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J.Belknap 05-13-2016 07:37 PM

Valve cover gaskets, helicoiled all 16 valve cover nuts.

Happy to not have to completely remove S/C to pull passenger valve cover.

TiAgX5 05-13-2016 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X53Jay4.8is (Post 1077895)
The front struts on my 4.6is were/are BMW delphi sourced front struts. The rear have the black bilsteins. I was surprised at the Delphi front struts but being the X is built in South Carolina they typically build the product from a supplier park which would include the likes of Delphi.

My mistake.

Thought those front struts were Bilstein units.

Joshdub 05-15-2016 10:54 PM

Finished and installed my Spyder headlights with EVOxr bixenons and LED rings.

Thanks RB for putting up with all my questions.

http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...psguoic34n.jpg

g300d 05-16-2016 03:06 AM

^noice!

crystalworks 05-16-2016 04:25 PM

Looks good Josh. Nothing like freshening up the angel eyes to help modernize the front end.

I'm still working on my DIY for opening up the permaseals. :( I'm at mounting the new LED rings...

itscoo2pyopants 05-16-2016 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joshdub (Post 1078013)
Finished and installed my Spyder headlights with EVOxr bixenons and LED rings.

Thanks RB for putting up with all my questions.

http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...psguoic34n.jpg

Hey Josh, do you still have your original head lights? my dad needs some for his prefacelift. his lenses are pretty bad. are yours in decent shape?

btw, where did you order your new headlights from? they looks pretty schweet

Joshdub 05-16-2016 06:28 PM

Yeah my ring mounting wasn't the best, but at least I didnt have to deal with permaseal. There are a few flaws and things I'd do different if I were to do it again. Overall not bad for my first attempt.

These are the spyder housing I bought off of eBay and led rings that I bought off of aliexpress. The projectors that come in the spyder housings are really shitty halogen projectors so I swapped them out with Morimotor EVOxr bixenon projectors.

I do still have the original lights and they are in decent shape. No hazing but could use polish. They don't come with leveling motors or ballasts. I also threw them up on CL.

Here is a relatively recent picture of them.
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...pskcv9dvcw.jpg

mam4.6 05-16-2016 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joshdub (Post 1078013)
Finished and installed my Spyder headlights with EVOxr bixenons and LED rings.

Thanks RB for putting up with all my questions.

http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...psguoic34n.jpg

Looks purdy...! How you likin' the output over stock?

Pekelicious 05-17-2016 03:46 AM

The 4.6 start driving like sh*** and check engine light start flashing stopped and pulled the codes with INPA... Burning cylinder 6( ignition coil went caput, had one laying around in the trunk so swapped no problem)... Now I get this...

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...58f550b928.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...6dd0a5de6a.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...3115e402c4.jpg


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Ricky Bobby 05-17-2016 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joshdub (Post 1078013)
Finished and installed my Spyder headlights with EVOxr bixenons and LED rings.

Thanks RB for putting up with all my questions.

http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...psguoic34n.jpg

Josh those came out pretty amazing man! Nice work!!!

How is the output treating you, you went with Nightbreaker bulbs right? Are you on halogen or yellow fogs btw?


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