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sup guys just got off of work it rained all day but since my car was not in motion i got no dirt onto my car
i figured what the heck take a few shots of my car, i just refinished s2k headlights and installed tein cs. im currently running a super conservative 2finger gap all around, yeah the ride height feels perfect for me, not too low not too high
about my retrofit: most of you guys know i did my own s2000 headlight retrofit a few months ago. i ran into some problems after i finished.
1, my headlights was not sealed all the way so yeah i got water in it
2, the inner lense was not really clear to begin with
3, since i was getting water in the housing i was also getting water stains on the lense
4, i also redid the ballast mount, to ensure water tight setup + cleaner OEM look
it took me all night to finish my retrofit, i stayed up till about 3am last night
it was well worth it!
when i initially made my s2k retrofit a lot of ppl asked me to take a pix of the backside, i did not do so because i did a real poor job. i basically just used eletrical tape to cover off the open hole. now i custom built a cover but this cover wasnt easy. the white pipe you see in the pix isnt a normal pvc pipe u get at homedepot.
heres the NEW UPDATED BACK SIDE woot! woot!
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about my retrofit: most of you guys know i did my own s2000 headlight retrofit a few months ago. i ran into some problems after i finished.
1, my headlights was not sealed all the way so yeah i got water in it
2, the inner lense was not really clear to begin with
3, since i was getting water in the housing i was also getting water stains on the lense
4, i also redid the ballast mount, to ensure water tight setup + cleaner OEM look
it took me all night to finish my retrofit, i stayed up till about 3am last night
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when i initially made my s2k retrofit a lot of ppl asked me to take a pix of the backside, i did not do so because i did a real poor job. i basically just used eletrical tape to cover off the open hole. now i custom built a cover but this cover wasnt easy. the white pipe you see in the pix isnt a normal pvc pipe u get at homedepot.
heres the NEW UPDATED BACK SIDE woot! woot!
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i really dotn know... i had it slammed at first but i was having problems getting up the driveway without scratching my mufflers. shoot just to get my driveway the first time i had tape newspaper rolls to my mufflers so they would scratch. when ever i get off my lazy butt i'll probally try doing 1finger gap but that wont be for awhile bc too many things are going on right now...
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Nice pics and nice headlights
I have a 1 finger gap in the rear and thats perfect but the front is like 2 fingers so tomorrow the front will be a little lower
If you like the ride than don't change it but you may want to lower it more once you get used to the current height.. Good Luck
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
Nice pics and nice headlights
I have a 1 finger gap in the rear and thats perfect but the front is like 2 fingers so tomorrow the front will be a little lower
If you like the ride than don't change it but you may want to lower it more once you get used to the current height.. Good Luck
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Originally Posted by chuckb
Tony, that was you that said your mechanic put it at the tein suggested specs, right?
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
Yea thats right...but the front seems a hair higher than the rear.... I have about a 2 finger gap in the front... it just doesn't look even... So I'm going to adjust it tomorrow maybe like 1/4 of a inch or so... Thats all nothing mayjor.... thank its off for a alignment... Oh ya hopefully bluelex will be coming over to help with the adjustment
and than we will take pics if the weather is good...
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if I could get them right first time, that'd be awesome....
sorry to go off topic joshoowa
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Chuck, i'm new to this to so hopefully Adrain can expalin things to me so i understand them and I'll try to get some measurements
Even though Tein has the measurements that your supposed to use the front is still a little higher.. I don't know why that is? but I don't want to go to low in the front because than I'll have problems with camber etc...... The ride is great though... Just a few turns in the front and i should be set
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