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Old 01-05-2017, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by thoiboi
I think it's nifty until you have to troubleshoot something
Ah, you mean the ol' door panel off, reconnect the controls and see if it works yet procedure...

I forgot about that.

But with a push to connect panel like that, I bet it's not too terrible to just reinstall the whole panel to check.

Plus, it's a GM. What could go wrong?
Old 01-05-2017, 10:40 AM
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Well, I did push the door closed without the panel on...couldn't unlock...
was like, fk my life gonna need to connect panel back to unlock...then was like, fk it's on the panel which means I'll need to unmount switches...
then pulled on the handle cable from the inside and it opened. WHew
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nothing wrong, nothing to see here!
Old 01-05-2017, 10:44 AM
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exactly...
this ninja nose.
Old 01-05-2017, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by rockstar143
Well, I did push the door closed without the panel on...couldn't unlock...
was like, fk my life gonna need to connect panel back to unlock...then was like, fk it's on the panel which means I'll need to unmount switches...
then pulled on the handle cable from the inside and it opened. WHew
Wow. what a relief. Glad you didn't ded inside the car because you couldn't open the door. Oh, right, it's not a Corvette or a TSX.
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Old 01-05-2017, 10:54 AM
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OMG YAASSS I remember that thread!
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Originally Posted by cu2wagon
Wow. what a relief. Glad you didn't ded inside the car because you couldn't open the door. Oh, right, it's not a Corvette or a TSX.

he's probably safe because he didn't disconnect his battery.. if he did


fuhhhh


Old 01-05-2017, 10:55 AM
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Wouldn't be the first time I die.
Probably not the last either.
I'm resilient.
Old 01-05-2017, 01:52 PM
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Damn cat with all those lives
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Old 01-05-2017, 02:44 PM
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With your catlike knack for surviving, that keychain on the previous page would really be fitting.


The badge on the floormat looks awesome. As does everything else, as usual. Glad to hear you are enjoying ownership, J.

What clear coat did you use on the headlights? I got some off-the-shelf can when I did mine, and they didn't come out nearly as good, even after wetsanding. Been bugging me.
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Old 01-05-2017, 03:18 PM
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Nice Vadges. See what I did there?
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Where are the burnouts and the whining sounds?
Old 01-05-2017, 05:21 PM
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I'm laying off the douchebaggery, sir.
Actually, I went sideways off a stopsign and this redneck in a work truck caught up to me to give me a hell to the fuck yeah!
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Old 01-07-2017, 08:06 AM
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^ Ha ha reminds me of the day I was crawling through the Kroger parking lot and this redneck walking with his mulletted boy yelled "light 'em up"! I proceeded to do a quick tire spin and he responded with a, "F*%k yeah"! When in Rome.
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Old 01-07-2017, 09:06 AM
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Well, I don't need much prodding...especially since it's one button and one pedal away.
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Haven't been in here in a while. Everything looks good man. Your dad looks nuts lol
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Old 01-07-2017, 09:52 AM
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Thanks Jefe...I'll let him know!
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Old 01-07-2017, 05:10 PM
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He's a cross between Doc Brown and Crocodile Dundee.
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Old 01-10-2017, 08:03 PM
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Wait.....you bought a V-Wagon?
































LOL.........
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V Wagon.. Pussy Wagon.. Steven is naughty boy!
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So thinking of other small things that could influence and help my build. Do you think the green fitler was really worth it for your Airraid intake? Debating on grabbing one to get more air into the engine and if I do I want to have it before they tune the car.
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People swear by them and see higher peak PSI...but me personally, I don't know. It makes a whiney noise, but it did before too.

Emblem inserts are in...
you can see the faded red and yellow in some pics.

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Vadges look cool. That last pic sends shivers down my spine. Rogue Target shopping cart.
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Yeah that last one is cool AF.. maybe a little closer in.. more ominous.
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Target... acquired.. badumm tssssSSSS!!!
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best part...little Z was in that cart.
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i still think i'm going to just debadge... i have idiots in Chargers and Challengers revving at my wife when she goes to work...
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Old 01-27-2017, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by SuperTrooper169
Vadges look cool. That last pic sends shivers down my spine. Rogue Target shopping cart.
I agree on both, the badges look great, and even though he put the cart there it still makes me nervous .. Not to mention being so close to the shopping cart storage LOL
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you guys would be appalled...with the recent change in my priorities...I've washed my cars once a month...

I'd rev at your wife, Andrew.
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too much torque I guess
but one of my rear wheels has a crack in it...
inner barrel...
nice, after spending $700 to buy another wheel and get them refinished.

Considering some options...I have those 19's contis already so I'm not sure I want to go 20" although usually if I go aftermarket I bump an inch.
But that's more donkish than performance so I'm not sure...

I dig these
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Those look great! Any pics on a Vagon?
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Originally Posted by rockstar143
too much torque I guess
but one of my rear wheels has a crack in it...
inner barrel...
nice, after spending $700 to buy another wheel and get them refinished.

Considering some options...I have those 19's contis already so I'm not sure I want to go 20" although usually if I go aftermarket I bump an inch.
But that's more donkish than performance so I'm not sure...

I dig these
it's all that damn tire shredding... i like it...
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Originally Posted by rockstar143
too much torque I guess
but one of my rear wheels has a crack in it...
inner barrel...
nice, after spending $700 to buy another wheel and get them refinished.

Considering some options...I have those 19's contis already so I'm not sure I want to go 20" although usually if I go aftermarket I bump an inch.
But that's more donkish than performance so I'm not sure...

I dig these
Ughh that stinks, after all that a freakin crack!!...

I like those wheels, I think they would look good on your V.....
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I like the way those wheels look... Which means you shouldn't.

Are they authentic?
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But don't you need 4 wheels...?
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considering my OEM wheels are "authentic" and have had 2 crack now...
I'm thinking this is what I'll do...I'll contact tirerack to see if they'll let me pay to upgrade the conti's to 20"...
then I'll buy those in 20" stagger and keep the oem with the worn michelin's for when I sell the car.
They are similar to stock design but just different enough. I think they'll look great on the car...so many people have the niche and the ace convex...I really want to try and do something
different.



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