Whats your biggest mistake you ever made while DIY?
06-19-2003
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touching the chrome isnt the prob... its getting the factory black sealer off that you accidentally smudge on there ! .... tip rubbing achohol and patinets work wonders !
06-19-2003
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Rep Power: 0 my headlights arent that bad.. not the greatest clear job but the dont leak and the only problem is some one little black smudge inside that only i noticed... oh and some extra silcon (i didnt want it to leak)...
but stupidest diy was the vtec light - great for dohc cars the have some lift... but in our cars its just dumb... im turning it into a shift light for my tac its right in my gauge pod so its a really nice location and all i need to do is take off the resisters and its bright as hell
but stupidest diy was the vtec light - great for dohc cars the have some lift... but in our cars its just dumb... im turning it into a shift light for my tac its right in my gauge pod so its a really nice location and all i need to do is take off the resisters and its bright as hell
06-19-2003
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clearing headlights wasnt too bad, cause they turned out very good in the end. but i did mess up when i did them.
the stupidest thing i did was forgetting to tighten the nut on top of the strut when grey and i installed my springs. we forgot about it and i took a test drive (thanks to noname) and notised an unusual grinding noise. checked it out and found out what the problem was. if i didnt look under there i could have probably died if the strut fell off or something. oops.
the stupidest thing i did was forgetting to tighten the nut on top of the strut when grey and i installed my springs. we forgot about it and i took a test drive (thanks to noname) and notised an unusual grinding noise. checked it out and found out what the problem was. if i didnt look under there i could have probably died if the strut fell off or something. oops.
06-20-2003
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Rep Power: 0 I haven't messed anything up (knock on wood) I did get some black stuff on my headlights but you can't even see it......I have only had one major problem and it was when Blown, Cisco88 and I installed my Koni's we couldn't get the top nut off to get the hat of the strut off...so we had to drill it off.....
But install is great......the only thing I don't like is if I turn my wheel all the way to one direction in a fast turn...I kinda hear a shifting knock......
But install is great......the only thing I don't like is if I turn my wheel all the way to one direction in a fast turn...I kinda hear a shifting knock......
06-20-2003
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oh and when I did a glow guage DIY ... well my speedo won't go past 78.
Cop: Son you were going 110 in a 65
Me: But sir, my speedo only said 78
Cop: tough $hit, off to jail!
Cop: Son you were going 110 in a 65
Me: But sir, my speedo only said 78
Cop: tough $hit, off to jail!
06-20-2003
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Rep Power: 407 Originally posted by cryption
oh and when I did a glow guage DIY ... well my speedo won't go past 78.
Cop: Son you were going 110 in a 65
Me: But sir, my speedo only said 78
Cop: tough $hit, off to jail!
oh and when I did a glow guage DIY ... well my speedo won't go past 78.
Cop: Son you were going 110 in a 65
Me: But sir, my speedo only said 78
Cop: tough $hit, off to jail!
06-20-2003
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Rep Power: 0 I was changing the filter on my intake and some how i dropped a screw driver inside the fender. I knew i lost it but didnt know exactly where it was. I fell out on the freeway and i think i may have caused an accident or at least cracked someones window.
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Rep Power: 355 Lets see...
Ive lost a socket in my engine compartment, screwed up my interior switch thingy, broke 2 neons (none of which were my fault), oh and the worst was...
I was hooking up some interior neons, and I was powering the switch. Well, being I was a n00b, I hooked it up to the postive connection on my battery first. So I was pulling a livewire through the firewall, it hit some metal, and it started to spark. I was really scared :/
Ive lost a socket in my engine compartment, screwed up my interior switch thingy, broke 2 neons (none of which were my fault), oh and the worst was...
I was hooking up some interior neons, and I was powering the switch. Well, being I was a n00b, I hooked it up to the postive connection on my battery first. So I was pulling a livewire through the firewall, it hit some metal, and it started to spark. I was really scared :/
06-21-2003
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Rep Power: 0 changing the dash colour. haah. i wish it was just stock. it's all uneven and ****. i fear it will hurt my resale when the guy decides to turn on the lights...
