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Re: MC71's Red Mistress **UPDATE** Stage 2+ and other stuff (Page 7)
« Reply #120 on: March 02, 2014, 11:10:46 am »
excellent mods Martin--think I saw this on nicks face book page.. :notworthy:

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Re: MC71's Red Mistress **UPDATE** Stage 2+ and other stuff (Page 7)
« Reply #121 on: March 02, 2014, 11:17:50 am »
Take it you've ordered some xenon's  :P

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Re: MC71's Red Mistress **UPDATE** Stage 2+ and other stuff (Page 7)
« Reply #122 on: March 02, 2014, 12:11:30 pm »
excellent mods Martin--think I saw this on nicks face book page.. :notworthy:

Thanks Andy and yeap that was my Eddy on Nick's FB page.  :happy2:

Take it you've ordered some xenon's  :P

They're went on the car along with the other bits during the week. Pics later on.  They're dazzling EVERYONE as they need levelling. Oops!  :signLOL:
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Re: MC71's Red Mistress **UPDATE** Stage 2+ and other stuff (Page 7)
« Reply #123 on: March 02, 2014, 12:37:11 pm »
Haha mine are doing exactly the same, but the visibility us is Amazing  :grin:

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Re: MC71's Red Mistress **UPDATE** Stage 2+ and other stuff (Page 7)
« Reply #124 on: March 02, 2014, 12:45:21 pm »
Haha mine are doing exactly the same, but the visibility us is Amazing  :grin:

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Are you going to fit auto levellers? As your on air do I imagine you'll always have to be the same height while driving or your Xenons will either be too high or too low?

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Re: MC71's Red Mistress **UPDATE** Stage 2+ and other stuff (Page 7)
« Reply #125 on: March 02, 2014, 01:31:58 pm »
I was going to but you don't need them so not gonna bother dude. I'm getting them all adjusted this week so I'll see how they sit then. You going down the auto levelling route?

Also you coming to UD?

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Re: MC71's Red Mistress **UPDATE** Stage 2+ and other stuff (Page 7)
« Reply #126 on: March 02, 2014, 02:45:57 pm »
Might get the Auto Levelling stuff doing at some point, not too fussed at the mo though.

Not coming to UD, not around that weekend.  :happy2:
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Re: MC71's Red Mistress **UPDATE** Stage 2+ and other stuff (Page 7)
« Reply #127 on: March 02, 2014, 03:12:40 pm »
Awesome!!

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Re: MC71's Red Mistress **UPDATE** Stage 2+ and other stuff (Page 7)
« Reply #128 on: March 02, 2014, 03:17:02 pm »
This just keeps getting better and better! :happy2:

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Re: MC71's Red Mistress **UPDATE** Stage 2+ and other stuff (Page 7)
« Reply #129 on: March 02, 2014, 03:24:19 pm »
Update........ as promised.  :innocent:

Xenons....

While at AKS last week, and as the front bumper was off anyway, Alex fitted some Xenons to the car for me. I still need them wiring up for their Bi-Xenon function so there'll be another call to Ed soon. I still need to get my local MOT centre to level the Xenons for me but that's not being done until next week but as anyone knows who's gone from standard lights to Xenons the difference is, quiet literally, night and day (see what I did there).

Before they were fitted.....







Anywho, they need a wee polish but they still look a lot better than my old standard clusters.

Old....



New....






Standard clusters....






The Xenons fitted.....





Added some new sidelight bulbs (below) which aren't the best so any recommendations for some SUPER bright white ones would be much appreciated.



As always, thanks to Alex at AKS!

Hope you likes!

Martin  :drinking:
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Re: MC71's Red Mistress **UPDATE** Stage 2+ (Pg 7) Xenons (Pg 9)
« Reply #130 on: March 02, 2014, 04:11:23 pm »
Insane modding bug you have there, bet m3 owners dont like it when you show them your flush tail pipes lol

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Re: MC71's Red Mistress **UPDATE** Stage 2+ (Pg 7) Xenons (Pg 9)
« Reply #131 on: March 02, 2014, 05:54:00 pm »
So much better  :happy2:

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Re: MC71's Red Mistress **UPDATE** Stage 2+ (Pg 7) Xenons (Pg 9)
« Reply #132 on: March 02, 2014, 06:25:15 pm »
I had them mtec sidelights and they were awful!!! Went back to some bogo leds in the end.

Your recent mods have been awesome..... How much did you tell your Mrs its cost? £60?!  :signLOL:


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Re: MC71's Red Mistress **UPDATE** Stage 2+ (Pg 7) Xenons (Pg 9)
« Reply #133 on: March 02, 2014, 06:32:35 pm »
So much better  :happy2:

Completely agree.

My good lady wife thinks they look like bug eyes. After spending a fair few quid last week on power, handling, lights etc and getting my car just as I want her all my wife said was "I hope after all that money they've got rid of that silly dumpy valve noise it makes!, that very embarrassing". Lord help me!!

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I had them mtec sidelights and they were awful!!! Went back to some bogo leds in the end.

Your recent mods have been awesome..... How much did you tell your Mrs its cost? £60?!  :signLOL:

Thanks!  :drinking:

She knows, mostly!  :laugh:  I'm treating her to some bits she wants so all's good.  :love:

Oh and yes I'll look into the OEM ones.
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Re: MC71's Red Mistress **UPDATE** Stage 2+ (Pg 7) Xenons (Pg 9)
« Reply #134 on: March 02, 2014, 07:20:48 pm »
So much better  :happy2:

Completely agree.

My good lady wife thinks they look like bug eyes. After spending a fair few quid last week on power, handling, lights etc and getting my car just as I want her all my wife said was "I hope after all that money they've got rid of that silly dumpy valve noise it makes!, that very embarrassing". Lord help me!!

 :signLOL: that's brilliant!!

I had them mtec sidelights and they were awful!!! Went back to some bogo leds in the end.

Your recent mods have been awesome..... How much did you tell your Mrs its cost? £60?!  :signLOL:

Thanks!  :drinking:

She knows, mostly!  :laugh:  I'm treating her to some bits she wants so all's good.  :love:

Oh and yes I'll look into the OEM ones.

Hahaha  :signLOL: