2000 Metallic Dark Blue Grand Prix: Everythings breaking, still fixing and upgrading

**DanPrixGTP** · 12-03-2012

Originally Posted by blueguy91

It's the light pattern and the beam cutoff that sucks.

If you want "halo-rice-crap" anything, retrofitting is the way to go...OR, factory capsules with HID's.

Take it from someone who has been there before. I had a 55W kit in my projectors and I still couldn't see a thing.

Originally Posted by blueguy91

Dan...

Because you have factory capsules.

There you go...

:facepalm to the 'enth degree:

Not sure why the facepalm?

I have exactly what you told max to do. Stock capsules w/ Hids.

I apologize i cant afford retros.

**Iceman6669** · 12-03-2012

You mean your headlights rarely ever work....(because your HIDs don't like to fire) ..... JK

Max Cook · 12-19-2012

Okay so I pulled the trigger on these today:
Buy.com - Spyder Auto Pontiac Grand Prix 97-03 1PC CCFL Smoke Projector Headlights
The newer version of the spyder headlights with the CCFL halos. I intend to read up and do some fab work to make the mounts stronger and get some weather stripping for the top/bottom of em to make sure they fit right and work properly this time.

**DanPrixGTP** · 12-19-2012

Those CCFLs will look very good i think.

Good choice.

Max Cook · 01-17-2013

Okay So I installed the new projectors last friday. Got some comparison shots. They look sooooooo much better. I could not find a good way to put weatherstripping foam under them though. 3m Double sided tape wouldnt stick to the rubber for crap and other ideas didnt really work either. I really do hate the way these things mount in. They look sweet but trying to get them set right is so annoying. Spent like 10 minutes wiring this and 4 hours trying to figure out a better way to mount them lol. Oh well.
Old Ones:

New Ones:

New Off:

New On (looks way better in person, cell phone cant handle the awesome):

Was fun working in my new garage. Light output is definitelly better. Oh and I really dont reccomend touching a 9000K HID bulb after its been on for 5 seconds.. Lol.

**DanPrixGTP** · 01-17-2013

Get some better shots/night shots with just the halos on.

The ccfl's look good man.

Max Cook · 01-17-2013

Yeah I was gonna do a night output shot but the house was in the way of the full beam lengths. Its got stabil in it with the battery disconnected currently, so itll have to wait till spring. Which should also bring a new GT torque converter and coilovers with AGXs.

**Iceman6669** · 01-19-2013

Looks good guy... As far as weather stripping goes, just go pick some up at home depot..

**PioneerGTP** · 02-04-2013

Looks great and you've definitely put an insane amount of work into it lmfao, must be a hassle. But dont you think silver fascias and grille would look better, matching the wheels and contrasting?

Max Cook · 02-04-2013

Thanks. I was going to go with Black/Carbon Fiber as the accent colour to the dark blue. As such I was going to have the rims painted black to match this theme but then everyone was like nooooo leave it! So I left it. Definitelly considering doing plasti-dip on them though just to see how it would look. Maybe if it looked good in black id try doing the lip in dark metallic blue and the rest in glossy black.

**Travisgt2** · 02-04-2013

i love ur engine color sceem i think it is my new passion to get mine kinda like yours im not fully done yet

**DanPrixGTP** · 02-04-2013

Why did you post a picture of your engine bay in Max's thread?

That was unnecessary.

**REDCRAPGP** · 02-04-2013

Originally Posted by DanPrixGTP

Why did you post a picture of your engine bay in Max's thread?

That was unnecessary.

Guessing he's proud of it because I've seen him post the same picture at least 5x in other threads today.

We get it you painted your bars..kudos.

**TexasTanker19kilo20** · 02-04-2013

Car is looking killer and Travis, I have seen your engine bay more times in the last thirty minutes on multiple threads than is needed LOL.

**DanPrixGTP** · 02-04-2013

Fricken Noobs.

I swear.

Max Cook · 04-05-2013

So I spent like 2-2.5 hours today totally detailing the interior of my car. I vacuumed it EVERYWHERE, every little nook and cranny. Then I wiped it down with leather wipes and armor all... EVERYWHERE (went through 2 bottles). Then I shampooed all the carpets. Then vacuumed again. I even did the trunk and the headliner. A few weeks back I also blue LED'd everything. all interior lights including the glove box and the trunk and the license plate. Pics of the current state of the inside and such . Please note it looks way better in person (usually the opposite with car pics). There is like not a single blemish on the carpets. It was just slightly damp still so it looked a bit off in some of the pics. And the exterior is pretty dusty right now but I'm going to iceman aka josh's thing tomorrow and its supposed to be pissing down all day so I skipped the outside.

^Think the cops will have a problem with it being blue? Meh.

^The stupid cover that goes over those broke on both sides when I was putting those LEDs in. Really annoying. Plan on snagging some replacements soon.

So clean inside I feel like I don't want to get in it lol.

Next on the list is AGX Struts + SSC Springs + New Torque Converter + New ZZP Fuel Pump

That's all getting done ASAP. I have the funds just waiting for Andrew's schedule. He's really backed up atm. Currently its getting KR Towards 3rd gear shift which is probably because of my fuel pump so I cant beat on it too much. Not that I ever really do.

Max Cook · 07-24-2013

Until I get all the pics together later heres how it sits in the parking lot right now:

And yes the rears are very high for having SSCs and on for a few months. Other than the fact that I have absolutely nothing in the trunk I have no idea why.

Max Cook · 07-25-2013

I guess I didnt have as many pics as I thought I did. Well heres a few I took during the converter swap anyway.

^Cradle dropped.

^Tranny out

^Transmission gone

^Old bad converter being bad

^new rack next to the old rack. Sadly they both ended up being crap.

^Tranny with new converter going back in and the new rack on (the new rack which also ended up being bad -_-)

Changed the tranny fluid and filter too.

Max Cook · 08-09-2013

So as posted in other threads I think I need to replace all my wiring harnesses.. awesome. And yesterday... this happend:

No, I didnt piss anyone off. The car is just cursed. Driving down the road at 50MPH and suddenly my entire winshield just instantly shatters... Well I drove past a baseball field at the exact time some guy managed to hit one out of the park and over the netting and directly into the center of the winshield of my car as I drove by.

Luckily the guy ended up being SUPER nice about it and actually paid the $50 I had to pay out of pocket for my deductible. Kinda makes me have a little more faith in the human race.

And on the curse front... the replacement windshield... cracked once he put it on. Apparently there was a manufacturing defect on it. Second one worked though...

Now to find a wiring harness and someone I can persuade into helping with it...