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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 12:19 AM
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3100/3400/3500 hybrid? Sounds like its gonna be a Frankenstein of a build. haha. I still can't wait to see what you do with the CAI, if you go through with it. Might give me some motivation/ideas for me to do it
 
Old Feb 16, 2012 | 11:55 AM
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Yeah trying to sell the car might be more fun than it's worth. I will cross that bridge when I get to it I guess. The 3100-3400 UIM are supposedly to be low end tq intakes and 3500 was more freeway friendly. It all depends on how the egr and vacuum lines are on that UIM.

This came in the mail

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and thats how thick they are with the dome.

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Old Feb 16, 2012 | 02:51 PM
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That looks really cool. They'll probably be easier to install than mine were, seems they probably flop around the same.
 
Old Feb 16, 2012 | 03:07 PM
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Yours were a film/decal? That explains why the instructions were different between the 2 types. Wet Vs. Dry application.
 
Old Feb 16, 2012 | 04:22 PM
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Yeah, mine was just like a normal decal. Made it difficult putting them on in the wind lol
 
Old Feb 20, 2012 | 10:18 PM
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Mine were rigid and 90% fit the letters exactly. The top corner of the "K" was the worst but I'm the only one to notice unless I point it out to someone. Still worth the time and money spent. Took a pic of it at night and will do a day shot pointing out the "K" and the other letters. DO NOT try and cheat by installing the letters over the existing ones cause they are not cut the exact same.

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I also got that ODO pic at the right moment before it rolled over.


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Last pic was a debate with the Regal guys. They said the Regals don't look good with the white DRL/Turn signals. I say the opposite with the Century and loved it more than those hideous amber ones. *Pointer finger on purpose*


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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 11:45 PM
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Those letters look awesome! If I had my time back, I would have gotten the Reflec-dome. My letters didn't fit nearly as well as I was hoping.

I'm currently running white bulbs in my DRLs too. They don't seem to be as bright as yours though. I had some darker amber bulbs in for a while and liked them, but they faded to the ugly pale amber real fast. I bought some leds for my drls, but they've been a real pain trying to install. I kept blowing fuses for my park lights, turn signals, and even my BCM :\ so I gave up on them for now.
 
Old Feb 21, 2012 | 12:34 AM
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I learned my lesson with LEDs on lights that blink. I also learned not to use them for brakes.
 
Old Feb 21, 2012 | 12:45 AM
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Haha yeah, they're more trouble than what they're worth. I even bought some load resistors, but I don't know how to hook them up. They have 2 wires coming out of each end, while every write up I've seen only have on on each end..
 
Old Feb 21, 2012 | 01:03 AM
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I still have those too somewhere with the trunk pins. A flip flop trunk mod I never completed 5 cars ago.

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