Irish8 and weininaustin received the puddles yesterday. Thanks!

Just waiting for Irish to install mine. ;-)

 

Received my fog lamp and puddle lights yesterday, and it took just about an hour to put both in. Very nice product, excellent instructions. Thank you very much for your time in putting this together.

 

Finesse, c'mon John, I'm a MARINE. we don't do finesse... unless it's shooting! I'll work on it tommorow some more.

 

Adapt, improvise, overcome ... Semper Fi ... thanks for serving your Country.

Let us know when you get it flush.

 

Almost!!!

 

OK ... I have not had a chance to talk to vIce^gRip as he has been really busy lately but we'll go ahead and shutdown this group buy as interest has slowly waned.

I want to thank vIce^gRip for pulling this together. I'd also like to thank all of those who have participated. I hope you enjoy your products as much as I have enjoyed making them for you. Last I'd like to thank the management here at the "club" for permitting this group buy to go forward.

Those who have ordered up to this date will receive the group buy pricing as advertised.

Now I am off to focus entirely on the dash gauge pods. Again, thanks to everyone who participated.


Derwankel

 

Der, I know I'm a day late, but would it be possible to get in on this still? I'm interested in the rear fog light. Let me know and I'll Paypal you. Thanks.

 

rx8dude907/fog rotor/75 done

 

I'm going to be hitting refresh on this sub forum over and over again so I can be on the top of the list!

 

Hey derwankel,

If I paid on 10/30 when do you think I will see the package waiting for me? Just wondering...................

 

Mine took about 5 days from when I paid to them arriving. They will arrive priority mail from an address within the US.

- Weinin

 

Thanks buddy

 

Hey, I just wanted to let you know that I just got the package a few days back. Thanks. I appreciate it.

 

Sorry gang ... just been extremely busy with work lately, so the shipment went out today instead of Saturday. Should still be there this week. rx8dude907 ... even though the GB has ended, I'll honor your order ... if payment is made by this Wednesday (11/08/2006). Those that did not get in on the GB can order at MSRP ... just e-mail me.

Yes, I'm still working on the dash gauge pods ... trying to get the color as close to OEM as I can. Dang this takes a long time ...

Here is the latest update:

01.) moRotorMotor / Puddle / $75/PAID/SHIPPED
02.) flomulgator / Puddle / $75/PAID/SHIPPED
03.) Omicron / Puddle / $75/PAID/SHIPPED
04.) RedSheDevil / Puddle / $75/PAID/SHIPPED
05.) Indy_8 / Fog & Puddle / $140/PAID/SHIPPED
06.) 8rotor8 / Puddle / $75/PAID/SHIPPED
07.) Mazda8guy / Puddle / $75/PAID/SHIPPED
08.) Shinka213 / Puddle / $75/PAID/SHIPPED
09.) mkztg / Puddle / $75/PAID/SHIPPED
10.) malfere2 / Puddle / 75$/PAID/SHIPPED
11.) BrianGT / Puddle / $75/PAID/SHIPPED
12.) Woodysjh / Puddle / $75/PAID/SHIPPED
13.) Hoosier/Puddle/$75/PAID/SHIPPED
14.) marshall / Fog & Puddle / $140/PAID/SHIPPED
15.) Habinero /Fog & Puddle /$140/PAID/SHIPPED
16.) MOMO/ Fog & Puddle/ $140/PAID/SHIPPED 10.21
17.) NVMYGT/Puddle/$75/PAID/SHIPPED
18.) English / Puddle / $75/PAID/SHIPPED
19.) TomAssBender / Puddle / $75/PAID/SHIPPED
20.) PaulTran / Puddle / $75/PAID/SHIPPED
21.) 05TiGr8Lady / Puddle / $75/PAID/SHIPPED
22.) Marvin_Rock / Fog / $75/PAID/SHIPPED
23.) Marquis / Puddle / $75/PAID/SHIPPED
24.) NYCGPS / Puddle / $75/PAID/SHIPPED
25.) Praxis1301/ Puddle / $75/PAID/SHIPPED
26.) Argento Otto/ Puddle/ $75/PAID/SHIPPED 10.15
27.) swtblnde/Puddle/$75/PAID/SHIPPED 10.15
28.) bluesman2045/Puddle/$75/PAID/SHIPPED 10.15
29.) racer 13b/Puddle/$75/PAID/SHIPPED 10.15
30.) wankel1/Puddle/$75/PAID/SHIPPED 10.15
31.) madmaxx/Fog & Puddle/$140/SHIPPED 10.15
32.) zenmoused/Puddle/$75/PAID/SHIPPED
33.) formatsee/Puddle/$75/SHIPPED 10.15
34.) Michael's8/Puddle/$75/PAID/SHIPPED 10.15
35.) Ferotte/Puddle/$75/PAID/SHIPPED 10.21
36.) Conundrum/Fog & Puddle/$140/PAID/SHIPPED 10.21
37.) Pletchrx8/Puddle/$75/PAID/SHIPPED 10.21
38.) RotrDoc/Puddle & Fog (no accent)/$140/PAID/SHIPPED 10.21
39.) Georgia8er/Puddle/$75/PAID/SHIPPED 10.21
40.) Red_Menace/Puddle/$75/PAID/SHIPPED 10.21
41.) ProfDean/Puddle/$75/PAID/SHIPPED 10.21
42.) nt5k/Puddle/$75/PAID/SHIPPED 10.28
43.) sojourner/Fog&Puddle/$145/SHIPPED 10.28
44.) Irish8/Puddle/$75/SHIPPED 10.28
45.) weininaustin/Puddle/$75/SHIPPED 10.28
46.) RX8 on Melrose/Puddle/$75/SHIPPED 10.28
47.) BuLL / Fog / $75/SHIPPED 11.6
48.) TKE Tails / Puddle /$75/PAID/SHIPPED 11.6
49.) Aipex/fog/$75/PAID/SHIPPED 11.6
50.) rx8dude907/Fog/$75

