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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 06:02 PM
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The first mods to the F are complete. I like to keep them simple and have the car look stock.

Eibach springs, thanks to Tommy at MusicBox.





Joe Z intake matte black finish.



Joe Z Exhaust, love the sound. Thanks Joe for the intake and exhaust.



Color match license plate frame. The only source I have found is from a Vette site, see the link below.



http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...7&dept_id=1390
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 06:34 PM
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I love the drop... I'm waiting to get my hands on some BC Coilovers!

What color did you use for the License Plate Frame? Machine Silver or Spiral Gray?
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looks great!
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 07:17 PM
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Very nice looking........and I bet the sound is mean.
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I love the drop... I'm waiting to get my hands on some BC Coilovers!

What color did you use for the License Plate Frame? Machine Silver or Spiral Gray?
Coilovers are a good way to go also. I have only had the Eibach's now for a few days and I have already noticed a smoother ride, very happy with them so far.

Machine Silver is the closest I found. It is not the exact color but in person it is hard to tell the difference.

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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 10:11 PM
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What is the drop front and rear on the Eibachs?
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Very Nice pics..
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Ride looks great! I have JIC coilovers and I think your drop looks great. I'm a little more slammed. The joe-z combo is great!!!
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What is the drop front and rear on the Eibachs?
The website said .7 front and .3 rear.
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Nicely done, great job keeping the stock look but with mods.
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by primecut
Nicely done, great job keeping the stock look but with mods.
+1.....Like it.
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Looks great Gary, congrats! Glad to hear that Tommy took care of you - you're in the club now...

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Thanks Javy,

Joe told me you know of a site for a under mirror mount and wire connection for a V1 Radar detector.

PM also sent.

Thanks,

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Gary, I got the mirror mount for my V1 from Mike Peronek. He sells them for $31 shipped USPS. It's extremely high build quality, fits great, and doesn't rattle or vibrate at all. His email address is mike3348@roadrunner.com. Tell him which radar detector and model car you have and he'll send it to you very fast - great guy to deal with.

For the wire connection you'll just use an ordinary RJ11 telephone cable and splice it (since I assume you want to hard wire it). PM me if you need any more details.

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Originally Posted by javyLSU
Gary, I got the mirror mount for my V1 from Mike Peronek. He sells them for $31 shipped USPS. It's extremely high build quality, fits great, and doesn't rattle or vibrate at all. His email address is mike3348@roadrunner.com. Tell him which radar detector and model car you have and he'll send it to you very fast - great guy to deal with.

For the wire connection you'll just use an ordinary RJ11 telephone cable and splice it (since I assume you want to hard wire it). PM me if you need any more details.

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