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Old Jul 17, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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No such thing - once you get a goose egg, the tire's compromised, and it could blow at any time.

Gotta ask yourself - which do I want to do more - replace 2 tires, or one rim?

Rims do look really nice. Do you know the actual weight of them, or just that they're much lighter than the Carlsson's?
lol...yea...i'm actually gonna replace all 4 tires in a sweep. just don't have time right now.

the front rim weights 24lbs. rear weights 25-26lbs. The Carlsson's weight around 30-31lbs each.
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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 04:48 AM
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finally changed them up i see, dope. Sell ur other rims yet?? But yea man i like the new set up.
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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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your car looks sick....love the set up
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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 07:48 PM
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thx dudes.
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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 07:59 PM
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thx dudes.
Frank, used the pics with the Carlsson rims for the body kit area, cool with you?
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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 08:03 PM
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Frank, used the pics with the Carlsson rims for the body kit area, cool with you?
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Old Jul 18, 2006 | 09:53 PM
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 02:01 AM
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Feeler: need idea on trim color to paint.

got my hands on a set of the wood trims, need some idea on what color should I paint the trims to be. I have three basic color in mind. Piano Black, Merlot red, or alabaster white.

I had my eyes on the Piano Black, but adding black trims makes me about the hot weather we have right now. also thought about matching the trims Merlot as the seats, but thought about it as a little tacky. and White trims of course...may be cool, but any scratches I'll be kicking myself in the head.

opening to other suggestion as well.
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 10:48 AM
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Do you have any pictures of your interior?
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 10:56 AM
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I'm trying to locate some new trim right now. I'm gonna metalize mine,,,Chrome. Like the door handles.
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 11:17 AM
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I'm trying to locate some new trim right now. I'm gonna metalize mine,,,Chrome. Like the door handles.
Yeah, I've been considering the different things I could do to mine. But, I have the "texturized aluminum" so I'd have to either sand it smooth or get another trim kit.
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 03:40 PM
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My vote goes to piano black...yummm.
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 03:41 PM
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I like the black, hence I voted black, however it willl be nice if you have a pic of the interior
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 03:44 PM
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I say fake-chrome it and then put a black candy over it so that you get sort of a black chrome look.
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 05:29 PM
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here's a pic of the interior as of now and YES I have a lot of crap in the car.

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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 08:13 PM
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 08:53 PM
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theres a guy out by where i live that apparently does black chrome. that would look hot.
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 08:57 PM
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pffft anyone can do chrome / black chrome / purple chrome / green chrome. I can do it, you can do it, anyone can do it!
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 10:07 PM
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sand the wood, stain it black with the grain showing, then minwax it with 3 coats of high gloss clear

oh, and let me know if you're going to sell your existing trim....
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 11:44 PM
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red or white is definitely a no go for me. paint it silver to brighten things up in the interior.
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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 12:11 AM
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I think the black chrome would be interesting

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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 12:37 AM
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Piano gloss black, with the Carlsson logo inlaid into the ashtray cover in mother of pearl. J/K on the mother of pearl part. Piano gloss black for sure. White will look tacky. I remember seeing an ashtray cover with the Carlsson logo, but can't find the pic anymore. It was piano black, and it had the Carlsson horse logo.
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I think the black chrome would be interesting

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air freshener in the cup holder...didn't want to stick it on the dash with double side tape.
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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 03:23 AM
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Piano gloss black, with the Carlsson logo inlaid into the ashtray cover in mother of pearl. J/K on the mother of pearl part. Piano gloss black for sure. White will look tacky. I remember seeing an ashtray cover with the Carlsson logo, but can't find the pic anymore. It was piano black, and it had the Carlsson horse logo.
hey peter,

good idea. I know what you are talking about. I think it was on a CLS.

I got until next Thursday to decide what color I'm going with since I'm having the crack on the rear bumper repainted and I'm just gonna have them paint the trims at the same time. soo far looks like I'm gonna go with black.
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