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Old 03-07-2008, 10:06 PM
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EG1 and Tealy






Here's what she looked like before I bought her...different suspension and wheels since then, and I took off the lip.



PS. anyone want to sell me the OEM amber corner reflectors?
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not feeling the fogs but function>form
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those car washes are terrible for your paint
Old 03-07-2008, 10:18 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by VRD^sam &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">not feeling the fogs but function&gt;form </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, they actually cover a surprisingly large area, unlike the hatchback fogs which are kind of crappy IMO
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looks sweet,congrats
Old 03-07-2008, 10:32 PM
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Looks like **** Is it fast?
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clean car
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Here's another pic I liked from today:

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Personally I wouldn't use pressure on the top half of the car since those weather seals are expensive to replace.


Great pick up!
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fogs look mean
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sick
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Rep those EG1's !!!
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nice
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wakaranai &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Looks like **** Is it fast?</TD></TR></TABLE>

It runs out of gas pretty fast...
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iheartintegras &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">those car washes are terrible for your paint</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Nice avatar
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Of the awesome Rotas?

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naisu
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iheartintegras &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">those car washes are terrible for your paint</TD></TR></TABLE>

If you would have seen how much grime was on it, you would be asking for an even higher pressure spray gun. Nothing beats hand washing your car, but if you keep your distance from the paint and know what you are doing, the paint will be fine (my dad has been doing paint/body/detailing work for 35 years and he hasn't had any issues spraying his cars with these).

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