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Old 05-30-12, 12:36 AM
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Too much chrome for me also.
Old 05-30-12, 12:40 AM
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hey guess what?

yup, too much chrome for me as well!
Old 05-30-12, 05:25 AM
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Looks good for a replica. Not a VIP though
Old 05-30-12, 11:28 AM
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here is the rear lip, fitment is good too! just needs a bit of heat to get it perfect.







Old 05-30-12, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by chi123
^ Tell me how it goes lol. I want to get mine painted but the only shop I can trust to do good work is out in Palatine so I'm not too fond having to drive 50 miles one way to get my lip painted.
You talking about A&L? I've heard good things about them. I've always had Autowerks in Northbrook do all body work for me and was always satisfied.
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Looks decent, make sure you post pics after you get the front and rear painted. Also what kind of modifications (if any) were taken to install the front and rear? Did these happen to be the 'nextmod' seller on Ebay? Thanks.
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Originally Posted by maximL
You talking about A&L? I've heard good things about them. I've always had Autowerks in Northbrook do all body work for me and was always satisfied.
Yup, I've always heard a lot of good things about them so when my friend got backed up into, he needed his front bumper and lip painted. We bought it to A&L and the paint job was really good. It was almost better than the OEM finish. They also don't blend paint, they try to fade it like the rest of the car. They are also like perfectionist, the lip had one tiny "fisheye" that my friend or I didn't notice and were fine with but the guy made the workers buff it out and took about 10% off for the lip not being perfect. I would totally go there but there is a one week wait time and again, it's 50 miles each way. So 100 miles to drop off and 100 miles to pick up and their prices are a tad higher than other but worth it for the work they do.
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Originally Posted by linus73
here is the rear lip, fitment is good too! just needs a bit of heat to get it perfect.







Lol Steve, this is the same lip I'm getting. Anyways, when you get it painted and installed, mind if I stop by to check out the fitment and paint?
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Originally Posted by Deegee
Looks decent, make sure you post pics after you get the front and rear painted. Also what kind of modifications (if any) were taken to install the front and rear? Did these happen to be the 'nextmod' seller on Ebay? Thanks.
not from nextmod but from xcessmotors. i had to remove the front factory lip thats all. amy painter id finishing up the painting tonit! and i will have posted up pics after install sat nite or sunday morning. no mods needed to fit. fitment was decent enough for me to just paint and install. i will be using adhesive promotor and the 3m tape, but i have a trick up my sleeve to get them fitted without them ever comming loose, and it involves no screws!

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Old 06-01-12, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by chi123
Lol Steve, this is the same lip I'm getting. Anyways, when you get it painted and installed, mind if I stop by to check out the fitment and paint?
you or any cl member is welcome anytime you want to stop by my shop! i am always glad to see a new face and help another cl member with anything i can! my # at the shop is 773-772-5424 if you want to call me.
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if i paint my grilles black then ill have the same look as others!, i want to be a bit different. i think it blends well with the rims and window chroming, and soon im getting the door handles off ebay in chrome, i have not decided if i want to spend 289 on a set of stick on plastic chrome trims. 150 and i would pull the trigger!
Old 06-02-12, 03:25 PM
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Black grilles are ugly!
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Old 06-02-12, 04:41 PM
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^ looks great! , ill keep my chrome. anyway here is the finished lip installations, looks good and fits good.

paint will need a few car washes to dull it like the rest of car. overall im happy.



























Old 06-04-12, 01:20 PM
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side skirts comming soon! from same ebay seller, more pics soon
Old 06-04-12, 04:43 PM
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Dude your front end is fugly! !! Grille Looks like it belongs on a Chevy, with it looking like a billet grille.


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