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Old 04-15-2009 | 07:00 PM
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Thumbs up WWP - New Wheels, Bodywork, Headliner Pics...

Finally had chance to take some pictures after the new Wheels/Tires/Bodywork and headliner have been finished/installed. (Not posted any decent pic's since i got it, 09/2005)

The wheels are Tenzo Cuzco 19 * 9.5 + 45 (need pushing out a touch more), Tires are Vredestein 245 / 35 / 19, Great for street, not perfect for track.

Had some bodywork done too, Lower rear bumper painted and mesh installed, mesh installed on the front bumper, and the blue Sebring shaped dent removed from the rear fender (that i carefully installed last year).

The headliner is a carbon cloth that i cant for the life of me remember where i bought it, but the install was a horrendous pain in the *** but the end result seems decent!

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Old 04-15-2009 | 07:02 PM
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wow, looking good!! love that interior!!!!
Old 04-15-2009 | 07:07 PM
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Love the wheels and the headliner...
Old 04-15-2009 | 07:17 PM
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Great looking car! And your comment on the wheels, do you mean, you need a wider width or lower offset? I actually think it looks pretty good as is
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Old 04-15-2009 | 07:20 PM
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those wheels are sweet!
Old 04-15-2009 | 07:24 PM
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I'm really liking the headliner. I can't imagine what you went through installing that.
Old 04-15-2009 | 07:52 PM
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Nice pics. I like the wheels maybe you will need 275 rubber ?? to push them a lil more out
I was thinking about painting the black rear bumper to match the body color. Can you take a better pic form the rear but not on an angle just from like 4-5 feet behind ??
Old 04-15-2009 | 08:41 PM
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wow those wheels look great.... also love that CF headliner and pillars... great job
Old 04-15-2009 | 10:03 PM
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Wow you destoryed those bugs!
Old 04-15-2009 | 10:11 PM
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how much was the carbon fibre leather job?
Old 04-15-2009 | 10:45 PM
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that looks really nice. congrats dude.
Old 04-15-2009 | 10:49 PM
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wow, i'm freakin' jealous of that headliner...

freakin' sweet...
Old 04-15-2009 | 10:55 PM
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i love the rims... and headliner
Old 04-15-2009 | 11:18 PM
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Cheers for the comments guys :D

Originally Posted by VBGT
Great looking car! And your comment on the wheels, do you mean, you need a wider width or lower offset? I actually think it looks pretty good as is
Steve
Need lower offset, ill get the alignment sorted and measure and make some spacers to get the wheels flush.

Originally Posted by MazdaEight
I'm really liking the headliner. I can't imagine what you went through installing that.
Mostly hell, haha, i don't recommend it for upholstery beginners and that is coming from an upholstery beginner(first and last time i'm touching anything to do with cloth/leather/glue)

Originally Posted by Motomouse
I was thinking about painting the black rear bumper to match the body color. Can you take a better pic form the rear but not on an angle just from like 4-5 feet behind ??



Originally Posted by frankcastle123
how much was the carbon fibre leather job?
About $90 in materials my cousin got for me, i cant remember for the life of me (i have been asked many times) where i got them from, it was somewhere local tho. It cost another 90 in glue, and about 15 years of my life, i hate hate hate hate glue/cloth/stuff, ill stick to electricity, mechanics and programming thanks!
Old 04-15-2009 | 11:39 PM
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I want a white 8 sooo bad!!!! ahhhh sooo sexy!!! It looks amazing, the headliner contrasting the white is awesome.

Congratulations.
Old 04-16-2009 | 10:03 AM
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Did you make extra head room for your helmet? I know mine hits the headliner and I'm only 5'8"
Old 04-16-2009 | 10:16 AM
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nice ride dude, congrats!
Old 04-16-2009 | 10:18 AM
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arghhh u beat me to it im doing that friday but just in black
Old 04-16-2009 | 10:18 AM
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absolutely gorgeous looking 8. so clean...
Old 04-16-2009 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by jfxp
Did you make extra head room for your helmet? I know mine hits the headliner and I'm only 5'8"
No :/ I came home with backache, i'm 6'2"... I need a lower seat and to remove the headliner/sunroof.... all will be done when i turn it into a track car when its paid off :D
Old 04-16-2009 | 11:08 AM
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i dont know how i feel about rear bumper yet
Old 04-16-2009 | 11:16 AM
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Headliner looks awesome... got any more pics?
Old 04-16-2009 | 11:19 AM
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Really handsome looking wheels on the WWP. The headliner is really nice but I'd like to see pictures of what you did with the map light/sunglasses surround - do you plan on dying the trim panels?
Old 04-16-2009 | 03:44 PM
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I'm at a loss of words, its amazing!
Old 04-16-2009 | 04:07 PM
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very nice! But why get 9.5 inch rears and only have 245 rubber on it?


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