'19 SGP FK7

[leastfavourite]

Took me long enough but I finally finished them, definitely a learning process.

Had to go through a bit of Instagram digging and actually other members here who had done it before to figure out how it go about it.

Purchased some OEM lenses locally

Used a heat gun, metal pry tool, dremel, and box cutter to pry the lenses off.
Slicing around the adhesive of the clear lens leaves cracking marks which are almost impossible to fix. I'm sure there's ways around it.

On my first go around for the left trunk light I ended up cracking the housing. The light up LED plastic 'bulb' doesn't hold without the red lens so I used gorilla glue to secure it. It ended up corroding the clear housing and turning yellow. Trying out a clear silicon to reseal ended poorly so this is going into the trash ?

I had seen using clear silicon to seal would be the best option but it turned out pretty bad and didn't feel reliable. A friend of mine told me about the 3M Windo-Weld he was using to seal his cars tail lights.

This stuff was perfect for the project. It's like playdough, stretch it around the edges of the housing and it holds instantly. No waiting hours to dry and feels reliable.

After test fitting the lens I realized I had to switch over to red LED brake's and and some yellow LED turn's to hide that orange bulb.

After the experience on the first light I just rushed through the second two and slapped them on. My hands are beat and I just cba trying again on another set so here they are ?

And honestly not too bad.

 

[leastfavourite]

Since wheels have become harder to obtain I ended up doing 20mm spacers all around to hold me over. When I get around to it I'm also considering going a little lower on the coils.

I also got a chance to actually do a shoot that isn't in the driveway ?
Unfortunately though the card corrupted when I got home. After 2 hours of file recovery apps and photo repair tools I could only save 3 of them..

edit 6/26: I was able to recover them all in high quality

 

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Wing is in

Putting off the install for a little while though

 

[atheldis]

Decided on Cosmis XT-0005R in White

Great choice!

 

[leastfavourite]

Installed the wing today, ordered pre painted through ABS Dynamics.
Pre-order placed May 19th, received June 23rd.

I'm honestly pretty disappointed in the quality for how much was paid. There's dust and chips in the paint and the plastic mold isn't fully accurate at the base ends which leaves gaps and bending on the car. They provide no instructions besides a poorly traced template and a bunch of mixed bolts. I also had to go out and buy extra stuff such as longer bolts and weather stripping.

Did a bunch of research into other installs and ended up doing it myself. I was really tempted to pay a shop but it just felt like enough money spent as is and didn't look complicated.

Just happy to finally have it on the car, time to give the front end some more love and just find some wheels.

 

[Järppä]

Nice
Could u show how tail lights work now?

I have one pare tail lights free and would like to do same.

 

[vtecr]

The wing looks great on there. Shame about the gaps and paint job. I heard only good things about the ABS Dynamics wing. Does it line up with the factory spot where the OEM wing goes?

 

[leastfavourite]

Nice
Could u show how tail lights work now?

I have one pare tail lights free and would like to do same.

They function normally, I had to replace the brake light with a red LED, and braking is a little hard to see in direct sunlight.

The wing looks great on there. Shame about the gaps and paint job. I heard only good things about the ABS Dynamics wing. Does it line up with the factory spot where the OEM wing goes?

Thanks, it is what it is I guess. For the overall wing it's nice but the flaws are pretty bad for the cost.
It lined up right with the OEM slots but no thanks to ABS I had to look around for a proper sized template.

I'm happy with it for now.




also some pictures

have a lot coming in soon. Excited to try and get this done before slammedenuff gatlinburg

 

[leastfavourite]

Installed the VLAND sequential headlights from @Unity Performance , and the sequential smoked side markers from @Suma Performance

Massive difference

 

[leastfavourite]

Wheels. It's gonna be a tough fit..

 

[jtrader]

No loss if they don't fit - which it looks like they certainly don't. Stock wheels look better anyway.

 

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Installed SPC Rear Camber Arms, it actually ended up working out for the wheels. Bigger concern is the fronts. Hopefully going to have tires mounted tomorrow for better reference

 

[86salmon]

Might need new ball joints for more camber up front

SPC and Whiteline both make them for extra -1°

 

[leastfavourite]

Might need new ball joints for more camber up front

SPC and Whiteline both make them for extra -1°

This seems like the best bet?



Wheels are on!
Cosmis XT-005r white 18x10 +20
215/40R18 Stretched

In need of an alignment asap.
Hoping to get my rear fenders rolled and suspension lowered all the way around this weekend.
Then front camber once I'm back from Gatlinburg.

 

[CWIIIFK7]

Looks good. Seems like you could go meatier on the tire and still be clear on fenders. That's quite the stretch. Not hating, just an observation that could improve function and still look sick.

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