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The ONLY C230 Kompressor BLACK SERIES

Old Nov 11, 2009 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by splinter
Seriously good pictures, Phil.

Saatchi & Saatchi could better serve their accounts by borrowing your techniques.
haha, thanks, John! those are two of my most favorite shots that I've taken.
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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just wanted to share this with you guys.

one of my pics is on the 5series.net calendar:





http://www.cafepress.com/5series.372389899#
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 02:34 PM
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very nice... congrats!
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 05:26 PM
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Hi Phil, I just want to know. How many inch is your wheel on the C230? Is that 19"?
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 05:29 PM
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Hi Phil, I just want to know. How many inch is your wheel on the C230? Is that 19"?
yup, it's a 19x8 in the front and 19x9 in the rear.
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 05:47 PM
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i love that pic nice job

btw what camera do you use?
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 06:09 PM
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thanks for the kind words guys.

I use a Canon Rebel XSi.
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by nlpamg
yup, it's a 19x8 in the front and 19x9 in the rear.
Wow,, I love the wheel and the front brake... If you have time, can you please take a picture of your front wheel close up?? And upload it here
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The best pic right on the month of my bday
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Originally Posted by octadaud
Wow,, I love the wheel and the front brake... If you have time, can you please take a picture of your front wheel close up?? And upload it here
here's a really old pic:


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The best pic right on the month of my bday
thanks, bud!
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here's a really old pic:




thanks, bud!
Wow,,, that looks really nice...!!!!!
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Good stuff Phil, congrats on the calendar...

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Originally Posted by nlpamg
just wanted to share this with you guys.

one of my pics is on the 5series.net calendar:





http://www.cafepress.com/5series.372389899#
Did you at least get a comp'd calendar?

Nice, brotha, very nice.

I really wish we were able to get up to the top of your parking structures for pics. Even the old pic you took on top of the DTLA structure was dope. And the ones in Vegas.
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that's like the best photo you ever took...lol
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Pics look sick!! Nice work with the camera. Friendly helicopter inbound!
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Man I used to love those wheels that are on the A4...
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Thanks for the kind words, guys!

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that's like the best photo you ever took...lol
Apparently it is!

It's on ANOTHER calendar. This time for M5board:

http://www.cafepress.com/M5BOARD.422794884
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by nlpamg
Thanks for the kind words, guys!



Apparently it is!

It's on ANOTHER calendar. This time for M5board:

http://www.cafepress.com/M5BOARD.422794884
Impressive. But, the real question, is did they ask your permission to use that picture in a calendar they are profiting from?
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Impressive. But, the real question, is did they ask your permission to use that picture in a calendar they are profiting from?
yup, both of them did.

I know an IP attorney who wouldn't be too happy if they didn't
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so for you guys that aren't on Facebook, here's a new mod...

I've been itching to do this for a looooong time. I originally wanted to paint the doorhandles (I hated how cheap the black plastic looked), but I figured this would be easier and more cost effective.

I got a 12"x36" sheet of 3M-DiNoc from eBay:



Then, with shears, a hair dryer and a box cutter:



It's not perfect, but it was a good first attempt:



I'll take some installed pics tomorrow, the rough edges don't show up as much b/c of where they are relative to the door.
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Nice work if i had a black interior i would so do that. don't think java would go well with it though
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Nice work on the door handles Phil, they look great Make sure to take some pics installed.

Any more update on you steering issues?
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 02:01 PM
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Nice work on the door handles Phil, they look great Make sure to take some pics installed.

Any more update on you steering issues?
thanks, John!

as for the steering, splinter and I are most likely going to meet up this weekend so we (most likely he) can diagnose what's going on.

Originally Posted by samaritrey
Nice work if i had a black interior i would so do that. don't think java would go well with it though
thanks! lol, yeah I don't think it would go over too well on java either
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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 02:07 PM
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here it is installed:

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Old Jan 6, 2010 | 05:21 PM
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Looks great, Phil.

Time to dig the extra set from the closet they've been in for the past 4 years and finally get to this mod.
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