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Old Apr 6, 2002 | 03:53 PM
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washed and waxed my baby girl today.. also added ricks S badge and took the center caps off the wheels.



heres a pic of what the fronts looked like before and after:



and after:



i kinda like the way the fronts look w/o the lugs.. but the rears im still a little skeptical..

before:



and after:



should i paint the nut on the rear black? i painted the fronts cuz they were a tad rusty underneath.

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Old Apr 6, 2002 | 04:17 PM
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Why not paint the center caps in gunmetal.
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Old Apr 6, 2002 | 04:22 PM
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its not the color of the center caps that made me take em off. the caps for the rear te-37's dont work. i had to basically ghetto rig the caps to fit. unfortunately after 10,000 miles one of em decided to fall off .

i think it looks better w/o the caps with my lightweight lugs..

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Old Apr 6, 2002 | 07:07 PM
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bkw,

sorry for noticing this but is there like a huge paint chip under your left headlight? otherwise badass car with some really really badass rims. now i know what gunmetal looks like on spa.

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Old Apr 6, 2002 | 07:09 PM
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also what kind of suspension setup and rim size do you have?

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Old Apr 6, 2002 | 10:01 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by aznpooky
[B]bkw,

sorry for noticing this but is there like a huge paint chip under your left headlight?
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Old Apr 7, 2002 | 07:10 PM
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your camera makes the yellow look more orange. other then that, the car looks great. i love volks.

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Old Apr 7, 2002 | 08:07 PM
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why didnt you paint the rear calipers red also???
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Old Apr 8, 2002 | 05:22 AM
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Originally posted by ferrariman
why didnt you paint the rear calipers red also???
painting the fronts was just for a test. i wanted to see if i'd like em red or not.. i think im gonna repaint them black, and the rears as well.

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Old Apr 8, 2002 | 05:32 AM
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IS THERE ANY WAY THAT ANY PHOTOSHOP EXPERTS CAN CHANGE THE FIRST PIC IN THIS THREAD TO HAVE THE COLOR OF THE CAR BLACK?

THANKS
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