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Old Feb 11, 2013 | 11:14 PM
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+1 on getting rid of that pinstripe :s
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Old Feb 11, 2013 | 11:19 PM
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No, I will not tell you to remove the pin stripe.
I don't care about it, when it comes to small details, can't feel same with everyone.

Opinion as a member.. I will tell you to get that side A-Spec and install it
Lovely calipers
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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 12:03 AM
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The way I feel about the pinstripe is probably the same way J feels about the wing spoiler; its a love or hate thing I love it.


Aspec sides are on the list, they're just a little further down. Us members are able to see a definite difference between the base and Aspec sides but most everyone else can't tell a difference so I'd rather get something that is a little more noticeable. Like spacers.


And thanks for the compliments guys. I'm really happy with how they turned out. It seems like they shift colors. In the sun they're a light blue (like in the picture with the wheel off), but at night they're a little darker blue.



Edit: I was thinking about painting my lugs to match the brakes. what do ya'll think and is there any way to put them back on without scratching the paint off?

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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 01:26 AM
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Dammit. Light night CL browsing is not a good idea. IF everything works out, the waffles may be retired by next weekend.
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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 09:39 PM
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Love the calipers Ross, looks awesome
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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 09:49 PM
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Thanks man.



Well the seller fell through and backed out. It sucks because I was pretty excited.
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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 10:22 PM
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That sucks. What were you looking at?
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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 10:38 PM
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Gunmetal XXR 527's.
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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 10:54 PM
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ghey. I'm glad you didn't get them.

XXRs are more played out than girls wearing those stupid UGG boots.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 08:22 AM
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^ lulz

They're nice looking wheels but they're becoming moar popular than F14's
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 09:02 AM
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That's coz they are half the price than F14s!

But I agree, mainly on the 527s. I would wait for something else.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 12:44 PM
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I wouldn't mind the F14's, but then Aaron would think I'm copying him.


But anyways, new wheels aren't on the list. I actually need new tires but saw the XXRs on CL for 800 with tires so figured I could get those and kill 2 birds with 1 stone.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 12:45 PM
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Nah. You have WDP
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by rossv1
I wouldn't mind the F14's, but then Aaron would think I'm copying him.

I admitted to it

F14s might look sick in piano black on the WDP.



Oh and thanks with the mic help everything is working great now.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 03:17 PM
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Goddamn those look good.



If I ever decide to get wheels, I'll get them off the BM or CL. I'd much rather save the money and get a set of used wheels in nice condition than buy brand new wheels.


Can any of ya'll offer up some suggestions on a good set of summer tires? Like I said earlier, I'm in need of new front tires so I'm just going to go ahead and get a full set. I'd like to keep them under 650 if at all possible though.

I'm going to get 255's so I can get that beefy tire look.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 03:26 PM
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I liked the Goodyear's Eagle GTs I had on my type s wheels, priced good and rode great.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 07:01 PM
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Eagle GT
lasts much more than stock ones

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 08:06 PM
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Eagle GT
lasts much more than stock ones

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes
Nice Well under budget. They rode just as good as any Michelins I've had.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 08:34 PM
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Find a nice set of 19's and you can have my staggered Nexen N7000's. At least 80%+ tread. They are just taking up room in our shed in Perry. The sizes are 235/35/19 Fronts and 245/35/19 Rears. You already have the drop, now just some clean 19's......+ Free tires.....lol.

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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 10:02 PM
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Donnie, I may just take you up on that. Found a set of wheels on CL just now so I'll text you.


And I need some help from you guys on wheels and offsets because I have no idea on how it works.

The wheels I found are 19x9.5 and 19x10.5 with a +30 offset. Will these clear the Brembos and with those widths, what am I looking at with camber kits and fender rolling etc.

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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 06:13 PM
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Well due to a huge fiasco last weekend, I had to put the wheels on the backburner for a little bit. New wheels are still in the plans though and hopefully I'll find a set soon. I won't go into any details about this weekend, but what happened shouldn't have happened.


But anyways, I went out and took a few pics today...












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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 07:41 PM
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Awesome pictures
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 08:41 PM
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Not bad for an iPhone 5 ehh?
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 08:46 PM
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Not good but not bad either
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 08:52 PM
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Touche'
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Old Feb 24, 2013 | 08:26 PM
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awesome pictures


+1
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Old Feb 24, 2013 | 09:33 PM
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Thanks Administrator Bell; that has a nice ring to it.

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Old Mar 2, 2013 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
Not good but not bad either
heh heh, this.

Are you still hunting for wheels?
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Old Mar 2, 2013 | 04:46 PM
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The hunt for wheels right now is on hold. Hopefully something good will pop up on CL or something soon though.
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Old Mar 2, 2013 | 05:53 PM
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car looks good and clean
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Old Mar 2, 2013 | 08:46 PM
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Thanks man.
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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 12:26 PM
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Unfortunately, my progress thread is over. I got rid of the TL and got this beater:







I wish.
Went to a meet with a few other AZiners and got a couple pics of my car from the roll out. Gonna post em here to keep all my car pics together.





Thanks to Brandon and Jordan for the pics.
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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 12:43 PM
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Your car looks great man! In the other thread I didn't realize that was your car and thought that someone had the blue Rotora BBK

I see that you're doing a good job scraping that front lip

When are you getting a black roof?
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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 01:41 PM
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Hmm...CF vinyl on reflector.....interesting...

Given that the orange reflector is the only thing I don't like about the Type S headlights, that sure is interesting.
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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 03:51 PM
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I'll take that as a compliment KJ. Lol. It's just carbon fiber vinyl on the outside of the headlights. I put it on to see how'd I'd like it if I decided to open up the headlights.


And T, I've thought about a black roof and probably will get one, but I'd like to put that money to new wheels and maybe an exhaust and PCDs first.


And I can't help it about the lip, Mitzi's driveway is too steep and even at an angle it still scrapes.

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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 04:26 PM
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Honestly I would do the exhaust over everything you've listed. I was really bored with my car but mah ATLP made me fall in love with my car all over again. It's really fun to drive now, especially though tunnels
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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 04:34 PM
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nice meet pics. calipers are a nice touch
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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 04:43 PM
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Thanks man, I love the calipers.

And after hearing Brandon's Type S with PCDs and XLR8 exhaust, it has definitely moved to number 1 or 2 on my list if hopeful mods.
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 04:08 PM
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This will be the last thing I do to the car until summertime rolls around and I can get a little parttime job.
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 04:13 PM
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