OK, so I had to test some stuff before I could answer your question.
+No longer feels like your are fighting the resistance of a machine.
+Can turn at a stop on cement, no problem (easier than my Neon)
+Much more "connected to the road" feel
+No weird dead spots
-Very sensitive straight ahead (maybe I need alignment?)
All in all, worth doing. And reversible! So if you hate it, you change it back. My only issue, as stated with the negative, is that even the slightest move of the wheel moves ya. Just takes some getting used to I guess. Test drove it after doing it and looked down at my scan gauge (in my cup holder currently, lol), looked back up, and I was starting to go off the road! But... it feels good overall.
Anywho, to my Monday mods...
Bought
these LED tail lights...
I took them to work before my shift and played with them on our bench setup. Here's what's weird... It doesn't matter where you apply + or -, it just works. So non-CK or CK setup, it works. Put it in, then flip it over 180 degrees, it works. Weird voodoo magic there... but I found that they consume about 1.25 watts on low and 4 watts on high (compared to stock bulbs, rated about 6 and 25).
On the left, stock. Right, LED.
Tail...
Brakes...
LED on tail lights...
Stock bulb on tail lights...
Some twilight pics (minus the vamps)
So, definitely an improvement in brightness. The park lights are much brighter and the brake lights are slightly brighter. With both LED tails, you can definitely tell the difference, plus you have the center brake light. One big advantage to LED tails is the "instant on" effect. It doesn't "fade in" like the old bulbs do. This gives the guy flying up on ya a little more time to get his act together before he plows over ya.
Started on making a blank for the passenger side mirror.
I happened to unplug the harness when I had the door panel off (working on the door locks), but I didn't realize this little 3rd bolt. I didn't want to take off the door panel again, so I used a racheting 8mm and it wasn't too bad.
Until I get more time (and ideas), the stock one goes back on... with a twist!
And, while I was at it, I wanted to start my fill-on on the grill block (I want to take my time and make it look sexy, so it'll be a while).
I also worked a bit on an upper, but ran out of time and energy.
Oh, and my block heater... turns out I had it on all night! I didn't realize the timer was set to manually on. That's probably 12 hours straight plugged in. Guessing it has a thermostat on that thing to kick it off at whatever temp (140*?) I know others I've had did the same.
Finally, looking at the audio system. Speakers are shredded, tape deck and no tapes... Last time I bought a CD player, I spent around $400 to get one with active crossovers and some fancy features. Now that CD's aren't that important and I have a nice FLAC collection going on, I'm looking into this guy...
Amazon.com: kenwood KMMBT315U Single DIN Bluetooth CD Receiver: Car Electronics
Anywho, we'll see if I get anything else done this week.