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Such a gorgeous ring. I like the CF-style weave that it's sitting on. Will your band have CF in it? Hella lightweight yo
And I will come and steal your keys if you spray paint your bumper. You have all these sets of baller wheels and you don't want to spend a few hundred to have the bumper painted properly
And I will come and steal your keys if you spray paint your bumper. You have all these sets of baller wheels and you don't want to spend a few hundred to have the bumper painted properly
The cf weave is Dorthy's kindle fire cover from target lol.
I washed my car earlier and decided it doesn't need painting. It wasn't as bad as I thought.
Thanks. and thanks. I took it with my 35mm and cropped the hell out of the photo. I'm sure an actual micro lens would do a lot better.
Eric you are only downgrading the quality and hard work you put into your car if you spray paint it.
In the tunnel itself I may have seen triples
The clocked me on the other side he said at 82 and wrote me a ticket for 80 so I didn't get reckless driving and have to come back to VA to appear for it.
Still waiting to hear if you are actually heading to Snowshoe at all as well.
In the tunnel itself I may have seen triples
The clocked me on the other side he said at 82 and wrote me a ticket for 80 so I didn't get reckless driving and have to come back to VA to appear for it.
Still waiting to hear if you are actually heading to Snowshoe at all as well.
I love tunnels and it sucks the VA police have to be so good at what they do. I will NOT drive my TL into VA until it has renewed tags haha, and they will probably pull me for window tint as well.
What is Snowshoe?
Thanks Jack. and yes it is about time.
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I realized the other day that the IS can share my roof rack with the purchase of some Q111 q clips for about $60.
Still dreaming about a widebody NSX with volk weeyolls.
Still dreaming about a widebody NSX with volk weeyolls.
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Also seriously are you really planning a trip to Snowshoe? I am trying to figure out how quickly to get my skis shipped here.
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Going to rain soon, glad i waxed the car the other day. So crap and dirt can bead away.
Eric, everytime you take pictures with people in the car. Maybe edit it out? Looks creepy as hell...lol
Eric, everytime you take pictures with people in the car. Maybe edit it out? Looks creepy as hell...lol
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I hope to wash, polish, and wax the Lex this weekend if the weather works out.
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Let's eat at rock bottom tonight.
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haha in one of the photos you can see my dog poking his head up.
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seem like everybody been washing there car latly so gonna throw a set of picture after my wash and threw the wheels on to see how they look. ignore the wheel gap, hopefully have that corrected soon, just made a deal with a guy for a set of d2 coilovers and roof rack. plus just bought the a spec lip kit, and window visor. man my pockets are burning, need to do my taxes asap!
need to polish my exhaust tips. lol
need to polish my exhaust tips. lol
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New to Charlotte
Hey just moved to Charlotte in May and found this thread. Going to subscribe so I can stay up to date with all the goings-on here in the Queen City!
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seem like everybody been washing there car latly so gonna throw a set of picture after my wash and threw the wheels on to see how they look. ignore the wheel gap, hopefully have that corrected soon, just made a deal with a guy for a set of d2 coilovers and roof rack. plus just bought the a spec lip kit, and window visor. man my pockets are burning, need to do my taxes asap!
Welcome to Charlotte!
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Welcome to Charlotte bigdave
t0spec the TL is looking good. The coilovers will make a huge difference
t0spec the TL is looking good. The coilovers will make a huge difference
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Damn, you're making great progress! I can't wait to see everything installed.
I'm not sure how I feel about the color of the wheels but I think it's because of all the different color lights on the front end. Look into removing the amber from the headlights and install yellow fog bulbs instead of the yellow film
I'm not sure how I feel about the color of the wheels but I think it's because of all the different color lights on the front end. Look into removing the amber from the headlights and install yellow fog bulbs instead of the yellow film
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It blows my mind how much of a difference a simple headlight mod and front lip changed the look of my girlfriend's IS.
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And don't listen to Tyler. Colors bother Tyler haha.
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Thanks guy really trying to get on u guy level. Hopefully decked out by import alliance since i missed it last year. Plus trying to rebuild my pride alil since i failed with my 240 build. Hopefully have a golden child in the car world. Lol
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Yes it did. Now imagine if you fixed your bumper, got those carbon winglets custom made to fit the TL, and put a spoiler on it. Imagine how much of a difference that would make. Oh and as always I have to include you should tune the engine but pretty sure that is a lost cause at this point with you.
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Guess I need to finish off the box. I have had grey, white, green, pink, silver, and I have a set of golds just sitting around
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I'm going to drive over there some day and test fit all of your wheels on mah TL.
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im not too worry about too much colors, my theme probably gonna be like Chinese new year color. gold and red. plus trying to co - accent the type s stuff like the red interior lights and gauges. i want the car to get attention, i thought about making some replica RPG to mount on top of the roof rack but i think the local police wont like too much. plus i am asian but look mexican so there really gonna gun after me. lol
and eric i about to go take some picture right now hopefully i have enough lighting after my battery charges. i been trying to take some before picture but time and weather have been holding me back. im excited but it been hard to work in these 40-50 degree weather.
and eric i about to go take some picture right now hopefully i have enough lighting after my battery charges. i been trying to take some before picture but time and weather have been holding me back. im excited but it been hard to work in these 40-50 degree weather.
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Lemme rent dem fo a lil wyle
Have anything you think that will look good on mah whip?
Have anything you think that will look good on mah whip?
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Working today. Car projects will have to wait till later I guess. Have a new mod for the F, tow hook to re-install on TSX, and some wiring cleanup I want to do as well hopefully before Megan returns.
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Finally home from work. Between today at work and yesterdays long detail of the Lexus and working on the TSX I am exhausted. Time for a few beers and watching hockey. I wanted to work on the car more tonight but right now I don't even want to move.
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Anyone ever recharged their A/C or completely refilled it? I don't think mine was redone after the accident and I am taking a trip to Atlanta in it in April and figure that it might be a bit useful to have. Been reading conflicting things about whether I can do it or not online.
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They sell those refill cans. But you just cant purge whatever is in the system into the atmosphere. Just dont overcharge it, that can break stuff.
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as civicdrivr said you can't vent it into the atmosphere, that illegal. if your a/c system is over charge then it won't work, if it undercharge the compressor usually kick on and off alot which is bad for the compressor. also after the accident did they replace any of the a/c line? if so then the refrigerant has leaked out already. i would take it to a local shop that has an a/c recover/recharge machine. also they can test the vacuum if your a/c system is fully sealed. also can test for sealant/other gases in your refrigerant.
with those a/c refill can, be careful since some of them contain some type of sealant, once your system contain sealant most shop won't want to work on your a/c system.
just been certified by MACS (mobile air conditioning society) sec 609 lol. plus just recharge the tl a/c system lost like 6 oz of refrigerant after 4-5 years.
with those a/c refill can, be careful since some of them contain some type of sealant, once your system contain sealant most shop won't want to work on your a/c system.
just been certified by MACS (mobile air conditioning society) sec 609 lol. plus just recharge the tl a/c system lost like 6 oz of refrigerant after 4-5 years.
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argh, can't sleep so gonna post some semi edited photo i just recently took. have more but haven't really tried to edit them yet. just croped and touched up little full edit coming soon.
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Nice work man, thanks for sharing those.