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02-09-2013, 01:10 AM | #15751 | |
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The rest of the lights I added will be on with the headlight switch. Make sense?
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02-09-2013, 06:55 AM | #15752 |
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^^ Yes, thank you. I'll look forward to seeing how closely you can mimic the very dim ambient lighting of your Jetta.
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02-09-2013, 08:22 AM | #15753 |
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Wow. I just spent most of last night and early this morning driving through this blizzard and while the tires are not the best I was very wrong about the capabilities of this car. I had absolutely no problems in the snow and this car got through some very very severe conditions like a champ. I will definitely be getting different tires for next year but I am just wowed by the capabilities of subaru's. They have never let me down.
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02-09-2013, 09:21 AM | #15754 |
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this is why i want to try to find something to hold the resistor, because instead of a 2.2kohm i might use 4.75kohm to further cut down the light. it has been a while since i have been in the jetta at night so i don't 100% remember how dim it is. even at 4.5mA through a 2400mcd LED (rated full power at 30mA) it is still a little bright, the larger resistor would bring me down to the 2.2mA range
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02-09-2013, 10:05 AM | #15755 | |
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02-09-2013, 10:40 AM | #15756 | |
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02-09-2013, 01:01 PM | #15757 |
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Will have to agree about these cars in snow and ice. I was pulling into a few parking lots to see what it could do in snow with ice under it.. The answer is not get stuck. haha
Getting back to my "issue" yesterday though. All everything was, was simply two blown fuses. There was one in the underhood fuse box, and one in the cabin one. So if anyone else has that problem, that's it. Car is back to normal now. |
02-09-2013, 01:18 PM | #15758 | |
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I am getting sick of working on it, they are in now, and I think I am going to drive it like this for a while and see if it bothers me or not. if it does, it won't be that difficult to add another piece of plastic to mount them in so the are further recessed and then find some sort of diffuser to put in the hole as it is right now, the light is subtle, you don't know it is there until you put something in the cupholder, then it is lit up. pics later |
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02-09-2013, 02:03 PM | #15759 | |
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As I was thinking about ambient lighting a few weeks ago, I was wondering if it would be possible to mount an LED behind the four slits that are already there, between where you put your overhead LEDs. Did you consider that? What are those slits for, anyway? |
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02-09-2013, 02:36 PM | #15760 |
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02-09-2013, 05:44 PM | #15761 |
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haha Yes. These new cars are so computer based that one small fuse can literally paralyze the car. It's quite ridiculous.
In other questioning, for those of you that are running Rally Armors? A friend of mine is selling some one week old RA's from his 2012 style STI. Will they fit? Or should I just go on the site and get the ones FOR the 12/13 Impreza? I plan on doing the aero splash guards and the RA's at the same time. Also, has anyone with a 12/13 Impreza gotten the black STI lip yet? I can't find anyone with pictures of one. Only the "normal" Subaru optional front lip kit.. |
02-09-2013, 05:50 PM | #15762 | |
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after much more testing today to see what brightness I want my LED's at i have settled on 1.5mA, rather than 4.5mA. which means I don't have the proper resistors w/o putting 2-3 in series. so I will get some new resistors and then finish it up. at 4.5 I think they would be distracting at at full brightness (30mA) they would be obnoxious. the overheads I might leave at 4.5 though because once the other lights are on they blend in pretty well, need to test the jetta tonight and see how bright those are again. I do have a 4.75kOhm i could swap into those and make them 2.2mA and I might still do that. I also added some spacers for the overheads so now they are recessed even more and really don't bother me at all. |
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02-09-2013, 05:50 PM | #15763 | |
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02-09-2013, 05:51 PM | #15764 |
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I don't think the 3rd Gen STi's Rally Armors will bolt on to your 4th Gen Impreza.
I haven't seen anyone with an STi lip for the Impreza and at the price they're asking for it, I'm honestly not surprised. I think the body-color front underspoiler kit looks much cooler than the STi front lip anyways! |
02-09-2013, 05:52 PM | #15765 |
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Fair enough, thanks guys!
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02-09-2013, 06:42 PM | #15766 |
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Hmmm, I've already replaced my HU with a Pioneer, so my original mic is non-functional right now anyway. If I decide to follow your overhead ambient lighting lead, I might try shining my LEDs through the existing mic slits.
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02-09-2013, 07:22 PM | #15767 |
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And for those of you running the Rally Armor mud flaps who have the factory Subaru aero splash guards, did you have any issue with install? The listing I was reading seemed rather sure you couldn't have the aero guard extensions.. Is there a special kit needed if you have them?
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02-09-2013, 07:52 PM | #15768 | |
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02-09-2013, 07:56 PM | #15769 |
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02-09-2013, 08:03 PM | #15770 |
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Excellent! Thanks!
In other words, order the 12/13 ones and with a bit of massaging, it'll work no problem? I want it exactly like the white one in question on 148 |
02-09-2013, 08:23 PM | #15771 |
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Yea I think if you have no problem with doing a little customization work then it should work out fine. There have been other examples and pictures around as well but you might have to use the thread/post search to find more, it's a lot easier then searching page by page...or just contact MACamillion and I'm sure he can answer some of your questions
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02-09-2013, 08:25 PM | #15772 |
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Excellent! I appreciate it! I have no problem with fabricating things..
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02-09-2013, 08:29 PM | #15773 |
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While I'm thinking about it.. It doesn't seem like it, but.. Is there any way to make it so that the map lights also come on when you open the door like the done light does? Even with LED's inside, I still find myself needing to switch on the map lights as the dome is too far back to be able to illuminate most of the front..
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02-09-2013, 08:34 PM | #15774 | |
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i suppose i could take it back down for a 3rd time today, but I really quit now. I will try it for a while and see how I like it, if it is just too dim, I will unsolder 1 resistor and replace it with a 1kOhm so i have 3.2kOhm total and the 3mA rating. i tried to get pics of the completed project but the only areas that show up well are the cupholders and the cubby under the radio, everything else is so subtle I just can't get a pic of it. pretty much all the other lighting i added is similar brightness to all other lights in the car, so it matches really well, just not photographable. Edit: 2.2mA for the overhead is perfect when out driving, I'm not changing anything. And 1.2mA for the rest of the lights is good too. The footwells are very subtle, the cubby is perhaps a little bright, but no brighter than the radio above it. And the door cards are barely noticeable before putting something in them Last edited by flyboy1100; 02-09-2013 at 09:46 PM. |
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02-09-2013, 08:35 PM | #15775 | |
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