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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 07:05 PM
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wuts up everyone...well after talkin with neothin about his wing on his tc..i loved it and i actually got the same wing..i want opinions first before i drill my trunk..its the sam eas his if anyone has seen it it looks so clean and flows with the car.i love it...you cant tell but its painted to match the graphics on the car...it looks really good in the sun...but i dont mind constuctive critism... ...and does anyone now how thick the trunk is..b4 i drill..

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rear view..it will obviously be closer to the trunk once its screwed into the trunk..
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 07:12 PM
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Looks good. Damn it looks cold there!
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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how thick the trunk metal is?

sheet metal.. like 1mm?
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 07:15 PM
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looks like a civic from behind...
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 07:17 PM
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looks ok.. maybe a full side profile shot may help too
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by pureXtC
looks like a civic from behind...
OUCH!
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 07:30 PM
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that wing looks close... but i dont think it's mine...







yours looks too... square? mine's more laid back.
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 07:39 PM
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wow, your car has 4 brakelights.
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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yep.
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by CustomTuners
wow, your car has 4 brakelights.
yeah, you better do something about that two "3rd" brake lights is rice in my book. Whatever car it's on, I've seen WRX's, G35's they all look bad with a brake light in the wing and another behind the glass.
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 07:49 PM
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wow, 2 third brake lights is rice now?

*sigh*

ah well, i have a ricetastic car. I might as well go order a can of folgers and weld it onto the exhaust.
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maybe not for everyone, but it is for me. Glad you didn't get all butt hurt about it. It might actually look alright with the 2 lights on the a similar vertical plane also. The only ones I've seen have had the OEM behind the glass.
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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If I could, I would put about 10 brake lights on mine b/c of the dumba$$es around my place that can't drive. This is coming out b/c i was rear ended yesterday..........oh well.


Not too keen on the wing though. Seems too...I don't know.......just doesn't flow with the car's styling.
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 10:10 PM
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dont like it
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 11:11 PM
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yeah like neothin said, i dont think u got the same as his. yours look more higher from the side.
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Originally Posted by jsa3mm
Originally Posted by pureXtC
looks like a civic from behind...
OUCH!
painful but true, it looks like the stock civic wing.
Old Jan 19, 2007 | 12:07 AM
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i like it.
Old Jan 19, 2007 | 12:52 AM
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i kinda like it... but it looks like an accord(98-2002 4 door) wing
Old Jan 19, 2007 | 12:58 AM
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Insanetc, I like the wing, it flows nicely with the rest of the car. My question would be why not paint it to match the car's color? What if you decide to remove you vinyl? Repaint the spoiler?
Old Jan 19, 2007 | 12:59 AM
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I like it as the accent color, it brings the vinyl around the car, instead of leaving it on the sides.



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