specONE's Build Thread

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Strong N52 Neodymium Magnets Rare Earth Round Disc Fridge Craft 20mm diameter fit perfectly into the Hole in the license plate bolt mount recessed portion.

used an assortment of thickness to fill up the hole and stacked them to give them even more strength.

Had to cut into the hidden part of the bumper so the magnets have more pull and be closer together. Initially had it just double sided taped to back of bumper but then the magnets had about 3 layers of plastic to magnetize through so it did not feel as strong.

planning to put foam on the back side of the plate mount so it wont scratch the grill up while "mounted"

3-10-2015

Finally finished wrapping center console with Black Brush Aluminum Look vinyl wrap to cover the scratches made plus also match the Mark Levinson stereo finish.

before...

compare....

after...

with gs fsport shift knob

under different lighting

not a bad match to the ML radio texture.

in the car under LED dome lighting

Up next DEI 1-mile Remote Start Pager alarm with Glass break and proximity

sensor

all the pieces...

Main Module with harness plugged in.

started cleaning it up with only the wires needed. 

will clean up some more once i know for sure where things will be going to in the vehicle as well as double checking wires needed

4-7-2015

did some cheap free mod.

hate the way the LED amber in headlight lights up at night right under the side reflector in headlight so i figured out which PIN wire it was and disconnected it, Completely reversible if i want to fix it. Bumper had to be removed for the front.

Black wire unpinned from Headlight Connector, Disabling the Amber LED portion. Driver side I believe

Passenger side also

Forgot to grab pictures of how to unplug unpin the wire without damage. You have to unplug the connector and then from the pin side you remove white plastic retainer with a pick and put it aside and then you will see you have to press tab to release pin wire in question and then reversal by putting white retainer back

Heat Shrunk Pin to protect it from the elements.

Blue taped wire down so it does not move around.

Other side Blue taped as well

Sample of Headlights with no more Amber LED lights. Front end is all White lights, i.e. Lexus DRL checker and Projector LED. Still amber turn signal bulb though but only when signals are on.

Decided to tackle the rear as well. I love how the taillights look at night but that one portion of RED for the Side Red reflector that breaks apart by way of turn signal portion just kills me everytime i see it light up at night.

stock Taillamp showing the portion that lights up and does not flow at all

Now with the side portion of taillamp removed we see what it looks like. 

Upon further inspection, it was not gonna look easy since the circuit board inside. But what is that? "I see you", That's probably it!

Better angle of the Connector, This factory Connector Slightly unplugged it and brought i back to the car and YES that was it to disable the side lights.

Connector fully unplugged and just sitting there. Reversible also but may take some finesse and patience to get it back plugged in. To unplug this, I needed to use small right angle Pick and small Flat head screwdriver.

It is OFF and stays OFF!

8-3-2015

not much updates yet. Just waiting on parts to arrive. Here's some little ones with pictures

finished prepping alarm/remote start but have yet to have time to get it in.

started buying JDM switchs that fit the OEM blank panels

here's USB charging port

side by side with OEM panel

picked up a off and on toggle as well

all three together

test fitting it in the car

picked up a cusco front strut bar

before strut bar

after strut bar, still with protective film on

finally removed the film after 2 weeks

some wheels on loan that were tossed on the car for a car show. they are Mtechnica Directional