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Old 07-23-08 | 09:32 PM
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Wow, that looks awesome. but it would blend in too much on a white car lol.
Old 07-23-08 | 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Lexatlast


um... i don't believe he was bashing.

he was saying how the chrome trim "breaks it up", meaning the color of the car. How it allows for contrast against the black.

Then he nicely offered how it looks on an LS
Thank you very much. I had a GS300 before, love the cars. I wasn't bashing anything.

Reading comprehension isn't joewitafro's strong suit.
Old 07-24-08 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Suivax
Wow, that looks awesome. but it would blend in too much on a white car lol.
make it gold
Old 07-24-08 | 09:22 AM
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Obviously you take the term "bashing" way too harshly. I think the polished trim on his black GS makes the car look very classy.

Telling someone they should of left it alone because you don't think it looks good? = bashing.
Old 07-24-08 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by joewitafro
Obviously you take the term "bashing" way too harshly. I think the polished trim on his black GS makes the car look very classy.

Telling someone they should of left it alone because you don't think it looks good? = bashing.
Wow you really can't read! I never said they should have left it alone. I made 1 post on this thread, that said "Chrome trim really breaks it up. Looks great. Not a GS, but here is my LS with it."

Since you can't read, I will translate my post for you. "The chrome trim really breaks up the look of the car, i.e. gives it more dimension, i.e. a great contrast to the black. I was [/b]complimenting the black GS.[/b] Then I said, the stock LS comes with it, and it looks great."

Wow, your lack of abilities baffle me.

Good day.
Old 07-24-08 | 11:26 AM
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Wow, you act like a totally douche on the forum! I bet you are one in REAL LIFE too!.. End of discussion. Both cars look good, keep the comments about the cars now.
Old 07-29-08 | 02:34 AM
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heres a little update.i finished polishing 2 of them.


now i got 2 left to do and need to have the pillars painted.and they should be on by September.
Old 07-29-08 | 07:59 AM
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It looks like you can still see sanding marks. But those look great! Any pics of that hot AE86?
Old 07-31-08 | 04:05 AM
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^^okay,u got me.it aint completly perfect.and i will work on it in the morning.

as for pics of my hachi,theres more recent pics here.http://www.forumshawaii.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=430128
thanks!

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Old 07-31-08 | 05:25 AM
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looks like a simple project... you think rust will start to show after removing the black paint?
Old 07-31-08 | 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by joewitafro
It looks like you can still see sanding marks. But those look great! Any pics of that hot AE86?

are you refering to the b pillars or the top strip. The b pillars are going to be painted black he said so the sanding marks wont be an issue. They will actually get sanded more by the body shop (assuming its a shop and not you) when they go in to get painted.
Old 07-31-08 | 08:16 AM
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Nice mod, only downside is the time it takes to complete ...
Old 07-31-08 | 10:46 AM
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awesome project! i really like the way it looks on your car! if my trim wasnt already so fragile, and even cracked in some places, i would totally do this!

however i would have no idea how to get them off the car haha

but congrats to you for doing such an awesome and very unique mod
Old 09-13-08 | 04:43 PM
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heres what they look like on the car

*WARNING*
Do not do this mod,unless you plan on polishing it once every week.its not aluminium so the shine gets kinda dull.but they look great when done.
Old 09-15-08 | 12:02 PM
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couldnt they also be chrome plated like factory finishes if you wanted to pay to have it done?

btw, what steering wheel is that? How close does the wood match oem?


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