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Old May 27, 2009 | 03:23 PM
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i think i will be the first. idk when i will do it. ebay doesnt have any for cheap at the moment
Yea, no joke man. Every one I found was $115+
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time to head for the junkyards
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Yea, no joke man. Every one I found was $115+

Thas about right....they were 90 bucks a few years ago...
My old car.....
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Old May 28, 2009 | 03:52 PM
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it looks out of place.. idk maybe body colored it would look good
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it looks out of place.. idk maybe body colored it would look good
Its an aquired taste...I wa looking into one for the vette...But I was going to paint it body color...
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if i do get one im going to get it before i send in the car for paint. that way the shop can paint it for me
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It might look better body colored, I don't know. But I just don't see the appeal in it. Why call attention to your fuel door? It's nothing special. You could put riveted metal plates around your keyhole and door handle, if you want to draw attention to other mundane parts of your car as well.
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It might look better body colored, I don't know. But I just don't see the appeal in it. Why call attention to your fuel door? It's nothing special. You could put riveted metal plates around your keyhole and door handle, if you want to draw attention to other mundane parts of your car as well.
i agree that in the billet aluminum i dont like the look of it. but in body color i love it
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i will have this on my car also, but body colored- onyx black
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clean factory fuel door > all other alternatives in my opinion
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