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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 01:26 PM
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Why would it look weird? You can't see through the wind deflector anyway.

I have a big Scikotics sticker on my deflector. Still looks good closed!
Old Nov 9, 2006 | 02:11 PM
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not that it would look weird. i guess a bad work to use lol but i ment can u still see it closed? but i guess you could....
Old Nov 9, 2006 | 04:14 PM
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where would one goto get that decal on your defelector? I did search, and came up with vinyl mahem, but didn't know the right size to get, and that one fits awesomely..
Old Nov 9, 2006 | 05:07 PM
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 05:14 PM
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I like this picture, it has a nice suble message about the car.

Old Nov 9, 2006 | 06:22 PM
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hee hee hee

i like the rolling shot with me singing
Old Nov 9, 2006 | 07:27 PM
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randode
thankyou very much.

gonna get my CF eyelids at the same time.
Old Nov 10, 2006 | 05:56 AM
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chalk up a nautical blue in the 07 calendar

https://www.scionlife.com/calendar/2007/neothin_02.jpg
Old Nov 10, 2006 | 12:50 PM
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i noticed your image it the crop.
Old Nov 13, 2006 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Neothin
NBM all the way! everyone has a flint mica lol.

yes, the metallic looks gorgeous in direct sun. in low light, the paint looks very wet.

the paint can be color matched, you just have to use good paint. my spoiler is a 100% match, but my guy used awesome paint. dont skimp and you'll be fine.
I know this is from earlier in the thread, but what paint did you use? At some point I'll be adding a lip kit, or mixing and macthing, so I'd appreciate your recommendations.
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 04:52 AM
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i dont know off hand what kind of paint my guy used... i'll find out if i remember in 2 weeks when i go home for thanksgiving
Old Nov 26, 2006 | 01:42 AM
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Here's Samantha so far... what next guys???



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Old Nov 26, 2006 | 01:45 AM
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is that a lighted ring around your cig lighter?
Old Nov 26, 2006 | 03:36 AM
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looks to me its just the light reflecting off of it, especially cause how it cuts off, that would be its shadow.

oh yea, guess whos tC engine bay is on the front page of www.oznium.com




Old Dec 3, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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Washed it and waxed it today, so I took some pictures. Most recent additions are gloss black Figure grille and painted engine cover. I got bored yesterday, so I went to Pep Boys and got a nice silver and did some clear over it. It's not perfect, but I like it much more than the black, and it matches my silver calipers now. :D













And my favorite:

Old Dec 4, 2006 | 09:18 PM
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We got a sweet ice storm this week and I happen to have hand waxed my tC two days before so I decided to play with my new Cannon 400D XTi and some of the lens combos in the snow.



Old Dec 4, 2006 | 09:41 PM
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sweet pics,. the more and more i see h-techs, the closer i am to buying them.
Old Dec 5, 2006 | 01:32 PM
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^ they're great, plenty firm, totally even drop with a 2 finger gap all the way around ... tho I wish the front was a tad lower, maybe .25-.5" lower .
Old Dec 5, 2006 | 04:34 PM
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were those pictures done in auto mode or did you play with the aperture and expsoure manually?

your depth of field adjustment is great in those 2 pictures. car completely in focus and the background blurred.

great pictures
Old Dec 5, 2006 | 06:39 PM
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Thanks! I shoot in manual mode all the way. The first one was done with a 17-85mm image stabilized wide angle zoom and the second shot was with a 70-300mm image stabilized telephoto zoom. ...both we're hand held and only crops were handled in Photoshop, no other alterations we're made.

I shot all these with a Canon Powershot G series in manual mode - http://toyotanation.com/forum/t161150.html - I was pretty impressed with the results. Some of the full res shots are sharp as a tack



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