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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 02:21 PM
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This is when i first got it. Threw some 17s on it for the heck of it lol:

Next i got it painted stock red:

Bought some 15" rota grids off a friend: Aircraft remover FTW!




Needed New LCA's so i could lower it:

BLOX Red

Rims/Red lugs on:

Tinted windows.Spoon mirrors. Ex front lip. Rims on. Amber Corners. Cat

Few More:




NO where near done yet lol
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 02:44 PM
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u really could've done a better job @ polishing those rims , the car looks good thou
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 03:33 PM
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ya polish the rims better. whatd you do? here is what i have done:
sand all the way up to 2000 grit (wet sand at 1000, 1500, and 2000)
polish with Mothers™ mag wheel polish
itll look really good after that. good job!
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 03:43 PM
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i will probably polish them once i get a little more time... but i just threw them on there for now. and thanks for the tips and feedback. it now has mudflaps jdm gauge cluster and i wanna go lower and put some fog lights and side markers on it. but im only 16 so im short on money lol
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 04:07 PM
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haha dude i hear you. im 18, in college, and no job lol. youre doin good though! keep up the good work
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 04:08 PM
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oh and your trunk key hole is painted over, fix it
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 05:35 PM
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not bad...
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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those rims were raped.
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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Wait raped as in good or bad? haha and you guys are right. i really do need to polish them right.

but future plans are;
Exterior
Mugen Front Lip
Maybe ek Sideskirts (what do yal think?)
Smoked Sidemarkers
Smoked ambers
Jdm Fogs with black case
Front/Rear tow hooks
Rear window visor (What do yal think)
Window visors
Si taillights
Suspention
tokico illuminas
gc coilovers
megan racing rear strut bar
Interior
black/red stitching seats
maybe ctr floormats


What do you guys think???
and should i just redo the rims without the lip and polish them good???
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 07:36 PM
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if i were u i would polish the rims completley and loose the red lip but thats just me lol
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 07:39 PM
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do what you want fool.

and they do look like crap now.
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Ej8_KiD
if i were u i would polish the rims completley and loose the red lip but thats just me lol
ya i think i will... but do you guys know any knock off cheap lug nuts... mine are like a faded pink already ha ha. and they scratch as soon as the stupid tool touches them . and also anyone know how to get the paint off the key hole???
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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do what you want fool.

and they do look like crap now.
why thank you.
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 02:45 AM
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I like the KITTY cat...
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by ken9
I like the KITTY cat...
ha ha ill tell her u said hi
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 10:59 AM
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you ****ed those rims up. they looked so much better until u got ahold to them.
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by seanmycheal
you ****ed those rims up. they looked so much better until u got ahold to them.
Actually they didnt man.
They needed redone:


At first i was doing them in charcole grey with a red lip with duplicolor rim paint but it just chipped off so easy so i just sanded them down. But im thinking about doing them in a different color. Can someone photoshop them gray for me?
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