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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 01:05 PM
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Anyone have the instructions on how to do this, I want to see if its hard to do, because if it is, i may be asking one of you .orger's to do it for me, of course money in it for you
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 01:25 PM
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also would like to know how to do this? love the look on a black max, anyone around the philly area tryin to help me out?
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 01:33 PM
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me three. DTM is just as nice looking as red clears, but more rare, im down
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 01:36 PM
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Here you go!

http://www.vqpower.com/v2/modules.ph...howpage&pid=66
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 02:00 PM
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That is probably one of the best write ups describing on how to do something. The pictures and the lengthy detailed instructions make this project a breeze.
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 02:02 PM
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Straight up the EASIEST mod to do yourself

Except mine are MTM's not DTMs


Old Jun 5, 2005 | 02:14 PM
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Mtms being "Marietta Mod" ? meaning where ur from ?
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by bijangxe
Straight up the EASIEST mod to do yourself

Except mine are MTM's not DTMs


very nice.
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 02:23 PM
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oh damn, that looks great bijangxe
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 02:25 PM
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also what muffler are you using, i like how it looks, i need a muffler that takes up the circular space of the bumper
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 02:31 PM
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Yea MTM meaning Marietta Tail Mod

I used a different paint. Thanks for the kind words.

My muffler is just a universal 3A straight thru one. I bought it off a friend a long time ago but Im sure you can still find them.
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 03:00 PM
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Yeah! I did this too! lol, I get so excited when somebody's asking about it cause its something I actually know about!





I was able to figure out this mod with minimal difficulty...and trust me, I am not mechanically minded!!! Just remember to take all the screws out of the lenses before you try to pry them off (which I forgot then cracked my lense) and don't forget to put them back in after (which I also forgot to do - oops...hopefully the glue will hold it okay). I used the VQPower writeup - its great. Print it off and bring it to the car with you. You'll probably need to buy amber bulbs. Mine just had clear ones for the turn signals.

I agree though, it probably is the easiest mod. I found it much easier than the AE mod. Really cheap to do, and more rare than the red/clears.

If anybody has more questions, feel free to PM me, I love helping out...it makes me feel smart?

Yours looks great, Bijangxe
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 04:40 PM
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glad you guys are enjoying the modd one of the DNE vp's David came up with this modd and the right-up was done by my VP Chris (bloebob
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 05:20 PM
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damn, a lot more people have these. i also have taillights. HTMs, as hectorc from the org did them for me. Pics are on my homepage, im too lazy to post the pics. bijan, you're car looks awesome. how does that muffler sound? what b pipe do you have?
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 05:33 PM
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anybody done a different color besides black? i think this might be a way to personalize your max a lil more. ive been meaning to go to junk yard and get a spare set to test it, but havent gone yet

also i was wondering if the light emmitted is similar to stock or better/ worse
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 05:40 PM
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bijan, you're car looks awesome. how does that muffler sound? what b pipe do you have?
thanks

The whole exhaust is pretty loud, wsp Y, B, straight pipe, straight thru muffler. Due to the straight pipe it's a little raspy at high RPMs when Im at WOT. Other than that its kinda low tone, sounds very mean IMO.
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 05:59 PM
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also i was wondering if the light emmitted is similar to stock or better/ worse
I find the light is brighter, but it isn't as spread out because the reflectors are removed. At night it is more, because the light is more obvious as it bounces off the back of the black housing.
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 06:07 PM
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at night the light is brighter, but during the day, it's not good at all. just enough to know its blinking.

bijan, i was asking because i like the look of that muffler, and i want a different exhaust. i have a custom b pipe, but its crush bent and bangs around under the car. is your b pipe resonated? how much did it run you? sorry for hijacking this thread...
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 06:16 PM
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id like to see what they look like when you signal or in reverse
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 06:17 PM
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look at pics on my homepage http://www.cardomain.com/ride/515062/5

dont have what the reverse lights look like, but i put a 9 LED bulb in there, it looks pretty good.
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 07:23 PM
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bijan, i was asking because i like the look of that muffler, and i want a different exhaust. i have a custom b pipe, but its crush bent and bangs around under the car. is your b pipe resonated? how much did it run you? sorry for hijacking this thread...
Yea it looks aight, I want to change back to the Magnaflow 14827 muffler.
I got Warpspeed full exhaust at once, came w/ resonated B pipe from Warpspeed. I think the total was $550 or so...

