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    I usually do not like body kits, as they are typically of crappy quality and installed by incompetent "builders" trying to gain street cred, resulting in horrendous fitting. This is the exact opposite, hats off to your patience and hunting down a perfect fitment. All the prep-work you are doing at this phase will pay off eventually. Eagerly waiting on the next updates!

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    LOVING this thread! And that wide body looks fantastic.
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    Possibly the best tupperware installation I have seen!

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    Possibly the best tupperware installation I have seen!
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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! Warhammer's Avatar
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    I took care of a quick little project today before work. I added red LEDs to my new clear rear reflectors. The pics make the color look washed out, but they are very bright and very red in person.



    Tracking shows that my new clear, round side repeaters should arrive today. I'll need to do final fitting on the front flares before I install them. I have matching LED bulbs in amber to go inside those.
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    So, one of the good/bad things about the flares on my widebody is the little cutout on the front for the JDM side repeater lights. It's cool that the cutout is there, but it looks empty and unfinished without the lights. So I ordered some form the UK and went about installing them.

    Now, the install videos and forum posts I've seen all show someone making a series of cuts to create a complicated hole that exactly matches the shape of the inside part of the signals.



    This seemed to me to be unnecessarily complicated and time consuming. so, with a little research, I found the shape of the opening that Mazda actually used for these lights. This is MUCH less complicated:




    It's essentially a 1.5" hole with the right and left sides extended to 1.75" to engage the mounting tabs. Matching the exact shape of the light body is completely unnecessary. The tabs on the right and left engage the sheet metal and hold the light in the hole. The top and bottom lugs are just to locate the light in the center of the hole. After some testing on a scrap piece of plastic, I simplified things even more. I discovered that a 1.75" hole actually engages both locking tabs tightly enough that there is no wiggle. So, that's what I did and the install was WAY easier than any of the tutorials I've read. So, here goes:

    First, the repeater did not come with sockets, so I had to provide my own. I bought 4 sockets for RSpeed when I installed my clear rear markers, so I still had 2 for this project. But, the hole in the repeater takes a 3 lug socket...



    An the sockets that fit the side markers have 4 lugs.



    Why on earth would they use different sockets for these locations? Luckily, the sockets I bought are made from flexible a rubber like material, not hard plastic. So with a push and a twist, they pop right in despite have the wrong number of lugs! Then I just added some extended wires using heat shrink crimp connectors.

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    Next, came the big step: cutting holes for the lights. If you have unaltered fenders, you'll probably want to measure and mark where you want to drill. For me, the cutouts in the flares dictated location. I used a trick I learned from and episode of Mighty Car Mods to mark my drilling locations: toothpaste!

    I put a small dab of toothpaste (in this case I used my son's toothpaste because it is red) on the center of the light lens, then I carefully pressed it into place where I want to the light.



    When I pulled it away, I had a nice little marl that I could center punch.



    After wiping off the toothpaste, I chucked my 1.75" hole saw into my drill and cut the hole.



    Now, tutorials I've read have shown people putting on multiple layers of painters tape and using cutting oil to keep things cool while drilling through the fenders. I did neither and both holes were clean with no damage to the surrounding paint. If you want to err on the side of caution, you can certainly do that, but I've recently drilled 20+ holes in my car's body work, so I really didn't think it was necessary.

    Next, I ran wiring to the font turn signals and tapped the wires with those little vampire taps.





    Finally, with the rubber gaskets in place, the repeaters are a nice snug fit!



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    As a weird little aside... You never know what you're going to find when the PO of you car fancied himself a mechanic. While I was running the wires inside the left fender, I saw something that looked like it didn't belong there. I felt around and found these lodged inside the fender!



    Who the hell loses TWO pairs of pliers while working on their car and doesn't hunt them down?!?! :bang:
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    Looking good! I've found tools in my cars before. I have a nice Snap On 3/8 ratchet and 12mm socket from my truck being serviced. I can't complain about that. ;)

    All I ever lose are 10mm sockets. I assume those are just offerings to the god of wrenching. I don't know his name, but I think I'm in good with my offerings.

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    If only the free tools weren't so rusted they were useless.
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    Another little mod today. I have a Eunos "V" badge on the way from Adam @ Revlimiter for the nose of the car. I took some inspiration from Porsche for some rebadging on the rear end.






    The font is called "911 Porsha", lol! I only had some cheap crafting-grade vinyl on hand, so this is just temporary. I'll redo it with better vinyl when I recieve an order placed. Since this isn't permanent, I did two different versions; closer and wider spacing. I'm trying to decide which I like better. I may even get some 1/8" plastic letters made to replace the vinyl. Any thoughts on the spacing? Which looks better? I'm leaning toward the wider version.

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    Wider looks more Porsche-y. Me likes.

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    I received my new Eunos "Type V" badge from Revlimiter.net. As always, Adam's work is top notch! And, of course, it came loving packaged with a Hot Wheels (which my son promptly claimed as his own), some JDM candy and Revlimiter stickers. Adam really knows how to make opening an order fun!

    I know I'll have to remove and reinstall the badge when I paint the bumper, but I just couldn't let such a pretty badge sit in the house. I might move it just a little bit lower on the nose after I install the stripes on the hood.



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    While I was at it, I remade my Eunos lettering on the back. This time I used Oracal 751 vinyl, which is rated for 5-7 years outside, in tomato red. I also spread the letters out a bit to the same spacing Porsche uses on the 911 and I made the letters bold, to thicken them up just a bit. So far, I like this version the best.

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