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Originally posted by wa2tuff:
I hope the install will be as easy as Slimshady says it is. As anyone knows who has read some of my posts, I tend to get frustrated quick. We'll see.
Just take your time and be sure to jack up the front of the car. Give yourself at least an hour (if not 2). If you run into any problems, PM me.
I'm going to try to make a drawing to show what material needs to be removed from the stock SVT brackets in order for the PIAAs to fit correctly. It's not a whole lot, but a picture's worth a thousand words.
Later,
DDV
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Originally posted by DDV:
Slimshady's instructions tell you to remove the tabs from the PIAA's, but you don't have to. Simply mount the housing up-side down and be sure to flip the lens so that "PIAA" will be right-side up when they're mounted.
Instead of using a dremel tool to remove the excess plastic from the factory mounting brackets, I simply took each bracket over to my oscillating spindle sander (from my woodworking habit) and sanded off the excess in no time flat.
To make the lights easily adjustable, I made a rubber washer to fit between the factory bracket and the PIAA housing on each screw. I made the washers by cutting 1/8" or thinner pieces off the end of some vaccuum hose. Works like a champ!
To connect the wires, I cut off the connectors and about 3" of wire, from the PIAA harness. I spliced those wires to the factory wires with "Quick Connect" connectors. I didn't even have to remove the factory connectors! (Just be sure to tape up the connectors so there's no chance of a short later on.)
Re-installaion was pretty easy and with the added rubber washers, adjustment is simple: push the light up or down as required. The rubber washer maintains enough tension to keep the light in place.
Good luck Everyone!
DDV
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Has everyone else installed them, nobody PM'ed me in regards to installing them, i guess my how-to is pretty good? or everyone just made their own how-to  I just hope everyone is as happy with them as i was 
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mine are still sitting in the box waiting for me to get my butt in gear
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Originally posted by Slimshady:
Has everyone else installed them, nobody PM'ed me in regards to installing them, i guess my how-to is pretty good? or everyone just made their own how-to
I just hope everyone is as happy with them as i was
I found your how-to very helpful!
For those that haven't installed them yet, you really shouldn't have any problems. Along with Simshady's how-to, others have posted about their install and that should further assist you.
I'm very happy with them!!
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Originally posted by acrdklr:
mine are still sitting in the box waiting for me to get my butt in gear
Same here. I hope to get them in this weekend. Weather's supposed to be good so I should get them done. Course you guys know how impatient I get sometimes so I just may be posting some @#$%$#@ questions on Sunday. Hope my old brain works in the sun. 
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Originally posted by wa2tuff:
Originally posted by acrdklr:
mine are still sitting in the box waiting for me to get my butt in gear
Same here. I hope to get them in this weekend. Weather's supposed to be good so I should get them done. Course you guys know how impatient I get sometimes so I just may be posting some @#$%$#@ questions on Sunday. Hope my old brain works in the sun.
Well, after I figured out how to remove the 2 little plugs on the bottom of the bracket, I got them out OK. The dremeling was no big deal. Then to put them back together--there's where the happy stuff started. I couldn't get everything together without the inside nuts coming off. Then all of a sudden I took a very short piece of scotch tape doubled over on itself, put it between the housing and the nut, and whoopy $h!t, it worked. Now all I have to do is reinstall. Shouldn't be a problem since I know how everything came off.
Next post should be: Got them installed and love em!!  Thanks to all involved for a great GB. And thanks to slimshady for having the guts, ideas, and how-to for this mod in the first place. As I was screwing around with the housing, trying to get it off at first, I'm thinking, "this guy (slimshady) had a lot nerve taking the first steps in coming up with this." Props to you, man!
Last edited by wa2tuff; 09/12/04 06:54 PM.
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Originally posted by wa2tuff:
Well guess who's finally done?? Now I have to wait for it to get dark so I can aim them. It's always something, huh? BTW, god are they good lookin!! Thanks again.
After they were installed I couldn't wait for it to get dark either. They lit up my garage! Then of course I had to drive around and check them out.
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