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Old 12-18-16, 02:05 AM
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Smile PR's USB Full Carbon Fiber in Cars & Coffee PR

Few snaps from the last CARS & COFFEE done in the island.. Naval Base Roosevelt Roads in Ceiba, PR

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Bagged photoshop a friend did for me

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went down with this EVO Crew.. very fun drive

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Old 12-18-16, 06:40 PM
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Nice cars!
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nice pics. these wheels look better than your last set. I'm liking this set up. good job.
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Nice bro..

Need to supply all you PR guys.. lol

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Old 12-19-16, 06:31 AM
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Yeah man, I had a couple friends snap good quality pics.. =)

I'm waiting on some te37 sl in pearl white to slap them on.. in the meantime I'm getting some vokk gt7's just to keep it on the Japanese look now.. no more Vossen 20"s for a while

yeah, Josh.. I'm dying without you.. trying to get Biggu to send his 1 off Greddy exhaust and he thinks I'm not willing to pay shipping ^~^

​​​​​​​if they knew the struggle! Thanks for the great parts and support always.. I think in the end I'll wait a bit to go full retard with Rafi and get the RR RACING power kit.. Header/Exhaust/Tuned Intake..(I have the tune already so we'll see)
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white wheels on a blue car looks horrible in my opinion . stick to a classy set up or it will make this car's platform look cheap.
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I know the carbon parts were expensive but it looks like an unpainted fender and hood from a distance . Less is more sometimes . Just my 2 cents and that's all it's worth
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To the untrained eye it will look like that, but I dont mind at all...

Tonight ill go to the dyno and hopefully get my current overall weight.. we'll see how much i shaved off.. and currently im sitting on some VOLK GT7's with Toyo Proxes.. anxious to see..

I should have the front bumper fully CF next year.. then itll be a whole front from the "salvaged area" lol
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Originally Posted by scorpionge

yeah, Josh.. I'm dying without you.. trying to get Biggu to send his 1 off Greddy exhaust and he thinks I'm not willing to pay shipping ^~^

I said nothing of the sort. I have absolutely no interest in trying to ship this exhaust due to multiple factors including time, shipping materials and transportation. If I had 2 of the three I could make it work but since the exhaust is so long finding a box to fit it is challenging. I hear you say oh how about getting refrigerator boxes to ship it? Well yea thats an option BUT I cannot fit a folded up refrigerator box in my car since Lexus decided that GS 350 doesn't need to have any thing more than a ski passthrough.

So then you are sitting there thinking well why not just taking it to a place to have it boxed and shipped? This is an option however the exhaust mid section will not fit into the GS again due to its size.

I also fear to tell you It would not work with your rear carbon diffuser due to the tip size. On the 0-60 magazine car they actually cut the bumper, On my car I got lucky and was just able to heat it up a bit and squeeze it in.

Im sorry you all are upset I dont have the ability to ship the exhaust, It is rather unfortunate because I do really want the exhaust to go to some one that will really enjoy it. Ive had some really ridiculous offers for the exhaust if I would just ship it.
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Biggu,

Don't get me wrong, I'm crying because I really wanted it. I could have paid WHATEVER AMOUNT you said to take it, prepare it and ship it out.

sad thing is you are in Ohio which I a state I know NOONE

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Many BIG PARTS can JUST USE BUBBLE WRAP to be mailed.. I've had sellers do it before and I've taken the example to shave MAJOR WEIGHT OFF! I would not try to mess with your time or mine. I'm sorry it didn't work out and I'll just have to do a custom one locally even if it costs me the same or more.. didn't mean no disrespect or say anything bad of you.

​​​​​​​I admire your builds and respect everyone on the forums as they deserve
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Current setup. But with 20mm spacers now they are flush.. this was prior to the additional of spacer adapters.. hopefully the TE37'S come out this week as expected!

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How is the fitment for the carbon fiber fenders?
Any real weight savings?
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Hey Rossi,

The fenders are spot on..

I didnt make a direct weight ratio but im hoping to go by the dyno this week to compare stock OEM weight vs actual CF/Volk 19"s weight..

Its very noticeable when running against friends with same performance setups(currently straight pipe, takeda intake, rr-racing tune) how the weight shave works.. also with the RCF seats =D
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^^^^^ thank you for the reply. I am considering these fenders. Bummer there is no info for the weight difference between the OEM steel vs. carbon fiber ones.
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Hi, I was there but didn't see you. PM to give you my info. It's a nice car you have lets keep in touch for the next ride. Here are some pics at the event too...


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