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Old 01-24-10, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by jhill20
I know stupid right.....didn't think about it before when I originally posted....then this morning had more time in front of the computer and figured what the hell....
Nah, not really. There's what, 3 or 4 people left out there in the Copa? Ha!

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Old 01-24-10, 05:34 PM
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Nah, not really. There's what, 3 or 4 people left out there in the Copa? Ha!

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totally and we're on our way out too God willing!
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so here are some pics of it on the car, can't really tell it's primered via the awesome phone pics! can kinda get an idea of what it will look like...see Big Mack no time again so screw it.....LOL
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Old 01-24-10, 05:40 PM
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Great job man.. Really doesn't look bad at all..
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
Great job man.. Really doesn't look bad at all..
thanks yeah i was on cloud nine today..........til........this. Hit a huge pothole in traffic, didn't see it til it was too late!
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Man that sucks.. hopefully it can be pounded out to a minimal fix. Still looks like theres air in the tire..
Old 01-24-10, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
Man that sucks.. hopefully it can be pounded out to a minimal fix. Still looks like theres air in the tire..
yeah after pulling it off in the parking lot of sam's club, and not thinking, and putting my stock spare on.....whoa wait a minute this isn't going to clear my tt brakes! Oh I'll just my rear up front and the spare on the back....yeah the 10 inch rear, it hits the knuckle! So after all that I just put the front back on and took my chances. It's 20+ miles to our house from there... it held. Thank God.
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Sorry about your rim. That sucks ***.

As far as shaving the trunk lights... Please don't flame me. I just want to give my personal opinion.

It looks clean, but for whatever reason it reminds me of a Benz. It's a great idea to those who like it and I can definitely appreciate the time and effort you threw in to get it done. That's Grade A work that can't be beat. All in all, it's just not for me. It makes me feel as if the rear end is missing something and looks a tad bit too plain.

But kudos to you for the work.
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Originally Posted by shvc1991
Sorry about your rim. That sucks ***.

As far as shaving the trunk lights... Please don't flame me. I just want to give my personal opinion.

It looks clean, but for whatever reason it reminds me of a Benz. It's a great idea to those who like it and I can definitely appreciate the time and effort you threw in to get it done. That's Grade A work that can't be beat. All in all, it's just not for me. It makes me feel as if the rear end is missing something and looks a tad bit too plain.

But kudos to you for the work.
yeah one of the guys out here says it looks too much like a 540 for him. guess it does...i do really like it though. thanks for the love on the work though, much appreciated!
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Haha. I'll be looking for you someday to get my stuff done right. Hope you won't mind.
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Originally Posted by shvc1991
Haha. I'll be looking for you someday to get my stuff done right. Hope you won't mind.
course not, I'll be out here in the hot desert, whenever you're around
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I don't know. I may be the only one who sees any similarity between the two. It's like a more modernized rear end for this Benz here.




I think I'm losing it.
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^you're not. it does. and I'm lovin it! LOL
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So if you don't have any lights there, does the dash light go off?
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Originally Posted by shvc1991
So if you don't have any lights there, does the dash light go off?
it will once i get a second to look at a wiring diagram, that and work have kept me pretty busy so far.


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