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Exterior Love

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Still working on this beautiful piece of asian machinery. So, my gloss started peeling on the hood and bumper, the hood because the guy who did the work d... Show moreidn't seal the gloss right, the bumper because he didn't prep and sand before priming and painting and again, didn't seal the gloss right. For the time being until I have a place to do work and have time to do the work right, i will just have to use this carbon fiber vinyl overlay to cover the ugly pits and gloss flakes that are missing. This will also let me decide later on if i want the carbon fiber hood, which i have to admit looks pretty on this girl. Heres a lower view of the car showing the poor workmanship on the bumper from the supposed professional paintjob. And heres a close-up of the carbon fiber overlay. I have to rehook up some wires for the exterior lights, find a wire problem that is causing a drain on my battery, and find time for the move to another state in the next few weeks. Until my next post, enjoy. Show Less

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Another suavej16 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse post...

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I bought a used, functioning, and leak-tested motorized sunroof from another Eclipse owner who was selling it off a donor eclipse.  I am just waiting on... Show more a second opinion before installing the used one over a professionally installed brand-new sunroof.Well, the advice from two reputable sunroof installers came in and the solution is to get a new sunroof (in January).  This sunroof will be installed in my wife's PT cruizer by the 2nd reputable sunroof dealer, while the 1st dealer will install my sunroof, retint the windows, and install the sport stripe with some surprise additions.  Coming soon to my page in January.March 2013During Spring break, I decided to take some time to work on my ride and do some work on her that I have been neglecting since the summer of last.  I pressure washed the engine, cleaned and painted the drum brakes (in the rear), even though I am in the process of converting my rear drums to rear disk brakes in the summer.  I also installed some front marker lights (as seen on the Lit-up Page), bought a set of Mud Flaps (which I purchased brand spankin' new on Craigs List for $15) and installed them. Show Less

Another suavej16 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse post...

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Another suavej16 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse post...

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And here they are installed in the vehicle.  the best thing about this project was that the wiring harness for this gauge setup had seven power connecto... Show morers, and since I only needed four for the gauges, I decided to install my Blue Glow Neon Pedals.  I powered them off the wiring harness of the gauges. Show Less