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Old May 20, 2008 | 05:09 PM
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version 1:


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VERSION 3:







The subs are just temporary place holders until my DLS Reference MW10's come in. The box is wrapped in 5 layers of carbon and the amps are color matched to the car.

dont mind the shroud panels... they are not staying either.
Old May 20, 2008 | 05:21 PM
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Old May 20, 2008 | 05:25 PM
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pretty
Old May 20, 2008 | 05:28 PM
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I liked the gold better -- but props to you
Old May 20, 2008 | 05:38 PM
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ohhh sweeet
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Originally Posted by hawgs74
I liked the gold better -- but props to you
I will be doing a bit more gold in this setup.
Old May 20, 2008 | 05:56 PM
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alex that looks sick! !!!
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Gold CF would be even more Killer!!!

I like this setup...and you still have SOME trunk space
Old May 20, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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very impressive!
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Looking good. i think I like the gold better.

But I deffinetly love the color matched amps. Thats dope!!!


Oh and like someone said, gold carbonfiber would be one of the sickest things ever!!!
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I like!
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Not bad.... i like version 1 the most though.
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Originally Posted by karatekidd
Gold CF would be even more Killer!!!

I like this setup...and you still have SOME trunk space
gold cf doesn't exist lol
Old May 21, 2008 | 01:06 AM
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WOW you area Big Balla eh???....
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^^that carbon fiber is sick mang.. but i have to say the gold Set It Off!! your car still looks:

10934745604098458094562875983064563947 timer better than mine so you shall have the last laugh! haha
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Originally Posted by nebster
Originally Posted by karatekidd
Gold CF would be even more Killer!!!

I like this setup...and you still have SOME trunk space
gold cf doesn't exist lol


Actually you can get CF in any color you want.

Just an example from HIN I was at last weekend, RED!! :







I can post up white, silver, and blue if you wanna see them too.
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agreed!! both of them look hella sickk
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Originally Posted by Nick06tC
Originally Posted by nebster
Originally Posted by karatekidd
Gold CF would be even more Killer!!!

I like this setup...and you still have SOME trunk space
gold cf doesn't exist lol


Actually you can get CF in any color you want.

Just an example from HIN I was at last weekend, RED!! :







I can post up white, silver, and blue if you wanna see them too.
That is either a carbon hood sprayed with a red candy or a kevlar dyed hood. There is no such thing as carbon fiber in any color other than grey/black.

Silver is a fabric called texalium. White is usually just bleached fibers. The rest of the colors are dyed kevlar with carbon wove with it. I looked into Zylon which is a golden hued ballistic fabric but it wasnt close enough.

If I candied my box it would:
A) look like someone took a leak on my box
or
B) look like it had faded over time and was cheaply done.

The other options would be to paint the center and have that work into the waterfall effect of the center console. I am debating on what to do and will really have to be 100% sure before I go painting stuff.

The biggest change will occur with the new shroud panels since they will neaten it up. At shows I actually have 2 leds mounted in the hatch shining down on the box which offers a cool reflective effect from the weave.
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Originally Posted by Nick06tC
Originally Posted by nebster
Originally Posted by karatekidd
Gold CF would be even more Killer!!!

I like this setup...and you still have SOME trunk space
gold cf doesn't exist lol


Actually you can get CF in any color you want.

Just an example from HIN I was at last weekend, RED!! :

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2...MG_5411-01.jpg





I can post up white, silver, and blue if you wanna see them too.
thats not true carbon thats a hybrid fabric composite, you can have strands of carbon fiber woven with different materials but a true carbon fiber composite is solely carbon fiber, there is no such thing as "colored" carbon fibers. same thing as there is no such thing as colored charcoal, carbon is carbon which is black



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