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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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so i rushed a little on this. i have a b-day party to go to and my wife was rushing me to get done. anyway, i think it looks pretty good, i think later on i'll get them professionally done this color.

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so i was thinking. should i tint my headlights and taillights? i've been anti-tint on there but now that i look at it i think it would look good.

i also color matched the kamie to the wheels but since its such a dark color its hard to tell in the pictures....
 
Old Jun 14, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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i think it looks better now. im not a fan of those wheels how they were before.
 
Old Jun 14, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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Man I think the car looks sick now! great jobon the wheels, i would also tint your headlights and tails. Im going to do the same. let me know how it turns out
 
Old Jun 14, 2008 | 04:00 PM
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It looks okay, but I still think I liked it better before.
 
Old Jun 14, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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hella clean, but the tinted heads and tails would be the **** for sure. grill looks nice too
 
Old Jun 14, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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yes to the tails, no to the heads
nice job on the wheels
 
Old Jun 14, 2008 | 08:04 PM
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yes to the tails, no to the heads
nice job on the wheels

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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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thanks guys, after i saw lazer vikings on fortitude i had to do the same color...it was kind of hard with the tires on the rim, so its not as good as i wanted it to be (i'm a perfectionist) but it will do for now. i just got tired of how shiney they were and when my wife saw what i was doing and she said "but i liked your bling bling rims" i knew i was doing the right thing!

i'm tinting the tails for sure now. i may do the headlights but i want to get some hids first i think the stock yellow beam will look busted shining through the tint.
 
Old Jun 14, 2008 | 08:28 PM
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Looks good, IMO will look even better with tinted lights! Great job painting them.

Perhaps some Lamin-X for the headlights or maybe paint the housings?
 
Old Jun 15, 2008 | 02:11 AM
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looks better, i just got my 18' HP design wheels reefinished and powdercoated gun metal with a polished lip and A8 rotors/hawk pads/tt carriers and I love it. I'll have to get pics soon
 



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