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Old 07-18-2013, 09:52 AM
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Perfectly done all around. Very clean and no tackiness.

Your (rear) fenders are by far the best rolled I've seen. Always dreaded rolling my fenders as I don't want the sheet metal deformation that bends it outwards noticeably when the inside lip is rolled. Quite hard to do without some sort of outward deformation from almost every 8 I've seen rolled. What was used for your fender roll?
Old 07-18-2013, 11:30 AM
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thanks guys!

scooter_dmi: yeah i lucked out that the sides matched up so well to the front, woohoo!

saynotopistons: the fronts are rolled, but the rears are actually trimmed which is why they dont have that rolled look! a guy in LA did them for me for 60 bucks (all four). they are trimmed pretty close to the edge and its plenty of clearance for the wheel size i have. the trimmed area came out super clean, you can run your fingers across it and its smooth.

this guy did them: Fender Rolling and Pulling - StanceWorks
Old 07-18-2013, 11:36 AM
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holy **** Jesse, wow!
what did you DO????

this looks like **** man, your old setup with the front lip looked waaayyyy better. I mean, so what if everybody else had that look.
And wtf were you thinking painting the inside of the front like that? Seriously, why would you ever do something so creative as that, you should have just left it all white.

ugh.
ruined a perfectly good looking car.



Konig knows I'm totally ******* with him. I'm super excited that Luxury mods hooked you up, the car looks AMAZING! Now lets get a photoshoot going.
Old 07-18-2013, 12:06 PM
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cant please everyone!

but if that's the worst YOU have to say, i consider it a compliment overall ;] hahaha



you little ****, go do something productive like spending 10 hours zaino'ing your car and making everyone elses detailing work look inferior! SUCK IT! <3
Old 07-18-2013, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by \\Konig\\
thanks guys!

scooter_dmi: yeah i lucked out that the sides matched up so well to the front, woohoo!

saynotopistons: the fronts are rolled, but the rears are actually trimmed which is why they dont have that rolled look! a guy in LA did them for me for 60 bucks (all four). they are trimmed pretty close to the edge and its plenty of clearance for the wheel size i have. the trimmed area came out super clean, you can run your fingers across it and its smooth.

this guy did them: Fender Rolling and Pulling - StanceWorks
Wow... That's amazing. Did he treat/paint the cut metal after? Granted corrosion isn't too big of a concern in Cali.
Old 07-18-2013, 12:41 PM
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nah he didnt, just smoothed it down so the edges wouldnt be rough/sharp. but ive been keeping an eye on it and it shows no sign of corrosion yet. but you just reminded me that at some point soon i need to put some protection on there! added to the to-do list haha.
Old 07-18-2013, 01:07 PM
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Very Very Nice!!!!
Old 07-18-2013, 10:12 PM
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Konig, looks bad ***! Amazing you got all that paint and body work done for $1500! Did they say filling in the corners was a PITA? How does the bumper attach now?
Old 07-18-2013, 10:46 PM
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thanks! and yeah, body shop definitely gave me a good price for all the work that was done.

the same bodyshop guy had done gregs front bumper before and filled in his corners, so he had some experience already haha. the fitment around the corners (getting the bumper to lay flush) was more of an issue i think than filling in the corners themselves.

the bumper can still attach where the clear corners are with the one screw that is there, but since this front fits muchhh more tightly than the stock bumper, i left the screws out for now. you can tell on the passenger side the corner sticks out a littttle bit, i could fix that by putting the screw in and tightening it down but for the moment it doesnt really bug me because the fitment everywhere else is so spot on. so its just screwed in mainly from the top under the hood. like i said, the bumper fits VERY snug on the sides, requires a little flexing to fit it on and then it sorta just snaps into place once set.

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Old 07-18-2013, 11:24 PM
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any reason why you got rid of the corners ?? I personally like the light througgh the corners lol
Old 07-18-2013, 11:31 PM
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i liked the clear corner lights too and thought they looked pretty cool with amber LED's in them, but ive love the vertex without the corners ever since i saw a picture of it done on another 8.

and since the corners are gone now, i actually now have two amber colored LED's that are of no use to me haha...anyone want them? $12 shipped takes'em =] (they cost $15 + shipping from VLEDS.com)

they are these: http://www.vleds.com/bulb/194-168-15...58-1-pair.html
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Rotary-RX8, IMO having the corners filled really cleans up the lines

Konig, having the same or very similar work done here would cost a LOT more than $1500. Gregs body man does awesome work so not surprised now with your amazing results.
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Originally Posted by \\Konig\\
i think i like it without the canards better, i dont want to break the lines of the bumper because they are so cleannn and smooth already.
I agree 100%, and it looks outstanding! I really love the black on the inside of the front bumper. As for the missing marker lights... Were those filled in by the technician, or did the bumper come like that?

And you've got a PM, regarding the LED's.

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Old 07-21-2013, 01:35 PM
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thanks! oh and the marker lights were filled in by the bodyshop guy
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thanks! oh and the marker lights were filled in by the bodyshop guy
Wow, fantastic job by him! I can't tell by the pics, can you when looking at the actual car?
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nope, he really did a flawless job on the corners, really happy with the way they came out
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super clean
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Gahhhhhhhh this thing looks so doooooooope! LOVE white.
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