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look what the body shop did for only $50...

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Old 02-08-2007, 12:38 AM
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Default look what the body shop did for only $50...

(Edit: here are some new pics that hopefully get the point across better):

http://home.comcast.net/~sectari/ima.../DSCF1299s.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~sectari/ima.../DSCF1300s.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~sectari/ima.../DSCF1301s.jpg

I took the car in to fix a stupid scrape I gave it on a concrete pillar in a parking lot and asked about the little raised Pontiac on the driver's side eyelid- he said he's make it look like it was never there for fifty bucks. So I said, go for it.

From the very first glance, I like it without much better. Makes it look a bit cleaner on the front end. Anyone else do this?

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Edit: these are the original, crappy, rainy pics, for reference:

http://home.comcast.net/~sectari/images/DSCF1274s.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~sectari/DSCF1275s.jpg


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Old 02-08-2007, 12:57 AM
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I can barely tell with all the reflections but it looks good.
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sweet!!!!
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I thought it was a sarcasting post and that they had royally f@cked your hood up (re: all the crazy @ss reflections)

Then I read the post and I was even more confused by the pic...

I think it looks good, get us some less psychedellic pics though !
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Looks pretty nice.
Old 02-08-2007, 01:18 PM
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Default sorry about that

I didn't think the rain would detract so much Must remember to have LSD _after_ photography!

here are some better, less rainy (& bigger) pics:

http://home.comcast.net/~sectari/ima.../DSCF1299s.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~sectari/ima.../DSCF1300s.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~sectari/ima.../DSCF1301s.jpg

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Nice looking the newer pics help a lot.
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You're right, it does make it look cleaner/smoother.
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Much better.
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Looks 100x's better than factory !
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looks awesome. one thing that i want to do to mine eventualy. very subtle that hardly anyone will notice, but thats the way it should be.
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looks way better
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Clean!
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Do you know how they did it? Did they pound the raised letters back in then fill/smooth it?
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Originally Posted by DEMONBIRD
I thought it was a sarcasting post and that they had royally f@cked your hood up (re: all the crazy @ss reflections)

Then I read the post and I was even more confused by the pic...

I think it looks good, get us some less psychedellic pics though !

LOL x2
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Nice subtle change, it looks good.
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ive been wanting to do that since i got my T/A, my whole drivers haedlight assembly and that cover is being replaced right now and the bodyshop wouldnt do it for me...looks good
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I have the sameeeeee issue. a bad scrap on the front bumper from a wall. I hope i can get mine done for 50 bucks
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Looks 10X better ......
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That looks a lot better.



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