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Old 02-18-09, 07:31 PM
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Aside of the DIY up there from 2006, it's time to do it again




















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The car has this like... whole new dimension of pissed off to it now.

earlier today:


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See, I was going to do this for my white one way back when I first got it, then I didn't, but then now yours looks damn good.

How time consuming is it really?

Looks so good.
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Well I wrote the book (and stickied it) in 2006 up there on the top of the forum, so it is not my first time or anything. Since the front of the car has to come off and other details it took me with previous experience from 3pm to 10pm working like a construction worker on a mission.
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Haha, yea it's an excellent sticky, very comprehensive.

I'm thinking if I set aside a day and a half it should be enough ... I hope.

Mostly because I can't use my own oven, but I can't take the car apart at the house where the oven I can use is


Oh I remmeberd my other question, is it damp where you live? I'm a little worried that if I take the lights apart that when I put them back together they might end up having condensation issues.
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Seal them properly and they won't have issues.
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looks great bro! too bad u have them holes in ur bumper for the plate...but hey u got it like that!
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Not an issue. I have an appointment to have the bumper re-shot for $200 next week. It would have been this week, but I needed to do this and didn't wanna take it off with fresh paint and flex it. So just fill da holes n' shoot.
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I don't hate the front of my car anymore. ....but I do want a set of factory OEM sidemarkers.






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i was just about to say that your side markers dont go with the flow of the front end. smoke em'.
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Sidemarkers: How good are your clear ones? or do you just like the look of the orange better?
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I want stockers
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Trade you my stockers for your clears?

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Trade you my stockers for your clears?

can do send them over.


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