Mah Cruze Build

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danielp23

Discussion Starter · Sep 29, 2013

Sup everyone, I've been working on my Cruze for the past couple of months and it is almost to where I want it to be. This build has been fun, long, and tested my patience but everything comes with time and I love my Cruze. My Cruze is 2011 1LT and I have plenty of pics and I'll try to help and give details on what I added to my Cruze.

Here's my list of the mods in order of when I added them to my Cruze:

-Seat Covers
Amazon.com: FH-FB102112 Classic Cloth Car Seat Covers Gray / Black color: Automotive

-70% tint in the front ( cause CA :/ ) 20% tint in the rear

-Plastidipped the lower front bumper

-Carbon Fiber Bowtie Overlays
New Black Carbon Fiber Chevrolet Cruze Emblem Logo Mark Front Rear Sticker | eBay

-Mud Flaps
FM for 09 10 11 Chevrolet Cruze Bumper Side Fender Mud Guard Splash Flap 4P New | eBay

-3M Gloss Black Vinyl Roof Wrapped
3M Gloss Black Vinyl Car Wrap 1080 Scotchprint 48" x 60" 20 Sq ft G12 | eBay

-Lip Spoiler
Chevrolet Cruze 2011 ABS Trunk Rear Lip Spoiler Painted | eBay

-Carbon Fiber Antenna
3" inch Real Carbon Fiber Antenna Stubby Billet Aluminum Black for Car Truck | eBay

-LTZ Wheels and Tires
Purchased from a member from here

-Center Cap Carbon Fiber Overlays
4X Carbon Fiber Wheel Center Hub Caps Emblem Sticker Chevrolet Chevy Cruze BT5 | eBay

-Wheel Locks
Amazon.com: McGard 24137 Chrome Cone Seat Wheel Locks (M12 x 1.5 Thread Size) - Set of 4: Automotive

Thanks for checking out Mah Cruze Build, I plan on Plastidipping the wheels Gloss Black next week and hopefully get a K&N CAI sometime in the future, thanks again!

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illroyale

· #161 · Feb 1, 2015 (Edited)

I'm copying your ride bruh!!

Edit: What dip did you use for the trunk deck chrome trim? & 1-10 how hard was the roof vinyl?

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danielp23

Discussion Starter · #162 · Feb 1, 2015

illroyale said:
I'm copying your ride bruh!!

Edit: What dip did you use for the trunk deck chrome trim? & 1-10 how hard was the roof vinyl?

Haha I'm flattered!

I didn't use dip actually, I pulled the trunk chrome bar out and vinyl wrapped it myself in 3M gloss black vinyl. Looks really clean and a lot better than the chrome.

I was going to do the roof myself but then I decided to just get it done at shop cause at the time I didn't have as much experience with vinyl as I do now. If you were to do it yourself, make sure to take out the antenna than tuck in the vinyl there, not just cut around the vinyl, looks a lot cleaner.

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illroyale

· #163 · Feb 2, 2015 (Edited)

danielp23 said:
Haha I'm flattered!

I didn't use dip actually, I pulled the trunk chrome bar out and vinyl wrapped it myself in 3M gloss black vinyl. Looks really clean and a lot better than the chrome.

I was going to do the roof myself but then I decided to just get it done at shop cause at the time I didn't have as much experience with vinyl as I do now. If you were to do it yourself, make sure to take out the antenna than tuck in the vinyl there, not just cut around the vinyl, looks a lot cleaner.

Does the chrome bar just pull out? And is it

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danielp23

Discussion Starter · #164 · Feb 2, 2015

illroyale said:
Does the chrome bar just pull out? And is it

No sadly the chrome bar isn't easy to pull out, I couldn't find the exact thread I used but the one l'm linking to you gets you started on how to take it off.

http://www.cruzetalk.com/forum/137-...10945-how-install-back-up-camera-cheaply.html

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cdb09007

· #165 · Feb 2, 2015

danielp23 said:
No sadly the chrome bar isn't easy to pull out, I couldn't find the exact thread I used but the one l'm linking to you gets you started on how to take it off.

http://www.cruzetalk.com/forum/137-...10945-how-install-back-up-camera-cheaply.html

This thread may help as well. http://www.cruzetalk.com/forum/11-a...ing-interior/84233-rear-chrome-bar-trunk.html

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danielp23

Discussion Starter · #166 · Feb 2, 2015

cdb09007 said:
This thread may help as well. http://www.cruzetalk.com/forum/11-a...ing-interior/84233-rear-chrome-bar-trunk.html

Thanks Connor! That was the thread I was looking for and the one I previously used to help me.

