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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 01:12 AM
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so i took my car to 1 day to get painted. what you guys think about it?

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and now slammed....

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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 01:18 AM
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Very Sweet!
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 01:43 AM
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looks great. how much was the job?
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 01:53 AM
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From: Home of most 3rd gens Van Nuys, CA
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well i got quoted $700+ but i got a deal from my work which let me get that same package for $544.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 01:53 AM
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Looks like crap

j/k Mike... The 1roc looks great... Not bad at all for $500.

Just get rid of the taillights of doom.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 01:59 AM
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yeah i think im gonna do the grids and tint them a little but not crazy dark like those.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 02:05 AM
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Wow, That looks great. I think you got a great deal on it. Now all you need to do is put the C5's back on and get them to sit in there like they should.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 03:16 AM
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Nice! I like the red body color w/ gold inset on the wheels. Polish the lip!! hehe, makes a difference. Gonna stick with no grill?
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 06:58 AM
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very nice like the color, i was looking at getting so gta rims but black for my car. i think i like the look. thanks keep up the great work.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 08:28 AM
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Outstanding job for the money! Looks good!
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 08:43 AM
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 01:41 PM
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nice paint and stance. What springs are you running?
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 01:47 PM
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looks awesome now that its slammed, just polish the lip and then paint the centers black . I think the black rims will look better .
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 05:56 PM
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the hawks 5 inch spoiler looks really good on some cars. this would be one of them.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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Turned out great.Nice nose btw
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 07:14 PM
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thanx guys....

not sure what spirngs they are i bought them used off of the boards. 1.75" drop is what they said.

i was thinkin about running these rims for a while.

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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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dont go with a black rim for this color. the only way i would consider it would be if it had a polished lip.
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