etlsport
07/29/2006, 11:19 PM
well for the first time in about a month i had a day where i had nothing to do, so naturally.. the VX got the royal treatment, thought id share some of my modding/opinions with everyone
mods done today:
tinted front turn signals
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/thumbs/100_0361.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/100_0361.jpg)
probably my favorite mod so far, i think it looks much better than the stock orange. theres really no difference in how much light comes through either, i checked them in the dark, in overcast and in bright sun, all with good results. very easy to do as well. just bought a roll of window tint from walmart (20% light emission) pulled the lenses off, cut a piece the right size, put the lens back in and then put the tinting over the lens once it was in place, even went through the car wash with them on and they didnt come off
GTS Tailblazer tail light covers
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/thumbs/100_0366.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/100_0366.jpg)
i dont like these as much as i thought i would... i figure ill give them a day or two to see how i feel about them.. if not, anyone up for a set of basically new tail light covers? make me an offer
Moncha's front/side turn signal converison
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/thumbs/100_0355.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/100_0355.jpg)
very cool, not all that complicated either, the hardest part was pulling off the front cladding, which wasnt nearly as bad as i thought.. one of the neighbors saw the vx with no cladding on the front and thought id wrecked it and came over in a fit til i told him the cladding was ok, just sitting up on the porch. definately love the way it looks when the front and side markers alternate.. so two safety issues solved with one mod! people beside me know im turning.. and i always have my headlights on now so they always alternate.. haha :p
Tone's rear/side turn signal conversion
basically identical to the front, except easier because no cladding removal required! took about 15 minutes for each side and that included prettying it up so the wiring looked stockish, love the way it looks when they alternate
widened window tracks on pass. side
pulled off the door panel and was looking at why the window was binding and quickly realized i had no clue what i was doing, so i looked up old posts and found what looked to be the least difficult/most reversable window fix and found where someone said they just opened the window channel towards the hinge, worked very very well, also sprayed some WD40 in the track to make sure, so far so good... anyone trying to do this, i would highly recommend getting the tool that pops the christmas tree fastners off, made my life much easier, the door was suprisingly easy to take apart!
replaced stock alarm LED with a blue one
simple, subtle, easy. just pulled the old one (which is much larger than i thought) and replaced it with a blue one from radio shack of the same style, goes better with all the rest of my blue LEDs (horn lights, dome light and soon to be under the dash when the doors are open) it also makes it look a little more like theres an aftermarket alarm. id recommend while youre in there, extend the wires and put in connectors that are easier to connect and disconnect, itll make the next dashboard removal much easier
and of course i also washed/waxed/slaved over the cladding... my vx is sittin pretty :bgwo:
mods done today:
tinted front turn signals
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/thumbs/100_0361.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/100_0361.jpg)
probably my favorite mod so far, i think it looks much better than the stock orange. theres really no difference in how much light comes through either, i checked them in the dark, in overcast and in bright sun, all with good results. very easy to do as well. just bought a roll of window tint from walmart (20% light emission) pulled the lenses off, cut a piece the right size, put the lens back in and then put the tinting over the lens once it was in place, even went through the car wash with them on and they didnt come off
GTS Tailblazer tail light covers
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/thumbs/100_0366.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/100_0366.jpg)
i dont like these as much as i thought i would... i figure ill give them a day or two to see how i feel about them.. if not, anyone up for a set of basically new tail light covers? make me an offer
Moncha's front/side turn signal converison
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/thumbs/100_0355.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/100_0355.jpg)
very cool, not all that complicated either, the hardest part was pulling off the front cladding, which wasnt nearly as bad as i thought.. one of the neighbors saw the vx with no cladding on the front and thought id wrecked it and came over in a fit til i told him the cladding was ok, just sitting up on the porch. definately love the way it looks when the front and side markers alternate.. so two safety issues solved with one mod! people beside me know im turning.. and i always have my headlights on now so they always alternate.. haha :p
Tone's rear/side turn signal conversion
basically identical to the front, except easier because no cladding removal required! took about 15 minutes for each side and that included prettying it up so the wiring looked stockish, love the way it looks when they alternate
widened window tracks on pass. side
pulled off the door panel and was looking at why the window was binding and quickly realized i had no clue what i was doing, so i looked up old posts and found what looked to be the least difficult/most reversable window fix and found where someone said they just opened the window channel towards the hinge, worked very very well, also sprayed some WD40 in the track to make sure, so far so good... anyone trying to do this, i would highly recommend getting the tool that pops the christmas tree fastners off, made my life much easier, the door was suprisingly easy to take apart!
replaced stock alarm LED with a blue one
simple, subtle, easy. just pulled the old one (which is much larger than i thought) and replaced it with a blue one from radio shack of the same style, goes better with all the rest of my blue LEDs (horn lights, dome light and soon to be under the dash when the doors are open) it also makes it look a little more like theres an aftermarket alarm. id recommend while youre in there, extend the wires and put in connectors that are easier to connect and disconnect, itll make the next dashboard removal much easier
and of course i also washed/waxed/slaved over the cladding... my vx is sittin pretty :bgwo: