SayNoToPistons
Wheels, not rims...
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- CX-5 GT AWD w/ Tech, RX-8 GT 6spd w/ 'goodies'
It's been almost two months and about 2000 miles since I took delivery of my beautiful CX-5 GT AWD with tech in Black Mica with Sand/White interior.
A run of the mill CX-5 (and it still is). Since I put my RX-8 in hibernation for winter, I figured I'd throw a bit of my attention into the CX-5.
I first got rid of the stupid dealer license plate frame and swapped in a gloss black frame. Then debadged it the rear as I thought it looked like a rolling billboard. No big deal.
I then swapped the incandescent P13W day time running lights out for 68 surface mount LED (each) units. A nice white light that is equal total lumen if not more than the incandescent bulbs. Also, more even spread of light as well. Much better looking color temperature for a premium look. Please excuse the low quality cellphone pictures. It may look too blue in the pics, but that is due to the cellphone camera.
Today I redid the front 5-point chrome accent in black. So far I am undecided on it, but good thing it is reversible. Looks cleaner, yes, but it is lacking something. With that said, I have an idea to add a bit of flare to it without it looking tacky. Like I said, it is reversible if all fails . Once again, excuse the low quality cell pics and the dirty car (haven't washed after snow storm). The turd camera sensor added a bit of green and yellow hue to the LED DRL's also.
A run of the mill CX-5 (and it still is). Since I put my RX-8 in hibernation for winter, I figured I'd throw a bit of my attention into the CX-5.
I first got rid of the stupid dealer license plate frame and swapped in a gloss black frame. Then debadged it the rear as I thought it looked like a rolling billboard. No big deal.
I then swapped the incandescent P13W day time running lights out for 68 surface mount LED (each) units. A nice white light that is equal total lumen if not more than the incandescent bulbs. Also, more even spread of light as well. Much better looking color temperature for a premium look. Please excuse the low quality cellphone pictures. It may look too blue in the pics, but that is due to the cellphone camera.
Today I redid the front 5-point chrome accent in black. So far I am undecided on it, but good thing it is reversible. Looks cleaner, yes, but it is lacking something. With that said, I have an idea to add a bit of flare to it without it looking tacky. Like I said, it is reversible if all fails . Once again, excuse the low quality cell pics and the dirty car (haven't washed after snow storm). The turd camera sensor added a bit of green and yellow hue to the LED DRL's also.
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