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Old 07-09-08, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by juice14
Actually I think if you wanna make it WOW, put one or two white stripes on the car. kinda like a viper or a mustang gt500.
"WOW! Why the hell did you do that?!"
Old 07-09-08, 07:29 PM
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well the guy has every visual mod possibel. wheel, lower, tint, exhaust, (does not need a body kit) and even eyelids.
there is not much left thats reasonably inexpensive. so the lines stick to your paint and if you dont liek them take them off.
heeh
Old 07-09-08, 10:41 PM
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the new wheels, and go air. think it would look better.
Old 07-09-08, 10:54 PM
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try different rims.
Old 07-09-08, 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by aristo2369
i might get these wheels ented on the zone 8
Those look like the Vertini Hennessy wheels that I was going to get.

I can get these locally here in AZ for about $1200 which is a great deal IMO...







Here they are on a new GS300, needs a drop big time...











Old 07-10-08, 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by aristo2369
i might get these wheels ented on the zone 8, drop it remove eye lids , tint it darker and then wow factor i hope
Nice p-shop, someone's got skillz
Old 07-10-08, 03:16 AM
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i think the wheels are fine. just drop it a little more and get rid of the front/tail eye lids.
Old 07-10-08, 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by juice14
well the guy has every visual mod possibel. wheel, lower, tint, exhaust, (does not need a body kit) and even eyelids.
there is not much left thats reasonably inexpensive. so the lines stick to your paint and if you dont liek them take them off.
heeh
This must be a South thing. Back in '96 when I lived in VA for a year guys were doing "skunk stripes" on their Chevy Cavalier wagons and Chrysler Sebrings.

Skunk stripes weren't cool then, nor are they now.

For use on Vipers, Cobras, Camaros and Chevelles ONLY!!!!!

Seriously... he was joking, right?
Old 07-10-08, 05:36 AM
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unless you lived in southern va, va is not the south... from nova/ dc area on up is the north... to put it into perspective dc is a little more north than sacramento for you ca folks... also i saw this same style on a wisconsin trip i made at the same time and btw it is not cool on neons either...
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Originally Posted by sojah
unless you lived in southern va, va is not the south... from nova/ dc area on up is the north... to put it into perspective dc is a little more north than sacramento for you ca folks... also i saw this same style on a wisconsin trip i made at the same time and btw it is not cool on neons either...
Well i do want to get those Vertini Hennessy wheels. the only think is that the current set up on my car with 255/30/20 front 41offset the Vertini wheels have an 35 offset. is that going to be a big problem clearing my brembos? If i buy the vertini wheels would anybody want to buy my old Maido gr5?
Old 07-10-08, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by aristo2369
Well i do want to get those Vertini Hennessy wheels. the only thing is that the current set up on my car with 255/30/20 front 41offset the Vertini wheels have an 35 offset. is that going to be a big problem clearing my brembos? If i buy the vertini wheels would anybody want to buy my old Maido gr5?
Check around with some more vertini dealers, you don't have to get a 35mm offset if you dont want tom, you can get 32, 35, 42 and 45mm offsets...

http://www.vertiniwheels.com/dealers.htm

My friend actually just bought a set of these vertini wheels for his BMW 330i. He was going to get the 35mm offset. but since he is lowered he didn't want to take chances of rubbing in rear so he got a 42mm offset.

BTW, the vertini's look amazing in person.
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I think the guys here also need to know that you bought the car this way from the former owner Dee, so it was modded to his tastes and you are looking for ways to add your own touch on it now. To me the easiest way to do this is with a wheel change, more drop and a 3pc wing. The car already has a wow factor just cuz of that color and its kitted. Like te guys said by removing the eye lids, and maybe going with a nice set of brush wheels with chrome lips than dropping it more it will have a quick change to wow from now. Tho I really like how it looks now to be honest. Those wheels you p-shoped on the car do loook good but man some blk chrome or brush face wheels with polished windows would really pop on this color. You have a couple example of these combos between Bob's car and mine...
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the wheels are nice, i was referring to the white racing stripes down the center of the whole car... that is what i saw on a few neons and it was not cool... the wheels are def. cool... i would put them on mine if i didn't already have some nice ones myself.
Old 07-10-08, 08:24 PM
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I think a chrome trunk bar would be nice and some different wheels (21"inchers)
Old 07-10-08, 08:33 PM
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I think the problem is that your car is too busy. A car has more WOW when it's clean and tasteful. You have a lot of random mods like eyelids and extra turn signals. Look above at Lettuce and bluelex. They don't need those things to be WOW. Less is more.


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