IlyaKol wrote:Good work, sir.
Yeah, I left the BBQ with a renewed sense of 'finishing' my car as well. Specifically, I NEED that 08 Sport front end. MUST HAVE lol. Also going to test some 5mm spacers on my wheels. Then I need to redo my front lighting (new headlights as mine as foggy/scratched up) and a full detail/dent repair/paint refresh.
Yes, Ilya !! You've got the bug again haven't you.
I'm still mending but when the 'GoodGrief Eagle RSA's' wear down, I'm going back to the 255/45 Hankook S1noble2's that I miss so much from my 2007. I also want to add 5mm spacers. I've been told by some tire / wheel peeps that a 5mm spacer will fit just fine and not require any stud work - just be sure to get spacers that fit onto the existing hub lip and also make sure the spacers ahave a lip on the outer side to allow your wheels to rest secure against them. I was also told that as a rule, you MUST get FIVE full turns on the lug nuts to tighten the wheels - otherwise, it will not be safe at all speeds and conditions and a 5mm spacer will allow for at least five full turns.
It should be a 'plug-n-play' mod. (well, actually a 'jack up the car, remove the wheel, add the spacer, install the wheel, lower the car' type of mod, LOL)
About you headlamps. Have you tried wet-sanding them with 1000 grit, then 2000 grit sandpaper - then polish with something like Mequiars ultimate compound? If you sand the lenses so they feel smooth and are completely and evenly fogged up, then polish them multiple times, they should end up clear. It's an all-afternoon job, but it should work. The very worst that will happen is you may still see some scratches, but you can't ruin them by doing the procedure above and they will polish up just fine - just a matter of polishing and re-polishing and re-polishing until they are clear again.
