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Month Old tC, new to the forums :)

Old May 11, 2011 | 04:46 PM
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Default Month Old tC, new to the forums :)

I got my tC a little over a month ago, and have just now started modding it- only small things for now, but I have an idea of where I want everything to go eventually. This is my first new car. (I upgraded from an '89 ford ranger and have been loving every minute of it.)

Super White, 6 speed manual
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Removed tC
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Painted front and rear emblems
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Painted front lip
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Blue LEDs
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I'm Savannah, btw.
Old May 11, 2011 | 04:55 PM
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Welcome to scionlife, congrats on the new car, and you live in md . Their is a meet @Performance Tuning (PTUNING)9432 Center Point Lane Manassas, VA 20110 Date: Saturday May 28th 2011. 12pm to 5pm if you feel like going. I'm not going though. You got mods already. Debadged, dome lights, and a colored emblem. I hope you know that only one reverse light works. Maybe that can be your next mod.
Old May 11, 2011 | 05:02 PM
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Thanks for the invite.. I'll have to see what my work schedule looks like and what not. And I did know that.. That's one of the things I'm planning on doing. Just waiting for a nice weekend.. It's always raining!
Old May 11, 2011 | 05:09 PM
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yea, if you check the mid-atlantic section of the forum, theirs is usually meets monthly. I went to the last one they had which was a bbq.
Old May 11, 2011 | 05:28 PM
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Welcome...nice color choice by the way !

Interesting emblem paint job, first I've seen like that.
How'd you do it?
Old May 11, 2011 | 06:51 PM
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Welcome! And good start!
Old May 11, 2011 | 10:50 PM
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+1 on emblem paint and I like the black on the front bumper.

And good to see another Marylander! You didn't happen to be in southern Maryland (Waldorf) this past weekend did you
Old May 12, 2011 | 01:58 AM
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Very cool! Love the emblems! Unique!
Old May 12, 2011 | 02:14 AM
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Thanks everyone. For the emblems, I plastidipped them first (just in case they didn't turn out) and then used acrylic paint and did the paint splatter by hand. I'll let you know how it holds up.

And no, I wasn't in Waldorf this past weekend. lol
Old May 12, 2011 | 02:21 AM
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Ooo... An artsy person!
Old May 12, 2011 | 03:42 AM
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Welcome to the boards and love the scion badges!
Old May 12, 2011 | 06:02 AM
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pardon my ignorance, but did you hand paint the front lip...or is it a painted piece you added on??
Old May 12, 2011 | 11:59 AM
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Thanks! .. And I painted the front lip. It was kind of hard to tape off but it wasn't that bad of a venture. I'm pleased with the way it turned out.
Old May 12, 2011 | 05:19 PM
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i like the painted emblems..
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