Rochester

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Yes. Back in April.

Truth is, with my Moonlight White car, I actually prefer the chrome rings to the gloss black ones. However, since I put the effort into it, I'm going to use the black rings this year, and likely swap them out for the chrome ones next year.

And if the day ever comes where I have the headlight assemblies painted darker, i can always go back to the black rings. Having two sets gives me options, which is nice.

rhdh104

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Your headlights look really bright / clear. But it looks fine with a white car. Is your grille painted.

Rochester

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Original OEM sport headlights, which actually have a darker chrome housing than the non-Sport... however difficult it is to tell that. Yes, they do look bright in this pic. Too bright. Someday I might get them painted, but that's pretty low on my list.

With regard to priorities, I surprised myself by having the grille customized two years ago. Moonlight white on the perimeter, and gloss-metallic black on the slats.

TVPostSound

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Please explain, what was "the right move"? Going to 3/8" Beveling the factory mount? Reseating the spring?

Thx

Rochester

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^^^
Going to 3/8" instead of 5/8". Notching the factory mount was just how I made that work.

After I get measurements and pics, I think 'm going to put all this into its own thread.

TVPostSound

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Thank you.

What was you net height difference after the 3/8" install?

Redfire32

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I'm definatly loving the metallic black on the middle slats. Honestly I think your right maybe I should be going with QAA on the top n bottom slats of my grill like yours John. I'm not 100% sure that black chrome will turn out dark enough for my taste in the middle slats. Going BC will also make it much more difficult to pull of the gloss black vinyl wrap I'm going to use on the bottom middle portion of the IPL front bumper.

Since I'm most likely going to attempt the QAA vinyl wrap on the outermost edge of the CF splitter going with QAA on the grill like yours is will most likely look better and make the splitter vinyl belong more.

Rochester

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It's been about 5 days now, so I figure whatever settling is going on will have occurred by now. I'm due for measurement and pics. Maybe later this afternoon.

Two thoughts about that... (and remember, I am not an Engineer):

1. The thinner 3/8" bushing has more twist in it by virtue of having less poly material. That might contribute to allowing for more give in the smaller bushing than the thick one.

2. By notching the top seat instead of beveling the bushing, that allows pressure to be applied 100% to the flat. With the beveled bushing approach, pressure was also applied to the cone of the top-seat. This new approach might also contribute to allowing for more give in the ride height.

See, this is the kind of crap that fills your head when you obsess over stupid details.

Rochester

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I took measurements again today. Happy Fathers Day to Me!

Here's the methodology: I identified a location nearby that has a large, relatively new, expanse of blacktop. (That would be our Middle School. Not a lurker, LOL ) I parked the car in a spot, and measured floor to fender, accurate within 1/16th ticks. Then I turned the car around and did it all over again, in the same parking spot. Then I moved it to another parking spot, and did it again. Then yet again in a third spot.

The thinking is that few places are *truly* level, and there will almost always be variations in how the car sits, based on surface materials and pitch.

Here are the new measurements (below). As it stands (sits) now, the rear is approximately 0.04" to 0.12" higher than the front. For all practical purposes, I'd say that was spot-on. In inches, that's between 1/16" and 1/8". Not too shabby.

Rochester

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And here's the thread where I pulled all this information together:

https://www.myg37.com/forums/g37-sed...ion-2-0-a.html

Redfire32

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Textbook assessment John. Are you available as a consultant? Once I finish up with all the exterior n suspension mods I'd love to have you over for some steaks and scallops grilled by yours truly. Possibly a nice single malt scotch as well if that's your cup of tea.

Afterwards we could do a little walk around my G and you can give me your thoughts/recommendations.

Are you aware that your build thread is approaching 70,000 views? Impressive to say the least.

Rochester

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Wanted to learn a little more about Windows Movie Maker, so I grabbed the camera and got some video proof of this stupid driveway of mine.

Lego_Maniac

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Your driveway sucks.

I back up my driveway into the garage without even thinking about it. Cant imagine dealing with that.

Rochester

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I've lived here now for 19 years, and have become pretty adept at navigating that rise from the road to the sidewalk. But you can imagine how much I freaked out at the idea of lowering my car last year. Fortunately, if I come in and out with a stupidly exaggerated approach, it's OK. I probably have a quarter inch to spare, and it helps if I drop out out slowly.

However, coming into the drivway I actually have to get some speed so that I don't stop the forward progress while one wheel is up in the air. I know that sounds silly... really, it's not as bad as it sounds. LOL

One thing's for sure: there's no front lip in my future.

blnewt

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Yep, just like my drive but mine's wide enough where I can get on 3 wheels to help get by
No wonder you don't bring that out in the cold, might not ever get back to your house