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Old Feb 21, 2005 | 07:27 AM
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i just bought a new dremel kit and decided to try and make something for my xa. so i decided to make a prototype wind splitter for my Xa from some a sheet of ABS plastic i had lying around the garage. I used some stainless steel turnbuckes for temporary rod supports until my APR rods i ordered come in. The only thing that sucks is that it isnt carbon fiber. But ill have o wait till i get enough dough. The splitter will look tons better with the APR rod supports.


Old Feb 21, 2005 | 08:00 AM
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Looks good! Great job!
Old Feb 21, 2005 | 02:26 PM
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Nicely done!
Old Feb 21, 2005 | 02:35 PM
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is it gonna be fully adjustable???
Old Feb 21, 2005 | 09:25 PM
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yeah it is adjustable. You can determine the angle of the splitter by lengthening the turnbuckle. But the APR rods have a more adjustment characteristics than the turnbuckles.
Old Feb 21, 2005 | 09:29 PM
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dang. Looks good!
Old Feb 21, 2005 | 11:41 PM
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The King of DIY! Nice job PhantomXa.

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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 12:58 AM
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nice job man !!! btw the lights what did u do to them ? ...........
Old Feb 22, 2005 | 01:02 AM
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moved...
Old Feb 22, 2005 | 01:09 AM
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nice job man !!! btw the lights what did u do to them ? ...........
He intended to "JDM" them by painting the non-functional reflective parts of the headlights black...but I think he forgot to mask the functional reflective area...
Old Feb 22, 2005 | 02:02 AM
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exactly!....by the way does anyone know where i can get a pair of stock headlights other than from the dealer....i totally messed up the first time and want to just have clear ones instead.
Old Feb 22, 2005 | 10:20 AM
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How bad is the light ouptup? horrible or just crappy? I love the splitter, not all I need is a large sheet of plastic and a nice riviter.
Old Feb 22, 2005 | 03:33 PM
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looks pretty hot man
Old Feb 23, 2005 | 02:46 AM
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Originally Posted by stellarhavoc
looks pretty hot man
Old Feb 23, 2005 | 07:18 AM
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thanks for the comments...i hate being such a poor college student but it gives me the oppotunity to try new things to my ride. By the way, my headlights only project 30% of the original output..its that crappy.
Old Feb 23, 2005 | 11:18 PM
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you know what would really be neat if you can do the adjustments from inside the car
Old Feb 25, 2005 | 04:58 PM
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No offense, But I don't like it at all, it looks like a snow plow.
Old Feb 26, 2005 | 02:44 AM
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^^^

Looks good. Yes, nicely done.
Old Feb 26, 2005 | 03:06 AM
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looks real good man. im thinking of making a splitter for my xB out of a old cf hood
Old Feb 28, 2005 | 06:51 PM
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pretty sic mod man.......i don't know if that's functional but nice looking indeed.



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