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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 01:34 AM
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Only been about 3weeks since i got my car. i only drove it for 450miles. heres some before and after shots. (by the way) the lip was just sent in today to get painted gloss black.














AFTER, of course im not finished.











but sadly i hit one of those construction cones today and it pushed in my fender


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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 01:53 AM
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Alittle ricey IMO.
Did you pull your E-Brakes and drove around to make that tire mark? looks like it HAHA!
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 02:00 AM
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it looks ricey because the lip was white and the guy before me installed those rims which are alright for now but i soon plan on getting rota slipstreams but anyways the lip, it was only installed for 1day and is now getting painted black!. and yea i was driving 30mph or so and just pulled my e-brake and left the car do the rest.


heres a pic of the cone that messed up my fender. it was worse but i fixed some of it




heres a pic without the lip but the lighting wasnt too good, cant see the cf hood
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 02:34 AM
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Change the M3 style side mirrors...
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 03:16 AM
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thank god u got rid of that shitty grill insert.....needs a lil lovin but its got potential (imo ivader style hood is weak, but if u like it then it gets a from me)
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 03:29 AM
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u have a lot of work ahead of u
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 04:02 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spoon_ep &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">u have a lot of work ahead of u</TD></TR></TABLE>

indeed
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 06:18 AM
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Hey man...do yourself a huge favor have the shop paint a oem hood for you...that carbon one needs to go...
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 10:35 AM
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whats wrong with the hood? the hood looks fine to me. i got it for 200bucks and its grade A carbon fiber, super light. got it off a friend. i do like the oem cf hoods but 200bucks i couldnt pass up. sooner or later i could trade this hood for a oem cf hood, im sure someone would do that sooner or later
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 10:36 AM
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wheels need to go...it's not 1999 and the lip needs paint...like right now
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 10:48 AM
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wheels are gonna be changed to some 15" rota slipstreams in flat black but in the meantime im waiting to get my front lip back from the paintshop. its getting painted black. along with i mit get some 00 si sideskirts and i need those painted black. and also i need the exhaust, shift ****, and shift boot changed soon. other then that i plan on going and getting rims


but since i got my car i changed the hood, added a lip, had to fix 1 of the parking lights, replace the dim light. and the headlights need replacing also which i need to get on that soon. looking for some 3000k bulbs. and i also added a cd deck, and took out the back seats and found 6bucks in change while doing that lol


i got some work but from what i done so far from what it looked like to know or just remember the lip is getting painted black right now
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 11:07 AM
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to giving fresno a bad name

imo, get a OEM hood, throw that lip away, get rid of the mirrors, dump it, dont get slips, the list goes on and on, but at the end of the day, its your car, do what u want with it...these are just suggestions
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 11:21 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by central_driver &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> along with i mit get some 00 si sideskirts and i need those painted black. </TD></TR></TABLE>

arnt the ones on your car exactly the same?
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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wheels = boat anchor
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 11:37 AM
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there pretty heavy huh. u no how heavy they are each or all together compared to the rims im a get. the rota slipstreams w/ ray lug nuts and then ill be rolling right
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 11:48 AM
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Awesome car.
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 11:48 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GoT HaTcH &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

arnt the ones on your car exactly the same?</TD></TR></TABLE>

NOPE!, the SI skirts are painted the SI COLOR!!!!
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 12:02 PM
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 12:04 PM
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You made it sound like you did something significant to the car....
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 12:40 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by alfaaay &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You made it sound like you did something significant to the car.... </TD></TR></TABLE>

Are you blind?

He added that totally sweet CF hood and the primer lip. Not to mention hes totally got the CF overlay for his gauge cluster.

And he also did some pretty sweet d0rift0!!! E-brake skids are key to a successful photo shoot.
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 12:41 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spoon_ep &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">u have a lot of work ahead of u</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 12:46 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NrG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

NOPE!, the SI skirts are painted the SI COLOR!!!!</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah wtf I dont understand why you want si sides... just to paint them black
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 12:47 PM
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you have got a lot to pearn grass hopper
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 12:50 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by central_driver &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">there pretty heavy huh. u no how heavy they are each or all together compared to the rims im a get. the rota slipstreams w/ ray lug nuts and then ill be rolling right </TD></TR></TABLE>

ahhaha, your lugnuts are going to be worth more than your rims!!
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 01:08 PM
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not suprised your from fresno........rice queen central.
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