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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 04:50 PM
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Rub-a-dub

After blacking out the chrome, Mickey got his first bath today. Here he is with a huge grin:



 
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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I like it . Whats next ?
 
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 04:58 PM
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^^Rota Slipstream: 16 x 6.5 gunmetal w/ kuhmos (tire size undecided)
 
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 05:01 PM
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sweet!
 
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 05:03 PM
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Perfect !
 
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 05:06 PM
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no way! haha i have had my eye on the slipstreams for about a month now in the same color. Great Choice! although I will be going a bit wider
 

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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 05:09 PM
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^^ Agreed. Rota Wheels make an inexpensive, lightweight, and quality rim. I have the flat black rota torques on my 05 wrx.

Im sticking with the stock size for autox because I plan on racing in the gs class for scca.
 

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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 05:26 PM
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Man that's looks good!
 
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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your car looks great!! Love the all black!
 
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by wrxdriver
After blacking out the chrome, Mickey got his first bath today. Here he is with a huge grin:



Looks good........but what about the belt line? You just blacked out the chrome trim on the lights?
 
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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nice choice with the black!!!...
 
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 10:29 PM
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Looks good........but what about the belt line? You just blacked out the chrome trim on the lights?

I've got the tape for the beltline on order.

Oh if you look at the picture you will notice that I not only did the front and rear bezel, but I also painted the gas cap and grill.
 

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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 10:41 AM
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where can i find those wheels?
 
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 11:32 AM
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Go here:

http://18racing.com/wheel_slipstream.html
 
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 11:32 AM
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial]http://www.rotawheels.com/slipstream.php[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial]http://www.18racing.com/wheel_slipstream.html[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]
 
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 11:33 AM
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jinx you owe me a coke
 
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 11:41 AM
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Damn
 
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 11:53 AM
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YEAH!!

That's one EVIL LOOKING little rollerskate you have there!!
 
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 12:42 PM
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Damn
haha they need to add a beverage option on paypal. just imagine... you could paypal a beer
 
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 02:00 PM
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Looks sweet. How'd you do it all?
 
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 02:12 PM
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I've got the tape for the beltline on order.
Once you do the beltline, Mickey will be pure evil!
 
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 02:19 PM
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let me know where you find a good size tape
 
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 02:47 PM
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I purchased the beltline tape from outmotoring.com.
 
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 03:34 PM
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did you let aaron know you needed one for an R56? the beltlines are bigger on the R56
 
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 07:29 AM
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yeah i did.
 
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