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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 08:56 PM
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Very clean, I like it. How'd you do your grille?
sand did it down with a 400 and primer it and then sprayed it with black paint the one u use for ur brake calipers
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 12:13 PM
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 01:09 PM
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Very nice! any problem with rubbing? you guys are lucky you can tint 20% here in cali we are limited to the % you are allowed to tint the windows.
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by hcoronado
Very nice! any problem with rubbing? you guys are lucky you can tint 20% here in cali we are limited to the % you are allowed to tint the windows.
no rub front on rub is on my rear driver side but ima adjust it some more and im getting better setting and alot lower all around and hella flush
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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yeah my sister in law got a ticket over there at cali with tint on the front but it was factory which suck wats the legal percent over there in cali?
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by importz_
yeah my sister in law got a ticket over there at cali with tint on the front but it was factory which suck wats the legal percent over there in cali?
Its stupid.. Every car you see has window tint.. In CALI you can't have window tint on driver and Passenger windows along with the front windshield. Only a gar bar across the top of the front wind shield. The rears can be any %

Im still going to fully tint 20% tho

Could you get a close up on your rims i wanna see how you did the red lip
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 04:25 PM
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Its stupid.. Every car you see has window tint.. In CALI you can't have window tint on driver and Passenger windows along with the front windshield. Only a gar bar across the top of the front wind shield. The rears can be any %

Im still going to fully tint 20% tho

Could you get a close up on your rims i wanna see how you did the red lip
oic yeah she lives here in tx now and she had to take the front tint on her car sucks dude

and on my lip its not paint its vinyl tape wrap i use to have yellow on them but then the red looks alot more aggresive
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 10:11 AM
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oic yeah she lives here in tx now and she had to take the front tint on her car sucks dude

and on my lip its not paint its vinyl tape wrap i use to have yellow on them but then the red looks alot more aggresive
Where did you get the tape at i wanna go buy some. It looks sweet. Gonna try n cover up curb rashes
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 03:49 PM
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Where did you get the tape at i wanna go buy some. It looks sweet. Gonna try n cover up curb rashes
i got em from a local vinyl store here on houston

and yeah it covers curb rashes cuz i covered mine lol
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 10:10 AM
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looking good pare!
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 07:56 PM
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looking good pare!
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Old Nov 20, 2010 | 11:35 PM
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Wheels flows well with the overall look of the car. Ayos!
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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 10:37 PM
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Wheels flows well with the overall look of the car. Ayos!
thanks pare
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 09:52 AM
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well its illegal to have 20% here and no tint on the front windshield either. But 20% isnt that dark so most of the time you can get by, its suppose to be 35%. i know lots of people who do 5% but always get caught
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 09:12 PM
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well its illegal to have 20% here and no tint on the front windshield either. But 20% isnt that dark so most of the time you can get by, its suppose to be 35%. i know lots of people who do 5% but always get caught
20% is legal alex my friend is a State inspector and yes 20% is legal
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 10:55 PM
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thinking about blacking out my tail lights mhmmm any suggestion?
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 11:02 PM
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thinking about blacking out my tail lights mhmmm any suggestion?
Tint overlay is always good, went with that because it's easily reversible and came out great.
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by sb.legacy
Tint overlay is always good, went with that because it's easily reversible and came out great.
yeah im looking at ur pic on ur signiture looks good how dark is tht? got any other pic i want it kinda black but at the same time still be able to see it being red cause im planning to do yellow time attack so thats why i wanna get rid of the red tailights and blacked them out a bit
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yeah im looking at ur pic on ur signiture looks good how dark is tht? got any other pic i want it kinda black but at the same time still be able to see it being red cause im planning to do yellow time attack so thats why i wanna get rid of the red tailights and blacked them out a bit
Not sure it's a just an overlay that I had done at a local tint shop. Probably around 20% film but I'm not totally certain. If you go to a reputable tint shop you can ask them to put different shades over it and compare what you like.
Only pic I have that shows them in the light:



More of a dark cherry color. Flows with the rest of the car and never had an issue with the cops. Knock on wood.
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 09:43 AM
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^ i want those rims

Originally Posted by importz_
20% is legal alex my friend is a State inspector and yes 20% is legal
actually its 25% in texas, i have gotten tickets for 20% tint on my other car, the state inspector isnt the law either. Most tint places will tell you 35%.


Also I have tint film if you want to come over one day and tint them, its a little darker
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by sb.legacy
Not sure it's a just an overlay that I had done at a local tint shop. Probably around 20% film but I'm not totally certain. If you go to a reputable tint shop you can ask them to put different shades over it and compare what you like.
Only pic I have that shows them in the light:



More of a dark cherry color. Flows with the rest of the car and never had an issue with the cops. Knock on wood.

looks good dude, and alright so its decided for me ima tint my tail light and yea i was thinking about 20% too
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by valexv
^ i want those rims



actually its 25% in texas, i have gotten tickets for 20% tint on my other car, the state inspector isnt the law either. Most tint places will tell you 35%.


Also I have tint film if you want to come over one day and tint them, its a little darker
link to pic
hey alex wanna tint mine for me hehehe
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 10:59 PM
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sure just let me know when, still got my number?
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 01:23 AM
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sure just let me know when, still got my number?
yeah i still got it ill hit u up tomorrow

and hey lets do a photo shoot
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 10:05 PM
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Got one coming up next week
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