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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 07:20 PM
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great progress on your car hopeful one day my car can look as great as yours ! i just brought it no longer then 3 weeks ago. any tips or anything to help a 16 year succeed the look their dream car?
Arthur is right. Keep browsing the photo gallery to figure out what you want to do with your car first, then just keep watching the black market to find a deal on the parts. Damn near everything on my car came from there!
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 07:47 PM
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No mod on my car is new. Everything came from the BM and it's saved me quite a bit of money.
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 08:58 PM
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Arthur just want to thank you for your help when I needed it. Your car is always looking great.
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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by poormans_tl69
Arthur just want to thank you for your help when I needed it. Your car is always looking great.
Thanks! Yours look great as well. I love the color on your calipers dude


So last week I picked up an OEM Type-S bumper



Then I installed a CF roof spoiler



And yes I know my car needs a wash! Enjoy!
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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 10:39 AM
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Looks great man! Congrats

How many miles are you up to now?
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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
Looks great man! Congrats

How many miles are you up to now?
As of this weekend 155K
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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 10:43 AM
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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 10:52 AM
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Any closer pics of the CF roof spoiler?
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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 10:56 AM
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Looking good bro...
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Old Apr 22, 2013 | 03:29 PM
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Looks good Arthur. Is it kind of busy-looking with the rack on top?
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Old Apr 30, 2013 | 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Steven Bell
Looks good Arthur. Is it kind of busy-looking with the rack on top?
Not sure how I feel yet. I think it looks good.
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Old May 1, 2013 | 02:44 PM
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Just a quick update.. Sean from Brakemotive helped put in a warranty request for new rotors, front and rear. With those, I ordered their brakes pads for the RL calipers.

Hopefully with a less aggressive pad up front and EBC RedStuff in the rear, my brake bias will be closer to normal.
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Old May 2, 2013 | 09:43 PM
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New pickup!
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Old May 2, 2013 | 09:53 PM
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^^^^ Wow!
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Old May 2, 2013 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by rossv1
Any closer pics of the CF roof spoiler?
I'll try to take a closer pic when I get a chance

Originally Posted by poormans_tl69
Arthur just want to thank you for your help when I needed it. Your car is always looking great.
No problem and thanks
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Old May 3, 2013 | 12:04 AM
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A-Specs ftw!
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Old May 3, 2013 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
A-Specs ftmfw!
Fixed
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Old May 4, 2013 | 04:22 AM
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Originally Posted by rossv1
Any closer pics of the CF roof spoiler?
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Old May 4, 2013 | 04:27 AM
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Old May 5, 2013 | 12:35 AM
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I decided to take a sound clip of my RV6 True Duals today and I still love the way it sounds. Can't get tired of it!

So long and behold, a sound clip that is about 2 years late.. haha

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Old May 5, 2013 | 12:38 AM
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New replacement Brakemotive pads


Weather was amazing today in NYC so I decided to snap a few pics




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Old May 5, 2013 | 12:43 AM
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but get that grill redone
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Old May 5, 2013 | 12:49 AM
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Yeah the whole front end will get a re-spray sometime soon. And that is why you should never do a $200 paint job.
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Old May 5, 2013 | 12:57 AM
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Hang up that gascap.
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Old May 5, 2013 | 07:29 PM
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I like the new shots, Arthur.


When are you installing the rotors?
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Old May 6, 2013 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Steven Bell
I like the new shots, Arthur.


When are you installing the rotors?
Thanks Steve. Rotors will probably go on sometime this week. I want to paint the hubs and part of the rotor where the pads don't touch so it won't rust.
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Old May 7, 2013 | 05:40 PM
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Rotor hubs and edges were painted today!


I decided to go with a gunmetal color to keep it nice and simple. Hopefully it sticks and my rotors will be rust free!
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Old May 7, 2013 | 05:52 PM
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Car looks great!!!
Did you sand them before paint or you just painted?
Cause i'm thinking of doing this as well. Nice work!
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Old May 7, 2013 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by anthracitecl
Car looks great!!!
Did you sand them before paint or you just painted?
Cause i'm thinking of doing this as well. Nice work!
I didn't sand them down so fingers crossed. The rotors are brand new so I didn't think it was really necessary.
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Old May 9, 2013 | 05:35 PM
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A close up pic of the rear rotor. It came out really smooth.


I picked up 07-08 side mirrors the other day.


Another pic of her, thought it came out nice
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Old May 9, 2013 | 05:42 PM
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Your car looks awesome bro & those gas station pics... thats the Mobil by northern & linden right lol
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Old May 9, 2013 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by EkSoni
Your car looks awesome bro & those gas station pics... thats the Mobil by northern & linden right lol
Thanks bro, yeah that Mobil is right by Flushing on Northern & Linden haha
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Old May 9, 2013 | 10:05 PM
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In for installed pics!
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Old May 10, 2013 | 11:28 AM
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Old May 11, 2013 | 04:36 PM
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Mirrors were hooked up and installed this afternoon!
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Old May 11, 2013 | 07:26 PM
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Sell the 7.5" and get the 8.5", just wait it out, you'll find a set.
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Old May 12, 2013 | 10:43 PM
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The mirrors came out nice, Arthur!
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Old May 12, 2013 | 11:07 PM
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Thanks Steve!
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Old May 13, 2013 | 07:52 AM
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Nice job with everything Arthur! I really need to get a move on and paint my hubs. The ones I bought came coated black, but that has started to fade overtime and could use some touching up. I'm getting so tired of taking the wheels on and off all the time though lol.
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Old May 13, 2013 | 10:16 AM
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the image link is broken

post some more pix up
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