Day 1
Okay... so first of all, I had a dent on the driver side front fender from a day when I was trying to be cool. I attempted to slide across the hood, but instead jumped into the side of the car and left a pretty large mark. I wanted to remove the fenders, anyway... so I went ahead with it. Supposed to remove the front bumper first, but after an hour and a half of struggle with the bumper, I figured out how to get the fenders off on their own.
There was a LOT of dirt/dry mud left from when I broke it. Whoops.
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Doing my best to avoid removing the bumper, I proceeded with my first mod:
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Looks a little less grimey. I'll clean this up more as the project progresses. So I decided it's time to remove the front bumper...
Here's my ghetto lighting for when I removed the headlights:
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Half an hour to 45 minutes and a LOT of frustration later...
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Yes... I used the hammer, too - a LOT. And I found this:
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With the fenders and bumper off, I could put the wheels back on so I'd be able to work inside the engine bay. First project is disassembling the intake system; an easy task to end the day.
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Day 2
Here's an example of some of the horrible electrical issues I'm going to have to take care of. This is how they installed the Fuel Cut Defender. I'll be splicing these wires for a more permanent solution:
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Definitely going to need to contact MRT for a replacement manual. I have no idea what to do with it. lol
While I'm waiting for the coolant to drain, here's a photo of the winter tires I'm using... in case any of you were wondering. Hankook Winter i*Pikes. Pretty good.
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Sorry for the horrible pictures... I haven't quite learned what little there is with my new camera yet.