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Old 01-18-04, 11:18 AM
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nice job,looks 10 times better and i appreciate the fact that you will wait on tasteful mods that makes sense and further enhance a car with such potential.
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Old 01-18-04, 12:32 PM
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Originally posted by O. L. T.
out of place? they are FACTORY. lol. I have never liked clears, they are too crystalized and i just had my rice trip, thank you. when i find a set i like. i'll buy them. I have never seen such a set yet.
OLT, I didn't mean a set like the ones you had before.
I'm talking about this:

Front of a M3 GT:
http://www.bmwinfo.com/pictures/00224.jpg

And for the rear some OEM M3 sedan lights:
http://www.evosport.com/product/ligh...rear_clear.jpg

I know the orange ones are factory on your car but with the light exterior colour it really stands out.
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Richie, i do indeed like the rears, but the front just look too cheap. IMO.
i'm not saying i like the ambers and stand beside them indefinately, i just don't think that is an "upgrade" from the current state.

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Great job! I especially like the suede headliner like the ones on the newer ///M cars Did you cover the bottom of the moonroof panel to match?
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What's up with the tach on an automatic?
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Old 01-18-04, 02:09 PM
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What's up with the tach on an automatic?
as far as my perspective goes,
lack of reading skills i suppose. please reread the OP.

as far as his frame of mind, i have no idea.

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Old 01-18-04, 02:11 PM
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Great job! I especially like the suede headliner like the ones on the newer ///M cars Did you cover the bottom of the moonroof panel to match?
Sure did. Had to do it all or it wouldn't look right
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Originally posted by O. L. T.
Richie, i do indeed like the rears, but the front just look too cheap. IMO.
i'm not saying i like the ambers and stand beside them indefinately, i just don't think that is an "upgrade" from the current state.
It's all cool OLT!!!

I just thought I would show you some "euro" stuff.
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Ma, if you only knew how long i have been deciding on body parts ( including clears) and how much i have looked for what i like. The car has to stay stock in appearance (subtle mods), yet be enough of a change to justify the expense. Like the AC kit for the SC's. Looks factory, but then again, nothing like factory.
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Good job on the project!
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Originally posted by O. L. T.
Sure did. Had to do it all or it wouldn't look right
Sweet I figured as much, though I didn't see it in the pic. As a former E36 owner myself ('95 318i automatic), I remembered that the moonroof was a metal panel with headliner material on the underside, rather than the glass and sunshade familiar to us Lexus owners.
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i'm working on changing that, $700 later.....
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Old 01-18-04, 11:18 PM
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Originally posted by O. L. T.
as far as my perspective goes,
lack of reading skills i suppose. please reread the OP.

as far as his frame of mind, i have no idea.
Oh, I read.

Just wondering because it was.......still there.
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oh yeah?

(don't give me flack about the tach, it has to be hooked up to sell in this town coming out soon as i get a buyer)
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Here's our miscommunication.

Originally posted by O. L. T.
please reread the OP.
We must have 2 different interpretations of what "OP" stands for.

If it means "opening paragraph" it wasn't there.
If it means "opening post " it wasn't there either. It was in the 2nd post. (And no, I didn't read all of the 2nd post at first)
If it means anything else, I'm just a dummy, b/c I don't know what it means.

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