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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 05:37 AM
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Outnumbered: could you send pics of the back so we can see the black and blue combo of Bruzer? Thanks!
Here you go:



 
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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 06:20 AM
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sweet!
 
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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by outnumbered
Now that's a drop!
Just about 4" lower than stock.....hopefully it will be 6" by next weekend
 
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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 07:11 PM
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I finally got around to doing the ZAINO treatment on COCO PUFF this holiday weekend.
I know there are other products out there but if they made it any shinier than the Zaino I don't think I could stand it.

1 coat of Z5, then buff with Z6, coat of Z2 then Z6 then another Z2 finished with more Z6.

 
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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 07:18 PM
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Got my Archos and my XM installed this weekend.
Used a Kuda mount with a RAM-mount holder for the Archos.
Stock mount for the XM......fits nice in the cubby hole.

Made my own switch box to switch between either the xm or archos for the AUX input without having to plug and unplug.

 

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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 08:27 PM
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outnumbered,
Bruzer looks great; those stripes and the Blue/Blue/Black work very well together! Congratulations!
 
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Old Jul 5, 2008 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by n2hcky
Got my Archos ans my XM installed this weekend.
Used a Kuda mount with a RAM-mount holder for the Archos.
Stock mount for the XM......fits nice in the cubby hole.

Made my own switch box to switch between either the xm or archos for the AUX input without having to plug and unplug.

n2hcky,

Any chance that you could either pm me or share via the forum your install tips for your mounts and switch box? It looks sharp as hell, and I do (oh so badly) a different solution.
 

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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 04:14 AM
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Originally Posted by jointheclubman
outnumbered,
Bruzer looks great; those stripes and the Blue/Blue/Black work very well together! Congratulations!
Thanks!
 
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Rally@StanceDesign
Just about 4" lower than stock.....hopefully it will be 6" by next weekend
holy crap! ...

i see you swaped out the spoiler/brakelight also.

i can't wait to see how this car is going to end up looking
did you decide what wheels are you putting on it?
 
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by lurch70
holy crap! ...

i see you swaped out the spoiler/brakelight also.

i can't wait to see how this car is going to end up looking
did you decide what wheels are you putting on it?
Yup...swapped brakelights with a Chili Red owner cause my red light would probably look better on his car. I plan to tint/smoke the clear brake light to match the flat black plastic that surrounds it

I got a slightly larger set of 16" BBS RS's that I'm starting to refurbish

just testing out how they will sit by putting them up against the current wheels. This is before the extra 2" drop

 
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 09:29 AM
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hold on ... let me search for the drool smiley

i really want to go gold but am so afraid of the novelty factor. but at the same time I know some great gold wheels + a drop would look awesome
 
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 09:48 AM
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did a bit of boating this weekend.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by lurch70
hold on ... let me search for the drool smiley
Here ya go.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Rally@StanceDesign
 
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 01:45 PM
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my thoughts exactly
 
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 04:53 PM
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That wheel looks great. It doesn't look like it needs refurbishing. Whats the problem.

Again, looks great.

Larry
 
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 05:14 PM
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the only drawback to that wheel is the nightmare it will be to clean it ... but otherwise its a classic that will make the Clubman look sick.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by LarryParker
That wheel looks great. It doesn't look like it needs refurbishing. Whats the problem.

Again, looks great.

Larry
Thanks

The problem is that they're close to 20 years old The clearcoat is starting to haze on the lips....so I'll be stripping them and polishing them to get them more reflective and the centers need to be re-drilled to 4-lug so I may as well give them a new coat of paint. I may also make them wider as they're only 8" wide right now.

For anyone interested further in the mods I've done from the custom suspension to the shaved body panels....I've got a build-up thread with a ton of pics so we don't drag this thread too far off-topic

http://www.motoringunderground.com/f...=10415&page=37
 
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 12:30 AM
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thx for the link!

awesome looking Clubber
 
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 10:54 PM
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wow thats gonna look awesome Rally!!!
 
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 10:59 PM
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My clubman lowered on H&R on black Jcw's r105's
 
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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Here's my second set of wheels I repainted and repolished and last time I ever do that. Impul R1's 17x8
 
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 02:20 AM
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nice one you've got there!!
 
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 03:27 AM
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Originally Posted by francisg323
Here's my second set of wheels I repainted and repolished and last time I ever do that. Impul R1's 17x8
stunning!
 
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 07:57 AM
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stunning!

I have the impression the H&R springs lower slightly more in the back than the Eibachs.
 
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