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limoncello · 04-30-2005, 07:58 AM

First photos - low bling but acres of yellow. Gotta get some yellow caliper covers. Open for thoughts on clear vs. yellow on the turn signals. Project list (in order)
1. Rear speakers
2. Brake upgrade (probably just x-drilled rotors and street/race pads)
3. Wouldn't mind coloring the bumper pads yellow. (Paint? Buy 05s?)

Adam · 04-30-2005, 08:07 AM

Nice car. If I had that car I would do a complete amberectomy before anything else. Yellow calipers would look cool too. Congrats!

PeterJoyce · 04-30-2005, 10:28 AM

You can paint the rear bumberetts but I dont think the 05's would fit. They are a diffrent design

ACD · 05-02-2005, 10:48 AM

I actually like the orange and yellow combination. I would spend the money on 18" wheels.

Nice reference to the excellent summer italian liquor by the way. If you ever visit Italy the owners of little restaurants often make their own limoncello and get very excited to share it with you if you ask, or if your wife/girlfriend is attractive.

YellowJacket · 05-02-2005, 11:14 AM

I actually like the black bumper pads -- don't paint them!

And I wouldn't do yellow calipers, I think it'd be too much. I really like your car as is. Maybe if you did red calipers, it would be ok, because they'd be stand out a bit and not look so "ricey" (red calipers are known to be a Porsche thing; yellow calipers come across as a "16yo in a Honda" thing).

I think the amberectomy idea is a good one, as is the rear speakers idea. I need to do both on my car, too.

Oh, and I can't tell the year on that, but if it's a 97, then you can't do 18"'s (which someone suggested).

Nice car, though!

Adam · 05-02-2005, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by YellowJacket

I actually like the black bumper pads -- don't paint them!

And I wouldn't do yellow calipers, I think it'd be too much. I really like your car as is. Maybe if you did red calipers, it would be ok, because they'd be stand out a bit and not look so "ricey" (red calipers are known to be a Porsche thing; yellow calipers come across as a "16yo in a Honda" thing).

Have you ever seen a GT2 or a Carrera Gt? I have to disagree with you .

YellowJacket · 05-02-2005, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam

Have you ever seen a GT2 or a Carrera Gt? I have to disagree with you .

Funny that you said that. As soon as I posted, I realized that

My mistake.

Lux · 05-02-2005, 06:10 PM

I think clears all around would update the look nicely.

Painted bumperettes = good.

Painted calipers = good.

Caliper covers??? = not good.

BTW, I think the yellow calipers would look better than red on a yellow car. Red and yellow reminds me of Ronald McDonald.

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Adam · 05-02-2005, 06:51 PM

Ronald lol i wish i woulda thought of that....

limoncello · 05-03-2005, 04:32 AM

Quote: ACD: "Nice reference to the excellent summer italian liquor by the way."

Our next door neighbor in bella Napoli showed me how to make limoncello using the lemons in the yard. Nothing could be easier. I like the homemade because you can adjust the strength and sweetness to taste. Our local store sells it for about $30 a bottle, the ingredients cost about $4. The savings will go towards upgrading the brakes.