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Old 03-08-2010, 11:22 AM
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...in the garage over the winter I did a few apperance upgrades. First, before I put it in the garage last November I finally did the CETA mod.



At the same time, I pulled off all those nasty side moldings and badges.




Then came some HVAC overlays that I picked up from a seller I found on ebay for $35. I sold my Blazer that I was using for a daily driver and pulled out the Sony Headunit and swapped it in to the T/A. I like the silver accents and clean looks of this one better.






For my birthday, my girlfriend picked me up somecross-drilled rotors from WS6Store.





Picked up one of the blemished covers from Afterthoughts Auto. I wanted a clear one because I've been pulled over for no front plate twice but I hate how just the plate looks on there. Great buy, it was cheap and I honestly can't see a single blemish. Wasn't sure what kinda flaws I'd be lookinga t with this, I was very impressed.




Then just this morning, I finally got the windows tinted! They're 20% all around. I HATE stickers on cars, but figured to represent the Tech I could make an exception.







And then, back in she goes!

Old 03-08-2010, 11:28 AM
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Lookin good man! All it needs now is some wheels and a drop!
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I had to check this out just because of the title...the car looks good but I agree with LS1RedZ next you need to work on the stance
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I have the same head unit.

Your car looks great. I would match the front sidemarkers with the rear.
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Tint makes a big differance, get some wheels and springs and it will look real good
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Wheels are on the to-do list. Right now I just have a pair of WS-6 rims with drag radials that I swap on and off. Doubt I'll ever drop it. Don't wanna have problems bottoming out and it looks a ricer imo.
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Originally Posted by skopers3
Doubt I'll ever drop it. Don't wanna have problems bottoming out and it looks a ricer imo.
honestly?
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Originally Posted by twitchtwice
honestly?
Ok, that was a poor choice of words on my part. I just don't think it's woth the money to me to do it right now. I'd get some headers before lowering it.
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Looking good. Suprizingly slick with the trans am door badge removed. I think I like it
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good looking car what wheels are you thinking about getting
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Originally Posted by 02gtp4now
good looking car what wheels are you thinking about getting
All black C6 Z06s. i've been wanting them for a while, but I'm gonna wait til these tires are shot first.
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I see your in NE. I'm down in papillion. Finally all the damn snow is leaving! Fresh looking t/a also!
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Originally Posted by beyonddisturbed
I see your in NE. I'm down in papillion. Finally all the damn snow is leaving! Fresh looking t/a also!
No kidding, I can finally drive my car again! And that's cool that you're from Papio, My girlfriend went to high school there and lives in LaVista now.

You should check this site out if you're interested in a cool Neb. Pontiac club.

http://www.nlmpontiac.com
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That's a nice improvement, ...,

A wheel change will give you a complete new attitude.
The side markers do look like they're confused tho, ..., clear or tinted, ..., clear or tinted, ...


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And gmmodernmuscle.com
Keep an eye on the Midwestern section here on Tech, & also over at LS1 dot com.
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This looks familiar! lol
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Looks good. I really like the look with side moldings though.
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Originally Posted by SLPGTP
This looks familiar! lol
Copy paste, copy paste. And hey, at least I'm recruiting!

And about the mismatching corner lenses, I bought a pair for the rear and they were too short, I bought another pair and specifically said they're different, are you sure they're for the Firebird rear? And I got the wrong ones again. I got fed up with it and just Nightshaded them.
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Ceta looks great! Whats the next plans?
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looks great. Where did you get the tint for the 3rd brake light or did the shop that did the tint put it on?
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Nice car, wheels will improve the look 100%.


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