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can u see any stress/flex cracks?Originally Posted by Tit
Umm....Since March...rear arches are already starting to show the strain of stone chips - but that's the price you pay, eh!
where they smoothed down then painted or painted on the texture?
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where they smoothed down then painted or painted on the texture?
They put several (I think 5) layers of hi-fill primer on them, with a sanding down each time. Then a layer of normal primer, and a few layers of paint. it's perfectly smooth and matches the paintwork perfectly. if you're going to do it, I reccomend buying new arches, and getting those done, because when they pull the old ones off, they warp a bit. You will see gaps afterwards. These gaps can be fixed with a 'glue' but it's probably worth doing properly the first time. I would have, if I'd known it would have happened....Originally Posted by joker
can u see any stress/flex cracks?where they smoothed down then painted or painted on the texture?
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nah, i like the textured trim!
i would switch it w/the new JCW trim but thats about it for now.
u dont get bloody cold winters there, like I do around here so it will last u a bit longer then it would me!!
. l00ks killer though .
i would switch it w/the new JCW trim but thats about it for now.
u dont get bloody cold winters there, like I do around here so it will last u a bit longer then it would me!!
. l00ks killer though .
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Originally Posted by Tit
They put several (I think 5) layers of hi-fill primer on them, with a sanding down each time. Then a layer of normal primer, and a few layers of paint. it's perfectly smooth and matches the paintwork perfectly. if you're going to do it, I reccomend buying new arches, and getting those done, because when they pull the old ones off, they warp a bit. You will see gaps afterwards. These gaps can be fixed with a 'glue' but it's probably worth doing properly the first time. I would have, if I'd known it would have happened....
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i would switch it w/the new JCW trim but thats about it for now.
u dont get bloody cold winters there, like I do around here so it will last u a bit longer then it would me!!
. l00ks killer though .
I don't know what winter would do to it, but just so you know, the town I live in, Canberra, drops below zero daily during winter....granted, it's not Arctic, but -7degC is enough for me....Originally Posted by joker
nah, i like the textured trim!
i would switch it w/the new JCW trim but thats about it for now.
u dont get bloody cold winters there, like I do around here so it will last u a bit longer then it would me!!
. l00ks killer though .

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haha pansys, -7c is like summer during a NE Ohio Winter! Originally Posted by Tit
I don't know what winter would do to it, but just so you know, the town I live in, Canberra, drops below zero daily during winter....granted, it's not Arctic, but -7degC is enough for me....

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yes yes...Originally Posted by not-so-rednwhitecooper
haha pansys, -7c is like summer during a NE Ohio Winter!
I lived in Manitoba for a year - I know what cold is....
In fact, I'd prefer that to the stinkin' hot summers we have...
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how cold does it get, in that there state of urs
' not-so- ' ??
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too cold.Originally Posted by joker
how cold does it get, in that there state of urs
not-so- ??
ive seen 0 F before on our thrmometer outside, thats as low as it goes.

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I've been in -50 Celsius (incl. windchill) (-58F).....that was in Portage La Prairie in Manitoba.....

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can u even breathe ok?
lungs could freeze, brain could freeze, snot could freeze, tears, eye *****
lungs could freeze, brain could freeze, snot could freeze, tears, eye *****

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yea...i am now going to a boarding school in NH... it's HILARIOUS watching the 2 californian sophomores shiver endlessly

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lungs could freeze, brain could freeze, snot could freeze, tears, eye *****
I had a scarf over my mouth....the breath was freezing on it straight away...we were only outside for as long as it took to go from building to building....I think the ambient temp was around -38degCOriginally Posted by joker
can u even breathe ok?lungs could freeze, brain could freeze, snot could freeze, tears, eye *****
I remember the first morning I was in Winnipeg, A mate and I looked outside and saw the sky was blue and thought "that can't be too bad!" - it was 11 Jan! Over there, blue Sky in Jan means COLD!!! Little did we know....haha...
We walked/ran to get breakfast (only a few hundred meters away), and to this day, my ears still tingle in the cold - from the damage I did to them that day!

