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new wheels and a little suspension work

Old 11-13-10, 02:59 PM
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Default new wheels and a little suspension work

I bought this beauty awhile back from optionii, I changed a few things up and i think its finally worthy of posting a couple pics so let me know what you think.

Here's a pic of how it was when i bought it




and here is it now




Old 11-13-10, 04:50 PM
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Very nice! I like the rims and stance. Not so sure about the bodykit (fitment seems pretty poor). The only thing I truly dislike are the fenders. They ruin the lines of the car and look out of place on such an elegant car. Otherwise, very nice ride.
Old 11-13-10, 05:20 PM
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As I said in the picture thread, I like the black wheels on the white car.
Old 11-13-10, 06:02 PM
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You bastard (and I mean that in the nicest way possible), you now have one of my favorite ls's on this site. That's a bad *** car man, the only thing I would change is the front bumper to one with some different shapped fogs like 460 shapped one or some more squarish ones, that combined with some headlight garnishes a trunk lip spoiler some side jdm window visors and some exhaust tips would make this a complete car. Vip mag 'cover' worthy with those added pieces ^ ^ ^. Keep it up and u got urself a show winner there.
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Very nice looking car from front and back. But the side view looks weird. Something about the wheel wells doesn't look right. Looks like the wheel wells were badly cut out and not blended well into the rest of the body.
Old 11-13-10, 07:39 PM
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looks bada$$
Old 11-13-10, 08:18 PM
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looks nice man.. what r u dropped on..?? wheels specs??
Old 11-13-10, 08:32 PM
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Nice I love white cars with black rims, is ur roof blacked out too.
Old 11-14-10, 04:56 AM
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I remember this when it was forsale it came out really good man i like it alot, i always wanted that INGS kit, what are u lowered on?? Jabberwock i think the fenders are fiberglass so they cant do much w/o fab work....
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Ahh.. fiberglass fenders make sense, was wondering how they got that side vent sculpted like that. To clarify I think the car really looks great. My concern about the fenders - it may be just the way the pics were taken. Plus I'm an old geezer and don't like the huge wheel look all that much so my opinion is suspect anyway . But the car really looks good - I love a white LS.

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Old 11-14-10, 10:47 AM
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I like the “shark gills” behind the front wheels.
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Real nice. Lovin the stance.
I think the joint between the side skirt and new fender needs work.
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Originally Posted by CarGuy89
Very nice! I like the rims and stance. Not so sure about the bodykit (fitment seems pretty poor). The only thing I truly dislike are the fenders. They ruin the lines of the car and look out of place on such an elegant car. Otherwise, very nice ride.
I also don't dig the shark gill fender work for this car. Just me, it's not horrible. Nice car. The black wheels look sweet.
What did you do with those Work wheels?
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Much better choice in wheels!
Old 11-15-10, 08:29 AM
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Wow nite a day change. What suspention are you running?

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