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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 10:33 PM
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its a shitty cell phone picture but i just picked this whip up a few days ago love it

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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 03:12 PM
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^ very nice! i like the gunmetal stock wheels
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 03:47 PM
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 03:51 PM
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Looks clean Mouthy. And your factory tips are clean. Good job.
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by lilring
^ very nice! i like the gunmetal stock wheels

thanks man i appreciate it
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
Looks clean Mouthy. And your factory tips are clean. Good job.
Thanks 9K, it was polished and waxed prior to the pics, When i got it I thought the tips had been painted black, and even strong wheel cleaner wouldnt clean them, but a few minutes with some metal polish and fine grade wire wool and they are as good as new.

going in on monday to have the wheels resprayed, so I shall machine polish it over the 3 days it wont have wheels on and get some more pics next week
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 03:58 PM
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by mouthyman
Thanks 9K, it was polished and waxed prior to the pics, When i got it I thought the tips had been painted black, and even strong wheel cleaner wouldnt clean them, but a few minutes with some metal polish and fine grade wire wool and they are as good as new.

going in on monday to have the wheels resprayed, so I shall machine polish it over the 3 days it wont have wheels on and get some more pics next week
Sounds good man, now all you need is spacers and a drop to get the stance right
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
Sounds good man, now all you need is spacers and a drop to get the stance right
I would like to drop it, but its used as a daily driver, and some of the roads near me arent the best for lowered cars, as I found out to my cost on one of my last cars
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 07:48 PM
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Haven't posted pictures of my car in a long time so here are some pretty recent one's:

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The Last image is probably one of my favorites!
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 07:56 PM
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alot of nice Velocity Red 8's here. Wish mine looked as good as these. LOL !
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 10:55 PM
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I just got some new wheels what do you guys think?
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 12:45 AM
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Looks good but I am not feeling the huge "B" center caps. You also need to get some "back to black" on the rear bumper plastic and shine those tips!! The dirtiness takes away from the rims
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 10:16 AM
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Yeah the bumper is actually off of a parts car from when i was rear ended. The car has 30k miles the bumper has like 80k. I've never heard of back to black but i'd love to try it cause it really bothers me too. I am also not a fan of the huge B's i was going to look for some sort of rotar themed center cap or just paint them black. I think the tips are just shadow, cause i do shine them.

Thanks for the compliments on the wheels though.
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 10:32 AM
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Those tips should be blingin'!! Try ultra fine steel wool mesh and Brasso and those tips will look perfect.

This is back to black

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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 10:51 AM
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Looks like you may need some new rotors. Were the pads ever digging in?
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 12:33 PM
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9k s it just me or is the right rear higher than the left rear on your car? it looks that way in all the pics ... btw love the rim color definitely adds depth and a more expensive look
I had the same problem with S-Techs on my last RX-8. It looked identical to his.

I'm about to drop my current RX-8 on S-Techs as well. I hope it doesnt happen again.
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by rodjonathan
9k s it just me or is the right rear higher than the left rear on your car? it looks that way in all the pics ... btw love the rim color definitely adds depth and a more expensive look
Nah, it must be the angles of the pics. I have measured at all four corners and everything is level. Those last pics were taken in a parking lot that has a incline. I love the Shinka's but i am trying to work a deal on some Volk GTF's right now.
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 04:29 PM
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 04:34 PM
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^ Looks good. But it would look great if you had a decent camera
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 12:44 AM
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heres an update..its been awhile...

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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 05:28 PM
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^^^ Looking good goose.
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 05:30 PM
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Looks good Goose. Do you have the Brembo BBK?
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 05:59 PM
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GOOSE -- That is just sick!
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
Looks good Goose. Do you have the Brembo BBK?
yes i do sir , they are pretty awesome.
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