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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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after being hit by a lady in July my car is finally in the bodyshop getting fixed. New 1/4 panel being welded on and the whole left side being resprayed red.

hopefully it will be finished Friday Aug 25th. Ill have more pics up tomorrow.

Pics of the damage.





here some pics from the body shop - Aug 22nd.







Pics From Thursday Aug. 24th.











Thursday Evening -









Modified by Downey at 11:43 AM 8/24/2006


Modified by Downey at 6:35 PM 8/24/2006
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 09:51 PM
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looking good Grahm
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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I SAY U JUST DRIVE LIKE THAT
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 09:59 PM
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weight reduction to the max
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 10:01 PM
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Looks like the shop is top notch!!!
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 10:04 PM
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Wow, how much does that actually cost? I know insurance paid for it but how much was it to do that? And are those gsr blades painted black?
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 10:05 PM
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damn, i dont remember it having that much damage..
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 10:06 PM
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nice.. keep us posted
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 10:08 PM
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no u can see there not gsr blade...the dish is deeper then gsrs' but nice i wanna know how much it cost too
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 10:12 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eg_kid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no u can see there not gsr blade...the dish is deeper then gsrs' but nice i wanna know how much it cost too </TD></TR></TABLE>

ahh i see it now, must be starks
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 10:14 PM
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will the left side of your front bumper get painted too?
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 10:50 PM
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hmmm so thats what it looks like on the other side... nice... and yeah keep up posted on the progress...
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 11:20 PM
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i'd cry if my car looked like that.

good luck and hope it looks great when done.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 10:33 AM
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The wheels are Sebring Sprints. 15X7 +40. the weight about 13.5-14 lbs. We got them in one of our containers from japan in 2005. they were originally red with a polished lip.

the cost for the repair work is $2500.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 10:35 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by one^g &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">nice.. keep us posted</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 10:45 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kobeRy_si &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">damn, i dont remember it having that much damage..</TD></TR></TABLE>

some people are smart and damage it more be4 an inspector from the insurance company comes to see it. so they can pull more money from it
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 10:47 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Downey &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The wheels are Sebring Sprints. 15X7 +40. the weight about 13.5-14 lbs. We got them in one of our containers from japan in 2005. they were originally red with a polished lip.

the cost for the repair work is $2500. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Were the wheels like this?? Or are these the same wheels??
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 11:15 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nerdsports &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Were the wheels like this?? Or are these the same wheels??
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yes exactly like that.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 11:22 AM
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those wheels were stolen off of my friends car in norcal last year.... something fishy going on here...

sike, i bet i scared you, HAHAHAHA
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 12:01 PM
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Nice rebound. I still want a set of those rims.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 12:06 PM
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damn looks like alot of work. i bet you're excited to get it back though! post after pictures once u get it!
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 12:19 PM
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I would drive it around Infineon with out the quarter panel it would be liter and faster


when you coming back???

Brently
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 12:25 PM
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im back! i got back to California yesterday.

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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 12:39 PM
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Looks crazy without the rear 1/4 panel
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 12:50 PM
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