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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 08:41 AM
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I think it's nifty until you have to troubleshoot something
Ah, you mean the ol' door panel off, reconnect the controls and see if it works yet procedure...

I forgot about that.

But with a push to connect panel like that, I bet it's not too terrible to just reinstall the whole panel to check.

Plus, it's a GM. What could go wrong?
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 10:40 AM
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Well, I did push the door closed without the panel on...couldn't unlock...
was like, fk my life gonna need to connect panel back to unlock...then was like, fk it's on the panel which means I'll need to unmount switches...
then pulled on the handle cable from the inside and it opened. WHew
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 10:40 AM
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nothing wrong, nothing to see here!
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 10:44 AM
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exactly...
this ninja nose.
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by rockstar143
Well, I did push the door closed without the panel on...couldn't unlock...
was like, fk my life gonna need to connect panel back to unlock...then was like, fk it's on the panel which means I'll need to unmount switches...
then pulled on the handle cable from the inside and it opened. WHew
Wow. what a relief. Glad you didn't ded inside the car because you couldn't open the door. Oh, right, it's not a Corvette or a TSX.
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 10:54 AM
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OMG YAASSS I remember that thread!
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by cu2wagon
Wow. what a relief. Glad you didn't ded inside the car because you couldn't open the door. Oh, right, it's not a Corvette or a TSX.

he's probably safe because he didn't disconnect his battery.. if he did


fuhhhh


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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 10:55 AM
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Wouldn't be the first time I die.
Probably not the last either.
I'm resilient.
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 01:52 PM
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Damn cat with all those lives
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 02:44 PM
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With your catlike knack for surviving, that keychain on the previous page would really be fitting.


The badge on the floormat looks awesome. As does everything else, as usual. Glad to hear you are enjoying ownership, J.

What clear coat did you use on the headlights? I got some off-the-shelf can when I did mine, and they didn't come out nearly as good, even after wetsanding. Been bugging me.
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 03:18 PM
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Nice Vadges. See what I did there?
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 03:51 PM
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 04:44 PM
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Where are the burnouts and the whining sounds?
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 05:21 PM
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I'm laying off the douchebaggery, sir.
Actually, I went sideways off a stopsign and this redneck in a work truck caught up to me to give me a hell to the fuck yeah!
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Old Jan 7, 2017 | 08:06 AM
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^ Ha ha reminds me of the day I was crawling through the Kroger parking lot and this redneck walking with his mulletted boy yelled "light 'em up"! I proceeded to do a quick tire spin and he responded with a, "F*%k yeah"! When in Rome.
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Old Jan 7, 2017 | 09:06 AM
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Well, I don't need much prodding...especially since it's one button and one pedal away.
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Old Jan 7, 2017 | 09:46 AM
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Haven't been in here in a while. Everything looks good man. Your dad looks nuts lol
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Old Jan 7, 2017 | 09:52 AM
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Thanks Jefe...I'll let him know!
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Old Jan 7, 2017 | 11:30 AM
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Old Jan 7, 2017 | 05:10 PM
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He's a cross between Doc Brown and Crocodile Dundee.
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Old Jan 10, 2017 | 08:03 PM
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Wait.....you bought a V-Wagon?
































LOL.........
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Old Jan 10, 2017 | 10:36 PM
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V Wagon.. Pussy Wagon.. Steven is naughty boy!
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Old Jan 26, 2017 | 03:55 PM
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So thinking of other small things that could influence and help my build. Do you think the green fitler was really worth it for your Airraid intake? Debating on grabbing one to get more air into the engine and if I do I want to have it before they tune the car.
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Old Jan 26, 2017 | 11:55 PM
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People swear by them and see higher peak PSI...but me personally, I don't know. It makes a whiney noise, but it did before too.

Emblem inserts are in...
you can see the faded red and yellow in some pics.

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Vadges look cool. That last pic sends shivers down my spine. Rogue Target shopping cart.
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 01:43 AM
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Yeah that last one is cool AF.. maybe a little closer in.. more ominous.
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 01:44 AM
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Target... acquired.. badumm tssssSSSS!!!
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 06:44 AM
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best part...little Z was in that cart.
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 07:36 AM
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i still think i'm going to just debadge... i have idiots in Chargers and Challengers revving at my wife when she goes to work...
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 07:43 AM
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by SuperTrooper169
Vadges look cool. That last pic sends shivers down my spine. Rogue Target shopping cart.
I agree on both, the badges look great, and even though he put the cart there it still makes me nervous .. Not to mention being so close to the shopping cart storage LOL
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 08:35 AM
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you guys would be appalled...with the recent change in my priorities...I've washed my cars once a month...

I'd rev at your wife, Andrew.
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 08:46 AM
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too much torque I guess
but one of my rear wheels has a crack in it...
inner barrel...
nice, after spending $700 to buy another wheel and get them refinished.

Considering some options...I have those 19's contis already so I'm not sure I want to go 20" although usually if I go aftermarket I bump an inch.
But that's more donkish than performance so I'm not sure...

I dig these
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 08:52 AM
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Those look great! Any pics on a Vagon?
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by rockstar143
too much torque I guess
but one of my rear wheels has a crack in it...
inner barrel...
nice, after spending $700 to buy another wheel and get them refinished.

Considering some options...I have those 19's contis already so I'm not sure I want to go 20" although usually if I go aftermarket I bump an inch.
But that's more donkish than performance so I'm not sure...

I dig these
it's all that damn tire shredding... i like it...
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by rockstar143
too much torque I guess
but one of my rear wheels has a crack in it...
inner barrel...
nice, after spending $700 to buy another wheel and get them refinished.

Considering some options...I have those 19's contis already so I'm not sure I want to go 20" although usually if I go aftermarket I bump an inch.
But that's more donkish than performance so I'm not sure...

I dig these
Ughh that stinks, after all that a freakin crack!!...

I like those wheels, I think they would look good on your V.....
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 09:12 AM
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I like the way those wheels look... Which means you shouldn't.

Are they authentic?
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 09:19 AM
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But don't you need 4 wheels...?
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Old Jan 27, 2017 | 10:56 AM
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considering my OEM wheels are "authentic" and have had 2 crack now...
I'm thinking this is what I'll do...I'll contact tirerack to see if they'll let me pay to upgrade the conti's to 20"...
then I'll buy those in 20" stagger and keep the oem with the worn michelin's for when I sell the car.
They are similar to stock design but just different enough. I think they'll look great on the car...so many people have the niche and the ace convex...I really want to try and do something
different.
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