Buget Ballin
05-16-2010, 10:16 PM
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I've looked @ your ride since you posted the orig budget ballin thread....love the wheels, love the roof, yellow fogs are badass as well.....not a huge fan of the gas cover but like you said it's your ride and it's not a permanent thing either.....I got my duplicolor gunmetal on order @ the local Oreilly's, should be here by tomorrow.....mine's platinum as well but with black int....any idea on some sterio ***** that aren't $100...WTF?....keep up the inspiration for all of us ballin on a budget
05-16-2010, 10:34 PM
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but there are already 2 black V's going so youll have to either paint the car or drive something else, we cant have too many down there, then people will know what they are haha
05-16-2010, 10:38 PM
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This up coming weekend is Cruise Week like thousands of domestic cars, new and old. This year the Fonz is gona be there too lol.
I've looked @ your ride since you posted the orig budget ballin thread....love the wheels, love the roof, yellow fogs are badass as well.....not a huge fan of the gas cover but like you said it's your ride and it's not a permanent thing either.....I got my duplicolor gunmetal on order @ the local Oreilly's, should be here by tomorrow.....mine's platinum as well but with black int....any idea on some sterio ***** that aren't $100...WTF?....keep up the inspiration for all of us ballin on a budget.
one more quick question....what did you do on your centers? I noticed they aren't just painted
one more quick question....what did you do on your centers? I noticed they aren't just painted
The radio ***** are an easy fix. If you look on the second page there is a shot of my radio *****. I just used vinyl cut on flat black I think the measurement is
1/4" X 1". Any graphics shop that does vinyl should be able to do it cheap. They can even round the edges, it makes it easier to put on. Also It depends on how bad they are. Mine are efd up and it dosent cover the whole thing. But it is better then nothing.
If you look at the shot of the gas door I think you can see it but the center is a V symbol in Vinyl.
05-17-2010, 02:04 AM
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Thats what they make chocolate and vanilla for. It was all about beeing on a budget. If you look at 90% of Touring cars you will find carbon roofs and yellow fogs. Just sticking up for myself here, but dont you go to chruch every sunday? Hence the reason you want to know if a hard gutair case will fit in the trunk, because your children are in the back seat? What are you teaching your children if your bashing someone you dont even know on a internet forum? I dont do mods expecting everyone will like them, I do them because I like them. That is what makes me uniuqe..
Different strokes I guess, but when you find yourself in a fume fog having just spray painted the wiring loom under your hood, think about what I've said...Sorry man, I'm shopping for a platinum CTS-V, and yours kinda set me off.
Honestly, I like the looks of a clean V, and not one all covered with "stuff" trying to make it "unique". Good luck with your car. I'm out.
05-17-2010, 09:26 AM
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Hahaha... I gotta agree this car has set me off from the beginning. I wouldn't drive it if you paid me. But again to each their own. If you love it then that is all that matters! I am sure that if I wrap my car I will have some haters too. Just please fix the holes in your front bumper or put the plates back on. As much as everything else isn't to my taste at least it is finished.
05-17-2010, 11:00 AM
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M.T.,
Not pissing on you bro', but can you cover the side markers with a carbon layer that prevents it from reflecting? Just looking out for ya, as I got ticketed for tinted tails, and this seems along those lines.
Keep posting M.T., as you will never get a consensus, but knowing you have helped a few is all that matters!
Not pissing on you bro', but can you cover the side markers with a carbon layer that prevents it from reflecting? Just looking out for ya, as I got ticketed for tinted tails, and this seems along those lines.
Keep posting M.T., as you will never get a consensus, but knowing you have helped a few is all that matters!
05-17-2010, 12:10 PM
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M.T.,
Not pissing on you bro', but can you cover the side markers with a carbon layer that prevents it from reflecting? Just looking out for ya, as I got ticketed for tinted tails, and this seems along those lines.
Keep posting M.T., as you will never get a consensus, but knowing you have helped a few is all that matters!
Not pissing on you bro', but can you cover the side markers with a carbon layer that prevents it from reflecting? Just looking out for ya, as I got ticketed for tinted tails, and this seems along those lines.
Keep posting M.T., as you will never get a consensus, but knowing you have helped a few is all that matters!
lol I know not every one is gonna like it but that's kinda why I do it. It is all removable If need be but I like it my mood and style change so much that I will most likey only keep it this way a few weeks. Man I would have loved to have seen the comments, if I had paint my wheels the color I wanted too. Cronstruction Hazard flouresent Green! See to me its not a
"Cadilac" with my nose to the air. Its just another car, that happens to be well built despite a few flaws but none the less its just a car. If it had been a (Insert Coveted Car Of Dreams Here) I would do the same thing put what I want on It and call it mine. That why the I Heart Haters is right up front so everyone can see it.
06-27-2010, 11:34 PM
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Well your budget ballin project has inspired me....I got a CAI from a buddy that he wasn't using, I saw it on a shelf in the garage and offered him Free dollars for it and he took it. It's gonna require a good bit of modding to get it to work...I'll post some pics later
06-28-2010, 07:59 PM
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I like everything except the fuel door and the fogs. The windshield sticker kicks ***.
While I was looking at the pics of your car, here is how I looked:
While I was looking at the pics of your car, here is how I looked:
06-28-2010, 09:34 PM
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I'm not a fan of covering things up with fake CF just for looks, but as you said, it's your personal taste. It's cool to see somebody taking a budget approach to common upgrades and a unique approach to other upgrades, whether I agree with the styling or not. To be clear, I love the way carbon fiber looks, and I would kill to have a CF hood, roof, and decklid. But to me, the benefit of carbon fiber is its light weight, while the appearance is a pleasant byproduct. I would love to replace parts with carbon fiber versions, but I wouldn't tape fake carbon fiber (or real CF, for that matter) to any part of my car.
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