Friday, April 20, 2012

Body Kit and Emblem Installation

A complete Mugen body kit is not available for the 8.5 gen, however the Modulo kit is if you can find it. I favor the Mugen sides and rear (but the Modulo front) so I put together a combination kit. Upgraded the steering wheel and exterior and emblems to the red JDM badge which were in turn opened and blackened in keeping with my black and chrome/silver theme:
  1. Modulo Front Bumper Lip Mod000120
  2. Mugen-Style Side Skirts BLS-HA084J-PU Decided to go authentic
  3. Mugen-Style Rear Bumper Lip BLR-HA084J-PU
  4. Upgraded kit hardware with stainless steel tapping screws with plastic caps and 100' of 3M 4941F/CV45F VHB 1in x 0.45in) tape
  5. Honda JDM Front Grille Emblem 75700-S5T-E01 (Blackened)
  6. Honda JDM Rear Deck-lid Emblem 35114-SNW-J01 (Blackened)
  7. Honda JDM-Style Black Steering Wheel Center Emblem

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Platinum Amber 7W High Power 20 LED Parking/Turn Signal 7440 744320PA

Finishing off the LED rear (high mount brake, rear wing spoiler, reverse indicators, and tail lights) I've added the Platinum Amber 7W High Power 20 LED Parking/Turn Signal 7440 744320PA bulbs from VLeds. At $80 per pair the bulbs are crazy expensive for signal bulbs but they are the only LED bulbs that are highly visible during direct sunlight. Used in-line socket resistors to avoid the heat problems of the more common exposed tap-resistor setup. Unfortunately the same setup does not work on the front because the signals share the same circuit as the driving lights, so front signals must remain incandescent for now.