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danielp23

Discussion Starter · #167 · Feb 9, 2015

Only picture I was able to get of my Cruze but the meet this weekend was great! Super excited for the next one in a month!

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danielp23

Discussion Starter · #168 · Feb 24, 2015

Been experiencing some spark blowout and I figured I'd upgrade to a colder set of plugs to fix the situation (I'm tuned). Along with the plugs I ordered 3mm wheel spacers yesterday to add a little wider stance hopefully.

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cdb09007

· #169 · Feb 24, 2015

Which plugs you go with?

I noticed with the tune, even a slight variation from .028 (anything over .030) will cause some sputter/blowout.

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danielp23

Discussion Starter · #170 · Feb 25, 2015

I went with the NGK BKR8EIX iridium plugs, you're not supposed to gap these and these are supposed to run for colder temps, hopefully getting rid of my sputter/blowout.

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Merc6

· #171 · Feb 25, 2015

danielp23 said:
I went with the NGK BKR8EIX iridium plugs, you're not supposed to gap these and these are supposed to run for colder temps, hopefully getting rid of my sputter/blowout.

Still gotta check the gaps as some were huge than others on out the box plugs.

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danielp23

Discussion Starter · #172 · Feb 25, 2015

Merc6 said:
Still gotta check the gaps as some were huge than others on out the box plugs.

On the box itself it says not to regap

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Merc6

· #173 · Feb 25, 2015

LOL we all just about closed the gaps but there is more than one version to watch out for.

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cdb09007

· #174 · Feb 25, 2015

Really? It says don't regap them? "Trust us, we go this". lol I was going to go with the Iridium NGK this spring and ditch the coppers that I need to replace every 3 months....

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Merc6

· #175 · Feb 25, 2015

Untuned and 1.8 you could possibly get away with the gaps if the right plugs are gotten. The 8EIX part is right but the 4 digit numbers can differ as well. I don't remember what the 4 digit was for the ones in the huge thread of hesitation. If the car is driving fine, let it be.

Coppers gap grew like a wild fire for me, I regapped probably 2 times before the OLM got to 35% but the feel of them was great.

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cdb09007

· #176 · Feb 25, 2015

Merc6 said:
Untuned and 1.8 you could possibly get away with the gaps if the right plugs are gotten. The 8EIX part is right but the 4 digit numbers can differ as well. I don't remember what the 4 digit was for the ones in the huge thread of hesitation. If the car is driving fine, let it be.

Coppers gap grew like a wild fire for me, I regapped probably 2 times before the OLM got to 35% but the feel of them was great.

Yeah I love the coppers and in the warm months I don't mind gapping them once a month and replacing them on the 2nd or 3rd month ($12/set, whatever), but in the winter the iridiums sound nice...

Dan, were they 'not gappable' or was it just frowned upon? I'm kind of badass (I never read the terms of agreement but I still click the box, you know, badass) so i'll probably gap them.

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danielp23

Discussion Starter · #177 · Feb 25, 2015

Directly on the box on the individual plug

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Slammed2014Eco

· #178 · Feb 25, 2015

Merc6 said:
Untuned and 1.8 you could possibly get away with the gaps if the right plugs are gotten. The 8EIX part is right but the 4 digit numbers can differ as well. I don't remember what the 4 digit was for the ones in the huge thread of hesitation. If the car is driving fine, let it be.

Coppers gap grew like a wild fire for me, I regapped probably 2 times before the OLM got to 35% but the feel of them was great.

I regapped my coppers after like 2k miles, just not worth it honestly..

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ChevyGuy

· #179 · Feb 25, 2015

danielp23 said:
Directly on the box on the individual plug

OK, I can't make out the lower picture, but what I'm seeing is how NOT to gap your plug. You'd damage the center electrode that way. The old tool I have has a notch in it. You place that notch on the ground electrode to bend it.

Here's a clip from WikiHow:
[video]http://d5kh2btv85w9n.cloudfront.net/9/97/Gap a Spark Plug Step 6Bullet1.360p.mp4[/video]

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danielp23

Discussion Starter · #180 · Feb 25, 2015

ChevyGuy said:
OK, I can't make out the lower picture, but what I'm seeing is how NOT to gap your plug. You'd damage the center electrode that way. The old tool I have has a notch in it. You place that notch on the ground electrode to bend it.

Here's a clip from WikiHow:
[video]http://d5kh2btv85w9n.cloudfront.net/9/97/Gap a Spark Plug Step 6Bullet1.360p.mp4[/video]

Link isn't working :/

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