If I had a video camera Id take some sound clips...maybe Ill find a friend w/ one.
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 07:36 PM
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i would recommend gloss paint. i am planning on doing a 2nd set that way.
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 07:52 PM
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any 95-96 ers w/pic im also very interested but is there any deal with it being legal or anything??? Live in Pa so Philly people pleez help out w/legal if ya can. im soo sick of the stock 96 lights man i need change!!!
Old Jun 6, 2005 | 07:57 AM
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Looks very nice...here is mine.

Old Jun 6, 2005 | 08:26 AM
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 08:37 AM
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any 95-96 ers w/pic im also very interested but is there any deal with it being legal or anything??? Live in Pa so Philly people pleez help out w/legal if ya can. im soo sick of the stock 96 lights man i need change!!!
isnt the law..tha the turn signal has to be orange..or yellow...or red...it cannot be white...Doesnt matter what kind of housing its in...as long as the turn signal isnt anything other than yellow, orange or red. Isnt that right?
Old Jun 6, 2005 | 10:48 AM
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i would recommend gloss paint. i am planning on doing a 2nd set that way.
Just out of curiosity, why are you choosing the gloss over the flat paint? Is it so the lights reflect more?

As for the legality of the turn signal color, just buy amber bulbs. My mechanic installed some for me when I had my car in the shop. The clear bulbs weren't very bright anyway. The color of the housing shouldn't cause any trouble as long as the bulb blinks in the correct color.
Old Jun 6, 2005 | 10:53 AM
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the gloss paint may reflect more, but it also looks nicer. gloss black was used on mine. HectorC used flat black on his, and i like the gloss more. My signal bulbs are the silverstar hyperamber bulbs, with the metallic coating. They look very nice at night. And they cant be illegal, like chipotle said, as long as the bulb is the right color, it doesnt matter
Old Jun 6, 2005 | 10:53 AM
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I'm re-doing mine differently. By the end of the week I shall post my new pics. The visibilty of the light is worse than stock. At night it's visible, not during the day. Even gloss paint won't do much better. Ask Ecko, I did his in Gloss while mine are flat black.......if you want pics here they are...... http://photobucket.com/albums/v452/h...ish%20%20Meet/
Old Jun 6, 2005 | 11:02 AM
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I find that mine aren't too bad during the day. They aren't quite as obvious as before with the reflector though. I'm not sure what bulbs my mechanic put in there...
Old Jun 6, 2005 | 11:20 AM
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hectorc, how are you doing yours differently?
Old Jun 6, 2005 | 11:30 AM
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can't say right now...
I will post pics after, sorry I'm trying to surprise a few.
I guess you will have to wait and see, might be done with them by Wednesday.
Old Jun 6, 2005 | 11:32 AM
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 11:36 AM
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got that right
Old Jun 6, 2005 | 11:42 AM
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Since we are all showing off our DTMs.

Old Jun 6, 2005 | 11:48 AM
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well, you've got one hell of a car to show off there bean.
Old Jun 6, 2005 | 12:09 PM
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Thank You.
Old Jun 6, 2005 | 12:57 PM
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 01:08 PM
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anybody done a different color besides black? i think this might be a way to personalize your max a lil more. ive been meaning to go to junk yard and get a spare set to test it, but havent gone yet

also i was wondering if the light emmitted is similar to stock or better/ worse
anything other than black would look retarded, esp if u thinkin about blue if u know what i mean
Old Jun 6, 2005 | 01:10 PM
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Also, it will screw up the color of your turn signals/reverse lights even with the proper colored bulbs, so there might be legal implications.



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