Shakejunt33

from what i hear et35 all around is pretty flush without having much stretch

SwoodyC300

Can I join?

phenom3030

Sent the referral Swoody. Let me know if you didn't get it.

will042082

What's it take to join? Email is will042082@gmail.com!

phenom3030

Takes $49 bucks per year. But it comes with a slew of benefits!

i"ll send ya a referral link!

phenom3030

Haven't updated in a while...

Luxury Abstract determined the best wheel specs, I'll be going with a 19x8.5 +35 in front and 19x9.5 +38 in the rear. I'm excited! With the Colorado winter coming up and the build time for a bespoke set of wheels, I don't foresee mounting the new set up until next spring.
The specs happen to be the same as user 04Boxster's setup, if you're wondering what it may look like.

Received my set of Depo projector headlights from USR. I know i said i didn't want to deal with removing/replacing headlights but man, I miss the light output and look of HID projector lights! I opted for a set with their preinstalled HID kit with 4300k bulbs. May switch them out for 5000k bulbs if I'm not satisified with color temp and output.

Also set an appointment to get winter tires for the C, going with a set of GT Radial Champiro Icepro's in 225/45/17 on my OEM staggered Sport wheels. Anyone have any experience with that brand/model of winter tire?

And been using Chemical Guys routinely on the C. They make such awesome stuff! Frequently get comments from my wife, friends and co workers about how clean the car is or how it smells new all the time.

Shakejunt33

excited to see the rims on your car!

phenom3030

So finally got my license plates a few weeks ago. In my state only a rear plate is required so I could remove the front LP holder. After removing it I was left with four unsightly holes. Searched the forums and came across another members' DIY fix. Lic plate bumper plug DIY








Here's a before/after:



For the headlight install I pretty much followed the links in the headlight thread as well as a couple different videos on youtube. Also took allenp99's advice and used some painters tape to help protect the bumper and fenders.



Here they are installed and off.



Here they are compared to OEM halogens



And here's my attempt to capture them warming up and seeing the color temp change to final output.

MBSebas87

man they look excellent!!

allenp99

Car looks really clean, phenom3030. Nice work!

Btw, will have to take your recommendation on Chemical Guys products, I've been looking for some quality cleaning products.

Looking forward to seeing the wheels once they're installed. Any other mods you have on your to-do list?

-allen

BacktoBC

Very nice! Have you had any problems with the shutter sticking?

phenom3030

Thanks! And I couldn recommend CG's products enough. Their stuff lasts a long time! I just keep ordering because I want to try out more of their products. Lol
As far as other mods, I've got an appointment for winter tires tomorrow! Lol.
Other than that, I'd like to find a front lip and get the rear splitters. Just sucks that there's only one type of front lip for our cars. :/

No problems as of yet. I haven't left them on for any period of time though. Ill try leaving them on for a minute or two and seeing if they stick and report back.

Sing830

I order the same headlight that you have. May i know where did you hide your ballast?

Thx

phenom3030

I haven't implemented a more permanent solution, I need to go buy some double sided tape. but for now I have the wedged in two spots. In the past day+ of driving they haven't moved.


And forgot to thank Unique Style Racing for the nifty little valve caps.



Also got my winter tires on! Made my appointment with Discount Tire on Friday since the snow wasn't suppose to be here until Wednesday. Snow started falling last night! And glad I made that appointment because at opening time, DT was packed! At one point the rep's were quoting 4 hour wait times!


Went with GT Radial Champiro Icepro's in 225/45/17 all around. Initial impression is that they're doing well. We'll see as time goes on.

polar13

Car looks great! I bet she handles the snow well with those tires. I never knew how important snow tires were until I lived in Boulder for a few years. Definitely try and get out and try the high beams for a few minutes if you can. After buying these once and having to return them I am in the fence about ordering again but they definitely transform the look of the car.

phenom3030

Thanks! On one of my drives homei turned the high beams on when i got to my neighborhood, that them on for about 2-3 minutes until I pulled into my garage. Watched the light on the wall when I turned the high's off and they shutter dropped just fine. I'll keep testing them but so far, every time I've used them the shutters haven't failed to work yet. So far so good!

acarter53

How do they come off? I want to do this mod was afraid of braking them

phenom3030

The front's are threaded. So I wrapped the oem plastic ones with a small towel and used a Gerber multi tool to gently unscrew them. The rears had me a bit nervouse because the instructions say they are "pop off". For those, I again used a towel and multi tool, then gripped and pulled as straight up as possible to get them off. Being super cautious to not hit the door frame. (Roll the rear windows down so you have room to work.)
For the new pins, I just screwed the fronts down as far as they would go and for the rears I just pushed them down using just enough force again being cautious to not push them down to hard/far.

phenom3030

So its been a while since my last post but... production of my wheels is coming to a close! Luxury Abstract is amazing! Check out the photos so far:

jpbenz

Beautiful!

BenzAMX

Thumbs up!

mr.brightside

holy crap...what kind of suspension are you planning on running with those wheels? i dont even think i would mount them, they are that nice! i would just buy them and have them in my living room as a trophy, lol.

Rodpwnz

I'm sorry, I never gave you a response on the question...and I know it's too late now lol.

I thought light output was perfectly fine, albeit maybe a little less than the regular halogens.

I have 6K HIDs now, with the same DEPO headlights you do...I paid like $700ish total for all the custom wiring and install on all my exterior lights. Lifetime warranty on HIDs and their work though, so the premium price is basically for peace of mind.

I'm not fond of the rims, but your car is beautiful and I respect your taste.

SMOKEY300

License plate delete makes the car look so clean - wish we could do that over here.

janusgrimnitz

Really looks great

How are you able to have DRL light on with headlights?