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Old 11-10-2015 | 03:41 AM
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We don't list those brackets on our site but we always keep a few of them on the shelf for those who contact us looking for a set.
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0.080"

We don't list those brackets on our site but we always keep a few of them on the shelf for those who contact us looking for a set.
****. Thought they were out of stock forever.
Old 11-10-2015 | 07:56 AM
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We don't list those brackets on our site but we always keep a few of them on the shelf for those who contact us looking for a set.
What other secret stash of products do you have? I feel like I'm not privy to the secret menu unless you know a guy who knows a guy.

BTW, LS coil bracket is dope. About to install tomorrow.
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The first rule about the Singulär secret menu is you don't talk about the Singulär secret menu...
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Well ****. I probably would have bought the brackets. Oh well. I already cut and drilled my hood.

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Man, looking good until you faefaed the hood. I still think you could go in with a dremel and clean it up.
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WOAH, harsh. That was an angle grinder, not a sawzall.
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WOAH, harsh. That was an angle grinder, not a sawzall.
Just giving you crap man. Props for writing it all up. Really considering it.
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I am about to do something similar with the same LED lights lincoln logs used on his car. I don't do much night driving in my car (few times a year) and these lights are so cheap that If I decide I want something better I can just buy projectors or better quality LEDs. $23.99 for the pair:
Amazon.com: RioRand® 18w LED Spot Work Light 1800 Lumen 6500K 30 degree Waterproof Light(2pcs): Automotive Amazon.com: RioRand® 18w LED Spot Work Light 1800 Lumen 6500K 30 degree Waterproof Light(2pcs): Automotive

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I have a set of those. They are really good at lighting up right in front of you. But suck at a distance. I was going to put them on my truck at some point.
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Yeah if I don't like it I am planning to try the 8 degree 10w spot lights from lang racing:
10W Compact Long Range LED Pod - Lang Racing Development
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Good luck. My HID's should be here soon. I may go with 55w ones though. We will see.
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Do you happen to have a postal scale to weigh your lights? The stock headlights/motors are something in the ballpark of 17lb. Adding back in lights at 4lb each would eat up half of the gains. Amazon says 1.6oz which definitely isn't possible.
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That would require me to pull them back out...I can tell you they are less than 4lbs. More like the weight of a baseball.

Amazon says item weight=1.6 oz. Shipping weight 12.8oz.

http://nissanroadracing.com/showpost...2&postcount=21

1lb total. Bam
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Oh nice. That is lighter than these LEDs.
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I will try and take pictures tonight. I'm going to do it without my smoked lenses for an example of those who would use clears.
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Are we putting bicycle lights on miata now?

Seriously, what is the point of that led strip? Are you really going to subject other drivers to that crap, even if it's only once or twice? I know Aidan runs hids in halogen buckets, but that is a whole nother' level...

If it is even half as bad as the double wide 7" "15 degree spot" LED bar I bought it will blind everyone while putting light nowhere useful.
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Are we putting bicycle lights on miata now?

Seriously, what is the point of that led strip? Are you really going to subject other drivers to that crap, even if it's only once or twice? I know Aidan ran hids in halogen buckets, but that is a whole nother' level...

If it is even half as bad as the double wide 7" "15 degree spot" LED bar I bought it will blind everyone while putting light nowhere useful.
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Those LEDs are really only useful on a track car. Getting stuck at the track, run out of gas. They shouldn't be used as real lights.

And asmasm stated that.
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I didn't see track mentioned, just driving at night. I assume because I'm an ***.

Do this, I want oncoming traffic to think jesus is coming down the highway at em'

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I guess track wasn't mentioned. But asmasm's car is very heavily stripped. He has a spreadsheet somewhere of how much weight it has lost. I assumed his lights were for legality, not for usefulness.


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