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Old 05-03-2013, 01:16 AM
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Glad to see it's shined up. I think it's body work time. Other than that tint would look good.
 
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Old 05-03-2013, 08:51 AM
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remove the caps and get some rims!!!

x2 on lowering too, she'll look extra awesome if you shave a few inches! Otherwise, looking clean!
 
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Old 05-03-2013, 09:20 AM
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what would you guys recommend doing if i did lower it. my friend was telling me not to do lowering springs as it can blow the seals in the shocks. true? he suggested coilovers which are 2,300 buck which will never happen
 
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Old 05-03-2013, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by tps221
remember those are 29 buck hubcaps lmao and im doing the dent pop this spring i just need a huge torx bit is all. those are stock headlights i used plastidip black and plastidip smoke to achieve the look i posted pics of the process awhile back
really?? plastidip huh, those lights turned out really cool! did you pull the lens off and paint the inside? what section did you post the pics in?

and i forgot all about that giant torx bit on the seatbelt, haha. i wound up buying a little rack of torx sockets at a yard sale for a buck to get mine off, i had a really bad dent in my passenger 1/4 panel.
 
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Old 05-03-2013, 09:36 AM
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Lowering isn't as easy as you think!
Its better to have everything changed over, don't use the old shocks for that specific reason. The lower you are, the stiffer you need to be so you don't bottom out.
 
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Old 05-03-2013, 12:03 PM
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the headlights are dipped on the outside. the are replacement headlights i got brand new for 55 bucks with all new bulbs. i taped them off dipped the black peeled them while the dip was still wet. then did the smoke, overspray on the black does not affect it, it only thickens the dip i then let the smoke dry did like 6 coats of the smoke 2 of the black i had to cut the smoke along the tape as i let that dry if you don't cut from the tape it will peel with the tape.
 
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That color looks good in the sun when all cleaned up!
 
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Old 05-03-2013, 12:10 PM
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https://montecarloforum.com/forum/of...ew-eyes-41415/
fyi I did it twice as the smoke looks bad if you do coats too thick the first time i could see runs and it looked bad the redone time and current dip job is on the second page. make sure you take them out when you do it as well and be careful putting them back in as dip can be taken of or damaged by the sharp edge of the fender
 
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Old 05-03-2013, 12:13 PM
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it better look good in the sun lmao my uncle wanted a pearlescent paint job but it was too expensive on the 3000GT and he didn't want a 4cyl he said this paint job was the closest to it he could find he always used NU finish on it and it has held up well
 
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