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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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Finally got done with my project from the weekend..

1. Remove HP Sticker on hood
2. Remove LS1 Sticker on the sides
3. VHT the Rear and front Markers
4. Remove the Halo Headlights
5. Do the whistler mod on my orginal lights.
6. Remove Side Molding

Here are some pics, I will have to take some better ones tomorrow but you get the idea.. I am extremely pleased at how well it turned out.. Patience really paid off here.. Lot's of prep work.

Orginal Pic BEFORE - LS1 Sticker,Clear Corners,Halo headlights and HP Hood Sticker




Here are some Afters ----



Few Pics of the Whistler Mod - I actually decided to smooth and paint the entire housing.. The backside of it looks like crap, so now it looks nice







And here is how the black looks inside the engine bay.. Still lots of things to clean up in there Polish,paint etc..



I will get daytime pics tomorrow of the full car so you can really see the blacked corners..

Updated Pics ----












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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 09:16 PM
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Hurry up and get a couple more coats of Zaino on there, will ya?
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 09:17 PM
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Hurry up and get a couple more coats of Zaino on there, will ya?
haha, i will this weekend.. Been busy doing other things
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 09:51 PM
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Looks good man.
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 09:54 PM
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Good looking car, looks mean! I like!
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 05:54 AM
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Thanks, going to take better pics this morning.
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 08:00 AM
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Looks great
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 08:45 AM
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looks good..i finally got off my butt and did the whistler mod myself, they definately look much better then the halos did on your car.
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by quiet_storm98
looks good..i finally got off my butt and did the whistler mod myself, they definately look much better then the halos did on your car.
Yes, for sure.. Not only is the fit perfect again but the overall look doesn't look cheap anymore.. Screw those Halo's
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 08:59 AM
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Wow Very Nice and Very Clean. Amazing Car! Great Job on keeping it so clean, the paint is insane on that car .

You should throw up some more of the after pics the car loos Great
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 10:01 AM
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Massive improvement all the way around!

Very nice!!!!
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 10:07 AM
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Sweetness, beautiful car. I like the changes, the headlight housing looks great, you may have inspired my next mod, heh.

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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 12:42 PM
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Car looks a million times better. Now, about that splitter?......
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 12:44 PM
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This thread is full of win.

You got rid of everything that was bothering me on the car. It looks flawless now!
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 6SSPEED
Car looks a million times better. Now, about that splitter?......
I like the splitter, adds something to the front that seemed to be missing down at the bottom.. I'm going to get it dipped in the HydroGraphic carbon fiber. I personally think it adds some more toughness to the front.. It's the only piece that looks good.
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Dam Mike--That cars looks AMAZING!. I just got back in town, but got a couple days of working coming to me this week. I will PM you or give you a call maybe sometime this week/weekend and see about stopping by and you can check out my car and see what we can do for it. PM me on when your free and what you wanna do.

Again, the car looks bad ***!
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looks awesome!!! time for the wire mod!
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by hlaalu
looks awesome!!! time for the wire mod!
I was thinking about that but don't know if I really want to mess with all those wires

Do you have a link to the writeup or is it still the old one that's been around for awhile?
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Looks great man! Who needs the wire mod, it looks perfectly fine I haven't done it either. Don't feel like drilling into my car..

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Originally Posted by SOMSS1LE
I was thinking about that but don't know if I really want to mess with all those wires

Do you have a link to the writeup or is it still the old one that's been around for awhile?
Just remember...every single wire you splice into becomes a possible point of failure....failure is bad thing.

Just my 2 cents....I have no plans on the wire mod either.
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