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Old May 24, 2013 | 06:30 AM
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Talking headlight bulb change

hey guys new to the evo world...currently changing out the signal bulbs to leds...just wondering how do i change the front signal bulbs???is there a shortcut or what???oh and btw i looovveeee my evo and cant see myself driving another turbo sedan ....evo ftw
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Old May 24, 2013 | 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by krazybai
hey guys new to the evo world...currently changing out the signal bulbs to leds...just wondering how do i change the front signal bulbs???is there a shortcut or what???oh and btw i looovveeee my evo and cant see myself driving another turbo sedan ....evo ftw
No shortcut. You have to go through the fenderliner. It isn't as awful as it seems. If it's your first time, the best advice I can offer is...

TAKE YOUR BLOODY TIME. Those plastic bits will snap quite easily. Look at at for a couple minutes before you take it all apart... I see lots of Evo's with incorrectly installed fenderliners.

But it's pretty easy. I mean... not as easy as changing a bulb lol, but it's no big.
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Old May 24, 2013 | 10:12 AM
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prepare for this fun!

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you can go through the fender liner, but the bumper is easy enough to take off, just needs patient
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Old May 24, 2013 | 10:21 AM
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prepare for this fun!



you can go through the fender liner, but the bumper is easy enough to take off, just needs patient
Demon (threadjack)... you plastidip your front Mitsu badge?

I've been meaning to get mine done in red, but I've been busy with my trans. Was it pretty straight forward?
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Old May 24, 2013 | 10:24 AM
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thats why i put these on



P.S The bumper always sagged, has nothing to do with clips
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Old May 24, 2013 | 01:05 PM
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mine sags too

my badge has a red vinyl overlay on it, I had it cut out back when i had a vinyl cutter. was on there for ... over a year with no peeling or issues and was washed countless times. plasti-dip would probably work also but i wanted to retain the silver areas around the badge to give it a bit more depth

badge is now off the car but the bracket piece is ugly as **** so i may put it back on since there's no easy way to remove the bracket without destroying the mesh
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Old May 26, 2013 | 11:29 AM
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thanks guys. my evo doesnt have fender liners. so all i simply did was turn the wheel and change the signal bulb. pretty easy
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Old May 28, 2013 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by krazybai
thanks guys. my evo doesnt have fender liners. so all i simply did was turn the wheel and change the signal bulb. pretty easy
Get fenderliners.
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Old May 28, 2013 | 10:30 AM
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take your time. so that u wont break anything
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Old May 13, 2014 | 11:59 AM
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unfortunately, i cant really have fender liners, only because the previous owner rolled and pulled the fenders along with putting in fender spacers. he was into stance, not me so much. So, i would have to buy new oem fenders just for fenderliner, or come up with a crazy idea to have custom fender liners. any suggestions???

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Old May 14, 2014 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by krazybai
unfortunately, i cant really have fender liners, only because the previous owner rolled and pulled the fenders along with putting in fender spacers. he was into stance, not me so much. So, i would have to buy new oem fenders just for fenderliner, or come up with a crazy idea to have custom fender liners. any suggestions???
Have you got anything protecting the oil cooler, friend had his fender liner removed an put a stone straight through it.
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Old May 14, 2014 | 12:18 PM
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get used to taking off your front bumper on your evo, it is a common occurance for me but very simple to take off
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Old May 15, 2014 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by R33twist
Have you got anything protecting the oil cooler, friend had his fender liner removed an put a stone straight through it.
i do not have anything protecting the oil cooler. I don't daily drive my evo so I'm not worried about it, but the times i do drive it, i do watch the road very well.
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Old May 15, 2014 | 11:29 AM
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ya its bumper romoving any bulb change i zip tied all my holes so snip off and zip on.
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