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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 02:33 PM
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tats pretty neat!!...how abt a pic of the car in full view!!
Old Apr 28, 2009 | 02:35 PM
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mmmmm sexy
Old Apr 28, 2009 | 02:44 PM
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I give it a "10" for creativity

I am thinking of doing a single fat stripe on the left side with two tiny pin stripes on each side of the stripe. In black of course
Old Apr 28, 2009 | 03:07 PM
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Color choice is a win.
Stripes are a fail.

They just don't look good (in that style at least) on the xD. And like someone else mentioned, the beginning/end look more like they're just wearing off than anything else.
Old Apr 30, 2009 | 03:04 AM
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Originally Posted by ack154
, the beginning/end look more like they're just wearing off than anything else.
that was kinda the point, i didn't want the traditional stripe... i wanted it like a brush off, unfinished, worn away, and messed up at the end... Thats how i wanted it.
Old Apr 30, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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Look nice, diffrent

You should consider painting the head lights... I hated the chrome.





Old May 1, 2009 | 02:25 AM
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The color is OUTSTANDING, but the effect IMO doesn't look good.

BUT I think it's kind of a love it or hate it with no in between thing. It's definetly different but different doesn't always mean good.

I will say clean job though.
Old May 1, 2009 | 02:38 AM
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thats pretty bad ___ i shall say. think i like ^ ^ that one more though. just my opinion
Old May 3, 2009 | 02:39 AM
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Looks great!
Old May 11, 2009 | 01:34 PM
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So how much HP did you gain from them?
Old May 11, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by uskrewed
So how much HP did you gain from them?
good question... are there any honda people in here?
Old May 13, 2009 | 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by uskrewed
So how much HP did you gain from them?
about as much as you gained form your custom color xD that I haven't seen yet. or is there one?
Old May 13, 2009 | 01:49 AM
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I don't typically like racing stripes but i like how this is different..still not really my taste tho
Old May 13, 2009 | 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by JDMJim
Originally Posted by uskrewed
So how much HP did you gain from them?
about as much as you gained form your custom color xD that I haven't seen yet. or is there one?

burn LOL!!!


this is a very creative way to do stripes! im usually not a fan but i like the idea you went with!
Old May 13, 2009 | 03:33 PM
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not as bad as you think it looks tho. I know Rage personally. sometimes it's hard to get a point across thru pics. some cars I've seen online and then seen in person changed my mind.
Old Feb 16, 2012 | 03:31 AM
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i'm trying to come up with a neat design for my buddy's xD
What do you guys think?

Old Feb 16, 2012 | 05:03 AM
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Looks kind of 80s (or what I think is 80s) but I really like it. Are you going to keep the strip going from bumper to bumper? Also, is it going to be that orange color on a silver car?
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