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Back from the dead purchase... what to buy?
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Back from the dead purchase... what to buy?
So I haven't really been on SL in a LONG time... haven't really worked on the car for the last year or so... just got busy with a lot of things... but I made some cash, caught the bug again, put a new battery in the tC 
and am ready to go! But I need some input... I have 3 "packages" of parts I'd like to buy but I don't know which one to start with (then get more money for the other 2)... so what would you guys choose? You can see what I've already got on the car in my garage. All packages come out to be about the same price...
Package 1 - NST Engine Package
Underdriven crank pulley
Alternator pulley
Water-pump pulley
Belt
Front strut bar
Battery tie-down
Power steering fluid cap
MAYBE: Rear strut bar (might get the Ingalls rear tower brace)
Package 2 - Seat Enhancement
NRG harness bar
Megan C-pillar bar
MAYBE: Upgrade to 3" 5-point harnesses
Package 3 - Light Upgrades
HID low beams
VRD style fogs w/ yellow bulbs
White front/side turn signals
Full 3rd brake light
Change gauge/HVAC/radio LEDs
Finish interior lighting projects (under seat, dash, etc.)
MAYBE: Yellow HIDs in fogs
What do you guys think?
and am ready to go! But I need some input... I have 3 "packages" of parts I'd like to buy but I don't know which one to start with (then get more money for the other 2)... so what would you guys choose? You can see what I've already got on the car in my garage. All packages come out to be about the same price...Package 1 - NST Engine Package
Underdriven crank pulley
Alternator pulley
Water-pump pulley
Belt
Front strut bar
Battery tie-down
Power steering fluid cap
MAYBE: Rear strut bar (might get the Ingalls rear tower brace)
Package 2 - Seat Enhancement
NRG harness bar
Megan C-pillar bar
MAYBE: Upgrade to 3" 5-point harnesses
Package 3 - Light Upgrades
HID low beams
VRD style fogs w/ yellow bulbs
White front/side turn signals
Full 3rd brake light
Change gauge/HVAC/radio LEDs
Finish interior lighting projects (under seat, dash, etc.)
MAYBE: Yellow HIDs in fogs
What do you guys think?
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4300k.
You may like the color of the 5/6000k better, but you'll like driving behind 4300K a lot more.
I started with 6000k, then when I got my 08 I got 5000k, then I switched to 4300k. I was exponentially happier each time I switch. My next car will have Phillips bulbs for even more light output.
You may like the color of the 5/6000k better, but you'll like driving behind 4300K a lot more.
I started with 6000k, then when I got my 08 I got 5000k, then I switched to 4300k. I was exponentially happier each time I switch. My next car will have Phillips bulbs for even more light output.
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See I can't decide if I want PURE WHITE or white with a BIT OF BLUE... I know I don't want any yellow (that's what my fogs will be, nasty yellow) so I'm thinking 5000K... but I can't tell from pics/charts if it is pure white or has a little yellow... I know 4300K is OEM but, well, you know, when all you have is pics and no in person viewings, hard not to be skeptical...
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Originally Posted by CarbonXe
Light output > color.
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