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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 07:01 PM
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I have blacked out the front of my car here are the current pics


I did have this decal on the rear

BUT I now have this one


SO the question is.....should I repaint the grill surround and emblym border red along with the lower grill surround and around the fog lights of leave it black..I will be painting the center cap on the wheels for sure, and the surround on the side vents as well, but wasn't sure about the front...Gimme opinions.

And dont say lose the Punisher vinyl....not happening.
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 07:08 PM
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id say leave it blacked out and black out the skull again. nice lookin car by the way
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 07:13 PM
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Looks good, but take off the skull. What did you use to tint the turn signals? Just lens spray tint?
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 07:15 PM
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Yeah just spray tint, and then I changed the amber bulds for white ones.
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by monte_with_a_LS4
id say leave it blacked out and black out the skull again. nice lookin car by the way
I agree 110%... It looked better the way you had. The car looks bad ***! But I have a question: how in the hell do you see at night?!

Do you ever come up to greenwood on the weekends?
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 07:22 PM
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I think the red outline will look better when I get more red on the car, I am adding sponsor decals with red outlines, and painting the items i mentioned earlier, like I said I just dont know about front.
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 07:28 PM
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leave it black
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 4DoorRaceCar
I think the red outline will look better when I get more red on the car, I am adding sponsor decals with red outlines, and painting the items i mentioned earlier, like I said I just dont know about front.
So you're sponsored then???
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 07:41 PM
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Yeah, for some little stuff at the moment working on some bigger sponsors. Currently, Siliconeintakes.com, LEDGlow.com, and Enerpulse Plugs.
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 4DoorRaceCar
Yeah, for some little stuff at the moment working on some bigger sponsors. Currently, Siliconeintakes.com, LEDGlow.com, and Enerpulse Plugs.
O cause I was gonna say it's kinda stupid to put fake sponsor decals on a non-sponsored car lol. But thats cool. Not too many LS4's are sponsored on here.

Maybe someone can help me out, but is Rossko sponsored??
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 07:55 PM
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I know he got some parts and labor free or cheap I dunno about actual sponsored though...I will ask him.
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 08:50 PM
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thats cool how would you go about getting sponsored?
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 09:44 PM
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Be careful, you may give JP a boner lol
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 09:53 PM
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Got to be able to offe rhte companies something...it depends alot on what you want and what they need you just have to contact them, and let them know who you are what you have what you want and what you can do for them...and they will either, say yeah, say no, say they can give you a partial which is a discount, or ignore you....lol
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 10:26 PM
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please for the love of god, don't add stickers to the car.
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by CenTexSS
Be careful, you may give JP a boner lol
Only if it was flat.



Hard to believe it's almost been a year...


Also, leave it black.

EDIT: Black decal, paint the calipers black, and lose the Pontiac badge.
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 11:27 PM
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OK so I am getting the idea that the flat black should go back on....and in case you are worried, dont be, because i dont care....this will be one of the most rice muscle cars you have seen, I am adding a body kit, decals, neons, and maybe even a picture of a dragon on the back window...ok no dragon but anyway...I will get the flat black decal back on and have the sponsor decals made in flat black to match...and I like the idea of painting the calipers...good call.
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 11:30 PM
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yea leave it black dude. Its so sick that way man.!!
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 11:40 PM
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I said that because mine are black.



Hard to tell in that pic...
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 12:01 AM
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OH I cant see that pic on my computer....thats probly why it was so confusing.
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