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Old 02-18-2015, 10:58 AM
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Hey! Any of you guys know a place in/around Charlotte that sells helmets? Looking to get a racing helmet (not a motorcycle helmet) but want to try some on first before ordering. Interested mainly in Bell helmets. When I go to Bell's site and look up dealers, most are motorcycle shops, which doesn't do me any good.
If BSR Products is still operating, try and give them a call.
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Old 02-18-2015, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by foxriderar77
No way, can't believe I've never seen your car, I work literally down the road at Ribby Gordon's
I don't work until noon each day so that's probably why The car isn't moving until I find out who's paying so feel free to drop by and witness the carnage yourself

The long burnout marks in front of your cul-de-sac may or may not have been from me in a RCF a few weeks ago

I heard you guys playing around last Saturday. Your engines resonated through the auto park and it was fantastic.
Old 02-18-2015, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
I don't work until noon each day so that's probably why The car isn't moving until I find out who's paying so feel free to drop by and witness the carnage yourself

The long burnout marks in front of your cul-de-sac may or may not have been from me in a RCF a few weeks ago

I heard you guys playing around last Saturday. Your engines resonated through the auto park and it was fantastic.
i'll have to check it out, we always see you guys taking pictures and what not, we leave plenty of burnout marks there too haha
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Ben how much did you pay for your wrap. Ive got hella scratches on my hood from this morning which I think can be buffed out but Im just curious
it was DIY, i got the vinyl from Ikonwraps.com it comes in 5' width.
Old 02-20-2015, 02:35 PM
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Moar jeep foto!





The first mod cutting through the sleet. LED headlights.




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Old 02-20-2015, 02:46 PM
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Old 02-21-2015, 11:25 AM
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I would have loved to go there and just slide around Eric
Old 02-21-2015, 11:32 AM
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Fuck this weather. That is all.
Old 02-21-2015, 11:33 AM
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Sucks about your car, Tyler. Why is it taking so long to get it settled?

At least the house process is going well .
Old 02-21-2015, 02:16 PM
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Thanks Jack

It's all with corporate now. My GM took pictures and sent everything in. It's just a waiting game now. I'm averaging nearly 40mpg in the ESh AND it takes regular so I don't mind
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Originally Posted by ACCURATEin
Moar jeep foto!




Place Looks familiar.

Tyler, cant wait to see the Widebody you do on your car now.
Old 02-21-2015, 09:31 PM
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Went out and chased the snow earlier today. Headed to this place called Primland. It's a resort located about 20 miles north of Mt. Airy.






Bear crossing.






The view from the 4th floor in the silo is amazing.


Leo shat on the camera while he was in the jeep when we were eating lunch.
That shit smelled awful. He has never done that before.




Something about the architecture really intrigues me.
















On the way back down 77 we decided to see if Tyler was working. And he was! Saw this glorious RC-F.
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Old 02-21-2015, 09:40 PM
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Photography is booming lately and the new job is great!

Dueling VW's by ef_civic_91, on Flickr
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Old 02-21-2015, 09:43 PM
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Bryan those are some of my favorite shots of yours. Excellent location.
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Old 02-22-2015, 11:36 AM
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Old 02-22-2015, 02:30 PM
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Looks like a great place, Eric...just one problem...the snow/cold. Great shots, though . A couple remind me of the far shots of the hotel in The Shining due to the angles and the deserted/desolated look...very well done.


Bryan, great shots and location. Not a fan of the cars, though

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Old 02-23-2015, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by ACCURATEin
The first mod cutting through the sleet. LED headlights.
How do you like the LED headlights? My wife really wants them for her Jeep but I've been hearing mixed reviews on them regarding beam pattern, dark spots, etc. Any issues with that? What brand did you go with?
Old 02-23-2015, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
It was one of our wholesale guys. He was moving a RX that was going to auction. We have a section of the parking lot where there are three rows of parking. I was in the first row and the RX was parked in the second. He thought the RX was parked in the first so he put it in reverse and turned the wheel.

