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Old Aug 31, 2006 | 10:00 PM
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Hello CL members, I've been busy with work and the car. Done a few upgrades to her since I got the car. So here is what I've had done to it so far.

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Specs:
19x8.5 front Jaz Version wheels wrapped with brand new 225/35/19 Toyo Proxy4 tires
19x9.5 rear Jaz Version wheels wrapped with brand new 245/35/19 Toyo Proxy4 tires
Tanabe Sustec Pro adj. suspension
Clarion In-dash touch screen (came out of my previous car)
JL Audio 12" W3 Version 2 in DB Gain box
JL Audio 500/1 Amp
Voodoo 1.5 Fared cap
Optima Gold top battery
2001+Tails

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Old Aug 31, 2006 | 10:02 PM
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More pictures.



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Old Aug 31, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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lookin' good so far
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Old Aug 31, 2006 | 10:06 PM
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Thanks Sieze!
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 01:07 AM
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looking really good . I cant wait to see some nice daytime pics though.
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 03:36 AM
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looks great so far
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 05:13 AM
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that lip is huge! Looks so bad ***. I am thinking about similar color wheels, but probably in 5-spoke.
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 05:41 AM
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Looks good, but are those just regular old lug nuts on the wheels? A set black powdered coated are a must for those. Great start, looking forward to seeing your future mods.
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Lookin good
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 06:39 AM
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I see Djarum cigarettes, Indonesian kretek rules!
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 07:30 AM
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very nice wheels and the car sits nicely. how many inches did you lower that?
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 11:00 AM
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Thanks for the kind words guys I take critisim very well and thought this was going to be bad since the wheels were a different color instead of chrome or polished/silver finish.

GWELEX I hate the lugs but when I purchased my tires Discount Tire had no lugs with our thread pattern Goodyear tire didn't have any a few other wheel shops didn't have any lugs in black for our thread pattern etheir So I went and just purchased some regular old lugs for the mean time and just ordered the black ones Wednesday. They said the shipment should get here on Monday

SiFreak Djarum's all day My girlfriend hates my smoking and can't stand the smell. I try not to smoke around here but one night I was smoking a Djarum after dinner and she said "If you are going to cut done and still smoke atleast smoke those cause those don't smell as bad " Indonesian kretek rules!

LoseOn22s The car is lowered about 1 1/2 inches in front and about 1 3/4 in the rear. But when I get the Air Runner suspension is game over, tire and wheel tuck ALL DAY

Joe C The SSR Professor SP1's would be a very nice choice too. Black face, 2 stage lip *drool*

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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 04:54 PM
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That's exactly what I'm looking for, thanks!

I wouldn't go any other way than black wheels/polished lip with a silver car... just sets it off too well.
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 05:50 PM
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Nice wheels, those taillights and grilles looks famaliar haha
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I have the same color gs and I always wondered what it would look like with black wheels. Not bad.. at all. I likey..
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