i know it was asked but the answer was unclear....what car exactly did you get that harnes bar for? does the eclipse one fit? or does the evo one fit better? any way you can lookin your ebay purchases and let me know?
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i know it was asked but the answer was unclear....what car exactly did you get that harnes bar for? does the eclipse one fit? or does the evo one fit better? any way you can lookin your ebay purchases and let me know?
Doing the speedo fix isnt that hard to do imma post up how i did it tonight and knock sensor. As for the fan, I would get a slim fan and put it right behind the front bumper and use it as a push. Just like the Evo's have it.
Ill try to find some info on it for ya
actually everything fits up now, I just had to "adjust" some ac lines, I am still going to get some fans just because... The speedo swap works? I might have a bad speed sensor, it would be tight to get it to work, cuz I really don't feel like taking out everything right now to swap harnesses. I also don't want the speedo to bounce around like Drews speedo was. Where did you get the knock sensor from?
Good info for Evo ECU tuning using EcuFlash
http://forums.evolutionm.net/ecuflas...uflash-14.html
and the video series
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyL9y...x=2&playnext=1
Ooo ok.lol Ummm about the speedo...well there was no other way that nobody found on how to really fix it. I just did it how Galante and Cali sadi how to do it. Sorry buddy...this is untill someone finds out how to really fix this. I got the knock sensor from Partsgeek.com. They seem to have the cheapest prices for the knock sensor but sometimes they are out of stock....well most of the times.lol
If someone knows how else to fix this speedo problem for us 02-03 G people that would be awesome.
heres my fix, build a custom gauge panel and run a independant speedo lol
I got your a pillar trim. I will get you some pictures monday, really tired right now, and gone all day tommroow
Ok, so I decided to do a little metering. I put the meter on the beeping diode mode, so when I have contact, it makes a beep and I know its the right wire haha
My question is why on the 99 harness, do we have clear understanding where the signal comes into on the male side of c-17, but when we do the "hack" or "fix" on the 02 and 03 models, it doesn't work as it should, meaning factory. it doesn't make sense, as long as you have your ground, power and signal, in the same pins it should work. Now, I looked at the FSM and the speedo doesn't go into the PCM or ETACS ecu at all, there is a junction c-56 but it goes right through and goes into c-30 which is one of the cluster connectors.
So... Got some things done today...
I finished my jdm bumper, with the usdm inset
http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/IMAG0281.jpg
http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/IMAG0283.jpg
I'm most likely going to try to paint all of these tommorrow... wish me luck never done it before, and I was having some mad problems with the primer gun... so i'm a little nervous lol
http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/IMAG0282.jpg
And My custom liscense plate cover ha ha...
http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/IMAG0284.jpg
WOW!! the color is spot on. Great job!!!! I didnt have the chance to get out today i will go out monday for you. Sorry for the wait
Nice work, looks really good
looks good..keep it coming.
Thanks man! I know I was really supprised on how close it looked, I was a little worried, cuz in the garage it didn't look like it match, and I had to wash the g to see if it matched. I will deff go to the paint guy that I went to for now on to match paint. When ever you get to it, just shoot me a pm
Thanks! Have to do a little sanding, but I was expecting since it was my first time
Thanks you sir, I plan on it, next step is it well, I'm not going to say haha, although I am thinking about making a rear underspoiler, just to clean up the rear a bit.
So what does everybody recommend for sanding the base coat? Its a little rough, and most forums on the internet say not to sand the base coat, but i would like to make it smooth before clear so i have less work involved, and take care of a little build up in a couple places
Wetsand it with 1000 grit or finer and be sure to use a sanding block and keep the paper very wet.
a foam sanding block? spray bottle check, I should be able to hit it with clear after that correct? Meaning I don't have to dust it with base, and then hit it with clear? The sanding won't mess up the metallic flakes in the paint right?
No you shouldnt have to re-base coat it. Just remember how thin the base coat is, you shouldnt be doing much sanding. A foam sanding block is fine, any type of block will do
Nice work! You realize that the USDM rear bumpers came with the holes in the bumper also like the JDM's? Its the replacement bumpers that didnt come with the holes...
i know the 8gb here in my area his doesnt have the holes. i belive he is a 02
Sweet, I'm just going to do enough sanding to knock the nibbs down.
Thanks! I didn't realize that, all the 03's that I looked at around here all have the same bumper, infact a buddy of mine just bought a 2000 g and his has holes too, I was like, WTF? never noticed it before, and now I notice it on all the rear ass pics lol
lol mine doesn't have holes :( its looks better!!!!!!
