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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 12:36 AM
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idk sam..........

ouch that sucks man. was it one of the poles at the end of the pump? i saw a lady do that at the bank going through the atm. ya she was in an old gmc van. dude she hit the thing so hard and at such an angle the ___ end of the van kicked out and to the side like 3 feet. she creamed the side back doors. she got out looked at it and drove off like it never happened. crazy.
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 03:28 AM
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yea, a buff would be the first try.... how deep do they feel?
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 03:31 AM
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ouch i dunno those look deep...
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 03:54 AM
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Does anyone realize how much easier getting gas would be if those stupid polls weren't there, they could have made them smaller or plastic but there whole intention is to absolutely destroy any car that hits them
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by mattieg
ouch i dunno those look deep...
They are pretty deep.....and there's places where the paint chipped right off.....and though it's not too noticeable there is a few dents. And yes......it was one of those fu@$ing poles. I'm trying to get it fixed without having to claim it on my insurance.
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 09:54 AM
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I'm with bruce.....personally I would grab some goof off and try and remove the white paint..then see where you stand....try buffing the spots out my concern would be the side skirt thou as it is plastic...dunno what your looking for as far as the repair outcome but you could do this yourself pretty simply too...good luck thou
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 11:49 AM
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i still can't see the pics!!!!!!!!
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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well im hoping to get my car back today from the shop. I just called and they are painting it as we speak. Then on to the heat lamps. And when I get her back she is sitting in my heated garage at work for the rest of the day. Anyone that looks at her wrong is gonna die.
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 02:25 PM
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Good. Stick a bandaid on her for fun.
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 02:51 PM
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lol my pour baby. So sam whats the final word on painting your car.
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 03:05 PM
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Well... painting the bodys going to be put on hold because I've got some other things to paint in the spring and slap on the xB. (Thanks again brian!!!) Sooo I'll be buying gallons of bsp paint to do the damn thing in april I'm thinking
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 03:56 PM
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nice, and if you need a hand with the fiberglass let me know. I can get some rage gold body filler and we can make it all peerrrttty
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 04:02 PM
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I'll def keep u in mind trust me because I'm not too experienced at fiberglass.
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 05:10 PM
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I'm looking to get a cleaning kit for my car, soap and water hasn't really been giving my car a shine, can anyone get me a link to some spray on polish, Sam, remember that stuff that Jamie was spraying on before the car show, that's what I was looking to get and some wheel cleaner, people at Auto Zone have no idea what I was talking about errrr lol, any help would be appreciated.
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 09:05 PM
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ummm just get Mother's claybar and detailing spray (both comes in a box together at walmart) and that'll do the job. You don't need fancy stuff to make you car look good. Frank's got some good tire cleaner I've seen him use at shows.
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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mothers is good. it brings out the shine in old beat up box. when i get the time to wax it. they got some good wheel cleaner too! spray on rinse off. you can through some good old fashon elbow grease in there too!
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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lol def do that and get some good wax... mothers or ice.... work great to get the shine... whater and soap wont give you the shine you need to clean wax and buff babby!! have fun with it and to all HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING CT PEEPS!!!!
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 10:21 PM
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Hey everyone, frank told me to post that there's a place that can make us EK hats with the logo embroidered and your name on the back for $20 each. Would anyone be interested in that?
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 11:53 PM
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They look really cool to saw one .... but you all will have to wait lol just alittle till he wants to release it
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 11:58 PM
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I don't really wear hats but if someone can put up a pic i'll probs get one so when we all meet i'll wear it.



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