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Old Mar 12, 2020 | 09:34 PM
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New shoes

Loves the S-Lites when I bought the car. Loved the chrome grille too. Then I went to the black mesh grille, and blacke/redded(?) out the belt line, and decided it was time to dechrome. And the S-Lites just look too stock. And I needed new tires.... So, while I was at it happened.



I wanted dark rims, but black by itself just makes the wheels and tires disappear completely. Didn't want a chrome/polished lip, since I'm dechroming. The red ties in with my red accent stripes and belt line... Now it looks like a hot wheels car. 😁

I picked it up just before dark and drove straight home, but so far I'm pretty happy.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2020 | 10:27 AM
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Love the blue and red accent...that blue might be my favorite color on these cars honestly ..
 
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Old Mar 13, 2020 | 01:43 PM
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Love the blue and red accent...that blue might be my favorite color on these cars honestly ..
I didn't pick the car for the color, but I like it. After I brought it home, it reminded me of a color from the 2013 Mustangs. Guys were ordering that color with red stripes, and calling them Superman cars.

That's what got me started with the red accent color theme. I began with belt line and accents on my Viper stripes:

The wheel stripe pulls it all together.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2020 | 08:44 AM
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Very tasteful
 
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