Headlight Mod Event PART DEUX: The headlightening

dmhenderson · 09-17-2012, 05:42 PM

I'm not - E/W said it wasn't ideal but if he can make it work, we'll do sat. After looking at some comparison pictures, I think I'm going to just black out everything including the clear part at the bottom so long as that doesn't block my turn signal.

Sales@AAMComp · 09-17-2012, 10:56 PM

the light right under the boomerang is that the turn signal light or just parking/city lights?

I noticed these lights weren't very amber. Are the bulbs clear? If you switch them over to amber bulbs it will give more of an amber look to that part of the housing in case you decide to remove the amber boomerang or paint it

just a suggestion. I've always hated the look up just clear bulb turn signals, it gives that weak halogen look, amber bulbs ftw

dmhenderson · 09-17-2012, 11:21 PM

Yeah the girlfriend and I are testing bulbs once the car gets back from the dealership on Wed. The outcome will dictate what direction I go. Boomerangs are getting painted for sure. If the clear piece doesn't house the turn signal blinkers, it's gone too.

b1adesofcha0s · 09-17-2012, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Yeah the girlfriend and I are testing bulbs once the car gets back from the dealership on Wed. The outcome will dictate what direction I go. Boomerangs are getting painted for sure. If the clear piece doesn't house the turn signal blinkers, it's gone too.

Cool, keep us updated. I might do the same.

dmhenderson · 09-17-2012, 11:41 PM

We'll take pictures. She was the voice of reason who said "well before you go spraypainting **** again, let's take a look at what you're blocking out"

I keep her around/she keeps me around for a reason.

She absolutely does not understand my car mod disease but supports it despite the fact that she still doesn't have a ring.

dmhenderson · 09-17-2012, 11:44 PM

She also does not like racecars and does the slow 'doorhandle grab' thing every time I drop the hammer with her in the car. Things came to a head about a week ago coming back from National Harbor and we hit 130 racing a STI down 495 and she screams "ONLY IDIOTS RACE OTHER IDIOTS WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU" and started punching me in the shoulder, at which point I glance over at the WRX and his girlfriend is actively hitting him in the head so we both backed off.

Good news is that without the women, we'd probably be dead.

dmhenderson · 09-17-2012, 11:48 PM

My nemesis is a guy who owns a metallic blue ZR1 with the license plate that reads "my PRIUS" and i see him all over the place.

We've nearly killed each other several times and I shake my fist at him every time we get a little crazy.

He's had that car for at least 4 years. Racing him in my '09 (and losing badly) we nearly got annihilated running the lefthand lane at 100+ because a tow truck inexplicably decided to pull crosswise into the middle of the fast lane and just sit there. He ran into the dirt and spun and I jinked sideways nearly clipping another car and sat in the 2nd lane.

He is my car nemesis

b1adesofcha0s · 09-18-2012, 08:08 AM

eastwest2300 · 09-18-2012, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

My nemesis is a guy who owns a metallic blue ZR1 with the license plate that reads "my PRIUS" and i see him all over the place.

We've nearly killed each other several times and I shake my fist at him every time we get a little crazy.

He's had that car for at least 4 years. Racing him in my '09 (and losing badly) we nearly got annihilated running the lefthand lane at 100+ because a tow truck inexplicably decided to pull crosswise into the middle of the fast lane and just sit there. He ran into the dirt and spun and I jinked sideways nearly clipping another car and sat in the 2nd lane.

He is my car nemesis

wowwwwwwww

Sales@AAMComp · 09-18-2012, 08:38 AM

streets closed pizza boy

tonybui · 09-18-2012, 08:38 AM

So are we taking a vote on what day to do the light or sat is final?

