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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 11:01 PM
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Fender vent mod

Has anyone seen/done anything like this? I've never seen it done, and I think it would look pretty cool on my TA... this is just a photoshop but I plan to go for it tomorrow, what does everyone think?
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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 11:31 PM
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I think it will look good. I've been trying to come up w/ an idea for some sort of fender vents for my 'maro......
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Old Sep 23, 2005 | 11:23 AM
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Is that carbon fiber?
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Old Sep 23, 2005 | 12:33 PM
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Negative. It's just a vent screen.
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Old Sep 23, 2005 | 01:09 PM
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Im talking about around it, the black background... Not the mesh part, outside the blue area

BTW, kind of AMG Kompressor looking
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Old Sep 23, 2005 | 06:06 PM
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Oh, haha no, that's a trampoline.

Check this out, I cut out the whole vent piece and threw together the vent and chrome peice. This is what it looks like being test-fit on my car.
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Old Sep 23, 2005 | 06:10 PM
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Heres to wishful thinking

That actually doesnt look too bad.
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Old Sep 23, 2005 | 06:31 PM
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Ugly. Nice craftsmanship though.
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Old Sep 23, 2005 | 06:48 PM
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looks great!
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Old Sep 23, 2005 | 07:47 PM
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Car: '83 Berli, '84 Berli, '84 Z28 HO
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that looks decent.. I have seen some thirds with the vent thing on the top portion of the fender.. looks interesting.. I was thinking about doing something similar... Yours looks pretty good.. nice work as well.
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Old Sep 23, 2005 | 09:12 PM
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not my cup 'o tea... but I commend ya on being brave enough to go for it
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Old Sep 24, 2005 | 12:38 AM
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Yeah I haven't really made up my mind about it yet...
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Old Sep 24, 2005 | 03:48 AM
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mad props on a job well done. turned out realy nice.

i don't like it. i feel it draws too much attention to what is normally a passive vent.

i do however have tons of respect for the work you did. respect
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Old Sep 24, 2005 | 04:15 PM
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very well done and constructed...not going to say its' not my cup of tea, or that it is. However, i think it'll look better when people aren't really "looking at it"...get her painted to match the (vent only of course) and get back to us. Also, do you have a picture of the entire car, maybe a couple angles where the vent isn't the main focus. I'd think w/ a car around it, it'll appear much more subtle than it does when u just go "WOW, THAT VENT HAS MESH AND CHROME!!!"

more pix more pix
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 01:09 AM
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how'd you make those vents? it's different i kind of like it. would like to see how it was done.
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