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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 04:44 PM
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sure is and it matches nicely with the ghettoflauge
Old Aug 14, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by leov36
ghetto mod #2: After a couple of days of completing my radio led swap, buttons 5+6 went out. too lazy to fix it. thing is though, if you push the buttons REALLY HARD they light up




but the really funny thing about this pic is youll notice that all four clock leds are lit up (i just took this pic), well, the two leds on the right side of the clock have NEVER worked, now alll of a suddent they work for this photo shoot.
I love the white light look. Do you have a DIY guide you used?
Old Aug 14, 2007 | 05:59 PM
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wow, some of these are GREAT
I guess mine would be the curb feelers(only stayed on for 5 min b/c car is too low), or the door locks for the rear seat release.



Old Aug 14, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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oh, that reminds me...

on my winter steelies, i used the napa belkamp grease cups as axle covers (center caps), and they rusted and/or fell/flew off within weeks.

I remember one was really fun to watch, I was making a hard right on an onramp, and one of the center caps just took off rolling on my original vector, thru the weeds, and nailed the highway sign before hitting the ground. left a nice dent in the sign.
Old Aug 14, 2007 | 06:18 PM
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oh, wait! my amp rack...

i'll get a pic up soon, (my server is down at the moment), but my amp is mounted to the top of my speaker box in the back. I was in a hurry for a show, and wanted to light it from underneath, but couldn't find anything thick and opaque enough.

I went to wal-mart, bought an opaque plastic cutting board, sawed one of the ends off, mounted the amp to the top, the cathodes underneath, and flushed that contraption onto my speaker box.

was gonna fix it (use some real acrylic) but only one person ever noticed what it really was.
Old Aug 14, 2007 | 06:21 PM
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thats great, but thats a good idea on a short notice. I would not have thought of that.
Old Aug 14, 2007 | 06:21 PM
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Thanks, I think No walmart finds on the flame thrower, but I haven't given up yet.

that is horrible!
Like the jump to conclusions mat,? Samir: "Yes. Yes, it's horrible, this idea."
Old Aug 14, 2007 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by cherryBox
oh, that reminds me...

on my winter steelies, i used the napa belkamp grease cups as axle covers (center caps), and they rusted and/or fell/flew off within weeks.

I remember one was really fun to watch, I was making a hard right on an onramp, and one of the center caps just took off rolling on my original vector, thru the weeds, and nailed the highway sign before hitting the ground. left a nice dent in the sign.
Yeah, hup caps are a lot of fun to watch. Years ago, in high school, I was riding with a friend when he got his mini-van on one wheel. The cap flew off down the road...we never did find it...
Old Aug 14, 2007 | 07:08 PM
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I love Office Space!
Old Aug 14, 2007 | 07:24 PM
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I think the most ghetto thing of all time that my box has seen were the cheapo $20 'puddle lights' (not naming any names)...

The first set filled with water after one storm. the second set did the same, even though they were free. not to mention that no matter what i did, they hung down like pig nipples.

I ripped them off, and 'invented' my own for about $80. a bit more expensive, but clean as hell.
Old Aug 14, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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pig nipples
Old Aug 14, 2007 | 07:34 PM
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ghetto mod #3(i already posted this elsewhere, but ill do it again): When doing the headlight blackout mod, i accidently used some high powered tape to mask off the reflective portion of the headlight, so when i peeled it off, the reflective material came with it (as noted by the white portion in the pic) i have no idia how im gonna fix this And yes, this looks ghetto. luckily its hard to notice unless you looking directly into the headlight

Old Aug 14, 2007 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by cherryBox
oh, wait! my amp rack...

i'll get a pic up soon, (my server is down at the moment), but my amp is mounted to the top of my speaker box in the back. I was in a hurry for a show, and wanted to light it from underneath, but couldn't find anything thick and opaque enough.

I went to wal-mart, bought an opaque plastic cutting board, sawed one of the ends off, mounted the amp to the top, the cathodes underneath, and flushed that contraption onto my speaker box.

was gonna fix it (use some real acrylic) but only one person ever noticed what it really was.
here's that pic i promised:
Old Aug 14, 2007 | 10:35 PM
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Here's where you can find a flame-thrower kit:

http://www.thehoffmangroup.com/autoloc/index.lasso
Old Aug 14, 2007 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by cherryBox
Originally Posted by cherryBox
oh, wait! my amp rack...

i'll get a pic up soon, (my server is down at the moment), but my amp is mounted to the top of my speaker box in the back. I was in a hurry for a show, and wanted to light it from underneath, but couldn't find anything thick and opaque enough.

I went to wal-mart, bought an opaque plastic cutting board, sawed one of the ends off, mounted the amp to the top, the cathodes underneath, and flushed that contraption onto my speaker box.

was gonna fix it (use some real acrylic) but only one person ever noticed what it really was.
here's that pic i promised:
wow, that looks pretty cool. Nice looking box by the way, like the way that exhuast looks
Old Aug 14, 2007 | 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by leov36
wow, that looks pretty cool. Nice looking box by the way, like the way that exhuast looks
thanks mon! it's still just a walmart cutting board
Old Aug 14, 2007 | 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by bB2NER
Here is mine. I made my own auto shifter boot and cupholder liners. ha ha ha
That's awesome! Ive been looking for a shift boot for my AT. Do you have a template or something?
Old Aug 15, 2007 | 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by x_rayted711
This 'mod' seems to come to mind when thinking of this topic. Sorry to the original poster, but uhhhh....LOL.

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...t=pillar+brace
OH NO HE D'nt do that.
Old Aug 15, 2007 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by cherryBox
here's that pic i promised:
wow, look at that rear view mirror!



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