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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 10:37 AM
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It took me a few months to decide whether or not I should color match my door and bumper mouldings and a few days ago, I decided to pull them off and spray them. Got everything back together and heres how it turned out.










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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 10:39 AM
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i like it
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 11:09 AM
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very clean
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 11:40 AM
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looks alot better. can we have a before?
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 11:49 AM
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don't have pics of when i first bought it bone stock, but heres some before:



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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 12:04 PM
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both looks good but the painted moldings makes it looks much cleaner.
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 12:19 PM
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looks good!! are those volks or konigs?
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 12:23 PM
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New pics are too edited to fully appreciate the car.

But overall it looks pretty clean bro! The painted moldings look really nice and give it less of that "disposable car" look. Looks more proper and luxurious if you catch my drift.


Also, HUGE thumbsup on the VC. Some guy came to my house the other day and he had his K20 that color and OMG was it gorgeous. LOVE IT!!
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 12:24 PM
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konigs.
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 12:26 PM
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nice yo i didnt know they make them in that color
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 12:27 PM
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thanks...jlbmotorsports is an exclusive distributor of that color
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 12:31 PM
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Have you thought about sanding down your calipers to clean them up some, and getting some long silver lug nuts? That will make your rims "pop" more.
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 12:33 PM
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Have you thought about sanding down your calipers to clean them up some, and getting some long silver lug nuts? That will make your rims "pop" more.
my thought exactly or white lug nuts
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 12:36 PM
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Amazing dude!!
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 12:42 PM
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my thought exactly or white lug nuts
White lugs would look AMAZING.
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 02:03 PM
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[QUOTE=Arthas;40573305]New pics are too edited to fully appreciate the car.

But overall it looks pretty clean bro! The painted moldings look really nice and give it less of that "disposable car" look. Looks more proper and luxurious if you catch my drift.
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x2 ! car flows better with the painted moldings
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by ALLxMOTOR EG
Looks nice, but i like the black molding better.

Both looks nice though.
same, i prefer the black moldings.. looks more 'real' in a sense.. i've always found paint matched moldings looked kinda cheap, like when someone gets their car painted and they painted over the grill/mudflaps... i think if you painted the front lip white it would definitely complete the paint matched moldings look.. either way your DA is sick!
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 02:31 PM
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The DA looks amazing.I especially like that VC
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 02:52 PM
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i like it a lot better now. good job.
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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Can't really go wrong with either. Black or white, they both look sick. Although I'm leaning 51% painted 49% black.
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 03:51 PM
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I think black moldings looked better because you have tinted windows. But car still looks good with painted moldings
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 03:56 PM
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lookin good as always!
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 07:15 AM
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thanks
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by freakin_eLRoD
thanks...jlbmotorsports is an exclusive distributor of that color
Would that color happen to be the same mag blue that volk introducted?

Nice car btw.
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