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Old Jan 21, 2006 | 06:02 AM
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Default Hyghgynx's '05 SSM tC <Updated>*Now Lowered!*

Peer-Pressure! j/k! I had been wanting to lower it for awhile now. So I finally did! TRD Springs. Turned out perfect for me. (I wanted it to be subtle, and that's what I got.) Special Shout-out to Stylis at http://precisionmuffler.com ! Thanks for the Axle-Back also! Don't sleep on this guy! He does excellent work! Here's some new pix! Enjoy!
Gad-Zooks! Wheel gap! (Before)

First, the schw-heet new Axle-Back! (After)

So fresh and so clean!

Updated pic of front with PIAA Mirror Org Turn Signals & HeadlightArmor.com Headlight Covers (HID Blue)

I swear I didn't hit that 'beater' in the pic!

Here's one for fun!

Let me know what's on your mind.
Old Jan 21, 2006 | 07:01 AM
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haha nice pix ... TRDs are great because they r not too low but make the car look much better ... love ur badging (black) .... car looking good keep up the good work
Old Jan 21, 2006 | 08:03 AM
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Very nice on the drop...I'm getting my TRD Springs next week can't wait to get them on my car!
Old Jan 21, 2006 | 02:21 PM
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Just what the car needed. haha, looks good.
Old Jan 21, 2006 | 06:40 PM
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i like the red tC more. LOL.
Old Jan 21, 2006 | 07:02 PM
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nice, it came out really good...........congrats. no more 4x4 for you!
Old Jan 21, 2006 | 07:07 PM
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Nice and clean!
Old Jan 21, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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Nice drop, like the rims too. Keep it clean.

-Dan
Old Jan 22, 2006 | 05:27 AM
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so hows the exhaust sound?
Old Jan 22, 2006 | 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by miraclecreator
so hows the exhaust sound?
Not loud at all. Has a low tone with little to no rasp. I was looking at the TRD Exhaust really hard, but when I read about the precisionmuffler.com Axle Back and saw how inexpensive it was, it really was a no-brainer. For the cost of the TRD Axle Back + shipping, I was able to get the precisionmuffler.com Axle Back AND lower my tC! Very good deal indeed IMHO! My tC is a daily driver, so I don't have an Intake or Header (yet? ).
Old Jan 22, 2006 | 08:17 AM
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very clean tC.....i like the pic with the hott model......hahah
Old Jan 23, 2006 | 04:23 AM
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y did u paint your tow hitch cover, really throws off the clean ness
Old Jan 23, 2006 | 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by markritch
y did u paint your tow hitch cover, really throws off the clean ness
It's not painted. I did a mod a while back where I covered my Scuff Plates with simulated CF overlay. I had extra, so I put it on my Tow Eyelet Cover. It comes right off. No offense, but I really don't see what the big deal is. (A lot of peeps ask me about it.) Its all about being original. That's just part of me being original.
Old Jan 23, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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nice drop. i really like. =]
Old Jan 23, 2006 | 05:34 PM
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i have a 50. cal machine gun poking out my tow hook hole..........

hey, one of these days ill have to meet up so i can hear that exahust, im considering doing something for my Tc, any hp gains?
Old Jan 23, 2006 | 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Kilo6_one
hey, one of these days ill have to meet up so i can hear that exahust, im considering doing something for my Tc, any hp gains?
Cool. About the hp gains? I don't have an Intake or Header. So my gains ( ) are minimal. (1-2hp) Its not as loud as the TRD Exhaust. I guess the best way to describe the exhaust now is that it 'purrs'. Even at high speeds its pretty quiet. That's what I was exactly looking for anyways; something not annoying or one of those exhausts that you can hear from a block away. Something that makes the tC sound a little bit more beefier than stock.
Old Jan 23, 2006 | 10:06 PM
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yeah, i hear you.......are you planning an intake? i just did a K&N drop in filter not sure of the gains vs. a CAI, but i dont want to mess with all that anymore......
Old Jan 24, 2006 | 12:58 AM
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sweet. loving the 5zigens
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