nlpamg

siiick, Roland!

btw, did the digital electronic climate control work for you? Steve tried it on mine back in the day and it didn't work properly.

maverik259

ya man I got an '07 R1...aka simply found something else to dump my money it I guess, lol...replaced all my lines with SS, put in new metal attractive brake fluid resevoirs, painted my rotors to match the gold I painted the calipers on my car, took all the decals off of it, put in some HIDs (which I swear are brighter than my car! which is great since she came with projectors for the low beams anyway) and I gutted my exhaust and de-catted it...

Also went to replace my rotors and pads the other day (since noone in my area can grind x-drilled rotors apparently), so I ordered some EBC rotors for the front from amazon because EBC said this particular rotor wouldnt fit my car. So I call them and ask them why 3 different vendors online said this model would fit my car but they're site doesn't, he asked me for the part number and then exclaimed that their website is wrong and it would fit my car. So what did i do? I went ahead and bought them from the cheaper vendor...

Low and behold I spent an hour alone just trying to get the old calipers and rotors off, since the damn things were frozen stiff, and put on the new rotors, all greased up with anti-seize, go to put on the calipers and notice that their remained about an inch gap of free space between the back of the caliper and the end of the rotor, lol...so i pull it off and put it on top of the rotor i took off an sure enough, its about an inch in radius smaller!!!!! FML

Luckily I was able to come across a rubber mallet to get my rotors off so i didnt damage them too bad and was able to put them back on and luckily I only got one rotor off before I moved on to the next, haha

How much those stoptechs put you back by the way? like 4-6k for the whole set, rotors, pads and all?

ROLLNNN

haha, nah not ballin at all, now you on the other hand

not too many problems really, just have to drive right. Angles on driveways and watching the road for potholes and debris. Been doing it since i was 16, even when i drive a regular height car/truck, i still angle on driveways without even thinking about it

ROLLNNN

Thanks Phil, Yeah i got it to work, it was basically plug and play. I think if you use the latest model digital climate control, i believe it was made for the 06-07 car you should be fine...

ROLLNNN

Nice bike bro! i used to ride a CBR600 f3, but sold it awhile ago.

sorry to hear about your rotors man, that sucks! Its too bad that many of these shops dont know what will and wont fit our car...

a3i

Looks good. Also, your car looks good with chicks on it, reminds me of the days of Whitesnake and when the video Here I go Again came out and Tawny Kittaen was dancing on top of David Coverdale's car (lol not sure if everybody follows me on this one)

phister

Oh I do. They even got married.

a3i

Lol yea and then she dumped his *** I think

ROLLNNN

lol, whitesnake... haven't heard that in years.

ROLLNNN

coming soon...

maverik259

where did you get those bolts from? and are they nuts or bolts, cuz all i could ever find were that brand in nuts...did you do a convert?

ROLLNNN

they are the muteki sr48 lug nuts in gold. I did the lug conversion couple years ago. I used to run red work lug nuts, but really wanted extended open ended lugs.

BlkBenz8

Damn! everytime i visit this thread you car gets better and better. Im falling behind! haha looks stunning bro!

BenzoBoi

+1

Roland's car just keeps getting better and better every time I come into this thread and every time I see it!

nrg_mike

Dang Roland, I haven't checked in for a the longest time and now I see this... holy crap the electronic climate control makes me want to do one too. Lookin great man!

TruTaing

Lookin awesome. Dang all you guys w/ your stud conversions.

FrankW

every time I'm reminded that I can do this something came up that I need to fix...and use the money to make my car white...LOL

tommy

You guys really need to get with the program; stud conversion makes life so much easier.

buklae620

ROLLNNN - when you removed the clear bra, did it affect the paint any? things such as discoloration and such? And do you plan on installing another clear bra?

I've had mine on for 2 years and it's been definitely worth the money since I do A LOT of road trips in state, out of state and cross country.

MBfinatic

+1

ROLLNNN

Thanks everyone, i apreciate it!

Frank i thought you did the conversion?? if not those BBS lugs are sexy.. gotta do it!!!

ROLLNNN

No there were no affects on the paint whatsoever. It was actually a great protectant, it looked brand new. The color matched up well. There were a few parts where debris hit the bra and went through the bra and chipped the paint. When looking at the bra, these parts were kinda dark, after taking the bra off, it looked like a normal paint chip.

I do not plan on putting another clear bra on. As many times as that thing has saved me, i dont really like how it turned yellow, also the scratches in it look really bad. But who knows, in a couple years i might be sorry i didnt...

maverik259

thats sweet man...ive never heard of anyone doing the stud conversion to be honest...just out of curiosity why do that?

carlosfernandez

Hi rollnnn!! Your car really rocks!! Will you help me to find a proper folding mirror for my car to follow your lead on retrofit!!

Thanks in advance!!

ROLLNNN

for me its just looks, you can run tuner lugs with aftermarket wheels:


and they make it easier to put your wheels back on... not sure if there are any real reasons other than that...