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here is my 100 mile, 1 week old 06 S


In one week, Ive put the following into her:
Brembo's
BBS wheels with snows :(
Koni coil-overs with Dinan Plates
Hsport rear arms (4)
Dinan Rear sway bar
Dinan front STB
Aero kit, and all arches in smooth body color
Carbon JCW bonnet scoop
Carbon JCW mirror covers
Its a pretty fun little car!!


In one week, Ive put the following into her:
Brembo's
BBS wheels with snows :(
Koni coil-overs with Dinan Plates
Hsport rear arms (4)
Dinan Rear sway bar
Dinan front STB
Aero kit, and all arches in smooth body color
Carbon JCW bonnet scoop
Carbon JCW mirror covers
Its a pretty fun little car!!

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In one week, Ive put the following into her:
Brembo's
BBS wheels with snows :(
Koni coil-overs with Dinan Plates
Hsport rear arms (4)
Dinan Rear sway bar
Dinan front STB
Aero kit, and all arches in smooth body color
Carbon JCW bonnet scoop
Carbon JCW mirror covers
Its a pretty fun little car!!
WOAH!! Slllloooowwwww down there big fellah!!! Originally Posted by SJJ28
here is my 100 mile, 1 week old 06 SIn one week, Ive put the following into her:
Brembo's
BBS wheels with snows :(
Koni coil-overs with Dinan Plates
Hsport rear arms (4)
Dinan Rear sway bar
Dinan front STB
Aero kit, and all arches in smooth body color
Carbon JCW bonnet scoop
Carbon JCW mirror covers
Its a pretty fun little car!!

Nice car by the way....I'm likin' your style....

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I think it's funny you people are talking about cold grey winter stuff.Originally Posted by Tit
I've been in -50 Celsius (incl. windchill) (-58F)
Red is hot, like radiant heat.
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What's that? Killing Porsches on the track...? Originally Posted by oldschool
Here's my dark silver being used they way it is meant to be used
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" SJ:
In one week, Ive put the following into her:
Brembo's
BBS wheels with snows :(
Koni coil-overs with Dinan Plates
Hsport rear arms (4)
Dinan Rear sway bar
Dinan front STB
Aero kit, and all arches in smooth body color
Carbon JCW bonnet scoop
Carbon JCW mirror covers
Its a pretty fun little car!!
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you remind me of ME.... just as soon as i had the car home... it was in 50 peices.
In one week, Ive put the following into her:
Brembo's
BBS wheels with snows :(
Koni coil-overs with Dinan Plates
Hsport rear arms (4)
Dinan Rear sway bar
Dinan front STB
Aero kit, and all arches in smooth body color
Carbon JCW bonnet scoop
Carbon JCW mirror covers
Its a pretty fun little car!!
"you remind me of ME.... just as soon as i had the car home... it was in 50 peices.

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i swear, theres only a select few of us crazy people that are willing to do that!Originally Posted by Samtrak
you remind me of ME.... just as soon as i had the car home... it was in 50 peices.
the day i got my car home,the interior was STRIPPED to install the stereo. i think the engine waqs still warm from the drive home while i was ripping the car to pieces!

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i used to own a dark grey honda and a light grey toyota, now i have some real color with my '05 hot orange metallic ragtop. can't get better than that. grey blends in with all the others that are on the road.
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I've often heard the words "stealth" and "sleeper" used with positive connetations...Originally Posted by jimdaniels
i used to own a dark grey honda and a light grey toyota, now i have some real color with my '05 hot orange metallic ragtop. can't get better than that. grey blends in with all the others that are on the road.

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cops dont notice cars that blend in easy. my car belnds in with anything in a dark sideroad once i turn the lights off.Originally Posted by jimdaniels
grey blends in with all the others that are on the road.





