to take them off. It would make your car look way better IMO. I will say that those headlights look pretty good. Alot better thatn some of the other similar headlight mods i have seen. Good JOb!
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by TiViD
Looks nice. Good Job, I have a red top too, they are great batteries. I do have to say though that those flames on the side of the car are ugly. I am willing to offer you money to take them off. It would make your car look way better IMO. I will say that those headlights look pretty good. Alot better thatn some of the other similar headlight mods i have seen. Good JOb!
they are painted on looks better in person
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 09:59 PM
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i have now added a efan and msd coils
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