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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 11:06 PM
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So i'm pimpin out my girls tC... and I got her the GFX kit and put on TRD springs....and while I was driving home I started to hear a grinding/dragging noise... my first thought was "Oh crap, the suspension is going to fall off!!!!"

.... but it turned out to by the passender wheel well lining...that crap wasn't fastened on all the way, apparantly the clips came off, or the screws weren't tightened, i don't kno....anyways the bottom half is ripped and the fender part is cracked...

Really whack... especially since I installed it wit my boy...
Dealer wants $105 for the liner and there's another plastic piece under that is like $30....guess I'm going to have to call some junk yards instead.

If someone has a totalled tC, please sell that to me, my girl wasn't too happy.
Old Jun 10, 2008 | 12:55 AM
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yeah the underlining are expensive
Old Jun 10, 2008 | 01:25 AM
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Smooth Move Ex-Lax......
Old Jun 10, 2008 | 01:38 AM
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ask carbonxe. he lives in parsippany and has an 05 tc to part out i think.
Old Jun 10, 2008 | 01:55 AM
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Wish I could help..
Old Jun 10, 2008 | 02:00 AM
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man! i thought you were gonna say you totaled it or something.. i gotta screw mines in too.. i took it off when installing my vrd fogs but i never knew how to put the clips back in.. lol
Old Jun 10, 2008 | 03:12 PM
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so much for pimpin it out. Could've been worse though.
Old Jun 10, 2008 | 03:22 PM
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i might have one soon.
Old Jun 10, 2008 | 03:26 PM
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i think that would be the last time your girl will let you mod her car. LOL!
Old Jun 10, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by silverstreaktc
ask carbonxe. he lives in parsippany and has an 05 tc to part out i think.
Lol, the car sold about a month or so ago, so can't sell anything any more .
Old Jun 10, 2008 | 03:38 PM
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tisk tisk!! lol
Old Jun 10, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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thanks yellowxhoodie... i saw your thread, sorry to hear what happened to you... accidents sucks ___..., let me know whenever you find out, and i'll buy it off of you.
Old Jun 11, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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i got my liner for about $70 bucks from the dealer. got to know people though to get the dealz lol.
Old Jun 11, 2008 | 04:52 PM
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yea that an't cool at all. but you have to admit its pretty funny
Old Jun 11, 2008 | 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by toeveryhour
i got my liner for about $70 bucks from the dealer. got to know people though to get the dealz lol.
Quite the deal, since it's about $25 at salvage yards.
Old Jun 11, 2008 | 05:53 PM
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just rip it off on both sides and act like nothing happened
Old Jun 11, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by CarbonXe
Originally Posted by toeveryhour
i got my liner for about $70 bucks from the dealer. got to know people though to get the dealz lol.
Quite the deal, since it's about $25 at salvage yards.
haha theres no such thing as a deal at the dealership.
even if you have a hookup.
Old Jun 11, 2008 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by aen
just rip it off on both sides and act like nothing happened
lol! agreed.

i would do that if i was short on money, "temporary fix!" (forever haha)
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