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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 04:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Dispatcher138
I dont know how much it wieghs maybe more than that lol either way its ok Im not making a race car.....


Low Slow & Loud lol
amen to that brotha! my trunk setup weighs a lot but i dont really mind, i knew that would be a consequence but its all good

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Yeah it was not a criticism. I was just asking. Usually they are pretty heavy if not Fiber Glass. Mine is heavy too
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 05:41 PM
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worrrrd, haha
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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We took the box out of my friends wrx and somehow it fit perfectly in my car lol

Maybe one day Ill make a fiberglass enclosure. Time to start working on the rest of the interior.
Old Apr 9, 2008 | 03:20 AM
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My windows are tinted 5% on sides and back, 20% front

next project is to get some black haedlight and taillight masks, but i just cant frickin find em! grrr lol.
and I want to put 2 10 JL's in it.

Btw, first post.

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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 06:19 AM
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let me be the first to say....DROP IT! Get some lowering springs...I have Tanabe DF210's and I love them. Click the pandamonium in my sig to see what my car looks like. and if you hit up www.themicroteam.com it's all micros with mostly xA's.
Old Apr 9, 2008 | 06:55 AM
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yea personally I would get the sprints also before you go with the smoking of the tails/heads
Old Apr 9, 2008 | 01:01 PM
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I can't afford to drop it. I used to have an eclipse dropped and I had to put bags on it. My driveway is just too steep of an incline to park a dropped car on it. I'd rather just have it the way it is. But I definitely already considered dropping it haha.

sprints?? loll.. im new to this. :]
Old Apr 9, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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^^^ actually it's not too low. just take off the two black plastic pieces under the fromt bumper and you won't hear an grinding noises. i broke one and thought 'screw it!' and took them off.



and he meant springs, not sprints.
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Originally Posted by stonecoldnimrod
^^^ actually it's not too low. just take off the two black plastic pieces under the fromt bumper and you won't hear an grinding noises. i broke one and thought 'screw it!' and took them off.



and he meant springs, not sprints.
I did the same thing...those were the only things scraping on my car... the front end looks way cleaner too.
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Originally Posted by stonecoldnimrod
^^^ actually it's not too low. just take off the two black plastic pieces under the fromt bumper and you won't hear an grinding noises. i broke one and thought 'screw it!' and took them off.



and he meant springs, not sprints.
ohh, okay, that makes sense.

and thats not a half bad idea...what are those plastic things for, anyways?




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I have no idea, but I've had no negative side effects since removing them a few months ago.
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I would assume to protect the bottom of the bumper.

I think you should drop the car a little bit. looks like a 4 wheel drive xA lol
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^^but if you're low enough to scrape, you're gonna mess up your bumper anyway, and you hit those things right, I can see the bumper breaking at the plasti-clips.
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I took my plastic clips off. I can't imagine what it will be like when I get the lip kit
Old Apr 9, 2008 | 08:59 PM
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I pulled too far into a parking spot and ripped the one side out....It didnt break, so I just put it back into the holes.
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i have tanabe df210's as well and i just put a kit on mine.... love how low it is, keeping it like this until i change my suspension to coilovers or air... we'll see but check pics out in my profile of what the fab kit looks like with the df210's
Old Apr 9, 2008 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Dispatcher138
I would assume to protect the bottom of the bumper.

I think you should drop the car a little bit. looks like a 4 wheel drive xA lol

but how far should i drop it?
and how much would it actually cost? lol.
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I got my Eibach Sportlines for $150 and it dropped it 2'' front & rear
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hmm...not a bad idea.
how much to have it done though?

Im not mechanically inclined in the slighest.



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