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Old 05-30-2009, 02:07 AM
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Just some pics, Double Din Metra, MS Replica sides, The last pic of the sides are dusty because I had picked them up THURSDAY and been in my garage since then took them out right now for some pics....Just some sneak peek before,





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Urethane?

They look awful flexible...
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They sure do, make sure you have alot of brackets holding them up because they will sag like crazy.
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Im suprised with that much flex that the paint doesnt already have stress cracks....
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We'll see... they have "some" flex to them, however i have carried these around for a couple of days and once mounted, there probably wont be any problems. Moday-Tuesday ish is when they are getting installed. Imma try doing my Metra Kit today. Urethane is pretty heavy, thats why they have some flex to them when they are standing in the pics, if all else fails they will just be taken off.
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Originally Posted by ZumnRx8
We'll see... they have "some" flex to them, however i have carried these around for a couple of days and once mounted, there probably wont be any problems. Moday-Tuesday ish is when they are getting installed. Imma try doing my Metra Kit today. Urethane is pretty heavy, thats why they have some flex to them when they are standing in the pics, if all else fails they will just be taken off.

Yeah there was a local in Orlando that had the exact ones you have, wasn't braced properly and it sagged, he later had to remove them because the gap was so big.

Just FYI ahead time so you can have them installed correctly.
Old 05-30-2009, 01:19 PM
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Yeah, the outside/face of the skirt is fine and really not flexible to how you think, its the bottom part of the skirt, the flat part, So If anything I'll just trim it somewhat....or we'll see, everything will be fine...
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making my appearance in this thread too.
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did you paint the metra kit your self?
Old 05-30-2009, 02:25 PM
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i had mine painted Midnight Black just like my Racing Beat gauge pod.
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Old 05-30-2009, 02:56 PM
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did you paint the metra kit your self?
nope, autobody shop did it.
Old 05-30-2009, 07:11 PM
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Perfect for me....Of course they are not authentic but cmon look at these babies!!!




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my new sides are replicas too. not bad for $70.
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Looks warped... hope it holds. It might pop out in the future due to heat.
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its a replica, sure aint gonna be perfect....it hold.... if it pops out...it will be put back on even better, doubt it fall off though
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sure did. picked up my hood and side skirts for $520 together.
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Not Bad...especially painted WB already...
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they weren't painted yet. that was extra.
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oh CRAP. mm im guessing $125 for the sides painted, what kind of CF hood was it? I got my sides painted for $100
So altogether my sides were $299+tax + $100 paint = $400 total value, And I did the install myself...saved about another $100-200
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its a Seibon TS hood. i dont know how much they were to get painted. i paid for everything together to get painted.
Old 05-30-2009, 11:46 PM
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SEIBON!! so you pretty much paid for the HOOD and got the sides free...unpainted of course...good ****.. Cant wait to see your new look at SSX2, Im gonna re-install my subwoofer system tomorrow, and then work on the 20" tv...hee hee hee (that was a evil laugh)
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yeah you really have to see the paint in person in the daytime. its not really black, its midnight black so its got a shitload of blue flake in it.
Old 05-30-2009, 11:51 PM
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yeah...it almost looks like stormy blue to me, but the same as our WB's, in the mid day they dont shine as good as in direct sunlight!, Couldnt really tell from your pic but i better see it at SS!!! or U DIE


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