06-21-2003
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Rep Power: 0 Well When I was changing my rear brakes I had a pair of neednose pliers pulling on one of the springs....and pulling toward me(like a dumbass) to release the tension. Well they slipped off the spring and i managed to stab myself on the inside of my nose almost completely going through my septum(that part that separates your nostrils) Talk about ouch. Nearly knocked my *** out and bled like a b*tch.
06-21-2003
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Rep Power: 348 Originally posted by htowncivicEX
Cleared my headlights. Was lazy and didn't seal it up with silicone. They fogged up and I had to do the whole thing over again the next week.
Cleared my headlights. Was lazy and didn't seal it up with silicone. They fogged up and I had to do the whole thing over again the next week.
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06-21-2003
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by JumpingBean
Well When I was changing my rear brakes I had a pair of neednose pliers pulling on one of the springs....and pulling toward me(like a dumbass) to release the tension. Well they slipped off the spring and i managed to stab myself on the inside of my nose almost completely going through my septum(that part that separates your nostrils) Talk about ouch. Nearly knocked my *** out and bled like a b*tch.
Well When I was changing my rear brakes I had a pair of neednose pliers pulling on one of the springs....and pulling toward me(like a dumbass) to release the tension. Well they slipped off the spring and i managed to stab myself on the inside of my nose almost completely going through my septum(that part that separates your nostrils) Talk about ouch. Nearly knocked my *** out and bled like a b*tch.
06-21-2003
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by sc1golfr
just reading that is painful
just reading that is painful
that hurts my side
anyways the diy i screwed up was the throttle cable adjustment and i managed to idle at 4000 rpms since it was way too tight.
06-21-2003
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Rep Power: 0 While doing the VTEC DIY One of the wires shorted and disabled my VTEC... I fixed it, but the check engine light was on... boy where those honda techs confused.
06-23-2003
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Rep Power: 0 I dunno after hearing all that stuff, in which I was going to (attempt) clear my headlights this week. But now who knows.
06-23-2003
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by Freak
I dunno after hearing all that stuff, in which I was going to (attempt) clear my headlights this week. But now who knows.
I dunno after hearing all that stuff, in which I was going to (attempt) clear my headlights this week. But now who knows.
06-23-2003
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Rep Power: 0 never really screwed up yet! i guess im just lucky
headlights, tail lights, underglow lights, fog lights (thats a lot of friggen lights), aluminum mesh install, headunit dash install/wiring, new horn install/wiring, amp wiring, sub wiring, rca wiring, (thats a lot of friggen wiring).. and thats it.. oh.. rims.. lol.. i dont think that really counts.. kinda tough to mess up
WAIT now that i think of it, i did mess up on the rims.. i used the OEM lugs on tuner wheels and well.. only about one thread of the lug was holding the wheel!! damn thing was almost falling off!! (but i got a set of tuner lugs the next week or so.. so it was ok)
next DIY is putting in coilovers.. shouldnt be too hard since i have a pro helping me out.. and putting on a license plate cover.. i think i can handle that
headlights, tail lights, underglow lights, fog lights (thats a lot of friggen lights), aluminum mesh install, headunit dash install/wiring, new horn install/wiring, amp wiring, sub wiring, rca wiring, (thats a lot of friggen wiring).. and thats it.. oh.. rims.. lol.. i dont think that really counts.. kinda tough to mess up
WAIT now that i think of it, i did mess up on the rims.. i used the OEM lugs on tuner wheels and well.. only about one thread of the lug was holding the wheel!! damn thing was almost falling off!! (but i got a set of tuner lugs the next week or so.. so it was ok)
next DIY is putting in coilovers.. shouldnt be too hard since i have a pro helping me out.. and putting on a license plate cover.. i think i can handle that
