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Old Feb 19, 2010 | 02:17 AM
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I've seen a few the other way around (skirts and rear valance w/o front), but I haven't seen it this way. Apologies for the poor photos (phone camera).




It reminds me of the old E30 BMWs, but in person the front piece doesn't overpower the skirts. You can kind of see this in the smaller side shot.
 

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Old Feb 19, 2010 | 06:05 PM
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swapped the horrible photos with slightly less horrible ones
 
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Old Feb 19, 2010 | 06:50 PM
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I like that front fascia, the rims really give it the head turner effect.


- Still havent found any silver Vinyl for the sidemarkers Help pls! a link?

- So for the rims, you said the fenders were rolled alot, do ya have a pic of the inside of the fender so i can get an idea to my bodywork guy?

With the H&R springs , did anymore work have to be done so your not stuck on rubber?
 

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hey that looks pretty good, i like it!
 
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 11:22 AM
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If you do this, I would recommend getting the spoiler from Mina Gallery (especially if you are in North America). The price is great ($285+ affordable shipping) and the fitment was so tight that it held itself up overnight for the epoxy to dry. It really snaps on.

For fiberglass aftermarket stuff, it also needed the least amount of paint prep I've experienced and no waviness either.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by fabfive
I like that front fascia, the rims really give it the head turner effect.


- Still havent found any silver Vinyl for the sidemarkers Help pls! a link?

- So for the rims, you said the fenders were rolled alot, do ya have a pic of the inside of the fender so i can get an idea to my bodywork guy?

With the H&R springs , did anymore work have to be done so your not stuck on rubber?
Thanks.

The vinyl is a 3M product made for Scotchcal - line is 220 and color is silver as far as I can tell. A sign shop with Scotchcal products should have it in stock I would think (silver is so common).

I honestly don't think fender rolling is necessary with these wheels. I just did that for my 19s that were briefly on here. The offsets are mega high and clearance isn't a problem. I could probably space the rears out 20mm without rubbing now (that bugs me kind of). They are just 20x9.5 ET47 and the 19x10s were ET35 - whole different kettle of fish. I didn't even touch the fronts.
 
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 11:58 PM
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Looks good man!
 
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 12:45 AM
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ufoz8,
stanced, ehh? how stanced? what suspension are you running?
 
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 11:33 AM
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ufoz8,
stanced, ehh? how stanced? what suspension are you running?
KW coilovers... Very slammed, going for the HellaFlush look with some nice concave wheels.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 03:05 PM
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Are you going for something like this then:


And I thought I was innovating, but if you do this, my car will look so conservative. Can't wait to see pics.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 08:27 PM
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negative camber on all 4 points, im guessing?

is it even possible to get the "hellaflush" look on a jag?
 

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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 09:10 PM
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negative camber on all 4 points, im guessing?

is it even possible to get the "hellaflush" look on a jag?

It is possible on any car. I would love to do something like this, but the airbags or coilovers aren't cheap enough for me to justify it and I have a 62 mile per day roundtrip commute. I'll keep my POS aligned then and drivable, but I have owned cars with less than a half inch of ground clearance in the past - before air bags made it a bit more doable.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 10:31 PM
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God I wish I could unsee that...
 
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 11:18 PM
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by chknhwk
God I wish I could unsee that...
I hear ya!
 
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 10:59 PM
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Yeah... Not quite as extreme as that GS (that thing is on air and is rocking -6 camber easily + stretching 225s on a 10.5" wheel)... This thing is pretty on point with its ride height/wheel fitment, I'm going for something more like this:



Side note, have you guys checked out some of the J-Complete cars? Some of them are pretty sick... Sadly, their X Type collection is pretty weak.
 

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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 04:47 PM
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Now that is much more well thought out... LOL I love the ADV1 wheels. I'd buy a set if they would make them in a 17x8!
 
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 05:25 PM
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Now that is much more well thought out... LOL I love the ADV1 wheels. I'd buy a set if they would make them in a 17x8!
They don't make small diameter fitments or 5x108 pattern?
 
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 06:22 PM
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No, a LOT of companies don't. I've emailed so many companies trying to find some decent wheels that I like. Didn't have much luck... Thinking about starting my own company for smaller performance wheels.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 07:29 PM
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ADV1 can make 5x108 wheels.... If you can shell out $1000+ a piece. The 19x9.5s run about $1300 a pop, I'm sure if you were really serious about it and called them they could make you whatever size/offset/style you want.
 
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