OK...as some of you know..i ordered the clear side markers from kspec. Here is the link to them :
http://www.kspec.com/list.php?ac_id=92&ai_id=861 i recieved them this week and decided to do the install this morning... Here are the tools i used :
-Dremel with cutting wheels (a bunch, cause they break and wear down quick)
-10mm socket for wheel well bolts
-#2 phillips head for the fasteners in the wheel wells
-Soldering iron and solder for the wires
-wire for the lights (i used some leftover speaker wire i had)
-Blue Painter's Tape (leaves no sticky residue when pulled off)
-Touch Up Paint (so that the exposed metal doesn't rust)
-Black Electrical Tape
-Zip Ties
-Razor Blade
-Safety Goggles (you dont want metal shavings or hot solder in your eyes!)
ok..so here we go......
these are the side markers...i am ordering titanium bulbs to go in them so that you cant see any orange when they are off
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these are the templates YellowTuscRcr in canada sent me to position the side markers
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I taped the template on the car using painter's tape and stenciled in the shape with a sharpie marker
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I then used the painter's tape and taped around the stencil just in case i slipped a little bit with the dremel
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Then i went to work with the cutting wheels being very carefull not to slip (which i didnt, thank god).. i tried the stone and metal bits first but they just didnt work at all except to scratch the hell out of the metal..the cutting wheels work surprisingly well...as i cut, i kept trying to put the side marker in as i went along so that i wouldnt cut the hole too big....i ended up needing to make changes in the size of the hole to accomidate the side marker...this is what i ended up with
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