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kingtut · Postby **kingtut** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:14

Am I to assume the change in lighting made such a drastic change in wheel color?
I wanna say your wheels are the lighter blue in real-life. But I'd be lying if I said I didn't prefer the darker shade, shown in the garage pic.

_AlexTM · Postby **_AlexTM** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:14

They're kind of a mix of in between in normal lighting, the lower picture the lighting really made em pop out and lightened the shade of blue. I prefer the bottom personally

kingtut · Postby **kingtut** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:14

Fair enough, ha ha. They both look good. Paint seems to be holding up well...

_AlexTM · Postby **_AlexTM** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:14

Decently, yeah. The snow/ice is chipping them a little but not too bad. That was expected

_AlexTM · Postby **_AlexTM** » Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:14

So im thinking about dipping my car, i think olive green would be badass

kingtut · Postby **kingtut** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:14

_AlexTM wrote:So im thinking about dipping my car, i think olive green would be badass

Dip meet! Dip meet!

geo2maz · Postby **geo2maz** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:14

do it! have you considered camo green? its one of the other colors i like, and i'm not positive, but since its a standard color, it may be cheaper than a custom color, (olive green would require you to custom-mix it)

Also one thing to consider, dipping can make body damage show a bit more than stock paint, so if you have been wanting to fix your passenger-fender area maybe do it before dipping..

_AlexTM · Postby **_AlexTM** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:14

geo2maz wrote:do it! have you considered camo green? its one of the other colors i like, and i'm not positive, but since its a standard color, it may be cheaper than a custom color, (olive green would require you to custom-mix it)

Also one thing to consider, dipping can make body damage show a bit more than stock paint, so if you have been wanting to fix your passenger-fender area maybe do it before dipping..

or camo green would be sick too, i just saw that, and yeah that makes sense about the damage. although im not sure what you're referring to, my driver side back lower door area needs it

_AlexTM · Postby **_AlexTM** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:14

This is what inspired me haha https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=469371819800580&set=a.201100156627749.49584.198057786931986&type=1&relevant_count=1

_AlexTM · Postby **_AlexTM** » Thu May 09, 2013 9:14

Welp, my car is posted on CL, testing the waters to see what kind of hits i get on it. Wanting to go the e30 route, or possibly a GTI. Preferably BMW though.

Mortose · Postby **Mortose** » Fri May 10, 2013 9:14

IMO i wouldn't go for the GTI. I had a buddy with his and all the issues he told be about them........ Ugh.

Go with the BMW if your wanting something different. Just remember with those german cars come alot of money in maintenance.

_AlexTM · Postby **_AlexTM** » Fri May 10, 2013 9:14

Thats why im leaning towards an 88-90 3series, more reliable than modern bmw's

kingtut · Postby **kingtut** » Fri May 10, 2013 9:14

_AlexTM wrote:Thats why im leaning towards an 88-90 3series, more reliable than modern bmw's

True, but its still a 24yr old car...

KILLER_VIZ · Postby **KILLER_VIZ** » Sat May 11, 2013 9:14

You can get a genwon speed for about 16k low miles

_AlexTM · Postby **_AlexTM** » Sat May 11, 2013 9:14

I can hardly afford my 3, mostly cause of insurance. A speed will rape me haha

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