He's a super nice guy, very apologetic, so I'm not angry. It's more annoying than anything else. The biggest issue now is who's paying for it. I'm not sure if he's personally liable or if the dealership is since we were both on the clock and the RX was registered to the dealership. The TL won't be moving until that's settled so I'm driving loaner cars from the service department until then.

If you bring your car here, skip the car wash. Our employees are good about being careful with customer vehicles but the car wash guys aren't Hendrick employees and don't give a shit. Plus ALL cars for BMW, MB, Lexus, and Audi go through the same car wash, so the wash guys have to drive the car to the other side of the auto park and then drive them back.
Hopefully it gets taken care of sooner than later for you man. At least it won't be out of your pocket.

Good to hear. Oh and yes I always skip dealer washes. They write in big red letters always NO WASH on my sheet of work to be done.
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So anyone here play paintball at all or interested in playing? I played for the first time in 10 years with Megan last weekend and she loved it so decided I am going to get back into and try and go at least once a month or more.

Just bought all new gear for it. Trying to setup a group to go at a field a guy I know owns March 8th if anyone is interested.
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I miss all you guys. Love the Jeep Eric, I'm jealous.

We need to do lunch sometime soon.

That is all.
Old 02-23-2015, 07:40 PM
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I vote Sonny's
Old 02-24-2015, 09:36 AM
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I vote TMac in Southpark or the brand new Duckworths
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Old 02-24-2015, 08:53 PM
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Sonny's...over rules TMac
Old 02-25-2015, 07:26 AM
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We have done so many meets at Sonny's it is time for a change. We need a meet where they have good beer or beer at all.
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How about March 7th for nomz?

Lets set a date and do it.
Old 02-25-2015, 07:33 PM
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I work every Saturday.
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I am disappointed in the snow. I was looking forward to a good 6-8in of the white stuff.
Old 02-26-2015, 07:19 AM
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Also if anyone is interested I am planing some paintball from 11-4pm on Sunday March 8th.
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The disappoint is strong with Remus. That son of a bitch started raining and destroying all of the snow. So if anyone was asleep and woke up thinking you were gonna see a white wonderland that's what had happened. -_-
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Dennis, highly recommend the LED headlamps. Very satisfied with the way they appear when looking at the jeep and also how they illuminate the road. The illumination is subpar to an acura headlight.
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Old 02-26-2015, 10:20 AM
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And Evan, is this you crawling out of your hole?!
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Originally Posted by ACCURATEin
Dennis, highly recommend the LED headlamps. Very satisfied with the way they appear when looking at the jeep and also how they illuminate the road. The illumination is subpar to an acura headlight.
What brand LED's did you go with?

And when you say the illumination is subpar to an Acura headlight... did you mean superb to Acura, as in better?
Old 02-26-2015, 12:57 PM
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Trucklite.

Subpar as in an acura headlight has a more impressive illumination from the driver's view where you have that distinct line where the light hits. But acura headlights are much more expensive and the ones for the jeep are only $500. Anything is better than the halogen. I don't know if you have seen these trucklite headlights in person but if you do you will probably want to get them for her jeep for sure. That's what happened when we saw a black jeep at cars and coffee and he had them on. We went straight to the store to get them haha.
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Eric I saw you today speeding through the intersection of Pineville Matthews and Carmel Road. I would of texted you but my phone is MIA.

This snow sucked. I was supposed to be off today, but I had to unload 2 trucks (300ish tires) and move $50K+ in wheel and tire profits.

I dub this the Pinocchio effect. Weatherman tells us one thing, we get another, weather man lied. Boo.


Lets hear some idea's for restaurants!
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Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
I vote TMac in Southpark or the brand new Duckworths
where is the new Duckworths?
Old 02-26-2015, 07:50 PM
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where is the new Duckworths?
I'm curious too because there isn't a new one on the website.
Old 02-26-2015, 07:52 PM
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Stephen that was probably me. I went through that intersection a few times today but I don't recall hitting any sound barriers.

Your story about your phone was hilarious on facebook.
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Well we had snow for about an hour then slush, then nothing....I made sure to make the most out of it!


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