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#27
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Thanks for all the complements.
To Snub Disphenoid, it took them a good month and a half to get them out to me. Although it me riding them on a daily basis for weeks before they finally shipped out. In all honesty i would personally never buy anything from them again, their customer service is not bad, but it is far from good. Also, the quality of the kit is ok. I had to do quite a few modifications to get it to work properly:
1) i had to modify the brackets a-la oval the holes to get the lights to line up to the body correctly.
2) After adjusting the position of the lights there was a gap between the light beams and the housing. So i temporarily had to used some high temp black RTV between the two to prevent moisture from getting into the housing. It has worked well but, i am looking for a better alternative.
3) In order to mount the front of the lights to the bumper i had to completlely remove the bracket from the lights and drill a hole and then fasten it with an allen head stud, some washers and bolts that i got from home depot.
All in all I give the experience a 5 out of 10. For the price of the kit, if you have the know-how, or the resources, you could do it a whole lot cheaper. My advice to all, buy at your own risk.
more updates to come...
To Snub Disphenoid, it took them a good month and a half to get them out to me. Although it me riding them on a daily basis for weeks before they finally shipped out. In all honesty i would personally never buy anything from them again, their customer service is not bad, but it is far from good. Also, the quality of the kit is ok. I had to do quite a few modifications to get it to work properly:
1) i had to modify the brackets a-la oval the holes to get the lights to line up to the body correctly.
2) After adjusting the position of the lights there was a gap between the light beams and the housing. So i temporarily had to used some high temp black RTV between the two to prevent moisture from getting into the housing. It has worked well but, i am looking for a better alternative.
3) In order to mount the front of the lights to the bumper i had to completlely remove the bracket from the lights and drill a hole and then fasten it with an allen head stud, some washers and bolts that i got from home depot.
All in all I give the experience a 5 out of 10. For the price of the kit, if you have the know-how, or the resources, you could do it a whole lot cheaper. My advice to all, buy at your own risk.
more updates to come...
#28
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Originally Posted by Ronald E. Jacques
I like them and I may be getting them soon. They look alot better since CP redesigned them so there aren't any rivets showing. How much weight do you think it saved?
I think it saved about 10-15 pounds from the front of the car. not alot, but for a weight saver every bit counts.
I definitely will paint the inside and vent of the housing. Can someone do a photoshop with the lights, hood, and moulding painted the same color as the car. I will try a ghetto version with microsoft paint when i get off work.
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cpracing is located in Canada..but I dont' know why you haven't gotten them if you ordered them in march. Anyways they look pretty good..nice fc man..can't wait to see the finished product =)
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Originally Posted by staticguitar313
Once you get them paint that will look great, the red/black combo only works with the black s4 trim IMO. Looks great though good job.
#38
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Thanks Bitteliten thant photoshop is beautiful! I am definitely going to paint them red now!
By the way Dltreezan, i really like that kit your putting together. Are you selling the fenders yet? i just might have to buy some from you before i paint.
By the way Dltreezan, i really like that kit your putting together. Are you selling the fenders yet? i just might have to buy some from you before i paint.
#39
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personally it reminds me of either a panda bear or a crack ***** the big black lnes all around arent apealing to me
but if the headlights were like this i would really like it
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but if the headlights were like this i would really like it
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Last edited by Aaron Cake; 06-02-05 at 09:46 AM.
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Originally Posted by Dltreezan
my own ghetto setup for much cheaper
I remember seeing something like this a while back. Do you have any pics with these on your fc?
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Originally Posted by diagoro
lol so cf hood only looks good with janky nasty s4 trim? oh right, you hacked your roof off...
#44
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Originally Posted by capn
but if the headlights were like this i would really like it
#46
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Originally Posted by lnbrown5981
Thanks. Those are from cpracing.ca they were 550 shipped. I think it is a bit overpriced but overall i am very happy with the result.
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Originally Posted by staticguitar313
first of all carbonfiber is nasty looking on anything other than black vehicles, i prefer the s4 trim over s5, with the exeption of the front bumper. I like the actual trim shape better, and since its black it'd go with that light set-up better. Oh yeah i didn't hack the roof off i bought it like that, jackass
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Originally Posted by RETed
If you paid the regular price of around $2,000USD for the *original*, I don't think you'd be complaining about the price.
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