naba2002

hey guys finaly got some pics up, as u can tell the weather sucks here. was waitin for a reallie nice day to get some decent pics up but wat the hell. took this thin out for a lil fun in the snow and then decided i mite as wel take pics. enjoy and gimme some feedback i wanna no wat u guys would like to c.

http://www.cardomain.com/id/naba2002

jerseydriver

where in philly you from?

Ken1997TL

Nice.

In retrospect I would have gotten white. Black is sooo high maintainence.

Good job on the shiftgate

WolfpackBill

Good looking car!!

Ken, you should've known black is the worst color for a car, in terms of maintenance!! You're the know-it-all guy!! Jeeze...

UnsanePyro

But a well detailed black car is so much more rewarding then any other color

dubcnea

it's the most hassle and most rewarding...gotta have trade-offs. if it was too easy, everyone would have the same color car. people with black cars are just really happy on nice days and really sad on crappy days (weather wise). you know'm when you see'm.

naba2002

im from northeast

jerseydriver

im always around lower northeast areas like bridesburg and mayfair.

naba2002

ooo far northeast here, try......red lion , county line around there. quite a few first gens here. i went to florida n only saw 2 others.

Ken1997TL

Yeah I knew that ahead of time.. but it looks SOOOO good when clean



How can I say no to that?

naba2002

nice nice, my dad has a dark green one, looks nice as anythin when its all polished n babied butas soon as the roads get dusted wit salt its all over

WolfpackBill

You all are right. Hard to take care of but totally rewarding. Nice looking cars!!

naba2002, now that you've mentioned it, here's my green one:

TLxRaCeR

looks good.. my lazy ass picked a white one so i don't have to wash it as much.. dark color cars are too high maintenance for me..

dubcnea

i had a white car for over 7 years. now that i have a black car, this is the total opposite xtreme. it should keep me busy with that stupid ass salt they put on the roads during winter. >: C Arizona here i come!!! (in a few months) <-------

naba2002

looks great wolfpackbill, now how bout u post a pic taht u didnt take right after washin it haha, i gotta put my pops car on here. but yea looks great man the white lights look even btr on dark cars

WolfpackBill

Haha...I wish I could but my car is very clean now. Well...the car has been bombed in 5 or 6 places by low flying birds earlier today but I've already got rid of them with QD so if you want to see a dirty pic of my car, it'll be a while.

UnsanePyro

Dark colors are better

What are you guys with dark colors using for your detailing? My upcoming combo should look very nice, and remove a lot of swirls....

naba2002

yea u guys r right dark colors do look sweet when theyre all babied and waxed to glow, but i jus couldnt help but fall in love wit that pearl that the white paint gave off mmmmmmmm

WBroylesH

Seeing Wolfpack Bill's pictures made me realize something that you all have probably known for a long time: the 3.2 has a different hood than the 2.5. I just now noticed that.

UnsanePyro

I honestly would have never noticed, good find!

naba2002

yea they are different , thats y the grills from them are different. i like the "smoothness" of the 3.2 hood, makes it stand out from other cars w.o that line goin across the front.

vanz

the 3.2 also have hydro pumps for the hood. I wish our cars had that.

WolfpackBill

Heh...no you don't. The hydralics are pretty expensive. My Explorer had that and when they're worn out, watch out. That hood can do some damage if you're under there. Been there, done that, bought a couple of t-shirts. Before I sold my truck, I used a broom stick to hold it up because I was too cheap to replace them.

vanz

It looks more high class with the hydros though. Oh well...watch out 3.2Tlers hehe.

WBroylesH

Yeah, the 3.2 hood is a little sweeter than the 2.5. That's not to say that the 2.5 is ugly or anything.

jerseydriver

i absolutely love the 3.2 front end
the hydraulic struts are $20. a peice at autozone, there not that bad.
have you ever been under the hood and not know the hood struts were shot? yeah well that latch on the hood spearing you in the small of your back really sucks ass.

WolfpackBill

I initially didn't know. It was staying up until after maybe 5 minutes because I was changing out the blower motor controller in my Explorer. Thankfully, I was at the back of the hood (near the windshield) and there're thick padding so I didn't get hurt very bad. I think I can imagine if you stand at the front of the car and that hood slams down on ya. OUCH!!!!!

LDH

I've had that happen to me plenty. My brothers camry goes through hood shocks like nothing. Oem or aftermarket. I had it fall on me a few times. My friends legend has blown hood shocks too and when I was running wires for his system he failed to mention the hood shocks until it fell on me.