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Old 01-03-13, 07:38 PM
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Love it man...I've been thinking about getting this kit but I'm scared of the fiberglass. I wish Shine Auto would have made this kit in their hybrid fiberglass which is flexible. Which company did you use and what wheel size are you running?
Old 01-03-13, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by MrCJ305
Love it man...I've been thinking about getting this kit but I'm scared of the fiberglass. I wish Shine Auto would have made this kit in their hybrid fiberglass which is flexible. Which company did you use and what wheel size are you running?
sides and rear are rep. bought em second hand so I knew they fit. front is authentic vertex. you can definitely see a difference between real and fake. the front fits like a glove. the wheels are 19x9 and 10.6 both offsets are -6. fronts are highdisc and rears are low disc.
Old 01-03-13, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by xxtoobsxx
sides and rear are rep. bought em second hand so I knew they fit. front is authentic vertex. you can definitely see a difference between real and fake. the front fits like a glove. the wheels are 19x9 and 10.6 both offsets are -6. fronts are highdisc and rears are low disc.
Nice man I want to do the Vertex kit but I'm scared it will crack on me lol especially the sides. I'm running 18's currently, but will probably bump up to 19's later. Looks good though I've subscribed
Old 01-04-13, 05:16 AM
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shine auto is very flexible but fiberglass is fiberglass it will break no matter how flexible it is.
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Im not a huge fan of vertex sides...but overall good job cant wait to see what it looks like when the rear is pulled.
Old 01-04-13, 06:01 AM
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so what exactly did they do to your wheels to change to offset? i have some Volks that i need to be more aggressive and they are GT-S 2 piece. do they widen the hoops? very curious.
Old 01-04-13, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by MDSC
Im not a huge fan of vertex sides...but overall good job cant wait to see what it looks like when the rear is pulled.
I think most people install the skirts wrong and either dont let them flare enough or flare it too much. I did think about going oem but when you have the parts sitting in storage forever you get the itch to just see it on. Then i was like yeah, that looks good!

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so what exactly did they do to your wheels to change to offset? i have some Volks that i need to be more aggressive and they are GT-S 2 piece. do they widen the hoops? very curious.
The break the weld on the face to the barrel, machine both pieces then they figure out new offset and weld the face to the barrel again!
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Originally Posted by MDSC
shine auto is very flexible but fiberglass is fiberglass it will break no matter how flexible it is.

that's who i bought for my side skirts i would have bought there hole kit but im to worried about cracking the front bumper.. so il have poly. front and rear lips.. hey did it take you awhile to get yours in? i orderd mine about 2 weeks ago and still havent recived them
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damn man those wheels really make your car stand out ,,looks great
Old 01-05-13, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 1WILLY1
damn man those wheels really make your car stand out ,,looks great
Thanks, its def coming along. The wheels are the thing that makes ya look twice!
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Originally Posted by Axmily
that's who i bought for my side skirts i would have bought there hole kit but im to worried about cracking the front bumper.. so il have poly. front and rear lips.. hey did it take you awhile to get yours in? i orderd mine about 2 weeks ago and still havent recived them
i bought the whole kit, from what i understand its made to order and it took 3-4 weeks i ordered it trough MVP motorsports.
Old 01-22-13, 01:29 PM
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Ok finally had a free day to pull the rear fenders. My oem hardware is maxed at 3* of camber along with natural camber to bring them in. Once again rear specs are 19x10.5 et-6. One eastwood roller broke, but finally got another one to do the pull. Took a while and pulled it a lil over an inch maybe 1.5". If i drop to a 235 series tire im sure the lip and fender would meet. Now I have to readjust the bag perch on the megans to dial in ride hight, parking lot height and well parked height i just deflate it.
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Loving the progress...keep it up
Old 02-09-13, 03:00 PM
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SO since everyone keeps saying they like my car BUT...i need to do my headlights I decided to listen.

I took them apart and cleaned everything. Then i wet sanded the lens 400-800-1000-1500-2000-2500. Here is the end result. I used plastiX to polish the inside and out just to give you an idea. I will be taking the lens to paint shop and have them clear coat and further polish the lens. Then i will retrofit them with audi TT d2s type HID projectors with a 3.5k or 4k heat range (which ever is pure white).

My question to you all is do you wet sand the inner housing clear corner marker lens?
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Old 02-22-13, 02:48 AM
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Nice build dude.
Have to see this in person =]


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