tlow98 wrote:

rockin' the rails for looks or function?

Function mostly.  I was trying to buy those aero cross bars from deliverator, but he's completely ignoring my pm's for some reason.  I plan on two bike trays up top.

I couple months back I upgraded my parking lights with LED bulbs.  It's been too snowy and cold to take any pictures. 
I also got a new relay for the signals and upgraded those to LED as well.  I couldn't get any pics of that though, the iPhone 3G fails at night pics. 
Enjoy teh grainy phonzr pics:


More blue than they actually look.  I do not have my head lamps on, this is just the parking lights.



That's a more accurate depiction of the color lighting they emit.  Again, that's just the parking lights. 
These things a pretty damn bright.  I got the High-Flux LED's from autolumination.com.  There are nine individual LED's on each bulb assembly.

I'm on lunch, so I'm going to whore out my incredibly unique car.  Busy day at the office.

I get all my LED's from autolumination.com.  The site layout is garbage, and it can be hard to navigate, but I've found that they have the best prices, best quality bulbs, and fastest shipping.  Not to mention that their customer service is first rate.  Here's the last order I placed, for the relay and the parking lights.

Flasher
Item# Led , Color: LED , Lens: EP34 (CF13JL-02)    $14.99 USD  1 EA
this is the relay 
T10 Wedge
Item# SMT Tower , Color: 8K White , Lens: 194    $8.99 USD  2 EA

Subtotal    $32.97 USD
Shipping and handling    $9.00 USD
Total    $41.97 USD
Payment    $41.97 USD
Payment sent to superlumination@cox.net

I already had the rear flashers left over from my xB.  They aren't quite bright enough for my tastes, so I'll be replacing them with some Hi-Flux towers soon.  Autolumination provides a pretty good chart that shows what LED corresponds with which standard bulb size.

92x_dude wrote:

Do you find the light output on the turn signal any brighter/or more intense than the regular bulb?

I was debating doing what you did, never got to it!

The hi-flux bulbs are intense.     They're at least as bright as an incandescent.  The bulbs I have now...  Not so much.  I'm ordering four hi flux towers and license plate LED's this week.  They don't come cheap, but they're totally worth it.

tlow98 wrote:

How'd you crinkle that back bumper?

Pretty cool mod, right?  I bought it like that.  There's also about 50 tiny door dings on the passenger side.  I imagine this car belonged to an old lady who parked in a garage next to an old man that drove a Cadillac DTS.

Detailed my car this morning and installed my cross bars.  She's looking very utilitarian, getting ready for spring.  When the snow melts, I'm installing the DF210's and getting a fresh alignment.  I also have a Yakima Raptor bike tray to put on.  Here are some fresh and shiny pics showcasing the cross bars:

eurospek wrote:

Your shift know is backwards.

I know.  If I tighten it any more than that, it's sideways.  If I stop tightening when it's facing the right direction, it's too loose.  I hate that thing...   I have a replacement on the way right now.

tlow98 wrote:

I replaced the HU in a Linear from the base unit, holy heck, did you notic the DRAMATIC sound improvement as well?

And wow, detailing when there's snow on the ground, new mods every day...I'm liking your motivation.  Speaking of which, what suspenders are those and are they on yet?

Thanks dude. 
Yes, major improvement in sound.  I hated the volume adjustment on the stock Clarion and the inability of the equalizer to turn down the lows.  I'm looking at components and a woofer now as well.
The coily do-dads are Tanabe DF210's on OEM WRX struts, but I haven't put them on because I decided to search for different struts.  I can't afford new, so I'm hoping I'll happen on some gently used.  Here's to hoping... 

thymighty wrote:

eurospek wrote:

Your shift know is backwards.

I know.  If I tighten it any more than that, it's sideways.  If I stop tightening when it's facing the right direction, it's too loose.  I hate that thing...   I have a replacement on the way right now.

here's a thought for you.  my LGT knob was doing the same thing.  so, i got out the teflon tape and gave the threads a good wind or two or three and reinstalled knob.  Voila, issue gone!