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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 11:38 AM
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So some of you may know I do locksmith work on the side when I'm not doing my engineering work. So I get a call to go make keys to a 97 trans am. I get to the job and this is what I see

Low miles vert. Well all looked good till I looked inside.


He works at Oreilly and bought all this stick on red carbon fiber crap and screwed in all these fake heat extractor things all over the doors. I think I threw up a little when I saw this.
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 11:42 AM
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Not my taste at all but at least he tried something different. Originality is a rare thing on these cars as Im sure most will agree. The carbon/red things are worse than those emblem thingys on the doors imo...
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 11:45 AM
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Man that is nasty...
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 11:54 AM
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Not my taste at all but at least he tried something different. Originality is a rare thing on these cars as Im sure most will agree. The carbon/red things are worse than those emblem thingys on the doors imo...
Oh I agree with you, but unfortunately IMO he ruined the doors. The carbon fiber crap can be removed and goo be gone would get rid of the evidence. But some parts are painted red (i.e. the e-brake handle) so those will never look right again, and the doors will always have the holes there.
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 11:56 AM
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ya it was very nasty. Everything else inside of the car was clean. The top had been replaced last year and the interior was still in great condition. Just not my cup of tea that's for sure.
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by litch2004
he ruined the doors. They will always have the holes there.

Agreed...
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 12:03 PM
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Well at least the exterior wasn't as bad.
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 12:03 PM
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Hey, did you tell the retard his mods were cool or.....? Just curious.
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Kinda looks like the Klingon symbol.
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 12:11 PM
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You guys are just mad he did it first and you all have to take your fake vents back to AZ. LMFAO

I hope no one else get a great idea out there to do this to there car, those vents suck on the outside AND even more on the inside. The carbon fiber is a preference if done right can look great but to much can be overwhelming to some
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by riceburnerZ28
Well at least the exterior wasn't as bad.
very true. the top had been replaced and the car had been repainted.

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Hey, did you tell the retard his mods were cool or.....? Just curious.
lol no i didnt say anything nor was it even brought up

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Kinda looks like the Klingon symbol.
lmao it does
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 12:24 PM
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looks like it could be easily removed and you'd have a nice car. At least he didnt do something thats much harder to fix like an ugly paint job.
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 02:16 PM
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Lol true.
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 04:50 PM
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The holes in the door can be fixed but would have to be covered on those portions of the door like a black leather cover stitched in with something else embroidered into the leather like LT1 or GM Performance, etc... whatever you like...
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 05:01 PM
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It's not the worst I've seen on here before but pretty bad... I wonder if he is a member? lol
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 05:09 PM
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that is horrible
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 06:30 PM
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Still think the High Rise wing is worst then that
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 06:40 PM
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While its not good, it isn't horrible. It looks like the car is taken care of at least.
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 10:18 PM
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Im gonna laugh when pictures like this get posted and it turns out to be a members car. lol.

If he wouldnt have done the door handles and the top of the console it wouldnt look so bad. The silver things on the doors though look ridiculous.
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by wrd1972
Kinda looks like the Klingon symbol.
ROFL, you're right, it kind of does.
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