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Old May 28, 2012 | 05:51 PM
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Thats How I Spent my weekend and holiday lol

Started with Wheels! Finally decided to make it Graphite Shadow Metallic(darker then normal)
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Time to install Springs, H&R!
Rear did myself...peace of cake srsly..
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Front Will be done in shop, couldn't get the damn bolt out of the shock

Then decided to open up my lights(painful heat gun motions big oven on breakdown...)
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color em up
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double sealed them, so no condensation..
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Very happy with all the results except the part that my front is still not dropped >.<
Big thanks to all the posted DIY's!!!!!! that I red to accomplish all this...

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Old May 28, 2012 | 05:58 PM
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Looks good man. Curious to see how the wheels hold up. But I gotta see a side shot of your car. I'd love to see a California rake on a G lmao.
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Old May 28, 2012 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by TwoThree
Looks good man. Curious to see how the wheels hold up. But I gotta see a side shot of your car. I'd love to see a California rake on a G lmao.
I'm embarrassed to do a side pic with only rear droped
this week I will for sure
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Old May 28, 2012 | 06:11 PM
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How was splitting the lights and sealing them back up?
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Old May 28, 2012 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Mattster
How was splitting the lights and sealing them back up?
was like taking a tire of a rim but with ur hands -.- haha, had to heat up many times to loosen it up...but worth it..

puting back together is easier, screwing it while its hot got everything in right spot
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Old May 28, 2012 | 08:34 PM
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Looks good bro. Congrats on ur installs.
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Old May 28, 2012 | 08:46 PM
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Nice. What type of paint did you use on the wheels? I like that color!
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Old May 28, 2012 | 09:23 PM
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Really nice,
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Old May 28, 2012 | 10:34 PM
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The wheels look fantastic. 83 zillion times better than plastidip. Congrats on a great DIY job. A little PB Blaster, time to penetrate, and some elbow grease with a 24" heavy breaker bar or better yet an impact gun and that bolt will come right out. I've done it dozens of times.
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Old May 28, 2012 | 10:39 PM
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Air impact FTW!
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Old May 28, 2012 | 11:10 PM
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I was looking for DIY for replacing shocks but couldn't find it. If anybody has the link please post it bcuz i want to change my shocks as well. Thanks
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Old May 28, 2012 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by TwoThree
Air impact FTW!
I did buy an impact gun, I went to pep, and was walking back and forth rethinking what kind i should get and finaly decided to grab an electric 320 ft. lb. torque!! guess what it wasn't enough to unscrew it..

I even put wd40 but it doesn't seem to be rusted .. just really tight.... I was jerking that damn bolt with the gun for like 5 minute non stop it didn't move a bit..just the socket and gun got really hot... so the only thing I'm thinking of is a stronger impact gun like shops use that could open it up cos I can see I'm eating up the bolt.....
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Old May 28, 2012 | 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by D_Rek
Looks good bro. Congrats on ur installs.
thx :P

The color is a body color of G37 , Graphite Shadow Metalic, just google it and it will come out..

I'm Painter and I use code to mix the paint, Its a Dimond Base coats. color code (KAD)- Gun Metal...

I did customize it making it a lil darker.
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Old May 28, 2012 | 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by CrazyBulgarian
I was looking for DIY for replacing shocks but couldn't find it. If anybody has the link please post it bcuz i want to change my shocks as well. Thanks
Well I didn't replace my shocks, I did springs but to do that taking front shocks off its a part of it....

Here is DIY for the front that I used but never went pass the blot on the shock next to a rotor...
https://www.myg37.com/forums/d-i-y-i...-addendum.html

The rear is VERY SRSLY simple 1 bolt , some jack work at the right spot , change springs, put everything back together....
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Old May 29, 2012 | 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by john91
Well I didn't replace my shocks, I did springs but to do that taking front shocks off its a part of it....

Here is DIY for the front that I used but never went pass the blot on the shock next to a rotor...
https://www.myg37.com/forums/d-i-y-i...-addendum.html

The rear is VERY SRSLY simple 1 bolt , some jack work at the right spot , change springs, put everything back together....
thanks i will attempt them in one of the upcoming weekends
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