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Old Jun 6, 2010 | 09:26 AM
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Ended up picking the car up real late on friday and it rained most of yesterday but i got a few pictures after the rain. The sun was going down so the color looks quite a bit darker, i'll get some better pictures today.





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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 06:57 PM
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 10:39 PM
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Looks good. Now time for some new rims!
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 01:34 AM
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That looks great... very tasteful. I like the way it still has a unique and aggressive look, but isn't cheesy or ricey looking in the least bit.

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Looks good. Now time for some new rims!
My old RX7 was repainted long beach NSX blue and had 17" 5-spokes on it powdercoated black... the black/blue combo looked fantastic. You might want to consider just having your stock rims refinished and powdercoated in black if you don't want to spend the money on a brand new set of rims at the moment.
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 02:27 PM
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Thanks guys-

New rims are next on the list, I'm leaning towards some 5zigen FN01R-C's coated in gunmetal. But since they don't make them in gunmetal I'm going to get them in black and see how they look before re-coating them.
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Old Jun 15, 2010 | 08:21 PM
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The car is back at the body shop to have a few spots fixed so I never got any real good pictures of it. Here is one that shows the color a little better than the previous pictures, it was taken on my phone so it isn't the best.

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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 12:03 PM
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Paint that hood mesh flat black (SEM TRIM BLACK) and that **** will look ****.

Beautiful color
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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 01:11 AM
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That color is fresh. Looking good.

I'd suggest getting some rims and coilovers ASAP to fill up those wheel wells and get that stance right.

Also change the mirrors. I think some GT Style CF Mirrors would look better. The stock ones are too bulky for the style now.
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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 04:57 PM
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Had a few things made right with the paint, and also had it re-buffed with some better compound.

I got to take some decent pictures of the car finally. And yes I know I need new wheels, I just have to decide which ones I want first.







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Old Aug 7, 2010 | 05:16 PM
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I'm thinking of these wheels, if I can find a set somewhere.





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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 12:49 AM
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Yea paint looks great. Your vehicle will really start comming together with new wheels and a lower ride height. I too have the MS front bumper and am getting ready to paint myself. I'm doing everything myself so we'll see how it turns out.
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Old Aug 14, 2010 | 07:08 PM
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which gtc covers did you use
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 01:03 PM
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^^ I got them in a group buy on here a few years ago
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 03:52 PM
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Car is looking great. I bet you are feeling a lot better now after all the crap that you had to deal with....
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Old Feb 12, 2022 | 04:31 AM
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I've decided to post this after much debate with myself..... ....between the shitty body work on this car and a corner being cut after literally. Everything I've taken apart so far I'm suprized this car actually made it across country to Colorado in one piece. There have been countless things about this car that have been Intentionally withheld knowing I would not have bought the car I'd I had known about them. And I must say I'm pretty upset. While I realize there no excuse for the body work as I was able to obviously see the car when Irrive to get it. There have been numerous.... and I mean numerous and Intentionally withheld things about the car that would have kept me from buying it.
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