MidnightCivic

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Sold it!

HateOnEveryone

Had a bit of a scare last nite when I saw tons of smoke billowing from under my engine bay. Turns out when I pulled over.that due to bumps in the road one of my fog lights fell out and was melting my fenderliner.

RizeLe

cant do anything due to the fact that thursday night an a**hole blew a stop sign and ram into my car.

HateOnEveryone

Damn how bad is it got.pics?

Roxie

Sounds like a fun repair job lol.

pwnsauce

LOL my first set of fogs did that in my em2 also. but it destroyed the backside of the foglight itself too.

RizeLe

this is how it looks like now

pwnsauce

look on the bright side. now u can take that insurance check and get a fender off ebay and ebay headlights and all that. then put the rest towards a cam.

at least your friend didnt wreck it and the guys insurance is paying for it. lol
im getting paid back...VERY SLOWWWLLLLLYYYYYYY.

montecarlogrrl

I washed mine.. and now you can easily see all the "spiderweb" scratches in the paint and how badly it needs to be buffed. :/
Now looking for ideas for re-covering my center console lid. The fabric is worn and it looks crappy.

Roxie

Took the baby out to grab beer since it's my birfday

I keep it classy hahaha

inifiniteblur

how come every shop i take my car to has those kinda problems as well.
i was once told that they couldnt figure out how to turn off my car and let it run for 20 mins before the remote start timer turned it off.
anyway...this is what i did yesterday and today. painted window trim

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

happy bday roxie.

i modded my license plate housings to fit the new osram LED w5w bulbs. you need to de pin the spades and snip the top metal prong off otherwise the led heatsink will short out and blow fuse. this is the 6000k which i just got as a test set to take apart. the 4000k version is backordered for another month. i have more pics but these are the important ones. they are really good quality led bulbs, prolly the best you can buy now. check hidplanet.com for the full review and pics.





the modded terminals. notice the stock on the left and modded on the right with trimmed spades.

HateOnEveryone

ye werd this sucks but coulda been way worse.i once got hit from the side and forced under a parked school bus had to get a new fender bumper hood hindges light brackets head light all aftermarket all the parts cost me less then 400$ hammered out the frame did all the labor myself and at the time i was an auto body painter so i painted it myself. car actuly looked beter then then it ever did so look at the bright side, and rebuild. im sure there were things about ur car u were unhappy with or wish u did differently (atleaste that how it was for me) nd now is ur opertunity to do it.

Brian1037

Happened to me as well. The cheap fog light housings are made of plastic and they got stripped and wouldn't hold in the bulb well any more. Fell out after a bump and burned through the bottom of the bumper. Now I have about 70 strips of duct tape holding in each bulb. Not exaggerating... actually 70.

RizeLe

dam thats way worst then what happen to me but yeah im wanted to do alot of stuff to my car but i didnt want this to happen. but i was able to find everything i want on ebay and its gonna caost me about 600 thats including all the extras i want on the car. i.e fog light, HID, brake, rotor, type R lip f/r. but the problem for me is trying to find a good paint shop down in South jersey that does a good paint job for cheap.

DrunkinStuper

Drove her down a dirt road!!!
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krudmuphin

iTrader: (1)

Are they really that bad?! I'll keep that in mind because I haven't installed mine yet.

maxtierney

iTrader: (5)

Happy Birthday. Hope it was a good one.

pwnsauce

have you tried using color matched paint from paint scratch or somewhere to paint it? ive heard if you use good primer and take your time it can look just like professionally done. they sell aerosol cans with the paint in it, like spray paint.

Also: lowered the rear about another .5" today. i shouldnt need another alignment should it? it seems to handle about the same since it was just the rear.

HateOnEveryone

As an x autobody painter.my best advice is absolutly do not cheap out on thr paint make sure thy prep everything correctly.and use a spray booth and stuff. the last thing u want is to have ur paint flaking away 2 months after u fix it

Brian1037

yeah... the bulbs are made of metal and they will strip off 1 layer of cheap plastic every time you take them out of put them in. I guess it also depends on what brand you bought

paulymcd7

would you recommend sites like paint scratch or automotive touch up?

BlueEM2

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That'll buff out.

All joking aside that sucks

RizeLe

most of the shops i got in contact is mostly custom or franchise shop that want to charge me about 5000 for a paint job and thats way too much. i was hoping to spend around 1000 since my car is not that big.

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

detailed with adams detail spray, wolfgang plastic sealer for the lights, and meguiars ultimate quick wax for the paint. that wax is really good if you put it on every few weeks. lots of shine and smooth. easy to put on and remove too just like a detailer spray.

HateOnEveryone

Honestly the only aerosol can thatd every touch any part of my car would be trim black on the trim lol

HateOnEveryone

Na bro thats way to much. Get the parts prep them urself and give them tl a shop to spray them nd then put them on urself. Thats the cheapest way also let them ono ur paying cash cuz there gona try to rob ur insurence company if they think there gona b paying for it

HateOnEveryone

Today I replaced both fog lights broke out some touch up for the pin holes and gave her a quick polish

krudmuphin

iTrader: (1)

I have Vinjet lamps (from ebay) and luckily haven't been dismantled before. Should I tape up the bulb mounts before installing?

HateOnEveryone

Couldnt hurt