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Old 07-14-2008 | 05:57 PM
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Kanabul's Post Drop...

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Just got it out of the shop... I'm very happy. It's a reasonable drop... but still noticeable. It needs a bath, but it was about to pour when i took these.
Old 07-14-2008 | 06:02 PM
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woo hoo drop, now new wheels
Old 07-14-2008 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by LIPPSTUH
woo hoo drop, now new wheels
DEFINITELY......."new wheels"!
Old 07-14-2008 | 06:07 PM
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What about the wheels is so disagreeable to everyone??
Old 07-14-2008 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by kanabul
What about the wheels is so disagreeable to everyone??
who knows, if u like those wheels man then I say KEEP EM! Don't listen to what other people say on here. All that matters is what you think...

CL is looking good, congrats on the drop, looks good.
Old 07-14-2008 | 06:42 PM
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Drop looks good!! nice whip.
Old 07-14-2008 | 06:48 PM
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the drop is nice....what rims are those anyway?
Old 07-14-2008 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ljmushock
who knows, if u like those wheels man then I say KEEP EM! Don't listen to what other people say on here. All that matters is what you think...

CL is looking good, congrats on the drop, looks good.
Thanks a ton! They are 20" Gianna Blitz. I had the inserts painted when I got the car done.
Old 07-14-2008 | 06:58 PM
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IMO the rims look sick with the inserts painted
Old 07-14-2008 | 07:09 PM
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Did you send your rims out to be color matched? Or did Gianna do them for you?
Old 07-14-2008 | 07:16 PM
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^^disregard^^ Where did you get them painted?
Old 07-14-2008 | 07:17 PM
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it would look a little better with a lower drop, but it still looks good.
Old 07-14-2008 | 07:35 PM
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they look pretty good with the drop, much better than i thought
Old 07-14-2008 | 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by kanabul
What about the wheels is so disagreeable to everyone??
design mostly, then its the finish..

imo, i hate wheels which try to maximize lips the WRONG way... as you can see the smoke purposely turns in right before it touch the lip.... if it went straight down instead, it'll look much better... and the spokes are too big...

do what you like, but its just my opinion
Old 07-14-2008 | 08:12 PM
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i dont think id like the rims as much if they weren't color matched...but i do like them. the car would look a little bit better though if the drop was a little bit more in my opinion. id be scared to drive with those rubber band tires though
Old 07-14-2008 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by deematic
^^disregard^^ Where did you get them painted?
A local shop here in south jersey. I am so pleased with the color.. in person it has so much depth. It's a midnight blue candy over a really dark purple pearl.
Old 07-14-2008 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by romeo112
i dont think id like the rims as much if they weren't color matched...but i do like them. the car would look a little bit better though if the drop was a little bit more in my opinion. id be scared to drive with those rubber band tires though
I wanted to do a really reasonable drop as i was scared to rub

I may end up having to put some stiffer shocks on it. There is a dip near my house I hit doing around 25 and I heard a split second scrape in the back.
Old 07-14-2008 | 09:12 PM
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I got the same drop and I love my H. Techs. You dont have to worry about rubbing or scraping too much and its very comfortable while providing a good looking drop.
I have to admit the S.Techs look better and handle better but the scraping and rubbing was what made me switch and im happy.
Old 07-14-2008 | 10:36 PM
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just personally the wheels are a lil' too gawdy for my tastes, but GAWDDAMN what are yout alkinga bout ur car needing a bath. that thing is shiny as shit lol
Old 07-15-2008 | 01:09 AM
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I think it looks great, if this is the look you were going for. Compared to other cars i've seen sporting this style the CL pulls it off. I assume you know the look i'm talking about.
Originally Posted by LIPPSTUH

imo, i hate wheels which try to maximize lips the WRONG way... as you can see the smoke purposely turns in right before it touch the lip.... if it went straight down instead, it'll look much better... and the spokes are too big...
This is exacty what i think as well as it pertains to all rims that use this method, give me a smaller lip and spokes that are straight.
Old 07-15-2008 | 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Time For Sleeep
just personally the wheels are a lil' too gawdy for my tastes
I kind of agree... the entire project ended up more flashy that I envisioned. The color ended up brighter and the wheels stand out more than I though they would. When I picked paint I didn't want to wait for test panels So I ended up picking from the Dupont book. The book only has 2" by 2" squares so the blue looked WAY darker. I wanted more of a midnight candy. This is what I got... and I'm happy with it
Old 07-16-2008 | 04:11 PM
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and thats all that matters.
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