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Re: Grille Light Modification.
I use my white LED grille lights anytime I drive, especially at night. The pattern is stationary and is at full brightness all the way across the grille.
It gets attention whenever I stop at a store or a gas station and turn off the ignition and the strip is still glowing. All I get is an occasional "you left your lights on" to which I reply "yeah, it does that"
It actually puts out quite a bit of light, I can see it from behind the wheel and pull into my garage with the lights off. Great alternative to parking lights (of which I have none)
How this mod was accomplished 15 years ago, using 2 backup light bulbs;
Too old to just hang out in parking lots at night. (except for one weekend a year) 
The only car shows I enter are classic ones (40s,50, 60s) and they appreciate the uniqueness of the car without having to show off the toys.
I have no interest in the Fast and Furious car shows, the Import-tuner, Testosterone Carnivals / Babe-athons, with the strobes and neon tubing and excessive lighting everywhere. Saturday Night Fever-mobiles with no soul or heritage. Now that's a sticker-rich environment!! Seen enough of this "Speed Racer" crap on the streets to last a lifetime.
I don't like over-engineered cars. Hopping in, turning the key and releasing the clutch and letting ME drive is whats it's about. I don't want to get into a car, dial in my suspension preference, adjust my front-to rear traction ratio, decide if I want my electronic traction control to be engaged, etc. BEFORE I get on the gas.
That's just letting some computer programming make all the decisions for me while I aim (not drive) and hope that it will save my a$$ if I ever do something stupid. Anyone who has ever driven true Muscle Cars with their raw horsepower, know the thrill of what I am talking about.
Ramblings of an old fart who tells it like he sees it. Your opinions may vary
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1996 Polo Green LSi #216 ..138,100 miles. ..SOLD
JFICX8659TH100216.....Date of Manufacture: November 16, 1995.....
Fuji Heavy Industries..Ōta North Plant....Ōta City,. Gunma Prefecture, Japan
In-Service Date: January 2, 1997
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First Polo Green on the Network
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First 5000K HID factory fog lights (2007)
First SVX JDM BBS wheels on a USDM SVX (2013)
HID lighting (5000K) for headlight and H3 fog lights, PIAA SuperExtreme 120W high beams, rebuilt EG33 longblock, Cometic head gaskets, Phase II flexplate, AMR aluminum radiator with custom silicone hoses, 160A high-output alternator in aluminum-ceramic coated case, new design alternator wiring upgrade v.4, rare factory headlight protectors, refinished JDM BBS mesh aluminum wheels and custom, polished billet aluminum new hex center caps, LED grille mod, R1 Concepts high-carbon cryo slotted rotors, Akebono ceramic pads, Goodridge S/S braided brake lines, Smallcar Stage 1 shift kit, ThermalTech aluminum/ceramic-coated valve covers, Energy Suspension urethane front & rear swaybar bushings, Bontrager22 rear swaybar with QS Components Chromoly Teflon/Kevlar endlinks, "$15.00/5 minute" suspension mod. Hella Supertone horns, Custom stainless steel exhaust system with 2" headpipes, Magnaflow cats, AeroTurbine AR25 resonator /AWD "Bullet" muffler.
R.I.P. 2010 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5 CVT...338,000 miles. Totaled by a 1,300 lb. COW March 4, 2016 
2014 Hyundai Avante Limited ...178,000 miles. Actually quieter and smoother than the Outback 
2007 Mazda Miata MX-5 PRHT...102,000 miles.
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Last edited by svxcess; 10-01-2013 at 11:25 AM.
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