Sedan Chat Thread
Originally Posted by MaQG37
I think it looks great. My spoiler is not a 100% paint match. But, in this shade, it looks fine. I was planning to re-paint the spoiler but I may go a different route all together.
OMG, you're brave! 
I've been wanting to do that for years, but can't screw up the courage. Got any details or advice on the project?
How the heck did you remove your headlights without dropping the bumper? Granted, I've not done either, so maybe I'm under a misconception about all that.
Impressed, man.
I've been wanting to do that for years, but can't screw up the courage. Got any details or advice on the project?How the heck did you remove your headlights without dropping the bumper? Granted, I've not done either, so maybe I'm under a misconception about all that.
Impressed, man.
Thanks for the kudos! It's something I've wanted to do for a long time, but just haven't had the free time to work on it (my Jeep seems to take up most of my free weekend time these days). It's actually not that big of a job... just tedious. The hardest part was actually removing all of the plastic clips holding the wire looming in place without breaking them... My wife said I should have just cut them, but I'm very particular about things like that and wanted to reuse them so I could remount the loom to the fan shroud and keep it looking OEM. Unfortunately I only gave myself a few hours on Saturday afternoon to do it and I was also helping my wife with some landscaping in the yard, otherwise I would have been able to knock out both sides at the same time.
You would have freaked out if you had seen my garage when I had the entire top half of my Porsche engine apart last year for a rebuild. It was apart for 3 or 4 weekends before I had everything I needed to put it back together. Even my wife said I was crazy and was surprised that it started right up once I got it all back together.
I can definitely give you some tips/tricks if you decide to do this yourself. I may even do a DIY if there is enough interest. I can even take some more detailed pics when I do the other side. You really don't need any special tools, just a 10mm wrench/socket, a couple of screw drivers, and some zip ties. The harness on that side just needs to be disconnected from the radiator fans/temp sensor, washer fluid bottle (which I don't even have anymore, and passenger's side headlight. Then it's just a matter of rerouting the wiring harness through the fender and reconnecting everything. None of the connectors are the same, so you can't really plug anything in wrong... you just need to make sure you don't forget to plug something back in. Otherwise, like I said, the hardest most time consuming part is just removing the clips that hold the harness to the body of the car and engine fan shroud.
FYI... I did remove the entire left side of the bumper (hence the reason the far right-hand upper bumper clip still hasn't been replaced
). This allowed me to pull the bumper out just enough (about 5 - 6 inches) to get the clearance needed to remove the headlight without having to fully remove the bumper. Thanks, man! Much appreciated!
Very nice! Can't wait to hear what kind of gains you get from the tune. I did an UpRev tune on my car right after installing BERK HFC's many, many moons ago. I ended up gaining 8 RWHP from the HFC's alone and another 28 RWHP with the tune. Plus my gas mileage improved by around 5 mpg with all of the leaning out they do with the tune. I'm still able to get well over 30 mpg on the freeway today even with my GTM SC.
Very nice! Can't wait to hear what kind of gains you get from the tune. I did an UpRev tune on my car right after installing BERK HFC's many, many moons ago. I ended up gaining 8 RWHP from the HFC's alone and another 28 RWHP with the tune. Plus my gas mileage improved by around 5 mpg with all of the leaning out they do with the tune. I'm still able to get well over 30 mpg on the freeway today even with my GTM SC.
I was a bit torn between getting the HFC's now and a tune later. Still not sure that I should have purchased the kit before getting the HFC's. However, it may not be until next year before I'm able to get them.
I personally would've waited until I was finished with all my modifications before I purchased a tune.
You'll definitely want to get it retuned after you eventually get HFC's. I would ask them how much they will charge you for the retune. It should only be the cost of dyno time/labor, since you'll already own a license to the software. I believe my retune was "only" about $300, which was to pay for the 2-1/2 to 3 hours he spent retuning it on the dyno.
My group does an annual group tune, ends up costing people 60% of normal price. Most of them just retune every year lol.
I agree, but he'll still benefit from the tune now even though it will end up costing more in the long run.
Incidentally, ZM, what's the A54 in your sig represent? Is that you paint code?
It's the only other color I wanted for my car, and I wanted it over Moonlight White. Que sera sera.
If it makes you feel any better, I think the rear end of MW looks awesome, mainly because of the contrast of white and the bright red taillights.
Thanks for the kudos! It's something I've wanted to do for a long time, but just haven't had the free time to work on it (my Jeep seems to take up most of my free weekend time these days). It's actually not that big of a job... just tedious. The hardest part was actually removing all of the plastic clips holding the wire looming in place without breaking them... My wife said I should have just cut them, but I'm very particular about things like that and wanted to reuse them so I could remount the loom to the fan shroud and keep it looking OEM. Unfortunately I only gave myself a few hours on Saturday afternoon to do it and I was also helping my wife with some landscaping in the yard, otherwise I would have been able to knock out both sides at the same time.
You would have freaked out if you had seen my garage when I had the entire top half of my Porsche engine apart last year for a rebuild. It was apart for 3 or 4 weekends before I had everything I needed to put it back together. Even my wife said I was crazy and was surprised that it started right up once I got it all back together.
I can definitely give you some tips/tricks if you decide to do this yourself. I may even do a DIY if there is enough interest. I can even take some more detailed pics when I do the other side. You really don't need any special tools, just a 10mm wrench/socket, a couple of screw drivers, and some zip ties. The harness on that side just needs to be disconnected from the radiator fans/temp sensor, washer fluid bottle (which I don't even have anymore, and passenger's side headlight. Then it's just a matter of rerouting the wiring harness through the fender and reconnecting everything. None of the connectors are the same, so you can't really plug anything in wrong... you just need to make sure you don't forget to plug something back in. Otherwise, like I said, the hardest most time consuming part is just removing the clips that hold the harness to the body of the car and engine fan shroud.
FYI... I did remove the entire left side of the bumper (hence the reason the far right-hand upper bumper clip still hasn't been replaced). This allowed me to pull the bumper out just enough (about 5 - 6 inches) to get the clearance needed to remove the headlight without having to fully remove the bumper.
Thanks, man! Much appreciated!
You would have freaked out if you had seen my garage when I had the entire top half of my Porsche engine apart last year for a rebuild. It was apart for 3 or 4 weekends before I had everything I needed to put it back together. Even my wife said I was crazy and was surprised that it started right up once I got it all back together.
I can definitely give you some tips/tricks if you decide to do this yourself. I may even do a DIY if there is enough interest. I can even take some more detailed pics when I do the other side. You really don't need any special tools, just a 10mm wrench/socket, a couple of screw drivers, and some zip ties. The harness on that side just needs to be disconnected from the radiator fans/temp sensor, washer fluid bottle (which I don't even have anymore, and passenger's side headlight. Then it's just a matter of rerouting the wiring harness through the fender and reconnecting everything. None of the connectors are the same, so you can't really plug anything in wrong... you just need to make sure you don't forget to plug something back in. Otherwise, like I said, the hardest most time consuming part is just removing the clips that hold the harness to the body of the car and engine fan shroud.
FYI... I did remove the entire left side of the bumper (hence the reason the far right-hand upper bumper clip still hasn't been replaced
). This allowed me to pull the bumper out just enough (about 5 - 6 inches) to get the clearance needed to remove the headlight without having to fully remove the bumper. Thanks, man! Much appreciated!
maybe one day if you do a DIY
