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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 11:47 PM
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New painted wheels + drop

Some pics of my car. I finished painting my wheels last week and I installed some AG Kit springs on Tuesday morning.

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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 11:48 PM
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In the end, I am very happy with how everything turned out.
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 12:17 AM
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looks good...reminds me of unfadeable's max...but regardless...great work...how does the AG kit ride like??? is it stiff???
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 01:05 AM
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Thanks, they actually ride really good, I didn't really notice too much of a difference from stock.
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 05:21 AM
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looks good!did you just get the rims painted or poweder coated too?also is it me or is it in the pic the the rear is lower then the front?
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 05:51 AM
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Not bad but I Would have kept the chrome looks much better im feeling that 07 rear bumper cover though

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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 07:01 AM
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looks pretty good man. got any close up pics?
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Sickler
looks good!did you just get the rims painted or poweder coated too?also is it me or is it in the pic the the rear is lower then the front?
I just painted them myself, if anything were to happen to them, I would consider powdercoating them next. The rear is a little lower than the front due to the drop rate on the springs being 2" in the front and 2" in the rear.
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 07:11 AM
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Not bad but I Would have kept the chrome looks much better im feeling that 07 rear bumper cover though
Thanks man, I got kinda tired of chrome because I ALWAYS had to keep em clean from brake dust and what not, plus I like the 2 tone look .

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looks pretty good man. got any close up pics?
Thanks, not at the moment. Do you mean of the drop or the wheels?
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 07:25 AM
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Thanks, not at the moment. Do you mean of the drop or the wheels?

The wheels. Would like to see how they look closeup with. did you apply clear coat on them?
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 07:33 AM
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The wheels. Would like to see how they look closeup with. did you apply clear coat on them?
Yeah I did, but it's the clearcoat that duplicolor makes for wheels so it's not very glossy. Here's a pic of them when I just applied the clear.

Old Jan 29, 2009 | 08:07 AM
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Yeah I did, but it's the clearcoat that duplicolor makes for wheels so it's not very glossy. Here's a pic of them when I just applied the clear.

Damn, they still have a pretty nice gloss to them... Good job man.
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 09:12 AM
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Sexy!!!
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:01 AM
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Very nice man, looks like you're not done with tricking the Max out yet though ;-)
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 11:20 AM
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looks sick man!
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 12:36 PM
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Very nice man, looks like you're not done with tricking the Max out yet though ;-)
Thank you all. Yeah, I plan on getting a black roof overlay, and maybe the GTR kit but not any time soon. No $$$
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 12:46 PM
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Very nice. Another panda mobile in the works I painted my stock rims flat black recently but yours seems more labor intensive with the two tone colors. Again, nicely done!!!
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 04:12 PM
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lookin good man.i think im going to paint my stock 18's black until i get my rims.A+++
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by kronickz
Yeah I did, but it's the clearcoat that duplicolor makes for wheels so it's not very glossy. Here's a pic of them when I just applied the clear.

They look pretty glossy to me. If theyre not glossy enough for you then add more clear. I found that the the more coat of clear the glossier it got with the Duplicolor. The car looks hot, good work.
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 09:52 AM
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Looks good, loose the pin stripe (peels off in a matter of seconds).
Old Feb 7, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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lol...
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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 04:17 PM
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Ha,,it does look similar to unfade's but it is different thats one of the best things about being on the ORG we influence each other..well some of you all do anyway..LOL either way she looks good..like the Kung Fu Panda... i am feeling the switch from the chrome...
Old Feb 8, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by BigPete
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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 06:38 PM
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it just me or it looks like the back is lower that what the front does ????
Old Feb 8, 2009 | 08:23 PM
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I like it, however I would have dropped only the front suspension. looks a bit uneven with the back drop. Ohh and maybe add a skunk stripe down the center.
Old Feb 9, 2009 | 06:28 AM
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I really like those Rims!
Old Feb 9, 2009 | 03:35 PM
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why.
Old Feb 24, 2009 | 01:06 PM
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 03:16 PM
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Looks Good!
Old Feb 27, 2009 | 06:41 PM
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great look. pretty sick.
Old Feb 27, 2009 | 07:01 PM
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Thanks, I just got my roof done yesterday. I'll post pics tomorrow
Old Feb 27, 2009 | 10:24 PM
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U wanna borrow my hood and trunk?
Old Feb 28, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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lol, sure. I look up to your max
Old Feb 28, 2009 | 09:08 PM
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Thats some creativity right there ! How many inches are the rims??
Old Feb 28, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by mohsinkhan35
Thats some creativity right there ! How many inches are the rims??
22 inches
Old Mar 1, 2009 | 03:34 PM
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Black roof overlay



Old Mar 1, 2009 | 05:16 PM
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Dam man the car looks good so doesn't that good weather out there lol



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