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Old May 28, 2013 | 03:17 PM
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Default New look for the 430
LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS THINK.....


what the gs looked like last spring:::


changes i have made since last year:
deleted all the chrome trim on the car (painted black)
painted inner tails
painted grill
painted engine parts
new rims (verde parallax 20x10 all around)
maxed out stock camber
lowered coils a little more
added figs toe links
changed trunk to spoilerless and deleted the badges
polished headlights

how the gs looks now:::










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Old May 28, 2013 | 03:23 PM
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Looks much better
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Old May 28, 2013 | 03:46 PM
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looks great... That last pick u gotta be rubbing lol... much better IMO
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looks way better then the chrome wheels!
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Old May 28, 2013 | 05:10 PM
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looks much better
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Looks great man !! love the wheels.... theres a black gs in the backround of pic #10 too..
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Car looks great I like the attention to detail with blacking out all the chrome.
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Thanks everyone. I'm happy with the progress so far... Little by little I'm turning it into what I pictured it would be...
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Where the hell you located bro. Looks really nice
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Digging the engine bay and how it looks from behind!
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New set up looks really good. I like the blacked out pieces.
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Where the hell you located bro. Looks really nice
I'm in queens. Right by juniper park..
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She looks lean and mean. Nicely done!
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Originally Posted by seivonecsu
I'm in queens. Right by juniper park..
looks DOPE! you gotta bring that thing out to the new york NELOC meet in july!
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