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Old 04-15-2009, 07:00 PM
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Thumbs up WWP - New Wheels, Bodywork, Headliner Pics...

Finally had chance to take some pictures after the new Wheels/Tires/Bodywork and headliner have been finished/installed. (Not posted any decent pic's since i got it, 09/2005)

The wheels are Tenzo Cuzco 19 * 9.5 + 45 (need pushing out a touch more), Tires are Vredestein 245 / 35 / 19, Great for street, not perfect for track.

Had some bodywork done too, Lower rear bumper painted and mesh installed, mesh installed on the front bumper, and the blue Sebring shaped dent removed from the rear fender (that i carefully installed last year).

The headliner is a carbon cloth that i cant for the life of me remember where i bought it, but the install was a horrendous pain in the *** but the end result seems decent!

Enjoy....







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wow, looking good!! love that interior!!!!
Old 04-15-2009, 07:07 PM
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Love the wheels and the headliner...
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Great looking car! And your comment on the wheels, do you mean, you need a wider width or lower offset? I actually think it looks pretty good as is
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those wheels are sweet!
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I'm really liking the headliner. I can't imagine what you went through installing that.
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Nice pics. I like the wheels maybe you will need 275 rubber ?? to push them a lil more out
I was thinking about painting the black rear bumper to match the body color. Can you take a better pic form the rear but not on an angle just from like 4-5 feet behind ??
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wow those wheels look great.... also love that CF headliner and pillars... great job
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how much was the carbon fibre leather job?
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that looks really nice. congrats dude.
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wow, i'm freakin' jealous of that headliner...

freakin' sweet...
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i love the rims... and headliner
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Cheers for the comments guys :D

Originally Posted by VBGT
Great looking car! And your comment on the wheels, do you mean, you need a wider width or lower offset? I actually think it looks pretty good as is
Steve
Need lower offset, ill get the alignment sorted and measure and make some spacers to get the wheels flush.

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I'm really liking the headliner. I can't imagine what you went through installing that.
Mostly hell, haha, i don't recommend it for upholstery beginners and that is coming from an upholstery beginner(first and last time i'm touching anything to do with cloth/leather/glue)

Originally Posted by Motomouse
I was thinking about painting the black rear bumper to match the body color. Can you take a better pic form the rear but not on an angle just from like 4-5 feet behind ??



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how much was the carbon fibre leather job?
About $90 in materials my cousin got for me, i cant remember for the life of me (i have been asked many times) where i got them from, it was somewhere local tho. It cost another 90 in glue, and about 15 years of my life, i hate hate hate hate glue/cloth/stuff, ill stick to electricity, mechanics and programming thanks!
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I want a white 8 sooo bad!!!! ahhhh sooo sexy!!! It looks amazing, the headliner contrasting the white is awesome.

Congratulations.
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Did you make extra head room for your helmet? I know mine hits the headliner and I'm only 5'8"
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nice ride dude, congrats!
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arghhh u beat me to it im doing that friday but just in black
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absolutely gorgeous looking 8. so clean...
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Originally Posted by jfxp
Did you make extra head room for your helmet? I know mine hits the headliner and I'm only 5'8"
No :/ I came home with backache, i'm 6'2"... I need a lower seat and to remove the headliner/sunroof.... all will be done when i turn it into a track car when its paid off :D
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i dont know how i feel about rear bumper yet
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Headliner looks awesome... got any more pics?
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Really handsome looking wheels on the WWP. The headliner is really nice but I'd like to see pictures of what you did with the map light/sunglasses surround - do you plan on dying the trim panels?
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I'm at a loss of words, its amazing!
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very nice! But why get 9.5 inch rears and only have 245 rubber on it?


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