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Old 11-29-16, 09:31 AM
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When he first bought the car, it was corrected with Griot's Garage Fast Correcting Cream on Microfiber Cutting pads...






...followed by Meguiar's M205 on LC White Polishing Pads. The paint was then coated with 22ple VX Pro2 Glass Coating.

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You can find pics of the car during the coating installation in the following article:
Product Review & Application: 22ple VX Pro2 by Zach McGovern

You do such a good job man. i am going to try to do mine here within the next few months.
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Originally Posted by Joker4096
You do such a good job man. i am going to try to do mine here within the next few months.
Thanks! It was a group effort on Ping83's car... I provided all materials, developed the best 2 step process, and worked on it when I had time, but he did a good amount of the correction work himself. If you have any questions before you tackle your own project, don't hesitate to get a hold of me... I am always happy to help

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Originally Posted by zmcgovern4
Thanks! It was a group effort on Ping83's car... I provided all materials, developed the best 2 step process, and worked on it when I had time, but he did a good amount of the correction work himself. If you have any questions before you tackle your own project, don't hesitate to get a hold of me... I am always happy to help

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Thanks, I have the Mt300 and the 5" microfiber correction kit. Would this be good enough? I was thinking either Cquartz 9h or 22ple to put on top afterwards. What are your suggections?
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Thanks, I have the Mt300 and the 5" microfiber correction kit. Would this be good enough? I was thinking either Cquartz 9h or 22ple to put on top afterwards. What are your suggections?
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Wow that looks gorgeous. I hate detailing. But also cringed when I got a quote to coat mine post paint correction.
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Another one from the photo shoot
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Old 11-30-16, 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by MileHIFcar
Another one from the photo shoot
Those wheels look so good. What low beam HID bulbs do you have or is it the pic?
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Thanks! The low beams are Osram CBI's.................. got them from the Retrofit Source Good bulbs, not cheap but well worth it for me

I read a 160 page thread on them @ HID Planet and was convinced!!

Wheels are in my sig also........
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Yeah I had CBIs on my 370Z and they were great!
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Yea, great bulbs I agree, so much so that I'm going to buy a pair for my Honda Odyssey
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Old 11-30-16, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by MileHIFcar
Thanks! The low beams are Osram CBI's.................. got them from the Retrofit Source Good bulbs, not cheap but well worth it for me

I read a 160 page thread on them @ HID Planet and was convinced!!
In your readings, did you ever find a side by side comparison of TRS own 5500K bulbs? Just wondering if they are $100 better or if the difference is marginal. They have been in my shopping cart for a couple weeks haha.
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In your readings, did you ever find a side by side comparison of TRS own 5500K bulbs? Just wondering if they are $100 better or if the difference is marginal. They have been in my shopping cart for a couple weeks haha.
I never did, and don't know too much about TRS own 5500k bulbs sorry?

What I do know is that I wanted a whiter/cooler Kelvin bulb that didn't lose lumen output and from the research I did the Osrams are the only bulbs on the market right now that provide a 5000k color and lumen output that is identical to 4300k bulbs +/- 2-300 lumens for fluctuation throughout the life of the bulb.

They do take about 25-50 hours to burn in completely to reach their 5000k temp/color. I like the light output and the color they put out for sure!
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Cool, thanks for the info. I've read the same. I might shoot Matt an email and see what he says. He's been very helpful the 7+ years I've known him.


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