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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 12:19 AM
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Default my 05 ssm TC..... pics

hope... this works.. here is my baby..






or just visit..

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2060495/1
Old Jul 24, 2005 | 12:25 AM
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looks great, what % tint?
Old Jul 24, 2005 | 12:27 AM
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looks great, what % tint?
thanks... it's 5% or limo.....
Old Jul 25, 2005 | 12:56 AM
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those wheels go great with the body
Old Jul 25, 2005 | 12:58 AM
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I was always wondering if the OEM lip kit looked good on an SSM...

Now I have to have it.
Old Jul 25, 2005 | 12:59 AM
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Lowered?
Old Jul 25, 2005 | 01:01 AM
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Who did the Scion logo under the hood? That looks cool.
Old Jul 25, 2005 | 05:13 AM
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wow!! that is one cleeeean ride.
Old Jul 25, 2005 | 07:38 AM
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Mmm. Nice rims, and the logo under the hood is a great touch.
Old Jul 25, 2005 | 12:08 PM
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Thanks all for the compliments..

yes,.. lowered on TRD springs.. and the scion logo under the hood.... i had to make a stencil.. not to hard to do just time consuming.. and alot of testing on boxes before i actually did it on the hood insulation.. it looks alot better in person.. in the picture it looks like one side is alittle bit darker but it is not..

i guess i should put up the list of mods...

TRD springs, TRD rear sway bar, TRD exhaust, TRD drop-in airfilter,
Hotchkis Strut brace, Motegi FF7 19x7.5, tcover motor kit, S2000 antenna, redline hood strut, silverstars, waiting for CC s-pipe,

there are a few other things i want to put in..
Old Jul 25, 2005 | 12:31 PM
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I really like that logo stencil... what did you actually apply it with? Is it just silver spray paint? Anything special? I'm thinking now of putting a "SCION" across the middle (to make it different from yours ). Great idea though.
Old Jul 25, 2005 | 01:57 PM
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yup.. it just silver spray paint.. i used the high temp spray paint that you can pickup at the autoparts stores... you may be able to use regular paint.. i just used high temp paint cause i had it around..

the logo i did is not centers.. i could have centered it alittle more.. but the way that insulation mat is.. there are a few indentations that did not let center it perfectly..

also.. just a FYI.. i may not need to say this but just in case... remove the mat from the hood... and then paint what you want to paint on it.. you can probably paint it with the mat on the car.. but it may get messy with paint mist all over the place..
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Wow, really nice and clean. That's the way to go!
Old Jul 25, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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thanks
Old Jul 25, 2005 | 03:47 PM
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thanks
Those rims have actually been on my list, but in hyperblack. Yours are silver right?
Old Jul 25, 2005 | 03:51 PM
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Very nice. Do you have any rubbing with those rims?
Old Jul 25, 2005 | 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Petem
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Those rims have actually been on my list, but in hyperblack. Yours are silver right?

i would have liked to have seen hyperblack .. but i got the wheels and tires with the car right from the dealer.. got them for the same price as the 18" wheels i has ordered.. they screwed up the order on my car so they offered me these .. but yes.. they are silver..
Old Jul 25, 2005 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by designone
Very nice. Do you have any rubbing with those rims?
no... no rubbing... 19x7.5 with a 45mm offset.. running toyo proxies4 215-45-19.. im probably going to go with a 5mm spacer all around.. they can stand to be pushed out alittle without any rubbing issues..
Old Jul 25, 2005 | 04:29 PM
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what is the offset and bolt size for those rims?
Old Jul 25, 2005 | 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by frame
what is the offset and bolt size for those rims?
45mm offset ... 100x5 bolt pattern..



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