GB HAS ENDED!!

 

damn...im too late!

 

Hey buddy,

Just got the package in! Now I just got to find the time to do it. How long for someone to put this in? And can you make this easier for me?

 

Puddle lights took me about 45 mins a side, but I was taking it slow. The instructions are great, just be very careful about taking the back off the mirror housing, had to superglue a couple of tabs back on since they're easy to break.

 

Damn!! Too late on this one. The saddest thing is, I read through every post for 13 pages and lusted after these Puddle Lams, only to find out I'm too late. arg! If anyone has any out there and wants to sell them, PM me please.

 

He is still selling them I think, just not at the group buy price. They are still a good deal, and they are a great product. I can't wait to install mine in the spring when I take my car out of storage

 

Question:

I just installed one of these this weekend. The problem I ran in to was with the wire taps. Now I've never worked with wiring before, so let me know if I'm an idiot.

Do you have to manually strip the wires involved with the red plastic wire taps, or should the little device do it automatically? I ended up whittling away some wire with a razor blade and getting at it with some electrical tape since my wire taps were pretty f-ed up from my first attempt (did not strip any wire). Just curious how these are supposed to work.

Warning: When removing the rear view mirror housing (the part flush with the door) be careful about the upper-most alignment peg. It is offset so you will have to maneuver it a little bit. Mine would not budge and I ended up breaking it in the process.

 

All you do with a wire tap is to put the clip over the wire....put the new wire in the side that is only part way....and close the door on the tap....and carefully squish it with a plier....it will cut the wire you are tapping and provide a connection.

If you want a better, permanent install....nothing beats solder and a bit of waterproof heatshrink......

 

dannobre, thats exactly what I did. actually, I squeezed the hell out of them with a pair of vice grips, but the wire taps didnt even come CLOSE to penetrating the insulation on either of the wires. litteraly, there was a small dent that looked like a child might have tried to bite it once, but that was about it. Maybe I have stronger than normal insulation?

The first taps I tried are no longer usable, so I stripped the wires myself and used the other 2 wire taps. I need two more to do the other side (dont have a soldering gun). Can I pick these up at any hardware store?

Oh, also, I'll be putting in some 194 superbrightleds cause I can't see the lights at all unless it is absolutely pitch black (which doesnt happen often in New Jersey).

 

Might have been too cold....heat up the wire a bit if you are doing it outside in the cold. You would be better soldering it anyway.......
Should be able to get the wire taps at an automotive store, or an electrical place....

 

Tom: what kind of superwhites are you using? The last picture (on the first page) of this thread is my car with the bulbs I USED to have in there. They were already quite bright but I switched to autolumination's 194's and those things ROCK!

It looks like they've come out with 2 new designs since I got mine but the ones I have will work quite nicely.

 

wow, i was wondering if i was just being picky about the brightness. yea, you cant see mine at all either. i had a group of people standing around to see the "NEW PUDDLE LAMPS" and we thought they werent working. so i go and look up into it and they were on. they kind of throw a little haze on the side of the door but thats about it.

mine dont look anything like the pic in the first post ... so a new bulb will fix all that? or did i do something wrong in installation?