SoCal-S13 "My Life" UPDATE

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SoCal-S13
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Car: 1984 Z31 50th Anniversary Edition VG30ET
Location: Glendora CA

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suggestions on headlights then? no more than $50.



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OM3GA
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I did a clear plastic housing conversion from pilot motorsports and then used decent bulbs.

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S14Kouki10
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i suggest these for the rear endfront end is fine with stock if your going to do sleepy eye imo

Future_gohan
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la_kouki_10 wrote:i suggest these for the rear endfront end is fine with stock if your going to do sleepy eye imo
oh my god koukis on this car would be sick.

Funano
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^ ^ Kouki tails ftw. That's the only way to go if you wanna keep your car OEM. Lose the clear markers on the front too. Other than that, the car looks tits

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SoCal-S13
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lol. those tail lights are $499. im in the army. we dont get paid THAT well.

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SoCal-S13
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is it possible to just replace the bulbs in the stock housing?

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fender-startocaster
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saw this car fro sale about a week ago and wow i regret not taking the time to take a look at it. anyway not to thread jack but you guys will see what i bought instead

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S14Kouki10
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it is worth it. ftw!

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S14Kouki10
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real clean car. kinda makes me want this instead of my kouki i love my kouki though

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leesredgt
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Very Very clean man! Love the Green!

S13 KID
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Great buy man now maintain her the way she is.Congrats!

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SoCal-S13
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Car: 1984 Z31 50th Anniversary Edition VG30ET
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haha. thanks man. i just bought front and rear strut bars and a torque damper. gonna install em later tonight when im at work...

BlackFire240
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very nice and very clean!

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Shusaka
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Car: 1993 240SX Hatch
Location: Bryan, TX

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is that an S14 wing i see, if not can anyone properly id it, i need to lose my factory foam wing and cant afford type x, and the wing on this looks great

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NismoZRS
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Location: Brunswick, Maine
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SoCal-S13 wrote:i was trying to find a colr wheel that would accent the green. black doesnt work. chrome looks too standard. thought white would look legit
HELL YEA... juniper green metallic is the best stock color.. and yours is soooo clean!!.. glad your keeping it .. and is that brown interior!?.. AWESOME.. your car has me excited lol

white, silver, and gold are the best colors for the green imo


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snowyred180
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Very nice S13. Keep it that was plz! As far as headlights, H6054 Silverstars are $20 each, and they give a nice, bright light.

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SoCal-S13
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yeah it has the brown interior. ill post some pics if you want. it needs new carpet. and the drivers side seat has worn through a little from getting in and out of the car. other than that shes a beauty. i paid a little more than i wanted to but im glad i did.


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SoCal-S13
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im gonna be posting some pics through out the week as i work on my car.

list of ish to do this week:

install torque damperinstall strut bars (and color match them) get rear bumper re painted (lil faded)small dent on passenger side rocker panel

hbpignosePA
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78 Datsun 280Z (RIP)
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90 Volvo 240 (sold)
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if your looking for classy wheels that will keep it clean

get gold or white mesh

drop a bit

WIN

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sleeper180
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Cody240 wrote:go for some rotas or xxr they are good companies
ewww rotas really??? dont rep fake s*** nice find on car btw

Future_gohan
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SoCal-S13 wrote:yeah it has the brown interior. ill post some pics if you want. it needs new carpet. and the drivers side seat has worn through a little from getting in and out of the car. other than that shes a beauty. i paid a little more than i wanted to but im glad i did.
Do a black/brown colored interior, look them up, freakin sexy as s***tt. if i had brown interior parts i'd rock the s*** out of them.

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SoCal-S13
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wow. you werent kidding.




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SirSilvia
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wow the only hatch that made me drool lol. so clean man

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elchoccolatte
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Very Clean N Nice Color...

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SoCal-S13
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RATTLE CANS FTW!!!!!! tried to color match them to the juniper green metallic.





lol. s***ty thing is, i go to install the strut bars. the first 5 bolts come off nice and easy. last one is stripped to hell. fml


Nathan A.
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for your exhaust, I think the Apexi N1 Dual stainless tip would look BAMF.

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SoCal-S13
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so i finished my interior.... sort of. imo one of the cleanest utilizing the hershey squirt brown panels. minus the seats, i did this on a legit budget too. lemme know what ya think.

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s*** I Did:

New Carpet Kit from ACC

Custom Embroidered *Plush* Mats

Suede Glove Box

Suede Speaker Covers


s*** I Need To Do:

Suede The Other Speaker Cover

Suede The Door Inserts

Get Seatbelts That Fit My Seats

Get Rear Seat That Matches My Situation

Future_gohan
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I LOVE the interior.

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SoCal-S13
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Future_gohan wrote:I LOVE the interior.

im gettin mixed reviews. but you cant ignore the fact that i did all of this, not including the seats, for under $300. and i bought all brand new s***. not part outs.


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