My C230k Coupe Project
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Haha I knew it wasn't mean. Especially since I was just on his thread lol.
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Where do you live? Anywhere in the bay hopefully?
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here are some pics of the speaker install and my puddle lights... i'll post day time pics later on hopefully after i get the lorinser wing on there. so i'll try to get this done fast.
eventually going to get those fogs turned into 6000k to match.
and yes i know everything is 6000k and then the puddle lights are blue ( very different haha) i bought the puddle lights as soon as i bought the car and i really like the blue lighting but blue headlights just are not that visible at night ( experienced it already with my old car.)
eventually going to get those fogs turned into 6000k to match.
and yes i know everything is 6000k and then the puddle lights are blue ( very different haha) i bought the puddle lights as soon as i bought the car and i really like the blue lighting but blue headlights just are not that visible at night ( experienced it already with my old car.)
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looks like a pain in the a$$ to do those speakers!
hey i just got my LEDs and i'm trying to figure out how i can pop these covers off without breaking them. what did you do with yours?
hey i just got my LEDs and i'm trying to figure out how i can pop these covers off without breaking them. what did you do with yours?
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i guess i should have mentioned which ones, lol, my bad!
it was the map lights, dome lights, and floor lights. but it's all good, i went down to my car and figured it out on my own!
now there is one weird thing though, i ordered them from azn optics and told him which ones i needed, which i did by copying and pasting your earlier post when i asked you about bulb sizes. he sent me:
3 sets(6 total) of the t10 194 wedge bulbs
2 sets(4 total) of the 39mm festoon bulbs
but the map lights take 2 of the t10...
each dome light takes 1 festoon(2 total)...
floor lights take 2 of the t10, there is one on each front door...
so i have an extra set of t10 and extra set of festoon. are there more floor lights that i am not aware of? and where else could i use these? i looked at the vanity lights, glove box light, and trunk light and those are all 36mm festoon
license plate lights i wanted to take apart to check out how it's done but couldn't figure it out, any guidance?
it was the map lights, dome lights, and floor lights. but it's all good, i went down to my car and figured it out on my own!
now there is one weird thing though, i ordered them from azn optics and told him which ones i needed, which i did by copying and pasting your earlier post when i asked you about bulb sizes. he sent me:
3 sets(6 total) of the t10 194 wedge bulbs
2 sets(4 total) of the 39mm festoon bulbs
but the map lights take 2 of the t10...
each dome light takes 1 festoon(2 total)...
floor lights take 2 of the t10, there is one on each front door...
so i have an extra set of t10 and extra set of festoon. are there more floor lights that i am not aware of? and where else could i use these? i looked at the vanity lights, glove box light, and trunk light and those are all 36mm festoon
license plate lights i wanted to take apart to check out how it's done but couldn't figure it out, any guidance?
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i guess i should have mentioned which ones, lol, my bad!
it was the map lights, dome lights, and floor lights. but it's all good, i went down to my car and figured it out on my own!
now there is one weird thing though, i ordered them from azn optics and told him which ones i needed, which i did by copying and pasting your earlier post when i asked you about bulb sizes. he sent me:
3 sets(6 total) of the t10 194 wedge bulbs
2 sets(4 total) of the 39mm festoon bulbs
but the map lights take 2 of the t10...
each dome light takes 1 festoon(2 total)...
floor lights take 2 of the t10, there is one on each front door...
so i have an extra set of t10 and extra set of festoon. are there more floor lights that i am not aware of? and where else could i use these? i looked at the vanity lights, glove box light, and trunk light and those are all 36mm festoon
license plate lights i wanted to take apart to check out how it's done but couldn't figure it out, any guidance?
it was the map lights, dome lights, and floor lights. but it's all good, i went down to my car and figured it out on my own!
now there is one weird thing though, i ordered them from azn optics and told him which ones i needed, which i did by copying and pasting your earlier post when i asked you about bulb sizes. he sent me:
3 sets(6 total) of the t10 194 wedge bulbs
2 sets(4 total) of the 39mm festoon bulbs
but the map lights take 2 of the t10...
each dome light takes 1 festoon(2 total)...
floor lights take 2 of the t10, there is one on each front door...
so i have an extra set of t10 and extra set of festoon. are there more floor lights that i am not aware of? and where else could i use these? i looked at the vanity lights, glove box light, and trunk light and those are all 36mm festoon
license plate lights i wanted to take apart to check out how it's done but couldn't figure it out, any guidance?
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anyway, the license plate i unscrewed the two screws but i couldn't get the lense out. is there something i'm missing here?
