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Old Dec 27, 2005 | 04:19 PM
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I just got my car back from the body shop today. A branch busted up my WS9 Outlaw ram air hood pretty bad a while ago. I ended up getting the regular WS9 hood, it still has the firehawk heat extractors, but the cowl isnt huge like the Outlaw was. I think it looks 100 times better, this regular WS9 flows so much better with the car. I also got the lower valance on my back bumper painted 'CETA' style, except in gloss black instead of flat black so it matches the taillights and center peice. Finally, the entire front bumper was painted, so no more rock chips or scratches whatsoever for the time being. Hopefully itll stay that way for a while!

Its too bad she has to go into hibernation for the next 3 months...











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Old Dec 27, 2005 | 04:21 PM
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looks good, i bet it feels good to have your toy back!
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Old Dec 27, 2005 | 04:21 PM
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Old Dec 27, 2005 | 04:22 PM
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you have a beautiful car man, im glad to see that you went with the ws9, imo the outlaw is too big... VERY clean, my type of car...

Keep up the good work!
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Old Dec 27, 2005 | 04:23 PM
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Damn, that is a beautiful car...
And I love the wheels.
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Old Dec 27, 2005 | 04:37 PM
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Hey, thanks for all the feedback. It felt great having her back, I had a nice 30 minute drive to the storage facility, but then had to say buh-bye to her again. I love the regular WS9 so much more than the Outlaw and I couldnt be happier with my wheel decision, I kept going back and forth for weeks. Hopefully we'll have a short winter this year!
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how much was it to have the bumper painted?, if you dont mind
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sweet car nice rims and are those gmmg tips?
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The hood looks great!
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Looks sweet. Nice and clean, we have similar tastes.

Sucks to have all that snow though doesn't it? I hate this time of year.
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car looks good, i could be biased

i could use the !rockchip mod myself
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Originally Posted by BAD *** TA WS6
Looks sweet. Nice and clean, we have similar tastes.

Sucks to have all that snow though doesn't it? I hate this time of year.
I really am getting sick of this weather, Ive been here for 25 years. Im in S.W. Michigan and we get tons of lake affect snow. On top of that I had back surgery 6 months ago so I cant even go skiing.

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how much was it to have the bumper painted?, if you dont mind
Insurance covered everything except the back bumper so Im not quite sure.

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sweet car nice rims and are those gmmg tips?
Theyre stainless steel Magnaflow replicas, although they do look similar to gmmg tips. I got them for around $55 shipped.
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sexy sexy!!!,lolol
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Man that car looks good. CETA looks very nice black.
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Looks damn good... clean car for sure
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Im glad ordered the WS9 and not the Outlaw, cant wait for the hood to get here!!
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Originally Posted by 5550racing
Looks damn good... clean car for sure
Originally Posted by GotV-8
Man that car looks good. CETA looks very nice black.
Thanks, silver metallic is my favorite color, I like how we have love for each others cars!

Originally Posted by Mustang5.Ohater
Im glad ordered the WS9 and not the Outlaw, cant wait for the hood to get here!!
Youre gonna love it, its one of the sweetest hoods out for our cars imo.
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