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Old 09-17-2011, 11:00 AM
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Glad I kept my HRE's!!
so I put them up for sale, with only low-ball offers....I decided to keep em and re-finish em....results below.....also just finished a 6-hour complete exterior detail, you can see the depth in the panels.....






I took the wheels apart, wet-sanded (600-1000-1500-2000-2500-3000) and hand polished the lips, about 3-3.5hrs per wheel (my fingers are still sore) and had the centers powder-coated metallic silver... I assembled them with new Dow Corning #832 adhesive and after the 1st sleepless night...they hold air perfectly...
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Old 09-17-2011, 11:05 AM
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Looks great!

Glad you kept em.
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One of my favorite TL's on this site...well done!
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That's a player ass ride.
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Old 09-17-2011, 11:26 AM
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they look great good choice
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Its nice to sit back and admire the fruits of your labor...Car looks great!!
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the front end conversion is awesome.
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im thinking of doing that type-s front conversion for my CGP too
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Looks good. Nice work.
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I'm glad you kept them too!!

They look great, awesome combo. I really like the subtle look. I'm getting tired of black rims and colorful rims. The silver is a great look.
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Old 09-17-2011, 02:07 PM
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Thanks everyone !!! They changed the whole look of the car,I also added some 10mm spacers on the f/r....
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That's really nice. Great work man, love the rims, spoiler and tips forsure.
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Perfect Stance and Drop. Really nice looking Whip.
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nice ride.

that lip spoiler looks familiar. can you post more pictures of the ass of the car so we can get a better look at the trunk spoiler?
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Wow very nice and clean!
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Very nice. How old are the wheels and why did you refinish them? What kind of clear did you use?
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Gorgeous. The tips are awesome & look like they give off a mean sound.
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Wow, I'm glad you kept them too. They look fantastic. The red calipers are a nice touch too.
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Gorgeous!

HREs=
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Classy. That car is clean in ever way.
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Old 09-17-2011, 06:16 PM
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Very nice. How old are the wheels and why did you refinish them? What kind of clear did you use?
Thanks!!
Wheels are about 2.5-3yrs old, came out looking brand new..no clear coat, it's straight polished aluminum...

I'll try to get better real spoiler pics, its the old KB1spec CF spoiler, front KB1spec as well...
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Originally Posted by Schulminator
so I put them up for sale, with only low-ball offers....I decided to keep em and re-finish em....results below.....also just finished a 6-hour complete exterior detail, you can see the depth in the panels.....






I took the wheels apart, wet-sanded (600-1000-1500-2000-2500-3000) and hand polished the lips, about 3-3.5hrs per wheel (my fingers are still sore) and had the centers powder-coated metallic silver... I assembled them with new Dow Corning #832 adhesive and after the 1st sleepless night...they hold air perfectly...
Ahh nice car. I see you have a Titan tag. I've known Nero and Baadal since they were doing the company out of their parents house. I was in college at Embry-Riddle but lived in Lake Mary. I'm driving down soon this winter and were planning to have dinner including Eric Kerwin. You should join us.
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Old 09-17-2011, 06:34 PM
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You did the right choice in keeping the HRE's!! I wanted a set of them, but just out of my budget, so I went with VS-XX. The car looks beautifull! It gives me an idea what my car will look like as it is also AM! The yellow fog lamps look damm saaaweet!! Can you tell me what exhaust are the ones on the TL?? Are the tips 3 or 3.5??
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Old 09-17-2011, 07:06 PM
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Nice pics, glad you kept them, came out nice.. Excellent job on the detailing
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Old 09-17-2011, 10:46 PM
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Very nice! Kinda didnt like the gold on am you had before but thats just me!
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Old 09-17-2011, 11:13 PM
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Good choice in keeping them as they are rare. TL looking mighty fine with those wheels.
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Nice!

I love that spoiler. I gotta find me one like that!

Nice Type-S conversion. Looks like you went farther than I did! Real Type S headlights and the Type S rear lip.

Great work!
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Love the wheels, and bbk! +1 on not selling them and keeping them.
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Old 09-18-2011, 06:45 AM
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Looks really good... Keeping the wheels was the right move for sure
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those wheels looks nice on your car , im glad you decided to keep them and now if you try to sell them they are obviously going to be worth more !
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Very nice. Love the HREs and the KBSpec spoiler.
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nice those look good. i just ordered a set of DPE's myself. looking at yours make me cant wait to get my set.
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HRE's FTW! I've never been a fan of that trunk lid but that's just me. Overall, car looks great man
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damn that is a beast ass ride! rims looks great man good job especially with the type s front conversion
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HRE's FTW! I've never been a fan of that trunk lid but that's just me. Overall, car looks great man
thanks for pointing that out!


thats like those duckbill looking lips!
where did you get it?
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Car looks awesome. And X2 (or 3?) on the spoiler, love it and wondering where I can get one too.
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Car looks awesome. And X2 (or 3?) on the spoiler, love it and wondering where I can get one too.
The guy's name is Raymond and his number is 626-478-7886. He has been my contact for the CSL spoiler, getting mine this week!
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Old 09-18-2011, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by justnspace
thanks for pointing that out!


thats like those duckbill looking lips!
where did you get it?
Thanks justn.....
Check the post right above this on the info for the spoilers..
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Props to you for putting so much time into them! They look good!
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