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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 11:22 PM
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I cant decide what i wana do to my car next. I have a few ideas but not sure if they will look good or not.

First- I really like my 35th anniversary wheels but im thinking about switching to all chrome 10 spoke wheels.

Second- Should i get clear corner turn signals?

Third- Should i get darker window tint? Its at 35% right now.

All opinions good and bad are greatly appreciated

(BTW i had a sunoco but sold it to get a wide sunoco just havnt ordered it yet. Thats why the stock hood is on it)
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 11:45 PM
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keep your wheels; thats what identifies your car as a 35th LE. clear corners and aftermarket headlights would look good. lower your car is another option. aftermarket grill. berger panel painted gun metal (to complement the machine face on wheels).
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by slayerized6
keep your wheels; thats what identifies your car as a 35th LE. clear corners and aftermarket headlights would look good. lower your car is another option. aftermarket grill. berger panel painted gun metal (to complement the machine face on wheels).
x2. I'd keep the wheels. My $0.02....a black mesh grill would look good on it.
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 12:22 AM
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keep your wheels; thats what identifies your car as a 35th LE. clear corners and aftermarket headlights would look good. lower your car is another option. aftermarket grill. berger panel painted gun metal (to complement the machine face on wheels).
The car isnt a 35th LE car , i just put the wheels on it cause they looked good on black. I had thought about buying halos but i really like the stock headlights when the lenses are actually clear (bought a almost new set off here) and im thinking about doing the whistler mod. The car is lowered with a eibach prokit. Any lower and my true duals will scrape. It also has an rksport grille, its just the factory replacement i think its called. Basically the same look as if you covered up the camaro and holes after taking out the stock grille. I had thought about painting my berger panel but wasnt totally sure if i wanted too or not. I do need to break up all the black tho.

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x2. I'd keep the wheels. My $0.02....a black mesh grill would look good on it.
Yeah a meshgrille would prolly look pretty good, but since i allready got the rksport grille ill prolly just end up leaving it in there
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 01:22 AM
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get the rears widened to 11 inches
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 09:52 AM
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1. Leave the wheels, the chrome 10 spokes look cheap not mention all pit over time. You never see 35th wheels anymore on anything but a 35th.

2. clear corners are for ricers

3. Tint attracts cops.

Get an SLP bowtie grill. Also get your front fender tabs fixed (the gap at the lower rocker extension is pushed out from improperly lifting it on a hydraulic lift).

A clean exterior goes a lot further than a "loud" exterior.
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by slayerized6
berger panel painted gun metal (to complement the machine face on wheels).
I think thats a bad idea. A black/NBM should leave that panel alone. It does not look right if painted. I have seen a black car with a Silver panel, and I think it looked horrible personally.

I think the car looks great as is. Fix the tabs, get your hood, and spend the rest of the money on going fast.
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by hitmanws6
get the rears widened to 11 inches
When i get the money that is definalty guna happen!

Originally Posted by 69camaross
1. Leave the wheels, the chrome 10 spokes look cheap not mention all pit over time. You never see 35th wheels anymore on anything but a 35th.

2. clear corners are for ricers

3. Tint attracts cops.

Get an SLP bowtie grill. Also get your front fender tabs fixed (the gap at the lower rocker extension is pushed out from improperly lifting it on a hydraulic lift).

A clean exterior goes a lot further than a "loud" exterior.
The cops around here are pretty cool about tint so im not too worried about that. I pulled the passenger side tab in when i first got it and couldnt hardly the the driver side to move, but while i got the motor out im definatly guna be fixing that (thanks for reminding me)

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I think thats a bad idea. A black/NBM should leave that panel alone. It does not look right if painted. I have seen a black car with a Silver panel, and I think it looked horrible personally.

I think the car looks great as is. Fix the tabs, get your hood, and spend the rest of the money on going fast.
Im prolly not guna paint the berger, theres a black car around here with it painted silver and im nota big fan of it like that. Thanks for the compliment,.

Its currently tore apart to make it faster
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 01:39 PM
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Going off of an older picture I haved saved of your car I would say...

Whistler Headlights, black front marker, 15-20% tint. I wish you would have kept the regular Sunoco but its not may car lol.

p.s .... Your car is one of the best looking black cars on the site.
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by homerunhtr21
Going off of an older picture I haved saved of your car I would say...

Whistler Headlights, black front marker, 15-20% tint. I wish you would have kept the regular Sunoco but its not may car lol.

p.s .... Your car is one of the best looking black cars on the site.
I think blacking the front markers would add to much black to the car IMO. Most likely im guna take the 35% off and go with 15%. I have thought about getting another sunoco but i really wana wide one, but who knows lol.

Thanks! Lol there is a ton of good looking cars on this site.
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tinted clear corners, and your done.
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Old Oct 9, 2009 | 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 02gtp4now
tinted clear corners, and your done.
Probly what im guna end up doing cause nobody seems to like the idea of clear corners (was just a personal thought) and i dont wana black em out.
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