Installed my dampers today....

[2brian0]

So, I'm not going to do a full write up since Blake already did but I just wanted to give my initial impressions.

Install - about a half hour. Pretty easy but you need a dremel or some type of cutting tool and a little bit of mechanical know how. The instructions are not very detailed (who uses instructions anyway). So if your skills are lacking, follow Blakes write up.

Finish - I like that they are black with a simple red Stillen sticker. Although my car is blacked out so this is probably a given. Just pay attention to which side you install which damper so that you can read it right.

Use - Lets just say your hood definitely won't fall down on accident. The hood does not "fly" open but it does take a little force to close it.

Overall - Extremely happy with the ease of install and use of them. Would definitely buy them again at the GB price. Now just have to take them apart to paint the brackets black.

Here's some pics -
Modified by 2brian0 at 7:46 PM 3/20/2008

[D-Roll]

Good work! I'll get some sooner or later

[dangeris]

Nice! Should be getting mine by the endof next week cause I ordered the Stillen Side Skirts as well.

So, I'm not going to do a full write up since Blake already did but I just wanted to give my initial impressions.

Install - about a half hour. Pretty easy but you need a dremel or some type of cutting tool and a little bit of mechanical know how. The instructions are not very detailed (who uses instructions anyway). So if your skills are lacking, follow Blakes write up.

Finish - I like that they are black with a simple red Stillen sticker. Although my car is blacked out so this is probably a given. Just pay attention to which side you install which damper so that you can read it right.

Use - Lets just say your hood definitely won't fall down on accident. The hood does not "fly" open but it does take a little force to close it.

Overall - Extremely happy with the ease of install and use of them. Would definitely buy them again at the GB price. Now just have to take them apart to paint the brackets black.

So the dampeners came with two sets of red "Stillen" stickers? And where's Blake's write up on the install?

[ursus]

question. do these fit sedans?

[2brian0]

don't know but i know josh was going to check for you sedan guys

[generic808]

Looks good! I go MIA for about a month and so many things have happened since I'll probably get these, but right now it's hard for me to justify the cost because I just bought a condo, a new pistiol, AND a $400 flashlight I guess I got a little carried away with my tax refund, plus the $600 stimulus money

[niztec]

$400 flash light huh?? is that justifiable?? haha jk

[leifab]

For the love of god...$400 for a flashlight...that thing had better be able to light up a square mile of area, double as a torch in an emergency, and be able to signal the space shuttle as a backup for NASA!!!

[niztec]

must be better than those HIDs huh??

[generic808]

Actually, I can light up about 200 yards or so. Call me crazy if you will, but I feel a flashlight, or twelve, is absolutely essential to home defense and close quarters combat situations. I guess it was drilled into me ever since the academy. Since then, I've had this flashlight addiction; I'm a flashoholic if you will Not to mention all my firearms I've always used $100 +/- torches, but I bit the bullet and ordered myself THE ONE I've always wanted. I should line up all my lights and take a pic, huh? I think you guys will flip out when you see just how many I own.

My baby!

[adidas2go]

Nice job Brian! I am waiting on my stickers to make them complete! Looks real nice

Eric- I have one of those in my flight suit back at the hangar bay. Hardly ever use it, but it is amazing

[2brian0]

Actually, I can light up about 200 yards or so. Call me crazy if you will, but I feel a flashlight, or twelve, is absolutely essential to home defense and close quarters combat situations. I guess it was drilled into me ever since the academy. Since then, I've had this flashlight addiction; I'm a flashoholic if you will Not to mention all my firearms I've always used $100 +/- torches, but I bit the bullet and ordered myself THE ONE I've always wanted. I should line up all my lights and take a pic, huh? I think you guys will flip out when you see just how many I own.

My baby!

That's a nice light! I'm a little on the flashlight crazy side myself. It's crazy with the technology coming out now. For a $100 now you can get a light pushing between 400-500 lumens (just not a surefire) but I digress, back on topic....

Thanks Blake, I really like the look of the decals. They give them just enough of a custom look without being over the top...

[generic808]

Eric- I have one of those in my flight suit back at the hangar bay. Hardly ever use it, but it is amazing

If you don't use it, would you consider selling it? I wouldn't mind a second one if I can get it at a good price.

And to stay on topic, I really do hope these will fit the sedan. Seems like we're getting the short end of the stick when it comes to the aftermarket.

That's a nice light! I'm a little on the flashlight crazy side myself. It's crazy with the technology coming out now. For a $100 now you can get a light pushing between 400-500 lumens (just not a surefire) but I digress, back on topic....

Yeah, you can get 500lm tri/quad-Cree lights for $50 these days. Unfortunately, they still have heat-sinking issues so the runtimes are greatly hampered. I wouldn't trust my life on one of those cheapy China made torches though. They're good to mess around with, but not CQB reliable.

