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Old May 13, 2008 | 01:36 PM
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Well, I just picked up my car from the paint shop Friday. Had a semi gloss back/clear coated stripe painted on.







Rear wiper was deleted. I still need to paint/reinstall the rear Scion emblem



Here is a better shot of the car:



I did not have the fluid nozzle filled in because of the hump. When I put the spoiler on, you will hardly see it anyway
Old May 13, 2008 | 02:06 PM
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I say put the blacked out scion emblem back on looks dope like the headlights.

i think if you got that black mesh grill thatd look good too..better then the stock one
Old May 13, 2008 | 02:27 PM
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I'm debating on whether to paint the rear emblem super white or semi gloss black. I'm afraid that if I do it black, it won't match exactly.
Old May 13, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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DAMN THIS IS WUT I WANTED TO MAN.... LOL its okay! but i love it..what type of spray did u use to spary ur head lights..
Old May 13, 2008 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Amaran06
DAMN THIS IS WUT I WANTED TO MAN.... LOL its okay! but i love it..what type of spray did u use to spary ur head lights..
Just a regular semi gloss black from O'Rielly's.
Old May 13, 2008 | 03:35 PM
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looks great.
Old May 13, 2008 | 05:09 PM
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Old May 13, 2008 | 06:43 PM
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That looks amazing, I was hopeing to do the same. Ever since I saw the sketches that lead to the development of the mobil one widebody kit I thought this would lok great on a SW. The rear hatch area looks awesome. Great job.
Old May 13, 2008 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 1vicissitude
That looks amazing, I was hopeing to do the same. Ever since I saw the sketches that lead to the development of the mobil one widebody kit I thought this would lok great on a SW. The rear hatch area looks awesome. Great job.
I've had the idea to do the stripe for the longest time, but I was going to take it to the bottom of the hatch (not over the bumper). But then I saw the Roobi and saw how he rounded it out in the back and fell in love. I'm really glad I saw that photoshop. Thanks for the kind words!
Old May 13, 2008 | 06:58 PM
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looks awesome, i like it alot
Old May 13, 2008 | 09:11 PM
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this is pretty sweet.
Old May 14, 2008 | 04:21 AM
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yeah im gonna go ahead and say that loks sick for sure... nice work
Old May 16, 2008 | 07:34 PM
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Different that’s for sure, if you like it that is all that matters.

I think doing the badges in gloss black (with SW accents) would look good, that or the same color as your wheel centers, are they gloss black?
Old May 17, 2008 | 12:53 AM
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looks awesome
Old May 20, 2008 | 01:40 PM
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good job!
Old May 20, 2008 | 02:02 PM
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Thanks everyone!
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