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[biglou954]

what have you done recently?

new wheels and a good clean job umm i think thats it lol

 

[cerasoli1188]

PICS PICS PICS PICS PICS!!!!!!!! lol

 

[biglou954]

here yea go more later !

 

[ragedeep]

sick wheels

 

[cerasoli1188]

nice!

 

[sohclubkid]

looks good bro! black on VSM looks great

 

[biglou954]

sick wheels

thanks

nice!

thank you thank you

looks good bro! black on VSM looks great

yea i agree!

 

[biglou954]

alright so little update for you guys... i am currently painting my si front lip and side skirts vsm, they should be done this weekend. also i had bought some new rubbers for my wheels but the guy that had put them on the rim had cracked on of my rotas(so pissed). the rim should be here on monday!

also im gonna be ordering some rear suspension stuff later this month!

pics later this week!

 

[cerasoli1188]

sweet can't wait too see it man!

 

[biglou954]

alright my rim arrived now i dont know what to dew? its flat black and my other three ones are glossy! wtf. has anybody experienced this?

 

[cerasoli1188]

really your pics the wheels looked flat black, send it back? wow just realized I havn't seen your car in person in a while...

 

[biglou954]

really your pics the wheels looked flat black, send it back? wow just realized I havn't seen your car in person in a while...

my old rotas are gloss black! my new one is flat cause they dont sell gloss ones? =( maybe just save up and powdercoat all of them?

 

[enycesam]

They probably just sent the wrong one. Did you try calling up the place where you bought it from?

 

[biglou954]

They probably just sent the wrong one. Did you try calling up the place where you bought it from?

my original rotas are from 2002 when they sold gloss black one! i cant find any of em so i ordered flat black! im thinkin just powdercoat all of em a different color?

 

[mymmeryloss]

gloss black is strictly for pimps...
and rotas are not quality wheels, thats y they cracked when u had tires mounted...
just get polished or white if u are going to powdercoat them

 

[biglou954]

gloss black is strictly for pimps...
and rotas are not quality wheels, thats y they cracked when u had tires mounted...
just get polished or white if u are going to powdercoat them

pimps use black lol. white is a possible choice

 

[enycesam]

Oh, gotcha. Well, if you're going to powdercoat them, I say white as well.

 

[ShinsenTuner]

That crack on the rota isn't due to it's supposed low quality, it is due to the fact that usual wear and tear and a pot hole could have caused a small stress crack and when the tires were mounted and the wheel had pressure applied to that specific area, it cracked even more.

 

[biglou954]

Oh, gotcha. Well, if you're going to powdercoat them, I say white as well.

yup i agree

That crack on the rota isn't due to it's supposed low quality, it is due to the fact that usual wear and tear and a pot hole could have caused a small stress crack and when the tires were mounted and the wheel had pressure applied to that specific area, it cracked even more.

yup there from 2002 so i agree on your theory.


little update also while im here, just ordered some led reverse lights, si grill, blox lower control arms...thats it for now its gonna be great!

 

[biglou954]

alright finally some picture updates...

the cracked rota...

so i turned it into a lamp...

then my new one arrived,i needa get a better shot though...

so then i started to paint my front lip, sanded, primered, painted and cleared...

then i started my sideskirts and another coat to the front lip! same process...

so then i went to advance auto parts and picked up some paint for the grill, should be here today, i used same process as lip and skirts...

also heres the bulbs fo my reverse lights...

i also modded my current pedals,super griptape, i did the clutch one already still gotta dew the brake one...

more updates later!!!