[leifab]

I still can't wrap my head around it. $400 = 1 Flashlight = (Lowering Springs + Intake).....its insane.

[LegendRacer]

I still can't wrap my head around it. $400 = 1 Flashlight = (Lowering Springs + Intake).....its insane.

word....

but when u have money, the math looks like this...

very expensive flashlight + intake + lowering springs + exhaust = ....who cares?

[generic808]

I still can't wrap my head around it. $400 = 1 Flashlight = (Lowering Springs + Intake).....its insane.

I already own 2 properties, 1 car, 1 truck, 11 guns, and at least 20 flashlights, so I guess you can say I have almost everything I want/need. The way I look at it is if I'm in a home defense situation (CQB), my life will depend on the decisions I make within a split second. When blowing someone with 500 lumens of light while they have night adaped vision, it will temporarily blind and/or disorient my enemy, giving me a few more seconds to make a life and death decision. My glock 19 and 26 sleep next to me on my nightstand along side my Surefire M6 ($400 flashlight). I just purchased a Springfield Armory XD45 which I'm trying to get used to after years of Glock service. Still up in the air if this will serve as my primary home defense pistol because a .45 cal is a bit large and my walls are a bit thin

I'm trying something new with my guns and flashlights for a change

[leifab]

word....

but when u have money, the math looks like this...

very expensive flashlight + intake + lowering springs + exhaust = ....who cares?

Ahh yes....to be independantly wealthy. That would be the life. But then again....if i was...I think the a/c would be my daily, and the new GT-R would be my toy.

[niztec]

even if its a surefire...i would spend 400 bucks on some new camera equipment..haha

[generic808]

even if its a surefire...i would spend 400 bucks on some new camera equipment..haha

Photography is one of my past times, so I've got a bunch of gear already. Digital and film SLR bodies and Canon L lenses all over the place We used to discuss camera gear here a while back.

[adidas2go]

If you don't use it, would you consider selling it? I wouldn't mind a second one if I can get it at a good price.

Haha i would if i could get away with it. Its navy/government property and they do an inventory on our survival equipment everyday. If it went missing, someone would have hell to pay

[leeroy300]

word....

but when u have money, the math looks like this...

very expensive flashlight + intake + lowering springs + exhaust = ....who cares?

OIL ??

[ursus]

I already own 2 properties, 1 car, 1 truck, 11 guns, and at least 20 flashlights, so I guess you can say I have almost everything I want/need. The way I look at it is if I'm in a home defense situation (CQB), my life will depend on the decisions I make within a split second. When blowing someone with 500 lumens of light while they have night adaped vision, it will temporarily blind and/or disorient my enemy, giving me a few more seconds to make a life and death decision. My glock 19 and 26 sleep next to me on my nightstand along side my Surefire M6 ($400 flashlight). I just purchased a Springfield Armory XD45 which I'm trying to get used to after years of Glock service. Still up in the air if this will serve as my primary home defense pistol because a .45 cal is a bit large and my walls are a bit thin

I'm trying something new with my guns and flashlights for a change

I thought you live in Hawaii? not Baghdad?

but u must be really excited, im happy for ya.

[johnny_d]

2brian0,

Pretty easy but you need a dremel or some type of cutting tool and a little bit of mechanical know how.

could you please elaborate a bit on what you have to cut? thanks

[08altima35]

my home defense is a 6 ft iguana named Angus. And, if intruders some how strategically get past my first line of defense i have a 50 shot semi-auto rubber band pistol that i can unload in exactly 7.43556 seconds.

[generic808]

my home defense is a 6 ft iguana named Angus. And, if intruders some how strategically get past my first line of defense i have a 50 shot semi-auto rubber band pistol that i can unload in exactly 7.43556 seconds.

[NissNEZ08]

Wow,I really like the way those dampers look. Nice job on the install too.

I was thinking I wanted some Chrome ones with the red stillen vinyls on there. Do they only come in black?

Again, very nice!

[2brian0]

2brian0,

Pretty easy but you need a dremel or some type of cutting tool and a little bit of mechanical know how.

could you please elaborate a bit on what you have to cut? thanks

I would see blake's full write up for detail on this or Stillen's on-line directions....you just have to notch a part of the headlight housing to fit a bolt on one of the brackets.

Right now, as far as I know they are only available in black.

[johnny_d]

i was hoping i'd get to install mine this weekend but the shop couldn't get the parts they needed so the car gonna be delayed at least another week. I have the dampers w/o a car to install on

[GreyZone]

I cant find blakes origonal post, where is it?

okay, i found ithttp://forums.altimas.org/zerothread?id=317956

[ReviT]

waiting till monday to get mine :sad