HCF Project Section This section is for extensive projects only. Please read the rules before posting.

trustdestruction's Civic del Sol Si Project

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old May 7, 2009 | 08:52 PM
  #421  
trustdestruction's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Moderator
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 11,417
From: FL
Default

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/10-El...#ht_500wt_1369


P.S. It's a bitch to mount this (well, to mount the condenser without the stock fan on it). You really gotta get creative with the A/C Brackets.
The problem is that all 4 of the mounting points for the condenser mounting to the radiator support are on the stock fan shroud.
 
Old May 7, 2009 | 09:00 PM
  #422  
croninc's Avatar
HCF Member
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 2,059
From: San Leandro, CA
Default

Originally Posted by trustdestruction
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/10-El...#ht_500wt_1369


P.S. It's a bitch to mount this (well, to mount the condenser without the stock fan on it). You really gotta get creative with the A/C Brackets.
The problem is that all 4 of the mounting points for the condenser mounting to the radiator support are on the stock fan shroud.
iight thanks. I like it to be a challenge lol. What did you end up doing? I'm thinking about zip tieing it down to the 4 holes that are on the condensor?
 
Old May 7, 2009 | 09:05 PM
  #423  
trustdestruction's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Moderator
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 11,417
From: FL
Default

I'm talking about mounting the condenser to the car after you have swapped fans.

The mounting points for mounting the condenser to the car are all on the stock fan shroud. Once you swap fans, you no longer have mounting points for mounting the condenser to the car.

What I did is I used the rubber feet from the condenser fan shroud and wedged them in the rail on the bottom end of the condenser. For the top, I used a bracket from another part of the hose mounting to hold one of the a/c lines in place, which in turn held the top of the condenser in place.

you can see the bracket in the top right hand corner of this pic



then again here:

 

Last edited by trustdestruction; Jul 30, 2009 at 09:32 PM.
Old May 7, 2009 | 09:18 PM
  #424  
croninc's Avatar
HCF Member
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 2,059
From: San Leandro, CA
Default

ok i see, well i'll have to get creative thanks!!!
 
Old May 8, 2009 | 08:32 PM
  #425  
trustdestruction's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Moderator
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 11,417
From: FL
Default

speedo messed up so i ordered a used cluster... and here's what they sent me.
wtf is this for?



anyway, contacted the seller and he's sorting it all out.
 

Last edited by trustdestruction; Jul 30, 2009 at 09:32 PM.
Old May 8, 2009 | 08:35 PM
  #426  
croninc's Avatar
HCF Member
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 2,059
From: San Leandro, CA
Default

ROFL!!! Hope you get that sorted out.
 
Old May 8, 2009 | 10:37 PM
  #427  
Superfly's Avatar
HCF Member
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,380
From: Albuquerque, NM
Default

haha whatever it is, it's pretty fast
 
Old May 12, 2009 | 02:14 AM
  #428  
trustdestruction's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Moderator
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 11,417
From: FL
Default

HIDs were acting up. Rewired them, didn't help. One bulb just flickers and doesn't stay lit after flickering.

So, tired of the ballasts cluttering up my engine bay and tired of how blue the bulbs were and most importantly the acting up and extra wiring, I took the HIDs out, wiped off my Silverstar bulbs and put them back in. Ordered some Nokya 5000k halogen bulbs, hoping for a whiter light and a little more visibility than the Silverstars.
 
Old May 12, 2009 | 10:43 AM
  #429  
addiction2bass's Avatar
Recognized HCF Member
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 11,203
From: Brownsburg, IN 46112
Default

have you tried switching the ballasts or bulbs?
i had a old bulb go bad. it flickered and didnt want to fire up. i got a new ballast only to have the same flickering. odd how a bad bulb can still flicker!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzPzHlO0mxA

if you switch ballasts and the same bulb flickers. i got 1 6K hid bulb. just regular not the bixenon. same one on the video but the good one.LOL i switched out my old bulbs to 8K bulbs. so this ones still good but is used. 18bucks and its yours IF its your problem. switch ballasts to confirm. but if the problem goes with the ballast then its the ballast.
 
Old May 12, 2009 | 12:27 PM
  #430  
trustdestruction's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Moderator
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 11,417
From: FL
Default

Originally Posted by addiction2bass
have you tried switching the ballasts or bulbs?
i had a old bulb go bad. it flickered and didnt want to fire up. i got a new ballast only to have the same flickering. odd how a bad bulb can still flicker!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzPzHlO0mxA

if you switch ballasts and the same bulb flickers. i got 1 6K hid bulb. just regular not the bixenon. same one on the video but the good one.LOL i switched out my old bulbs to 8K bulbs. so this ones still good but is used. 18bucks and its yours IF its your problem. switch ballasts to confirm. but if the problem goes with the ballast then its the ballast.
Yeah, you're probably right about it being the bulb.
But nah, I decided i'm just going to stick with halogens. I don't like all the extra wiring and stuff.
One of the bulbs is still good, and at least one of the ballasts is still good. They're the bi-xenon 8000k you sold me.
Do you want them, to keep as spare parts for your HIDs? I'll sell you everything for $20.
 



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 11:57 AM.