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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 12:38 PM
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So i figured, theres quite a few rs1 xA's running around these boards, lets post them all up. I will start us off...

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...and me:
Old Mar 6, 2007 | 06:33 PM
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nice pics brandon, ive seen this car in person it looks great. ill post pics of mine in a few days once i get my eclipse dvd/navigation head unit installed
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I think you should ditch the TRD lowering springs if you have the opportunity and go with something lower. It will look much better, I think.
Old Mar 6, 2007 | 11:51 PM
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one step ahead of ya ;) my trd's are actually for sale. I'm going to be doing a custom setup of coilovers up front and something special out back.

...and heres a few more pics of my winter setup!



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haha im rockin steelies too.... putting the rims back on friday
Old Mar 7, 2007 | 01:01 AM
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im gunna wait a little longer, still too much salt. Plus, i got some new ones
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cool what did you get?
Old Mar 7, 2007 | 02:27 AM
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rota gt3
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You've seen it before but here's mine. I do have a new pic of the interior though...









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im liking the red, not too bad. The shifter looks REALLY low, is that uncomfortable?

My only complaint is the shade of red on the pedals, you shoudl go with the straight silver ones
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my friend's car-










and one of her and i-



random rs1 i found in my photobucket-
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does she have HID's or are those just replacement bulbs? Looks realllly nice.
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just replacement bulbs. They do have a nice blue hue to them though.
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Originally Posted by bfurches
im liking the red, not too bad. The shifter looks REALLY low, is that uncomfortable?

My only complaint is the shade of red on the pedals, you shoudl go with the straight silver ones
The shifter has been cut down. Since I'm 6'2" it doesn't feel too low for me.

I had the siver pedal covers, then tried the Spraco race pedal. The Sparco pedal matched better but my shoes kept getting caught on them so I went with the red covers.

The flash on the camera brings out the shades of red differently than in person but I hear what you are saying.
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could you get me the info on the bulbs, very interested.
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yeah, she's comming over in like an hour. I'll figure out what they are then and get back to you tonight when we get back
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i have the luminics pure blue, everyone thinks theyre HID, i reccommend them!
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I think your winter setup actually looks better than the summer one. Maybe it's just the fact that I don't like the way any wheels bigger than 16 inches looks on the xA. But for what my .02 is worth..haha. Plus the black on red looks nice.
Old Mar 8, 2007 | 01:32 AM
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my new wheels are actually black with a chrome lip (16x7")
...i agree with the plus sized wheels on an xA, gives it more of a minivan look.
heres a few more of the winter setup:



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brandon what underglow kit is that? im running the inferno million color by flowlighting (oznium)



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