Some More progress! HIDs and Suede...

[Farkel]

HIDs first :rawk:

Hidworld on ebay had some sale for these at $100 bucks shipped, so I was like sheeeeet I'll try them out

Installation was cake, just plug and play

Before:
http://www.turborush.com/hosted/zjournal/images/myz/hids1.jpg


http://www.turborush.com/hosted/zjournal/images/myz/hids2.jpg

http://www.turborush.com/hosted/zjournal/images/myz/hids3.jpg

Not really enough space under the hood so I just kinda threw them there and ghetto taped them in place for now. Once I put on the new bumper I'll relocate the ballasts under the headlights
http://www.turborush.com/hosted/zjournal/images/myz/hids4.jpg

http://www.turborush.com/hosted/zjournal/images/myz/hids5.jpg

I'll try to get some better pics later... When I flipped on the lights I didn't expect them to be THAT bright, it lit up my entire garage and blinded my dad when he walked out. It has a nice tint of blue to them @ 6000k


Onto the suede, this might not be some people's tastes, but I like it... I think it accents the interior nicely, plus it removes glare during daytime driving :)

First thing I did was buy a real kidskin goat hide:
http://www.turborush.com/hosted/zjournal/images/myz/suedewrap1.jpg

Making some measurements
http://www.turborush.com/hosted/zjournal/images/myz/suedewrap2.jpg

Spraying down the adhesive

http://www.turborush.com/hosted/zjournal/images/myz/suedewrap3.jpg

http://www.turborush.com/hosted/zjournal/images/myz/suedewrap4.jpg

http://www.turborush.com/hosted/zjournal/images/myz/suedewrap5.jpg

Word
http://www.turborush.com/hosted/zjournal/images/myz/suedewrap6.jpg

My car came with the trim pieces already wrapped in a leather vinyl material, including the arm rest. It looked nice but it usually felt too cold and smooth... and I happened to have enough suede material left for it:

http://www.turborush.com/hosted/zjournal/images/myz/suedewrap7.jpg

http://www.turborush.com/hosted/zjournal/images/myz/suedewrap8.jpg

http://www.turborush.com/hosted/zjournal/images/myz/suedewrap9.jpg

http://www.turborush.com/hosted/zjournal/images/myz/suedewrap10.jpg

The result:

http://www.turborush.com/hosted/zjournal/images/myz/suedewrap11.jpg

http://www.turborush.com/hosted/zjournal/images/myz/suedewrap12.jpg

yeeeuuhh

[Tops*]

Good idea.

I sprayed my headliner black today.

I'm going to suede my center console and my door cards tomorrow now. :rawk:

Those gauges are sex.

[NemeGuero]

nice.. the HIDs were really plug and play?

no wire splicing for the ballasts?

[Farkel]

No wire splicing, they plugged right up :)

[MrD]

How's the cutoff? Got pic?

[gripology]

Weird, i was talking to my wife about sueding my S13 int and found your post by accident. How or what did you use to tack the underside of the armrest? I'm thinking of doing the whole dash and all the panels so any info would be great. Seriously looks good, thanks for the post

[jackjack]

nice. lookin good.

[axiomatik]

you installed that HID incorrectly. didn't you see the illustration? those are HID turn signals, not headlights.

[ManoNegra]

*goes to grab coffee while waiting for Mike to post*

[S13Boosts]

very clean:bigok:

[mtx450]

The cutoff is only going to be as good as the housings they are put in. Trust me, I have HID's in Hella E-Code housings, and it's okay, but still has glare above the cutoff. Retrofitting projectors FTW.

[Anto]

*goes to grab coffee while waiting for Mike to post*

lol, Mike probably doesn't care anymore

[DJButton]

If the cut-off is any good at all then that's not a bad price! Looks good from the pictures anyway. I want suede interior pieces, looks damn good. :yum:

[ixfxi]

*goes to grab coffee while waiting for Mike to post*

Nope, not today... though, I could use a coffee myself. Ive been up for 24 hours and am dead tired... well, tired enough to not waste my time with this thread.


lol, Mike probably doesn't care anymore

Its not about caring, whatever I post thats work-related on this forum is for fun - not because I care. Anto, do *you* go out of your way to care for other people that you dont know, that arent asking for advice? Truth of the matter is, its not our business. I'll occasionally post my opinion FOR FUN, but I have little to no interest in talking about work related shit most of the time.


How's the cutoff? Got pic?
If the cut-off is any good at all then that's not a bad price! Looks good from the pictures anyway. I want suede interior pieces, looks damn good. :yum:

Its funny how you guys equate having a sharp cutoff synonymously with having a top quality light. Just because a light has a sharp cutoff does not automatically make it good. There are numerous other factors that go into play that should be considered.


Hidworld on ebay had some sale for these at $100 bucks shipped, so I was like sheeeeet I'll try them out

HIDWORLD.COM
TAT FU HSE Room3317
PO TAT EST, LAM TIN
KOWLOON, HONG KONG

NICE. Money well spent.

[UfoZ8myCow]

I like the interior suede bits... Looks really nice!

[swiftdrift]

i had a suede arm rest in my s14..... suede gets worn quick!

[Tops*]

Where did you pick up your suede? I went to a fabric store yesterday, but only found microsuede. I bought a yard since it was only $4 to test it out. It'll be better than the stock pattern on the door cards at least.

[EJ253]

good job with the suede. i want to do that eventually.
that or get my dash flocked.

[slideways2004]

good job with the suede. i want to do that eventually.
that or get my dash flocked.

flock looks interesting. how do you do it??

[hijack3d]

Very inspiring. I flip a lot of cars (not just 240's :P), and am always looking for something interesting to do with the interior that might make it raise the value just a tad. I like the look of the suede in the black interior.

[exitspeed]

I an't comment on the HID's...

But the suede is sick. I like the spot above the center cluster a whole lot. More installed pics would be appreciated.

[articdragon192]

Black, black interior makes it so much easier to do suede mods like that. Stupid tan. Looks good.

[victorw210]

where did you get the suede