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Old Sep 3, 2007 | 06:07 AM
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my hood is painted black...i bought it that way. and i have 5% tint all around so it doesnt look too bad...ive thought about painting the roof and pillars black and getting black wheels... and everyone around here knows the car by the hood and stuff.
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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 10:03 PM
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 09:23 PM
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Hey guys, just got the hood painted to match! Was going to do some black racing stripes but decided against it...atleast for now. I will post pictures tomorrow when I get some day light!
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 03:26 AM
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I guess I'm late on the thread, but I was going to say that if you wanted to keep it black I'd also balance it out with a black pillar, spoiler, and pop-ups.
I think that would look pretty agressive.

Otherwise... hell yes, match it!

And you did.
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