What'd you do to your car this week/weekend?

Bwarp · Post by **Bwarp** » Wed May 23, 2012 8:05 pm

lawl does that actually work? excellent.... the oven is warming now... hahahahaha

thanks bud

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Wed May 23, 2012 10:34 pm

Now that we're finally on the topic of lights... Has anyone done the low profile headlight mod? I'm keen to get my headlights lower and square!!! I'm keen for some MR2 lights or something in there without paying 500 euro (no matter how low the euro is, it's too hight)!!!

Bwarp · Post by **Bwarp** » Wed May 23, 2012 10:42 pm

The oven trick worked. Took a bit to get right. Needed to run it hotter than I was. But once that was sorted they came off after a few trys. The lenses are fully wedged in there real nice n deep like. I cracked one of the little mounts on the lens up, but once I reheated the sealant it seems to hold it tight enough. Just gotta hope its still water tight!

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Thu May 24, 2012 7:59 am

A hair-dryer works just as well...theres one in every glovebox!

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Thu May 24, 2012 8:07 am

Angreal wrote:Now that we're finally on the topic of lights... Has anyone done the low profile headlight mod? I'm keen to get my headlights lower and square!!! I'm keen for some MR2 lights or something in there without paying 500 euro (no matter how low the euro is, it's too hight)!!!

I looked at it a while ago but decided it was too expensive as well & too much hassle to fab something because they need to be adjustable for direction both vertically & horizontally for the WOF....its not like the lights are up all the time & i prefer the factory look when they are closed now.

Donovan · Post by **Donovan** » Thu May 24, 2012 8:34 am

Angreal wrote:Now that we're finally on the topic of lights... Has anyone done the low profile headlight mod? I'm keen to get my headlights lower and square!!! I'm keen for some MR2 lights or something in there without paying 500 euro (no matter how low the euro is, it's too hight)!!!

I have done low profile lights on my one, twin 90mm round one's, haven't got a photo of them yet, or the price to make them up, but should have both in the next couple of weeks. The lights them selves were about $350-$400USD if I remember, and these were Hella units. Couldn't buy the Hella units in NZ, Hella said they wouldn't bring them in (know someone who knows one of the reps at Hella) and Narva units were going to be 2 or 3 times as much if I bought them here.

Will post a photo of the lights hopefully next week or the week after

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu May 24, 2012 1:57 pm

I haven't done much...

I also installed a pod filter....

But I then cocked up my afm :facepalm:[/img]

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Thu May 24, 2012 2:24 pm

Just ripped out my charcoal canister and started tucking some wires
next up
Depower steering rack and rip A/C
Also need to find a washer bottle that i can use to fit in the cowl
and get a 90degree elbow to make a coldside intake

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu May 24, 2012 3:13 pm

kieran - instead of forking out like $80.00 for a 90 degree bend. Go to Bunnings and get some PVC Plumbing pipe, cheap as chips and works all the same!

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Thu May 24, 2012 3:20 pm

thanks for the heads up chris i'll look into that

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Thu May 24, 2012 3:21 pm

how do you clamp the maf to a pvc bend?
I was just going to get a silcone elbow like $40

punkoutnz · Post by **punkoutnz** » Thu May 24, 2012 3:27 pm

Do you need 2.5" or 3" bend, Kieran? I have some joiners lying around, I'll see what I have. I know I have a 2.5" in 90 degree but dunno about 3"

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Thu May 24, 2012 3:38 pm

havent got that far yet haha ill measure when i get home

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu May 24, 2012 3:42 pm

I did a very quick job, heated it up with a heat gun, and PVC pipe over the AFM intake then a clamp (the circle screw thingy) from Super cheap. Worked a dream! Until I screwed my afm..

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Thu May 24, 2012 4:30 pm

My afm will be surplus to requirements in the near future if you need one!

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu May 24, 2012 4:48 pm

Woo! I have been overwhelmed with the amount of AFM's I have been told about! 4 so far

Hopefully getting one this weekend

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Thu May 24, 2012 10:24 pm

Contemplated buying these http://page16.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/u41116001 but have enough restraint to not part with that much money. Figure I'll give this a go http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=426283

Born_disturbed · Post by **Born_disturbed** » Thu May 24, 2012 11:32 pm

Angreal wrote:Contemplated buying these http://page16.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/u41116001 but have enough restraint to not part with that much money. Figure I'll give this a go http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=426283

839.4 New Zealand dollars + shipping etc for the Yahoo ones O.o

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Fri May 25, 2012 12:26 am

Yeah. I thought it was just a tad excessive. Will attempt to retrofit in some eventually for less

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Fri May 25, 2012 7:45 am

i put a set of those in a mates car the light pattern is horrible but they look very cool

Born_disturbed · Post by **Born_disturbed** » Fri May 25, 2012 9:30 am

sprsta wrote:i put a set of those in a mates car the light pattern is horrible but they look very cool

Are those the Bellofs?

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Fri May 25, 2012 10:22 am

yeah in hayleys car

dynofiend · Post by **dynofiend** » Fri May 25, 2012 8:34 pm

Kieran wrote: Depower steering rack and rip A/C

Just a word of warning, a depowered rack will fail a WOF if it is spotted. Its fairly obvious when the lines have been looped...

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Sat May 26, 2012 11:19 am

I am planning on doing the proper depower and removing the seal in the rack internals and using the plugs miataroadster sells should look oem enough if not ill just cert it later

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Sat May 26, 2012 11:21 am

Thanks for the headsup though
Is there anything i need to watch out for when ripping the a/c or just go to town on it?

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