Post pics of your ride!
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im spotted you at mickey d's on saturday morn!!!! lol
10-06-2011, 05:29 PM
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Just found these. I bought this car for $200 a few years ago. Pulled the front end out using my current crx. Put a junky hood on it, replaced a headlight, bumper support and bumper (all extras I had) and $6 worth of white spray paint. Car was literally soaked with cat piss inside, cleaned it, bleached it, put a pound of baking soda under the carpet and left the windows cracked while I tried to sell it. Sold it for $1500 to a truck driver passing through. 2nd pic is us loading it into the back of his 53ft trailer to take it to Ohio.
10-06-2011, 05:42 PM
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Fuck no, in total I paid about what you'd pay for replacement stock handles + lock cylinders. (of course shipping + import from The Netherlands was a fair part of that price) I'll just swap the lock cylinders out and they should go back in just how the OEM ones came out.
Next project is the wheels (I'm getting tired of looking at them all decrepit and unfinished) got a quote of $600 (for all four wheels) for just repair from AWRS in Rocky Mount, he said the damage looked relatively minor but does anyone know if this place is taking me for a ride? $600 and they don't even powdercoat seems a bit on the high side.
Next project is the wheels (I'm getting tired of looking at them all decrepit and unfinished) got a quote of $600 (for all four wheels) for just repair from AWRS in Rocky Mount, he said the damage looked relatively minor but does anyone know if this place is taking me for a ride? $600 and they don't even powdercoat seems a bit on the high side.
10-06-2011, 06:00 PM
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Alright, finally got my new wheels put on this past Saturday. Still got to put the front spacers on and do a little more fender work, but very happy with these.
Sorry for the crappy cell pics, but you get the idea.
Sorry for the crappy cell pics, but you get the idea.
10-06-2011, 07:29 PM
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10-06-2011, 07:36 PM
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10-06-2011, 07:55 PM
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The third one was sourced from a different location than the other three, one in the third picture has the OEM bright silver finish, other three were powdercoated lime green (thank you Mike Burroughs)
then the first two were cheaply covered in silver (green now showing through
) and the last is chromed. What's really got me considering other places is that AWRS doesn't do powdercoating or refinishing at all, ideally I'd like the place that's repairing the wheels and knows where the imperfections are and how they were fixed to do the refinishing for the wheels and center caps too.Also 4CED-FED I'm loving the wheels you chose, the high offset is nice and the spokes really show off those big calipers.
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10-06-2011, 08:34 PM
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appreciate it guys, thanks for the kind words! Overall, I am very happy with these. I gotta roll my left rear fender a hair more, it currently rubs just a hair where it meets the bumper. Also throwing on a 5mm spacer in the front to give it a little more flush appearance. I can't go any more in the rear though, I am sitting right where I need it to.
One day, I'd like to get some professional pictures taken of it, but until then, these cell phone pics will have to do!!
One day, I'd like to get some professional pictures taken of it, but until then, these cell phone pics will have to do!!
10-07-2011, 04:29 AM
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appreciate it guys, thanks for the kind words! Overall, I am very happy with these. I gotta roll my left rear fender a hair more, it currently rubs just a hair where it meets the bumper. Also throwing on a 5mm spacer in the front to give it a little more flush appearance. I can't go any more in the rear though, I am sitting right where I need it to.
One day, I'd like to get some professional pictures taken of it, but until then, these cell phone pics will have to do!!
One day, I'd like to get some professional pictures taken of it, but until then, these cell phone pics will have to do!!