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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 09:31 AM
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well i made some changes to the hugger since i first bought it,lmk what yall think.
black zr1s to fikse fm5
no grille to slp grille
halos to original

still thinking of whistler headlights or clear corners or leave as is,im not a big fan of orange and black
painting mirrors orange
maybe,maybe painting calipers







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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 09:39 AM
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Looks Really good!
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 09:48 AM
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Absolutely perfect, especially with the FM5s. I think this is GM's best color ever, makes me wanna paint my black 99 hugger orange.
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 10:14 AM
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Amazing man. I always regret not buying an 18,000 mile HOSS with white leather back in 09 before I got my WS6.
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 10:59 AM
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Looks awesome, add whistler mod to that = sex.
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 11:07 AM
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looks awesome! i did the halo thing for awhile but then went back to stock and it looks soooo much better imo
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 11:07 AM
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Car looks great!
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 12:13 PM
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Looks awesome. That stance is sweet!!!
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IMO, I'd paint the grill to match also, ...
Someone PhotoChop that, ...
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 01:04 PM
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Love it!

Always been a huge fan of HO.
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 01:08 PM
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I love it. I didn't see it before but I know this looks way better! IMO, do the whistler but not the clear corners.

Have the mirrors and pillar painted to match.

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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 01:09 PM
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Coooooool
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looks incredible except i would paint the bowtie emblem HOSS as well. I think the red kind of clashes with the orange
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 01:15 PM
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Looks pretty damn good to me! I like the mirrors but it doesnt seem like theres enough black now for them to be that way
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 02:01 PM
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Your car looks great! It needs nothing.
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gosh your car is so sexy
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it looks great! i love the fact that its a hardtop too
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by MTBSully
looks incredible except i would paint the bowtie emblem HOSS as well. I think the red kind of clashes with the orange
yeah im gonna paint the bowtie hugger soon or maybe the sun will dull the red and make it orange,also probly gonna do the whistler mod,thanks for all the kind words
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SLP grill looks great as do the original headlights.
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 03:37 PM
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Sweet looking ride!
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