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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 11:57 AM
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Living in Albuquerque we do not have any real severe weather, but I was afraid that it would not take as well if it was not warm outside. Sort of like Spray Paint...KINDA! HAHA
 
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 11:04 PM
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I think the exterior is good for now. Get rid of the wheel canyon- I mean wheel gap. Then some new wheels. And then tint them tails.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 12:14 AM
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I think the exterior is good for now. Get rid of the wheel canyon- I mean wheel gap. Then some new wheels. And then tint them tails.
THANKS....Well since mine is a lease i cant drop it!!! But i am going to plasti dip my rims in a month or two ...the tints i will do for sure.. in a week or 2 when i get some more film...
 
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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by MInI___Gz
THANKS....Well since mine is a lease i cant drop it!!! But i am going to plasti dip my rims in a month or two ...the tints i will do for sure.. in a week or 2 when i get some more film...
Sounds good... Be careful plasti-dipping the wheels though, I would be a little worried about how that would hold up againts road grime/brake dust paticles over time. But since cans of that stuff are like 5 bucks I guess it wont matter much if it doesnt work.

Any plans for the interior?
 
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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Sketch
Sounds good... Be careful plasti-dipping the wheels though, I would be a little worried about how that would hold up againts road grime/brake dust paticles over time. But since cans of that stuff are like 5 bucks I guess it wont matter much if it doesnt work.

Any plans for the interior?
i have talked to some people that have done it and they seemed very happy about how the held up but try im thinking i can only louse about 50 buck a my whole day

as for the interior i wana get a radar and maybe some blue leds and neons
 
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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by MInI___Gz
i have talked to some people that have done it and they seemed very happy about how the held up but try im thinking i can only louse about 50 buck a my whole day

as for the interior i wana get a radar and maybe some blue leds and neons
Sweet! As for the LEDs/neons Mach V as a nice LED kit to replace the standard lights. They have them in blue red or white.

Check em out here: http://www.motoringunderground.com/f...ight=mach+leds
 
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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 10:20 AM
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Sweet! As for the LEDs/neons Mach V as a nice LED kit to replace the standard lights. They have them in blue red or white.

Check em out here: http://www.motoringunderground.com/f...ight=mach+leds
yah they lookk SiCK i wana get the blue
 
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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 06:03 PM
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Check out my gallery for both cars,might be something there for you to think about.Q
 
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 01:26 AM
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The smoked headlights are just plain sexy.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 01:27 AM
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The smoked headlights are just plain sexy.
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 02:17 AM
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Who says u can not lower your car bc its a lease ? Buy stuff for it, lower it and sell everything once you are ready to give it back. People on the board always buy used springs/coils or whatever you sell. Your doing all this blacking out which will lead you to having to remove it, so why not remove the springs or whatever you get for it ? DO IT.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by MInI___Gz
THANKS....Well since mine is a lease i cant drop it!!!
Sure you can! Just hang on to your original struts and such! As far as the wheels go, I like those, but if you ran lower profile tyres it'd look much better, not to mention that it'd be lower!

Edit: Damn... Beat to it.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 02:13 PM
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I'll sell you my Mach V Springs, haha.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2009 | 01:45 PM
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I have a question about the beltline blackout form Out Motoring. The beltline has a rubber piece on the top and bottom, do you try to get the vinyl under that rubber or lay the vinyl over top of the rubber. Thanks.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2009 | 02:08 PM
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I actually took the tape just to the edge of the rubber and cut it off clean with a razor blade.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2009 | 03:47 PM
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3000 miles in salt laden wintery Wisconsin roads. The plasti dipped rims look as good as day one. I've washed them by spraying with pressure washer as well as wiping. No issues. In fact, they are easier to clean and take longer to get dirty with brake dust. The salt and snow does make it look dirty fast though(white on black rims :( )
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 08:42 PM
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Maybe some white taillights to get rid of that freshly spanked look?
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by IzzyG
3000 miles in salt laden wintery Wisconsin roads. The plasti dipped rims look as good as day one. I've washed them by spraying with pressure washer as well as wiping. No issues. In fact, they are easier to clean and take longer to get dirty with brake dust. The salt and snow does make it look dirty fast though(white on black rims :( )
sounds great
 
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by rclements
Maybe some white taillights to get rid of that freshly spanked look?
do they make em for r56's
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 05:26 PM
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So dose anyone know if they make the white tails for the r56's?????
(some pics would be nice and where to get em)
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 05:35 PM
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Unfortunately they don't offer them (yet?) like they did for the first gen's. It's a shame IMO.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Rally@StanceDesign
Unfortunately they don't offer them (yet?) like they did for the first gen's. It's a shame IMO.
do you think it would look good plasti diped white?
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by MInI___Gz
do you think it would look good plasti diped white?
Plasti-dip what? The lense of your brakes?
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Rally@StanceDesign
Plasti-dip what? The lense of your brakes?
the whole tail lights white but not the trim
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 05:49 PM
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Haha I think that would look awful (IMO). That would just look like you spray painted your taillights white In general, spray painting things random colors isn't the best solution for styling modifications.

I think some nice clear/white tails would match your silver paint well if they ever started selling them. It would look really good on your car. I just don't think spray painting them white is a good solution.

Above all else, you'd be cutting down drastically on the amount light that your brakes were putting out. Not exactly safe.
 
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