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so you're saying i could just put the 39mm bulb for trunk or glove box instead of the 36mm that's in there? i mean it seems that it would fit but i feel like i shouldn't do that?
anyway, the license plate i unscrewed the two screws but i couldn't get the lense out. is there something i'm missing here?
anyway, the license plate i unscrewed the two screws but i couldn't get the lense out. is there something i'm missing here?
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here are the pictures jre but it looks pretty stock haha. need to order that carbon fiber vinyl and about to get my windows retinted yes! i better tell them it's for the non metalized tint because i've spoken with three of their people about this and i had to explain the story every time even though they said they would write it down but i don't want them replacing my tint with the same exact tint.
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here are the pictures jre but it looks pretty stock haha. need to order that carbon fiber vinyl and about to get my windows retinted yes! i better tell them it's for the non metalized tint because i've spoken with three of their people about this and i had to explain the story every time even though they said they would write it down but i don't want them replacing my tint with the same exact tint.
They used a partially metalized tint, but it works fine and has a lifetime warranty from 3M I think it is.
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I know. I should have asked before getting my windows tinted but I didn't think there would be any issues. Oh well. The shop is ordering me a new amplifier from the dealer today and I'm planning to go on thursday to get it installed
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Yeah, who woulda thunk it eh? But a lot of people had issues early on. It took me a long time to find those guys, and I held off a long time till I did. They weren't the least expensive, $300 I paid in like 2006 or so.
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Yeah. Mine was 120.. Really good price. Now I just need to vinyl my little window so light doesn't come in and glare off the rear window
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had a conversation with the parts guy at the autobahn dealership in belmont.... was informed that i cannot get automatic seats because i don't really have anything to connect them to.... especially since i currently have manual... he suggested i get c55 seats because there is a possibility they might be manual O.o but the clk are all automatic ( this confused me a bit as to why...) but for a second i was like right on.. same frame.. i can do it... then i realized.... if i get the sedan seats.... i can't drop the seat the way they are meant to for a coupe.... passengers in the rear will be such a hassle.... so i have to look into it even further.... i'm getting new door panels and everything so maybe they will come with buttons for the automatic seats but i don't know how to connect it to the new ones... and he said it still won't work because of the different seat power module thingy.. any ideas guys?
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BTW max, beautiful install on those speakers! you are the first customer to ever have CedarsLink speakers installed in his car. not even the owner of the company has them in his c55 yet.lol
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had a conversation with the parts guy at the autobahn dealership in belmont.... was informed that i cannot get automatic seats because i don't really have anything to connect them to.... especially since i currently have manual... he suggested i get c55 seats because there is a possibility they might be manual O.o but the clk are all automatic ( this confused me a bit as to why...) but for a second i was like right on.. same frame.. i can do it... then i realized.... if i get the sedan seats.... i can't drop the seat the way they are meant to for a coupe.... passengers in the rear will be such a hassle.... so i have to look into it even further.... i'm getting new door panels and everything so maybe they will come with buttons for the automatic seats but i don't know how to connect it to the new ones... and he said it still won't work because of the different seat power module thingy.. any ideas guys?
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I just want to know if I'd be able to hook up automatic seats and make them work somehow...
And thank you michael. I need to get your amp install kit. But first I need to figure out how to mount the new amp in a incognito way... Or where the original one is
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I thought about it but I want the luxurious leather with the comfort...
I just want to know if I'd be able to hook up automatic seats and make them work somehow...
And thank you michael. I need to get your amp install kit. But first I need to figure out how to mount the new amp in a incognito way... Or where the original one is
I just want to know if I'd be able to hook up automatic seats and make them work somehow...
And thank you michael. I need to get your amp install kit. But first I need to figure out how to mount the new amp in a incognito way... Or where the original one is
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omg and i just learned how to post images.. but that's the doors that i have... and i got the car for 4800.... which i think was a really good deal and i figured that i would just change the interior after.... so i'm thinking i'll just get the entire interior off a parting out coupe or find one somewhere.. A-Germans in san jose said they have a black leather interior... but when i asked if it's in good condition he said it's okay.. so i'm not trying to go all the way out there until i at least find some more interiors down there...
and if the side bolsters aren't tight and comfy enough for me i'll stop by king covers in hayward and have them pluff it up and change the headliner at the same time to black leather
and maybe i'll go through if i have time and just have them change the center part of the seat to light grey leather on all of the seats.
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haha i was driving my friend's 328i e36 yesterday because he sucks at driving stick so we pull up to my car so i can grab my wallet.. and we all just look at it for a bit and he says... "that's so sexy you motherf***er"
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