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Old 04-02-2015, 10:46 AM
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i just wanted to start my own thread documenting the changes in my car, i bought my car in late February with 56k on the odometer and pretty much stock except the original owner got the the front grill and headlights painted black and also had the nissan badge shaved and bumper repainted


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got some rear spacers installed and i got the windows tinted. i thought it made it look much better
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I would suggest front spacers also
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then i got an intake and polished the strut bar
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then i painted the plenum

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Originally Posted by iideadeyeii
I would suggest front spacers also
i agree, i always seem to forget i didnt get them with the rears
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i had a spare set of stock wheels so i painted them black and put a red pin stripe around them
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and did a rear wiper delete
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Looking way better on stockies!
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Someone shop a white stripe to those wheels. I want to see how it looks.

EDIT: MS PAINT WHITE STRIPES LOOK BAD ***




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Definitely need a drop.....the gap you have would look good on a f-350
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Originally Posted by ridered929rr
Definitely need a drop.....the gap you have would look good on a f-350
Thats coming next....just dont know when
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I think the gap is fine. I was never a fan of the tire sitting flush with the fender. I like to have equal space as there is from the side of the tire to the fender as the top has.
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Wiper delete was a good call. Dodge Avenger shorty antenna goes for $7. Coming along.
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Thanks for the tip on the dodge antenna. I think I might go get one today
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roof wrapped and dodge antenna installed
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I like the roof wrap, the rest = "champagne taste on a beer budget." Did you rattle paint the throttle body?!
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for now until i get it all polished, the beer budget stays till i pay off the car, kinda more important...
we're not all baller status

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Originally Posted by boamedt
roof wrapped and dodge antenna installed
I'm
Chasing the Perrin 2'' shorty antenna from either Vivid Racing or Amazon, $20 ...
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