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Old 07-23-2008, 10:48 AM   #26
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yah on a small car it actully wasnt hard and it looked ok, now if it was gloss black im sure it would take some skill. By the way aleaf nice pic, you actully look at the camarah.
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Old 07-23-2008, 10:49 AM   #27
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horrible horrible horrible idea...
do not use precuts. they dont last, they fade, they rip and come off in like 3 yrs.
find a professional tint get em done for 150-300$ and enjoy them forever.
or until they start turning purple
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horrible horrible horrible idea...
do not use precuts. they dont last, they fade, they rip and come off in like 3 yrs.
find a professional tint get em done for 150-300$ and enjoy them forever.
sweet ill just take it to the pro and get the warranty then, cause its hot as shit in texas swap with no a/c haha
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Old 07-23-2008, 10:55 AM   #29
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or until they start turning purple
yes. when they fade they turn purple...

unless your looking for a cheap purple tint... pro is the way to go.
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sweet ill just take it to the pro and get the warranty then, cause its hot as shit in texas swap with no a/c haha
how long is the warranty on them?
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Old 07-23-2008, 11:02 AM   #31
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No A/C are you nuts it was 98 high yester day (dallas texas) and with black leather, i had to put A/C in my car
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Ahaha. How about no A/C in Boise Idaho. In a desert valley. With tons of construction, so a lot of stopping and slow speeds. I don't go anywhere anymore.
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looks very nice

i want to do that to my accord bad
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lol i been rolling with no a/c in texas since highschool, remember those days where a mugen sticker gave your car 5 extra horse power, yea removed all ac back in the day because i was "cool"..not but when i go the swap i found out that my ac lines where all crushed from bottoming out on ebay springs. i totaly redid this whole car or should i say fixed all my high school ricer mistakes.
its supposed to be 101 today in arlington, texas
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how long is the warranty on them?
its a 3 year warranty.
next project rear seat delete! 14 dollars at lowes or home depot, ill post pics
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its a 3 year warranty.
next project rear seat delete! 14 dollars at lowes or home depot, ill post pics
yah high school was the shit. I remeber when i installed an intake in my car, every one and there mama asked me to make them one on theres , I even fabricated one for a 92 camry w/ the sensor. those where the days. as for the rear seat delete what exactly are you doing?
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yah high school was the shit. I remeber when i installed an intake in my car, every one and there mama asked me to make them one on theres , I even fabricated one for a 92 camry w/ the sensor. those where the days. as for the rear seat delete what exactly are you doing?


im going to add a 4 poit roll cage and get some racing seats to go along with it. and maybe a sub for a litt bass but not too much.
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ohh purdy, thats prolly the right way to do some weight reduction. i had an rx7 like that
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ohh purdy, thats prolly the right way to do some weight reduction. i had an rx7 like that
yea, im going to use some light weight wood, i guess it does cut down on weight a tad bit but its really easy to do, they sell the kits on ebay for like 220 ... lol who would pay that much. 220 < 14bux and some sweat
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thats the way to do and just use that speaker carpet, and you will be fine. do ever go out to any races or anyhting let me know i havent gone out to any street races for a good min.
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thats the way to do and just use that speaker carpet, and you will be fine. do ever go out to any races or anyhting let me know i havent gone out to any street races for a good min.
naw i dont really race, since this car being my daily driver if it broke id be screwed, but if honda swap had a local meet or something id go to that.
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gotcha well ill have to set somthing up like that up, i wonder how many people would come.
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Old 07-26-2008, 01:49 AM   #43
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GET THE WHOLE KIT AT TCPGLOBAL.com, they carry everything. for a really good price!
Ah, excellent. I've ordered from them before.
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I feel you on the lack of AC in texas ...

I swear, every day i go into work dripping in sweat =/
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I feel you on the lack of AC in texas ...

I swear, every day i go into work dripping in sweat =/
lol i only driv in the mornings, during the evenning on the way home from work, other than that its at night lol
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lol i only drive in the mornings, during the evening on the way home from work, other than that its at night lol

I sometimes go in mornings, those aren't bad ... but usually i leave around 4 in the afternoon
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If that was your first time painting you did an amazing job. I want to do bodywork, paint, etc. and i'm in the process of learning it. YOu did a great job.
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