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Old 04-07-2008, 06:03 AM
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btw your girlfriend is hot too, she makes the car look HUGE!
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Old 04-07-2008, 06:16 AM
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i saw it at HIN LA and I must say very impressive! so how is BASF paint? ive always wondered...
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I was thinking about doing paint like that with the color going all the way back. Now im jelious... The xb looks great!
cant wait for more pics of the side and wheels.
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add these wheels
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Looks good... that is something i would see my gf rolling in...
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Old 04-07-2008, 09:22 PM
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add these wheels
Yeah i love Amber Logston's subie for quite some time now, her wheels really set the car off. I have J-Line's on my Lexus and really love their designs. Those SDMSL2's are pimp! The things that were holding us back.... we wanted 19's and ONLY 19's. If the SDMSL2's offered the step lip in 19's then I'd be all over these, trust me, they were my #1 choice.

so since Step Lip wasn't an option it opened the ball park to various other sets of wheels. Being that the xB isn't a RWD car, I was pretty set on NOT going w/ a staggered set up. At the end of the day w/ what we wanted and what Axis had to offer, it seemed like it was the perfect wheel for our needs. Once i get the coilovers dialed in to the exact stance, I'll figure out how much of a spacer I'll need for the rear wheels to sit slightly tucked in the rear. The front wheels are pretty nice the way it sits right now, I'd drop a 5-10mm in the front if anything at all, we'll see once we dial in the height and camber.

Maybe next year we'll go w/ an anno'd pink face, but for now we're going to stick w/ the matte black face and pink lip.
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Old 04-07-2008, 09:57 PM
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I know i am not the first, but throw some more pics up... Maybe a side shot... and some of the car too... j/k
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i never heard of brand "smart wax".. maybe i should check out super autobac..
Oh man! highly recommended! You can always smell a car that uses Smart Wax, we always have the Orange spray bottle of theirs in the car for a quick detail. I dont like taking a couple hours out of the day to wax a car so I tend to just use their Orange Spray bottle to do a quick detail. It leaves the paint looking like it just had a buff job. Smells like those little boxes of Asian gum ***** that come in 4 in one little box that they sell in the 99 Supermarket's. can't speak on most of their other stuff yet as we honestly just haven't tried any of them yet, but go for Orange!

their line up is pretty colorful, makes a good gift.
wouldn't orange eat up the clear coat?...
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Old 04-07-2008, 11:05 PM
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Looks pretty sexy, Im digging the pink
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i never heard of brand "smart wax".. maybe i should check out super autobac..
Oh man! highly recommended! You can always smell a car that uses Smart Wax, we always have the Orange spray bottle of theirs in the car for a quick detail. I dont like taking a couple hours out of the day to wax a car so I tend to just use their Orange Spray bottle to do a quick detail. It leaves the paint looking like it just had a buff job. Smells like those little boxes of Asian gum ***** that come in 4 in one little box that they sell in the 99 Supermarket's. can't speak on most of their other stuff yet as we honestly just haven't tried any of them yet, but go for Orange!

their line up is pretty colorful, makes a good gift.
wouldn't orange eat up the clear coat?...
it's not the actual brand 'Orange'

this is what i'm talking about....
the one i'm talking about isn't in this picture but there's this orange spray bottle from Smartwax that's called SmartONE which is a waterless car wax & sealant in 1. I like that stuff.....

here' are some other pics.....

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Here's pics of Susan.....hope you guys like em' ....now you see why we painted it pink... kinda fits her style.

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Originally Posted by Go_HIN
Miketf1, Yes that is most definitely Cusco on the windshield. They have coilovers prototyped and will have more product available soon enough.
cusco better make some coilovers! the orange KSports just dont look good in my engine bay compared to the sexy Cusco blue!
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Old 04-09-2008, 04:42 AM
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Miketf1, Yes that is most definitely Cusco on the windshield. They have coilovers prototyped and will have more product available soon enough.
cusco better make some coilovers! the orange KSports just dont look good in my engine bay compared to the sexy Cusco blue!
well the coilovers are for sure, i just met w/ my contact last night and were talking about what could be made available for the Scion community.

Now I dont consider the xB / bB a car whose owner would focus so much on chasis and suspension work, realistically what do you think you'd like to see made by Cusco and at what price range.
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of course the box isnt a great platform for a racer but i would just like more options.. i just want some stiff coils so that the car feels like it can carry its own weight through the corners.

if cusco would come out with the coilovers i would gladly fork the 1000 for the Comp-S Normal coilovers and 300 or so for front strut bar and if they can develop a sexy rear strut bar also...
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Originally Posted by Go_HIN
Here's pics of Susan.....hope you guys like em' ....now you see why we painted it pink... kinda fits her style.

I'd say lime green works too.
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Old 04-09-2008, 12:21 PM
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As for parts coilovers, springs, F and R strut tie bars maybe a lower subframe brace, I also going to throw out a LSD and adj swaybars. nothing 2 crazy.
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Old 04-09-2008, 05:29 PM
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keep it coming, i'll have them check out the options and see if we can get atleast Coilovers, F&R strut bars, and a subframe braces.... i really want these as well, we definitely need it.
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Old 05-22-2008, 04:29 AM
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More pics of car!!!


Pleeeeease!!!
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Old 05-22-2008, 04:44 PM
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ETA on the cusco parts?
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Old 05-22-2008, 05:10 PM
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I normally don't like cars that look like some kids toy, which is what theat style is.

However, you really pulled it off well. I dig that pink look to the box. That stripe along the bottom of the windows is very nicely done. Just the right clor blend as well.

You need to do something with the taillights though. Sticks out far too much.

I'd say its also begging for a VG Shark fin antenna.
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