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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 07:15 AM
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Wasn't that done just not too long ago?
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Oh dear - developed some play?
yup it was done in july.

yup...the ball joint is done for.

interestingly enough it's only on the driver side (tie-rod and one of the control arm ball joint). according to few places online Karlyn should have a 9month 12000 miles warranty. we'll see if rmeuropean will cover it. calling them tomorrow to find out more.
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Old Feb 11, 2011 | 09:19 PM
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found my blk/gold BBS caps from the REs and decided to change the look for a while.

crappy pic from the phone. it was getting dark....lol


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Old Feb 11, 2011 | 10:01 PM
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Personally, I like the black and gold for the center caps!
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Old Feb 11, 2011 | 10:01 PM
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Its all about the little details! Lookin good Frank
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Old Feb 11, 2011 | 10:18 PM
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...I don't know Frank... the black and gold look good... but I kinda like the red ones better...they go good with the red calipers




...btw we're B***H SLAPPING the KNICKS....
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Old Feb 11, 2011 | 10:28 PM
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I think the black ones look better. Sweet ride
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 06:20 AM
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thanks fellows...just changing it up for now. a little less flashy.
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 06:49 AM
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Your car always looks good - I like both. Sorry to sit on the fence
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 03:01 PM
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looks good on black or red. still one awesome ride frank!
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 07:43 PM
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 08:00 PM
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Frank Your car came along REALLY NICE! makes me look forward to working on my 07 C230. Just got done reading thru 8 yrs in the making and man I'm impressed! Hands down one of the cleanest W203's out there.
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 12:36 AM
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I wish i painted my grille like yours =/
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 05:44 PM
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hit 110k miles couple days ago... and then put on 250 miles just two days around LA having too much fun.

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Car still looks great! My miles are getting up there too... 90k
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 05:44 PM
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 06:27 PM
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Car still looks great! My miles are getting up there too... 90k
thanks Fred!

i'm thinking about painting my trunk spoiler a complete different color just for the heck of it btw...since the clear coat on the CF is fading...just something to make ppl go WTF...lol
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 07:13 PM
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Nice, Frank!

Just get a new spoiler!!
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lol needs a drop.

Aren't the cost of these spoilers now where they are considered disposable?
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Old Aug 31, 2011 | 06:18 PM
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i'm too lazy to man-handle the trunk spoiler off the car.
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ha just rip it off and reuse the same double sided tape
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Knowing Frank as a perfectionthhhh...perfectionithhhhh....aghem perfectionisttttt :-) he got it siliconed too:-)
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Knowing Frank as a perfectionthhhh...perfectionithhhhh....aghem perfectionisttttt :-) he got it siliconed too:-)
lol, you should see how perfect it is today!
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lol, you should see how perfect it is today!
it is perfectly spotty fool!
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