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dmhenderson · 09-18-2012, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eastwest2300

wowwwwwwww

This was on 270 headed north towards frederick. It's also the reason Frank now has a seatbelt. He ended up bouncing off of the windshield.

b1adesofcha0s · 09-18-2012, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

This was on 270 headed north towards frederick. It's also the reason Frank now has a seatbelt. He ended up bouncing off of the windshield.

dmhenderson · 09-18-2012, 09:56 AM

He has a harness that hooks into the passenger-side seatbelt so that force is distributed evenly over his body rather than yanking at his neck (weenie dogs have back issues). I have set just long enough so he can hang his head out the window but short enough that he can't hit the dash on a sudden stop.

eastwest2300 · 09-18-2012, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Khoi@AAMComp

streets closed pizza boy

09-17-2012, 05:42 PM	#16 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	I'm not - E/W said it wasn't ideal but if he can make it work, we'll do sat. After looking at some comparison pictures, I think I'm going to just black out everything including the clear part at the bottom so long as that doesn't block my turn signal. __________________

09-17-2012, 10:56 PM	#17 (permalink)
Sales@AAMComp A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Annapolis Junction, MD Posts: 4,079 Drives: GT-R Rep Power: 20	the light right under the boomerang is that the turn signal light or just parking/city lights? I noticed these lights weren't very amber. Are the bulbs clear? If you switch them over to amber bulbs it will give more of an amber look to that part of the housing in case you decide to remove the amber boomerang or paint it just a suggestion. I've always hated the look up just clear bulb turn signals, it gives that weak halogen look, amber bulbs ftw __________________ Tyler Day, Technical Sales TylerD@aamcompetition.com 301-497-9214 Direct AAM Competition \| YouTube channel \| LIKE us on Facebook!

09-17-2012, 11:21 PM	#18 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Yeah the girlfriend and I are testing bulbs once the car gets back from the dealership on Wed. The outcome will dictate what direction I go. Boomerangs are getting painted for sure. If the clear piece doesn't house the turn signal blinkers, it's gone too. __________________

09-17-2012, 11:41 PM	#20 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	We'll take pictures. She was the voice of reason who said "well before you go spraypainting **** again, let's take a look at what you're blocking out" I keep her around/she keeps me around for a reason. She absolutely does not understand my car mod disease but supports it despite the fact that she still doesn't have a ring. __________________

09-17-2012, 11:44 PM	#21 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	She also does not like racecars and does the slow 'doorhandle grab' thing every time I drop the hammer with her in the car. Things came to a head about a week ago coming back from National Harbor and we hit 130 racing a STI down 495 and she screams "ONLY IDIOTS RACE OTHER IDIOTS WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU" and started punching me in the shoulder, at which point I glance over at the WRX and his girlfriend is actively hitting him in the head so we both backed off. Good news is that without the women, we'd probably be dead. __________________

09-17-2012, 11:48 PM	#22 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	My nemesis is a guy who owns a metallic blue ZR1 with the license plate that reads "my PRIUS" and i see him all over the place. We've nearly killed each other several times and I shake my fist at him every time we get a little crazy. He's had that car for at least 4 years. Racing him in my '09 (and losing badly) we nearly got annihilated running the lefthand lane at 100+ because a tow truck inexplicably decided to pull crosswise into the middle of the fast lane and just sit there. He ran into the dirt and spun and I jinked sideways nearly clipping another car and sat in the 2nd lane. He is my car nemesis __________________

09-18-2012, 08:08 AM	#23 (permalink)
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09-18-2012, 08:38 AM	#25 (permalink)
Sales@AAMComp A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Annapolis Junction, MD Posts: 4,079 Drives: GT-R Rep Power: 20	streets closed pizza boy __________________ Tyler Day, Technical Sales TylerD@aamcompetition.com 301-497-9214 Direct AAM Competition \| YouTube channel \| LIKE us on Facebook!

09-18-2012, 08:38 AM	#26 (permalink)
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09-18-2012, 09:56 AM	#29 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	He has a harness that hooks into the passenger-side seatbelt so that force is distributed evenly over his body rather than yanking at his neck (weenie dogs have back issues). I have set just long enough so he can hang his head out the window but short enough that he can't hit the dash on a sudden stop. __________________

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