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Old 02-21-2008, 10:40 PM   #1
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thx man

springs are by Gemballa
bumperettes will get painted once it gets warm out thats for sure, i kinda wanna eliminate them completely but not sure on that yet.
and yeah, the wheel is absolutely beautiful, leather and perf. leather, very nice feel, and a little smaller, so grip and handling is great.
and i gave the wheels 3 coats of WheelWax treatment today as well, so they shine up very nice
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Old 02-21-2008, 10:47 PM   #2
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The FVD wheel I put in my car a few months ago is also smaller than OEM and I noticed right away it seemed to make the car "feel" better. I guess its less movement for my steering hands to make the front wheels move. The smaller wheel is an improvement.

I think there is a bracket behind the bumperetts that needs yo be cut or at least covered. I think our cars look better without them.
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Old 02-21-2008, 10:53 PM   #3
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yeah the bracket needs to be taken off, but the cost of repainting the whole bumper vs bumperettes is preventing me....i already spent more than i wanted on the car lol (everyones story hahah)
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Old 02-21-2008, 11:30 PM   #4
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Nevermind the bumperettes...leave them on...tell people you are matching them to the tires.

There you go my friend no more money spent on the car.

It looks good with them stock, dont sweat it.
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Old 02-22-2008, 08:29 AM   #5
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Your car looks great. I like your Porsche batwing. Where did you get it?
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Your car looks great. I like your Porsche batwing. Where did you get it?
its a stock batwing, when i painted my calipers red the first time i ordered those decals for it from xenonmods.com and they send you 6, so i had them leftover.
then now i have yellow calipers, and i personally think that porsche sript is too tiny and doesnt stand out at ALL, so i went with brembo ones.
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Old 02-22-2008, 09:47 AM   #7
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Looks nice! But, sacrificing function over form, I hope you never miss your airbag.
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