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Old Jun 24, 2012 | 10:37 PM
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Yo wats up guys...I'm from chicago and I'm gonna b moving to either anaheim or a lil closer to l.a....I made a pit stop in arizona and I noticed a lot cars out here have their paint peeling...BAD!!! Is the sun just as intense out there? And wat can I do to protect my car from peeling
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Old Jun 24, 2012 | 10:54 PM
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not as bad here as AZ they get sum brutal sun there
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Old Jun 24, 2012 | 11:14 PM
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Wash,wax, and a garage.
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 09:01 AM
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How you dooin, Hay I'm from Chicago too lived on Grand & Division
Been out hear like 13 years now.
I'm down in the desert... about 2 hr before LA & it's Hot just like AZ,
but with out the smog like LA :p once you pass the windmills it starts cooling off. biggest thing for me was header bolts come off! lol but yeah i keep cars covered.. it helps & biggest prob i have run in to, is the wiring & connectors braking from drying out.. that and when i first moved i meted the window pillars in my 84 Z28 when i used one of the chrome sun shades

Good luck & have a safe trip!
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Old Jun 27, 2012 | 03:55 PM
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move to the beach area. you wont regret it. and we dont get that problem
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