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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 03:32 PM
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My 97 Black Max

Nothing too fancy on her yet.... Just bought it, I'm the second owner. was a dealer trade-in, and the dealer put on the ghetto 17" rims to make it more appealing to buyers. I have the factory wheels too, but haven't bought new rubber for them yet. the bling bling will be taken off some time this month and put on ebay or in the org for sale forum. In the spring I'll decide if I want to go with 17 or 18s.

She's my daily driver, so all my mods will be easy one day projects like replacing the headlights, adding fogs, adding chrome door handles inside, etc. Any suggestions let me know.

Another question [I'll probably make a separate post about this too] - how can I soften up the leather? There's no cracks or rips, but it's real stiff. Any recommendations on what brand cleaner/softener to use to try and restore the soft feel?



Old Sep 30, 2006 | 05:30 PM
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Nice starting point. Paint the front grill black and change those rims. Get some tints and you're set.
Old Sep 30, 2006 | 07:03 PM
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car is unique...keep it like u like it to be...dont be like everyone else

btw whats SU FIJI mean ?
Old Oct 1, 2006 | 08:47 AM
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Looks very nice, just get your stock rims on and paint them gunmetal.
Old Oct 1, 2006 | 01:08 PM
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is it dropped already? in that second shot, the front looks lower than stock. look pretty good, though. get some nice wheels on there next spring and it'l l be a clean DD.
Old Oct 7, 2006 | 08:33 PM
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Those rims almost look fake....I like the "paint the stock ones" idea
Old Oct 7, 2006 | 09:02 PM
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yeah man, lose the wheels and paint your door handles and grill, that'll be lookin' good

nice starting point though, I may be blind but is that black or dark gray?
Old Oct 8, 2006 | 11:50 AM
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I think it just looks lower due to the turned wheel. It's your car so you dont need to listen to us but...lose the rims, they look horrible on your classy car. Other than that its nice. Handles are fine since not many people keep the chrome. I'm not into flashy-ness so I dont like chrome. I cant tell the color either but that first shot is actually very close to the color I might paint one day. Metallic dark graphite.
Old Oct 12, 2006 | 06:26 AM
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nice pics..
Old Oct 16, 2006 | 07:51 PM
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Looks great!
Old Oct 16, 2006 | 09:18 PM
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mmm chromey...
Old Oct 19, 2006 | 10:33 AM
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car looks clean, but change the rims.
Old Oct 19, 2006 | 02:09 PM
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nice car man. not really a big fan of those rims
Old Oct 20, 2006 | 10:32 PM
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where did you get those NON-amber lower lights. the ones that are to the left and right of the lisence plate
Old Oct 23, 2006 | 03:11 PM
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i have a 97 se with black rims as well..how do i post pics to show it off here?
Old Oct 23, 2006 | 03:26 PM
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also...does anyone know how you put a pic of your ride next to your sign in name?
Old Oct 27, 2006 | 04:50 PM
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nice car but i dont find those rims attractive
Old Nov 4, 2006 | 02:36 AM
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just got the same exact gle, also have the stiff leather prob too thinking of uprgrading the leather later. congrats on the great buy.
Old Nov 4, 2006 | 05:02 AM
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Use some nice leather conditioner, and reapply 2-3 times. Then do the same thing a few moew times for a week and you should have nice soft leather again. Just remember to keep conditioning it.
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