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Old May 13, 2007 | 11:41 PM
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New wheels + stuff
Few things since I last took pics of my ride:

SL55 wheels from the 030 package painted gunmetal + painted side markers / stealth bulbs + tint. Probably going to decide soon if i'm going to keep it or not, if so; SL55 tailights + exhaust and lowering will follow sometime soon.

















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Old May 13, 2007 | 11:50 PM
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Awesome pics! My vote is for keeping her.
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Old May 14, 2007 | 01:42 AM
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That thing is looking sick...what else would you get if you traded?
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Old May 14, 2007 | 04:06 AM
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That thing is looking sick...what else would you get if you traded?
SL55
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Old May 14, 2007 | 01:58 PM
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Did you change the tailights? They look awesome
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Old May 15, 2007 | 02:51 AM
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Did you change the tailights? They look awesome
Nope not yet, it's stock. I guess the photoshop lovin make them look better
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Old May 16, 2007 | 02:30 AM
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Ur ride was lookin good at the meet. Love the interior color.
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I keep on seeing the sickest White SL65 in LA....if I could back I would probably go white with dark rims (gun metal gray).
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Awesome !
Very nice pictures !

What size is the wheels ? and how much w/f tire ?
Do you need any spring or lowering module ?

Its look so good to me
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Love the car, but maybe photo shop the stupid sat antenna away on the trunk next time...
I wish the Dealer would not do that!!!
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Very nice pictures !

What size is the wheels ? and how much w/f tire ?
Do you need any spring or lowering module ?

Its look so good to me
19 * 8.5 front - 245
19 * 10.5 rear - 295

It's not lowered yet.

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Love the car, but maybe photo shop the stupid sat antenna away on the trunk next time...
I wish the Dealer would not do that!!!
It's for the satellite radio and yeah, it looks lame!
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