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Old May 8, 2011 | 04:18 PM
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Cool Snapped a few after a wash....

So fellas...just kinda caught the urge the other day after a fresh wash & wipe down. Snapped a few pics of my silver spaceship....and before anyone hits me with the "How come its not lowered or it'd be nice if it was lowered" lemme just say this...

Some of the streets here are horrible & the scraping i'd incur would easily have me

hence the verdict: Stock height

Anyway...on to the pics

Front shot


Side...


NELOC representin!!


Backside is super clean


Flush even at stock height


Front rims & mirrors


Rear lips....


Front rims


So ladies & gents, or
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Old May 8, 2011 | 04:28 PM
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Loved the shaved emblem on the trunk (or rather lack of them)
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Old May 8, 2011 | 05:49 PM
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I wanna remove my emblems too.. I love it! I dont like the grille imo.
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Old May 8, 2011 | 06:16 PM
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Would look better lowered lol The Tanabe NF210 drop ever so slightly and I have no problem with scraping.
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Old May 8, 2011 | 07:02 PM
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Good license plate surround.

Semper Fi!
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Old May 8, 2011 | 08:16 PM
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Nice. I see you changed your rims
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Old May 8, 2011 | 08:42 PM
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Rear end looks tops with the chrome garnish and no badges.

Also these rims are faaar better than those chrome dinner plates you had on there before.
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Old May 8, 2011 | 08:47 PM
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Nice! Rims look good and current stance is pretty nice. The stock setup doesn't have that much wheel gap. Too much chrome in the grille and side pillars for my taste, but to each his own.

I need a wash...badly
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Old May 9, 2011 | 04:51 AM
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Looking good man and I like the new wheels too!
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Old May 9, 2011 | 05:55 PM
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Looks gd to me
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Old May 9, 2011 | 06:00 PM
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Very Nice.
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Old May 10, 2011 | 01:06 PM
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Old May 10, 2011 | 02:19 PM
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Love the wheels!
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Old May 10, 2011 | 11:53 PM
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Really beautiful car! A question on the drilled and slotted rotors, were they cadmium or zinc plated when new? Is it the salt and crap they use in winter that eats the coating off?
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Old May 11, 2011 | 06:36 PM
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1st off thanks fellas for the positive feedback. I think I came almost a full circle in what I want to do with things.

And my rotors I think they were cadmium...I'm not 100% sure tho but they definitely are worth the investment w/ aftermarket rims!!
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