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5/19/07 Flint Mica Mini Meet - Are you seeing double?

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Old 05-21-07, 02:59 PM
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Default 5/19/07 Flint Mica Mini Meet - Are you seeing double?

More photos here: 3rd Gen Flint Mica Mini Meet GALLERY

Are you really seeing double?














Flint Mica GS' w/20" Work VS-XX in the San Fernando Valley. These are pics of my friend SanseiGS43's GS430 and his friend's Flint Mica GS300 we took yesterday afternoon. Enjoy.

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Nice...gotta Love The Flint Mica Gs's
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Beautiful cars... Great pics..
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would the '07 smoky granite be the same as the '06 flint mica?
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Two awesome lookin' rides
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Originally Posted by phattbam
would the '07 smoky granite be the same as the '06 flint mica?
The smoky granite is a new paint & is darker(more like charcoal) than the Flint mica I think . . .
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Not sure if it's just the picture angle but that last picture looks like the car's carbonfiber hood area is bent or fitting rather poorly on the car.

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Originally Posted by phattbam
would the '07 smoky granite be the same as the '06 flint mica?
Smoky Granite replaced Flint Mica for 2007. They are similar in color but Smoky Granite is a tad darker.
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Originally Posted by lexneffect
Not sure if it's just the picture angle but that last picture looks like the car's carbonfiber hood area is bent or fitting rather poorly on the car.

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That's the only downfall of the Seibon's mold of that c/f hood.
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Is The Rest Of That Carbon Kit From Seibon Too?
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Looks Grrrrreat!!!!!
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are the GS300's wheels 19's?
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Not enough carbon fiber.
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Originally Posted by flipside909
That's the only downfall of the Seibon's mold of that c/f hood.
Ouch. Your cars look very nice but can't they do something about the hood? Kinda ruins the smooth lines of the Lexus.....looks like your car might have got into a small fender bender. Otherwise, the cars look great.

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Originally Posted by lexneffect
Ouch. Your cars look very nice but can't they do something about the hood? Kinda ruins the smooth lines of the Lexus.....looks like your car might have got into a small fender bender. Otherwise, the cars look great.

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Those are not my cars. The 430 belongs to my friend SanseiGS43 as mentioned in my post. The hood is molded to that shape, nothing can be done to fix that arch/mannerism of it unless a new mold of a hood is made and the proper steps are taken to make sure the mold is true and proper to the oe hood.


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