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Old 07-29-2009, 08:13 AM
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bumper got cracked a lil while back and I've been too lazy to get a new one so I just put stitches (zip ties and holes) on it. Finally picked one up off ebay for $200 and got it painted for $150

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I still need to go out and buy a tow hook because my dumb **** forgot to get the cover for the hole. Here's a pic of my tinted tails just because.



My car is BRM but for some reason it looks lava in this lighting. P.S. apparently our paint is fairly expensive.
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Old 07-29-2009, 02:20 PM
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yeah it really does look hot lava. you fix your cars in public garages? o.o
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Old 07-29-2009, 02:26 PM
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so it is red or lava? lol i was gonna ask what happened to your lip kit but then i read it was brm
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Old 07-29-2009, 02:41 PM
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woah I thought it was lava haha the stitching looks awesome though, glad u got it fixed
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Old 07-29-2009, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by c2iix
yeah it really does look hot lava. you fix your cars in public garages? o.o
It's my apartment building's garage. I haven't checked if working on my car is against the rules, but if it is then I could care less because I'm still doing it. Also, I work on my car after my wife and son are asleep so mostly everyone else in the building is asleep too, so I guess that's why no one bothers me.

I thought the stitches gave it character, but then at times I felt really embarrassed to be driving a new car with a busted bumper so I finally decided to do something.
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Old 07-29-2009, 04:54 PM
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Sorry man. Good lookin car though. Hope it gets repaired better than new! Cough Ist bumper end cough. Just saw that it's already repaired.... thought it was before pics, nice!
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It looked preety dope with the stiches lol Glad to see you got it fixed though
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Old 07-29-2009, 07:57 PM
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It's funny what some lights will do to the color... I was coming out of a movie theater one time and they used HPS lights in the parking lot. I waled by my car twice because it was a completely different color. Not the xD... this was about 8 or 10 years ago. I haven't thought about that since it happened... your pics brought my memory back!
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Look in ur spare tire tools, theres a tow hook in there....
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Old 07-30-2009, 05:04 AM
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I liked the stitches too! Definetly gave it character!
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