That would makes sense, facelift up front, ass lift in the rear lol
So I just got done painting these... and I only got 1 coat on everything because I ran out of base... I'm a little pissed cuz I know its hard to match, but whatever...
http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/IMAG0292.jpg
http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/IMAG0293.jpg
And my custom one-off license plate garnish..
http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/IMAG0294.jpg
Once bolted on it will sit nice, flush, and tight
http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/IMAG0295.jpg
wow that looks great. Did you use the OEM license plate holder for the letters?
Thanks man. Nope... I um.. hmm. turns out I had 2 complete sets of GTZ cladding... and yep I did the unthinkable... I cut the right rear one up and use that lettering, and just fiberglassed it and bondo'd it in
Thats looks really good.
Clearing it up...
http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/IMAG0301.jpg
http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/IMAG0300.jpg
http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/IMAG0299.jpg
The cloud in the garage haha...
http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/IMAG0298.jpg
every time I see a dolphin bumper it makes me wish I never sold mine :(
Looks good man!
Idk, maybe you should have kept it! The bumper looks good in certain angles, and in other angles i'm like... um mhmm
http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/IMAG0303.jpg
http://i739.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/IMAG0304.jpg
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Dude this is some awesome paint work, good job. Im also re-painting my grill and front bumper.
^its not bad for a first timer eh? lol I was kinda nervous on spraying clear cuz of runs... but I only had one case... bummer part? Its on the grill.... oh well I'll take one run over a lot..
So I'm been reading up on sanding, and Idk if I want to do it on all of the paint... I might just do it on the body parts that really need it, the back bumper has some orange peel, as does the dolphin bumper, grill has a run... but the skirts, underspoilers, new style bumper and plate cover doesn't. So I need some inputs... should I just wet sand all of it? 1500 to 2000 and then polish it?
Yeah I total understand bro...when it comes down to clear-coat, you never know whats going to happen since it the last step. Well I do say for a first time...nicely done. Its all up to you on how perfect you want the paint job to be. Is it completely noticeable? Wet sanding and polishing...does it really need it? To me im not sure since your dealing with plastic parts now. Lets see what other people say bc this will also be my first time painting.lol
Thank you. Its not too bad... its not as smooth as oem paint, but pretty dang close. The reason I kinda want to leave the front bumper alone is because orange peel is a lot stronger than sanded clear against rock chips. The side skirts and rear underspoilers are going to get covered in 3m rock chip vinyl. I'm pretty sure dealing with the paint is the same whether it be metal or plastic or fiberglass, only difference is metal is not as flexable as the plastic, which I noticed when I was rubbing everything down with wax and grease remover. Pretty sure I'm going to have to sand everything, I just don't want to re-clear it, its more of a pain setting everything up for a second time lol. Good luck on painting yours, its not that hard... just make sure everything is smooth with the primer.. oh and no pinholes either, I really hate those now
Damn Jared!!!!!! Looking good for sure.
Looks good!
How many coats of clear did you apply? Typically you should apply between 2 and 4 coats of clear. If you only applied 2 coats, I would very lightly wetsand in steps with 1500 and 2000. If you have 3 or more coats of clear ,I would start at 1000-1200-1500-2000. When your done with the wetsanding its time for a LIGHT polish. Make sure its a compound that has a fine cut. You could save the polishing for later and do the whole car in one shot, and do a full proper detail. The clear coat you used, is it designed to by air dried or is it supposed to be baked, but you just let it air dry for a while? If its not designed to air dry, dont do anything to the clear for a few weeks as it wont "fully" cure for about 15-20 days.
nice build loving it!!!!
awww mannn i want one of those front bumper galant garnish's
Thanks Corey lol
Thanks Galante, oh and thanks for answering my question
Its high speed clear, takes about 16 hrs to fully cure, so right now its completely hardened, but it did dip into the 30's last night, so I'll probably drag everything out into the sun today just to make sure. I put 3 coats of clear on. So you're saying anything thats called fine cut is what I want?
Thanks man, glad you got your eninge running last night
If there is enough interest, Maybe Cali can snag mine, and make a mold out of it? Its not perfect, but is looks good enough for me.
So if you get a carbon fiber hood, it comes with gel coat, but do you have to clear it to keep it from fading? just curious thats all
If you fart on the parts it will clear for sure!!!!! lol :p