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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 08:41 PM
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some updated pics of my car

here's some pics that i took today. just a couple of the new mods i did this week to get ready for the bash

the tails

the springs
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 08:42 PM
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Black out your 3rd brake light.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 08:42 PM
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ditch the spoiler and it will look a lot better.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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did you paint your wheels or are they powdercoated?
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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looks good
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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Were those wheels originaly crome? what did you do to them? how did you paint them? id love to do that to my car.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 08:44 PM
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ditch the spoiler and it will look a lot better.
he has the body to support the spoiler lol
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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looking damned good
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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but it would look soooo much cleaner and get rid of the badge.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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x2 on the painting of your third brake tail
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 08:46 PM
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Also debadge your trunk/GM badges and black out your reverse lights.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 08:47 PM
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Also debadge your trunk/GM badges and black out your reverse lights.
I would leave the reverse untinted.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 08:48 PM
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but it would look soooo much cleaner and get rid of the badge.
agree. ditch the badge, ditch the spoiler, and complete the look with the 3rd brake light. then it would look pretty damn nice.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 08:48 PM
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you car looks really damn good
tint 3rd brake lightx10000000

yeah, dont touch the reverse lights

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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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ok i'm keeping the reverse lights b/c i use them at night and i want other ppl to see them. the third brake light i'm going to do a vinyl overlay and have it say something.

the wheels were painted not powdercoated and i'm actually selling the wheels with the tires. i have a FS thread.

thank you everyone for your opinions
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by xander40
ok i'm keeping the reverse lights b/c i use them at night and i want other ppl to see them. the third brake light i'm going to do a vinyl overlay and have it say something.

the wheels were painted not powdercoated and i'm actually selling the wheels with the tires. i have a FS thread.

thank you everyone for your opinions
Were they chrome orginaly? how much did it cost to have done?
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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the only thing I would say is clearcaost/polish your tinted tails. It just a pet peeve of mine when people have dull tails
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:11 PM
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Were they chrome orginaly? how much did it cost to have done?
most likely they were chrome
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:12 PM
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gunmetal. and ya i did put clearcoat on them i d/k why they're as dull as they are.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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gunmetal. and ya i did put clearcoat on them i d/k why they're as dull as they are.
cuz you never polished them
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:27 PM
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cuz you never polished them
polish the taillights? with what?
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:30 PM
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polish the taillights? with what?
car wax. Someone told me to do that. Im re doing my lights next weekend and im going to try to buff them out with wax. Ill let you know.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:36 PM
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nice G5! love the almost blacked out look

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car wax. Someone told me to do that. Im re doing my lights next weekend and im going to try to buff them out with wax. Ill let you know.
yah get back to us on that one
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:52 PM
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i'll try it out tomorrow and see what happens. i need to get some new buffer pads.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:54 PM
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i'll try it out tomorrow and see what happens. i need to get some new buffer pads.
I want to be first.
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