Hella 1000's Installed.

"banjo cat ghost of oppo past" (brgdsm)
02/10/2016 at 17:04 • Filed to: None

Plus some areas I like to explore.

The Black Magics throw usable light out a good 300yards plus! I can’t be happier. Huzzah I can see now and blind assholes in SUVs who never turn off their highbeams use them strictly on SCCA TSD rallies! Obviously the filmed over headlamps reduced already pathetic stock beams, but the awesome audio+video shop I’ve been trusting for years, Hi Way Hifi not only re-aimed the lamps (so they now point farther than 6 feet infront of the car), but they made custom mounts when the ones I provided wouldn’t work and zip stitched my cracked bumper lip for me. $200 well spent. They also warned me about a loose sideskirt. *cue foreboding music*

Unfortunately I didn’t get out early enough to beat the plows on the way to the roads they can’t access and that caused some troubles. Still enjoyable and perdy just putzing along...

By the time I got to the non plowed roads I was too busy having fun to stop and just as concerned with my sideskirt. Still, I got oppo here and there and am glad the process is plenty progressive (thank you LSD) whether its lift-off or I squeeze the throttle enough to wake up the turbo, which is just all kinds of fun.

Pay no mind to the faded CF hood that totally wasn’t like that before I let it sit outside uncovered or the sideskirt being held up by a duct tape sling, secured by my door.... FFFF*#%! Plows dug into the frozen dirt on a steep downhill section leading off of the state forest hill I was atop, creating a violent washboard surface that just plain broke the old plastic mounting tabs in half. Very likely investing in Koni’s+GC shocks come summertime. At the moment it has KYB AGX’s+Tein springs which work fine with the bigger swaybar, just not on rough surfaces.

Even though I’m now spending the afternoon ordering new trim tabs I can only get from a special DSM site, it was still an enjoyable morning.

DISCUSSION (11)

MonkeePuzzle > banjo cat ghost of oppo past
02/10/2016 at 17:23

is this one of the AWD beasties?

banjo cat ghost of oppo past > MonkeePuzzle
02/10/2016 at 17:29

Oh yes, with the four bolt LSD rear-the one that won’t break. I can even put Evo 7 clutch type guts inside with some frankensteining, being one of the handful of reasons I kept it.

MonkeePuzzle > banjo cat ghost of oppo past
02/10/2016 at 17:34

very cool. long before I was knowledgeable enough to know why it was cool, I drove a friend’s, it was an awesome car. small and AWD is not a common thing here in the US.

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > banjo cat ghost of oppo past
02/10/2016 at 18:26

How bright are they? Considering these or a LED bar at the moment. Do you know if they were made in China?

DrJohannVegas > banjo cat ghost of oppo past
02/10/2016 at 18:40

I like this. I like this a lot.

banjo cat ghost of oppo past > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8
02/10/2016 at 18:57

I understand there were kits made in China/Taiwan which can be hit or miss but these’ns were made in Germany (or so says some of the lettering on the housings) with the correct halogen bulbs, but I lost the box a bit ago.

I’ve wanted the Black Magics since they showed up in a Sport Compact Car issue eons ago and they’ve sat in my closet for like three years.

I was really blown away at just how far they put useable light down the road even with the black housings, which is why I’m glad I spent the extra like 80 bucks on the 1000's over the 500's-which will go a bit further than your standard high beams just flooding a greater area. Since I’m a golfer I’d wager over 300 yards easy for the 1k’s. In other words they’re bright as fuck. I’ll see if I can post night pics

banjo cat ghost of oppo past > DrJohannVegas
02/10/2016 at 19:03

Thanks! I rarely get that...or like, never.

DrJohannVegas > banjo cat ghost of oppo past
02/10/2016 at 19:12

> looks around at modern media

Most people have horrifying taste.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > banjo cat ghost of oppo past
02/11/2016 at 02:42

dang i want a 1G but cant afford one as i need to buy t56 and engine. and there is a clean one by me for cheap

banjo cat ghost of oppo past > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
02/11/2016 at 03:04

I want to get to the V8 stage in my life (a 302 punched out to 331 and shoved in a Ford Maverick)...I’m too busy with this at the moment tho.

Don’t worry, if that DSM is clean enough it’ll be gone within weeks.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > banjo cat ghost of oppo past
02/11/2016 at 03:55

oh yea especially here in MI. I sold one of the cleanest 2g’s around in the summer