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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 02:19 PM
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looks clean, I like it!
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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 06:28 PM
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Is it black or gray?

Ether way, very sharp.

Nice work.
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 09:48 PM
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Not a big fan of black wheels, but this one actually works!
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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 09:14 AM
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This may be the only GX color that these look good on.

What brand of tires are those?
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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 10:54 AM
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What brand of tires are those?
Primewell PA100's.
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 01:47 PM
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Wish someone would do this on a Blizzard Pearl GX. My wife wouldn't let her car be the test subject without seeing it on one that's been done already first...
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 01:58 PM
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there is a thread with plastidip on blizzard pearl with tons of pics, look under my posting as i posted, not thread since it wasn't mine... looked great on bp
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Old Oct 7, 2012 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by brycejaq
Wish someone would do this on a Blizzard Pearl GX. My wife wouldn't let her car be the test subject without seeing it on one that's been done already first...
Here's mine


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Old Oct 7, 2012 | 10:57 PM
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Only thing I gotta do is take off the running board to make it more clean....but I've been so damn busy this entire year and have been lagging on it...

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Here's mine


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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 04:02 AM
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Only problem is the black really does not photograph well. It's almost an empty void I am looking at where a wheel should be depending on the angle of my screen lol. But I know it's there. Just hard to photograph.
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Old Oct 8, 2012 | 09:18 AM
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I've put on 1500 miles since the plastidip was applied and it's held up great. Even if it does scuff and chip, just peel off and re-apply. I did a test peel off and it only took me 10 minutes and my 5 year old son helped.. he thought it was the coolest thing ever..

As for the PA100's, they look great and ride great but the road noise is a little louder than I'd prefer..
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Old Oct 12, 2012 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by LifeEnjoyr
Here's mine


Nice work! Think my wife may let me do it now...I'll probably do it on my Tundra wheels first (since I've been planning on doing them for a while now anyways). Hopefully it'll last through a few months of Wintery-mix driving...we shall see...
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Old Nov 6, 2012 | 08:09 PM
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Looks great, I am going to do this to my Black GX. I will post pics when finished. Thanx for the idea.
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Old Nov 8, 2012 | 02:00 PM
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What about the lead wheel weights? Do you just spay over them and hope you never need to move them? Seems unlikely as the tires get older or if you get to tires.
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Old Nov 21, 2012 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by DrewGX470
What about the lead wheel weights? Do you just spay over them and hope you never need to move them? Seems unlikely as the tires get older or if you get to tires.
I guess we'll have to wait and see
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