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haha yea man, I need to get on that. After the changes to the car this Spring, a DSLR will be the next thing I'll be saving up for :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Thrizzl3
I can't wait til spring to start shooting.Quote:
Originally Posted by FD22
my camera of course ;)
So that's what it looks like when it's clean...
Shots shall indeed be firedQuote:
Originally Posted by Thrizzl3
haha oh cmon, it's winter, cut me some slack :PQuote:
Originally Posted by m_bisson
There's times where I love just staring at my car. This wasn't one of those times..
http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/...ps193c7976.jpg
Courtesy of the little snow-squall we had, plus an hour of driving. Looked even nastier in person.
So glad I had washed it yesterday...
Is winter done yet?
looks like *******
edit: you can let your imagination tell you who's handle I put there.
I bet it's all clean now though :)
Look at the bright side my friend, only a month left.....or so I think.
LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by The Wolf
If its who I think it is, I think you missed one *
Yea man, I hope! I'm getting very anxious for summer! Or even just spring for that matter lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Timotee
Getting some major summer nostalgia the past couple weeks haha going through old pics from the past summer, figured I'd throw a couple up that I don't think I had shared before
http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/...ps82552cfc.jpg
http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2224c990.jpg
A few subtle changes to the car this coming Spring and I should finally be done modding this thing haha for real, I swear! :(
Looking forward to the summer of 2014! Winter needs to get like MJ, and beat it.
you need rear flares, would look perfect
Tell me about it! I don't have the budget for new ones, so I've been looking out for a used set for a long time now, but still no luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by thanu31
Yeah. Flares would look perfect for sure.
Looking good ! :thumbsup
+1 it'll be complete after thatQuote:
Originally Posted by thanu31
Yea, really hoping to have someone on here part with their set of rear flares soon :P haha not too common though
Sent ya a PM man
More low soon?
where'd you get the side skirts? i've been looking at a couple sets online, one is straight along, the other has a cut out in the middle. i'm assuming it's to not trip on it as you get in your car, i like the look of them, but i'm torn as it's about $60 difference
Hopefully soon!Quote:
Originally Posted by CH0SiiN1
It doesn't get in the way of tripping or anything. I got mine off of a (brief) member on here who bought them from Nextmod brand new and didn't install on his car. So I'm assuming you can hit up Nextmod to get a set for yourself too.Quote:
Originally Posted by ryan2.3
Well, I guess I can start updating this again. Finally getting the car ready for summer. A couple small things done over the last few days:
OEM LED Tails
Love the new, clean look of the LED's at the back. Just gotta get me an LED third brake light and an LED modulator for the turn signals and I'll be all set
http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5f106067.jpg
http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/...psa1cd1558.jpg
HID's
Took me long enough to make the jump to HID's. After the first night of having them, I'm glad I did. What a difference in the light output!
5K H7's paired with Yellow 3K H11 Fogs
http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/...psc2aa48e1.jpg
http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/...ps990370ed.jpg
Unfortunately, the car won't be fully back to summer mode for another few weeks. But a couple more things to do here and there before then, and then I shall be done :)
mmm crisp quality pictures
Oh shush :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Mitchell3
Can you say SSSSS-WWWW-EEEE-T?
Nice touches. good job.
Oh yeah buddy. This year is going to be awesome!looks so good
Looking good bro!!
hope today went well man! pumped to see the finished product
You put the coils on yet?! I must see low!
sssss-wwww-eeee-t!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Timotee
Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by ottoyu34
Oh it most certainly is. Can't wait!Quote:
Originally Posted by greyseason
Thank you kind sir!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jackal
So am I ;) hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by greffer31
The man wants to see installed coils? Then installed coils I shall show him!Quote:
Originally Posted by r4mi5awi
Yes, got the coils in today. Took a while, and started out a bit rough, but they're in lol. The fronts are at max low, and the rears are a bit high (I hate rake!) so will have to even it out in the next few weeks. Running at max stiffness, it is significantly a more..err noticeable?..ride than before haha definitely rougher and less forgiving to the slightest bumps/cracks/indents/ridges in the roads. The rubbing on the inner fender is something I'll have to get used to as well. I used to go slow over bumps and inclines as is, but now it's gonna have to be super-slow. Definitely a firmer ride though. Feels more planted, that's for sure.
http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/...ps78ace77c.jpg
Here's the front end after the install. The ground clearance should lessen significantly once I get my lip-on-lip back on lol
http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/...psa75f9564.jpg
This is how the front wheel gap situation sits right now. About a (tight) finger gap. Should note though that this is with 17" winters.
Well, car still isn't in summer mode yet. But with about two more weeks to go (hopefully; if things go according to plan) it will be. So until then, I was in the mood to whore out cellphone pictures of the winter-mode look in summer-mode-like weather.
Can't wait till I get off these damn winter wheels! Aside from the nasty look of steelies, the vibrations and noise are really starting to get to me now that warmer weather is here.
http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/...ps48cc3a33.jpg
I remember back when I could almost fit a fist in my wheel gap. Though thankfully I don't think the 3's came with as much wheel gap as the new Corolla's. I mean, jeez, look at that thing!
http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/...ps34810801.jpg
http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/...ps05778c62.jpg
http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7546a240.jpg
http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/...ps89861a5d.jpg
I actually really like the way she's sitting right now. Just gotta drop the rear a little to match the fronts.
http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/...ps79f14bd1.jpg
And finally, a random parking lot creeper shot. Made my car seem super low compared to these guys, so I liked the pic :P haha
End of whoring till summer mode is in full effect. If it ever happens... :P
I feel dirty now....
hurry with summer mode. You can't let me beat you.
Its like May and your still rockin Steelies haha. I love the color of the car. Orange blacked out works. Now get the damn summers on! Hell take a half hour with the car jack. Done and done ;P.
Mission accomplishedQuote:
Originally Posted by Genpu_Mz3
Ha, it's gonna be close!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Wolf
Thanks man!Quote:
Originally Posted by jaimie08mazda3
Wish it were that easy :P soon though, soooooooon
"If things go according to plan....."
We will be waiting you know! :)
Having one hell of a time with this car. Much frustration! lol So it was a nice feeling to finally have something go (relatively) smoothly. Finally removed my side moldings! Really don't know why it took me this long to do it. Should've been done a long time ago.
Used a hair drier to heat it up, some (minty) dental floss to get behind the edge of the molding, and simply pulled. Took my time with it, and no paint damage or fading or anything, so was definitely happy to see that. Goo-Gone did me no good at all though lol the residue was very tough, and after trying a few methods, the easiest/most efficient way was simply heating it up further and using my fingers to rip it off. So..that took a while. Still some residue left here and there that I couldn't even get off with a claybar, but with a little more patience another day, I'll get around to cleaning it up.
Anyway, pics!
http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6615da07.jpg
http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/...pscecdfafe.jpg
Summer mode prep almost coming to an end, finally!
No moldings makes the car so MUCH cleaner! Good job
I know right! Was hesitant on doing it all this time because of potential paint damage and/or different shades of paint finish underneath, but I was in the swing of working on the car the past few days, and decided to just do it. Glad I finally did. Hopefully the residue remains come off soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by jay93
one side took me 3 hours. said f it
did the other side a month later after it baked in the sun for the day... took my 15 mins :)