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Old Apr 13, 2014 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by wildfan4eva
Christ, those wheels blow! Mine came with the exact same ones, and boy were they a bitch to clean. Honestly, probably the worst wheels I've "EVER" owned in terms of looks and maintenance hands down.

I upgraded to 17" inchers a few years back and the appearance is 10x better......
I don't hate how they look but yes they are very difficult to clean. Did that this weekend. Bigger wheels will be on it someday for sure.
 
Old Apr 13, 2014 | 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Pbcrazy
True, I just found a set of 18" 'Detroit' GTI wheels that I have been looking for for awhile and I got them for $210 with decent tires . Just be patient, if you have any vw/Audi meets near you, go to one and ask around. Thats how I found my new ones
Of course. I also check craigslist frequently. Some good deals on there for sure.
 

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Old Apr 21, 2014 | 12:49 PM
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Decided on plasti dipping my rims anthracite gray thanks to PB. I've never really liked plain black plasti dipped rims so this color should be perfect.

Figured id go this route instead of buying new wheels at the moment since my tires are brand new and wouldn't fit anything I would buy. Now just need to buy the supplies.
 

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Old Apr 21, 2014 | 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by adam044
Decided on plasti dipping my rims anthracite gray thanks to PB. I've never really liked plain black plasti dipped rims so this color should be perfect.

Figured id go this route instead of buying new wheels at the moment since my tires are brand new and wouldn't fit anything I would buy. Now just need to buy the supplies.
Don't just do it because of my taste, but I can send you some up close pictures of my wheels if you want to visualize on your car
 
Old Apr 21, 2014 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Pbcrazy
Don't just do it because of my taste, but I can send you some up close pictures of my wheels if you want to visualize on your car
I'm not just doing it because of you, the reason I haven't done anything to them yet was because I felt plain black so just boring so now that I've seem this color I think it'd be perfect. There's a couple pics on dipyourcar's FB page with the grey color and I think it looks great.

Anything goes with silver basically but I don't want to be that guy that has some crazy color rims.

That'd be cool if you could do that. If it's easier PM me and I can send you my number that way you can just text them to me.
 
Old Apr 25, 2014 | 09:17 PM
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Traded in my normal plates for NH moose plates today IMG_2644 by adam_044, on Flickr

And sunrise the other morning on my way into work IMG_2636 by adam_044, on Flickr
 
Old Apr 28, 2014 | 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted by adam044
So today I noticed a small part of my clear coat peeling. It's on the passenger side door and probably about the size of your thumb nail. Not noticeable but I know if I leave it nothing good will come of it.

What's out there to keep more of it from coming off? Clear nail polish is the first thing that comes to my mind.
Wouldn't nail polish just rub off? Maybe a bit of clear coat w/ a small brush.
I was gonna try that on the areas I could save on my car. The hood and
roof are probably gonna get plasti dipped for the moment in my case.
 
Old Apr 28, 2014 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by twofaze
Wouldn't nail polish just rub off? Maybe a bit of clear coat w/ a small brush.
I was gonna try that on the areas I could save on my car. The hood and
roof are probably gonna get plasti dipped for the moment in my case.
I'm just going to see what Auto Zone has. I'll post here what I use and what I think of it once I do something.
 
Old Apr 29, 2014 | 07:00 PM
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New video for you all. Finally purchased a GoPro suction cup mount and tried it out for the first time today.

Let me know what other videos you want me to try out. More info in the description of the video if you are interested.

 
Old Apr 30, 2014 | 07:22 PM
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No updates today just another video. This one is a time lapse taken from the hood of my car.

 

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