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Old 02-16-09, 01:40 PM
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here is my ls400 hand me down that i have had for 2 years. i had an accident at about 35mph with liability insurance. i pulled the front end out and tried to fix the hood. i decided to to some customization to attract more attention then the scars from the accident. im not done yet but this is what i have so far.
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Old 02-16-09, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by rustylexus
here is my ls400 hand me down that i have had for 2 years. i had an accident at about 35mph with liability insurance. i pulled the front end out and tried to fix the hood. i decided to to some customization to attract more attention then the scars from the accident. im not done yet but this is what i have so far.
WTF no no no! no hood!
Old 02-16-09, 01:50 PM
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what in the name of all that is holy did you do to that hood?

there best be a fatty supercharger under that thing....
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also wtf is up with the emblem, Type-R wannabe?
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the hood was damaged from the accident so i rivited a cowl induction on top. i havent done the body filler yet.
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this is all kinds of wrong.. fail
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yeah i didnt think it would get mistaken for type-r till i put it on. its suppose to be the R from the surf logo.
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Are there some sort of eyelids too?
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honestly, a damaged hood would look better than that piece of crap in my opinion, looks like you riced your car out to hell.


a replacement hood from a wrecker would be cheaper than fixing that one...
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Tough crowd but I am not feeling the hood scoop either - sorry
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what the **** is this!! I am so upset that I wasted my time looking at this crap!! You got something really wrong with you if you think this looks good!! this has to be a joke! right? If not "Fail" and you should be banned from this and all websites.. Hell you should be banned from car ownership and using the internet should be limited with some kind of monitor!
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lol, it's really nice, don't mind them. i'm looking forward to more pictures, are you going to put a spoiler on it?
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Well, if you were looking to attract attention, you got your wish from the CL gang. Not positive attention tho. My advice is to keep that thing hidden in the garage, padlock the door and NEVER let it out!
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Originally Posted by Lexucan
Well, if you were looking to attract attention, you got your wish from the CL gang. Not positive attention tho. My advice is to keep that thing hidden in the garage, padlock the door and NEVER let it out!
Word! Thank you! thats a much nicer way of saying what I said! Dont mean to be such a **** but when the Thread read "Crash to Custom" it got my hopes up
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I def am not feeling the hood nor the suppose to be eyelids. Honestly, getting another hood would have been a whole lot cheaper than doing what you are to this poor car; not to mention it doesnt even line up with the fenders of the car. It looks majorly riced out now, not to mention it does not have the power to support what is suppose to be under that scoop. The logo just takes it further down hill. It is your car, so do what you like regardless of what anyone says, but unfortunately, unless you pull some MAJOR improvements, approval here is just not within sight.

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