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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 06:17 PM
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cot damn, Gary! I knew it was only a matter of time. the car looks fantastic.

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hahah...i'd pay you to vinyl my car for me, gary. LOL nice work
+1, maybe we should have a So. Cal. GB day and fly Gary out to vinyl all our cars
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 10:11 PM
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Hey Gary, what did you do to your Headlights? Are they blacked out or is it my imagination?
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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Thanks Phil! I've been always wanting a matte black car. I'm trying to find a way to wide body a bit. then the whole car will be matte black!

CJ, I had my headlights taken apart and body color matched them so no you're not seeing things!
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 11:53 PM
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looking good! me i got next!
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 05:13 AM
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ahahah...u vinyled the roof!

i wanted to and people went =_= for the idea. LOL
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by FrankW
ahahah...u vinyled the roof!

i wanted to and people went =_= for the idea. LOL
I was thinking about doing that too. lol. It looks great Gary!
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 01:48 AM
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lol Mike, come by! hook you up with a deal!

you too frank and jon, drive here. If you're willing to drive here, I'll do it for free. just for the both of you.
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 01:49 AM
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oh right.

new mod today.
rather, repair.

My cheap resonator delete and secondary cat delete had an exhaust leak, and the stupid pipe that the muffler shop used actually rusted!

so, this shop ended up using ONE pipe, and did a true dual exhaust, with no H and no X pipe, just TWO pipes. the car sounds like a freakin airplane
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 01:09 PM
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 06:19 PM
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lol I took vids today, gonna post it up tonight
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 09:46 PM
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video up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHilCgJr3DI
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 09:56 PM
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Nice vid Gary,
Definately sounds dark, evil, mean, everythinig a Merc shouldnt sound like!
I noticed you flew by two w203s as well in the beginning. lol
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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by holycaoAMG
Nice vid Gary,
Definately sounds dark, evil, mean, everythinig a Merc shouldnt sound like!
I noticed you flew by two w203s as well in the beginning. lol
yahhh, a C240 4matic and a C280

thankyou! this is a video with the windows...CLOSED. so imagine it opened. it's loud as hell.

I'm trying to get a friend with a SLK55 AMG tomorrow, to take a "comparison" exhaust video, from outside. hope he comes by tomorrow!
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 02:56 PM
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hey gary nice vinyl job....man u should just come here n vinyl up the wheels to cover up all the damage for now so i can at least slap it on the car instead of having them lying there and waiting for the letter courier company to waste our time...almost 2 months man sucks waiting
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 05:34 PM
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yahhh, a C240 4matic and a C280
im surprised you even knew what the models were...

you flew by them so fast!
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 10:30 PM
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Hey Guys, the E36 is finally done.

E36 ///M3: Matte Black Based Car, Partial Glossed Black hood, full Glossed black roof.

W203 C55 ////AMG: Glossed Black Based Car, Partial Matte Black hood, full Matte black roof.

Well, enough words. Here's the outcome...




































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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 10:30 PM
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 11:13 PM
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 02:27 AM
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He finally decided to refinish the blue wheels
Your wheels are looking great in matt black, waiting for the pictures with spacers....
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 10:04 AM
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Looks sweet, I really don't care for the gloss part on the hood.
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 12:17 PM
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i love it... although your amg twinspokes remind me of my spare tire rim then again, i like the spare tire wheel so i consider that a good thing
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 09:26 PM
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thanks guys. I love this respectable forum.
on E46fanatics showroom, there's like a million haters that don't appreciate the project!

all they say is "not low enough" blah blah blah.
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Old Dec 27, 2009 | 06:54 PM
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The long bolts came in, so the spacers are going on tomorrow.

here are some shots of the spacers...






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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 09:09 PM
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You have amazing skills Gary. The E36 looks bad
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 01:11 PM
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