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11-11-07, 06:18 PM

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Damn, that's cheap. I was expecting you to say 300 or so.

How does this hold up to car washes though. It looks shiny now, but what time frame are you looking at for it to start fading? I figure after a few washes and some really hot sunny days, it will start to come apart. Curious to know.

IMO, it looks good.

Good question. I'm not really worried about it fading or coming apart, and there's a couple of reasons why. First, I NEVER wash my car - I only use Meguiar's Ultimate Quick Detailer to wipe the car down about once a week. Second, I have covered parking both at work and at home, so it's never in the sun.

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11-11-07, 06:23 PM

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damn... so those that arent so rich and dont have a garage at work or home... you recommend to paint it them lol

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11-11-07, 06:27 PM

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I know I will see that someday...

Now I wish mine is in white so I can do that. Nicely done Javier!

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11-11-07, 06:53 PM

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Not working for me. I had a Scion tC with that look. I would have paid money to ditch the glass and have a CF roof.

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11-11-07, 07:02 PM

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looks more like a tC now. whatever tickles your pickle.

+1...i agree. i dont like but i dont dislike it...

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11-11-07, 08:07 PM

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I like it a lot. Great work.

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11-11-07, 08:09 PM

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Nice work... I think it looks Great!!!

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11-11-07, 08:52 PM

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I imagine the people who don't like it will like it a lot better once you get those rain rails in black. Also, what happened to your CF hood, Javy?

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11-11-07, 08:55 PM

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^I took it off for the winter. I kinda want to put it back on now!!!

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11-11-07, 09:23 PM

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i like RICE cakes

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11-11-07, 09:24 PM

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^I took it off for the winter. I kinda want to put it back on now!!!

Javier

Man these "Rice" comments will surely come full throttle when you do haha... I think it would look rather nice with the CF hood and the black roof. Maybe if you painted the sides of the hood so the center piece is black/cf all the way from the grille to the rear window.

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11-11-07, 09:31 PM

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Job well done! At first sight I thought it was painted.. Don't forget to post pics once those two rails are done.

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11-11-07, 09:59 PM

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Javy,

Congrats. It looks amazing. I cant wait to see it in person at super car sunday. Do you think your going to be putting the CF hood on before the last sunday of november?

later.