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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 03:42 AM
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so i was bored and had some time on my hands so i decided to paint my 17's heres the outcome.


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its a lil darker shade of yellow but im lovin it, now all i need to do is drop her and get some new lug nuts these are rusty

and... yes i know my headlights are cloudy new ones should be in this week...

as of jan 31st here is how the xb is lookin...

added carbon fiber window visors, love em!
and red clear smoked led tail lights.
carbon fiber dash dress up (not pictured)





Old Jan 3, 2009 | 03:46 AM
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What a cool-looking paint job! Me likey alot...props!
How long did it take you to do all 4 wheels?
Old Jan 3, 2009 | 04:04 AM
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nice, that looks really good!
Old Jan 3, 2009 | 04:10 AM
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wow, that looks amazing!!! very impressive.
Old Jan 3, 2009 | 04:16 AM
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very nice job... want to sell your cloudy head lights?
Old Jan 3, 2009 | 04:39 AM
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Looks good.....Props to you..
Old Jan 3, 2009 | 05:01 AM
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thanks for all the comments, took me bout 5 mins to tape each wheel up to paint then bout 5-15mins to paint each wheel black let it dry the night then next evening painted the outer lip 10mins to prep 5 mins to paint each

SXT_HuntToKill yeah id be willing to sell the old lights i did sand the one headlight to try to get the light clear but no luck if i had more time and a buffer would be easier, id let them go cheap
Old Jan 3, 2009 | 05:39 AM
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That turned out pretty well.
Old Jan 3, 2009 | 06:47 AM
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yea that looks sick!
Old Jan 3, 2009 | 01:34 PM
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props looks like a good job. hopefully they'll hold up for a while.
Old Jan 3, 2009 | 01:52 PM
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that does look really really good man, you can just get your headlights cleaned at a local body shop. i know around me its only about 40 bucks to clean both and they look brand new when they are done.
Old Jan 3, 2009 | 02:04 PM
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Those look way better painted. Did you clear coat them or anything so they don't peel or crack?
Old Jan 4, 2009 | 02:22 AM
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no didnt clear coat i did have them painted before so im not really worried bout that... didnt happen before i may touch them up when it gets nicer in the area...
Old Jan 4, 2009 | 06:17 PM
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looks good
Old Jan 5, 2009 | 04:28 AM
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wow, I opened this hoping to flame on. Yet to my surprise it looks amazing. Good Job!
Old Jan 5, 2009 | 05:49 AM
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Originally Posted by TheFiker
wow, I opened this hoping to flame on. Yet to my surprise it looks amazing. Good Job!
lol. is this what u do when u see posts like this? u flame? not so good bud..

but back on topic, very nice! looks like a bumble bee XD
Old Jan 5, 2009 | 03:05 PM
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I don't go around looking for posts to flame, nor do I ever. I just thought it would accurately describe my mindset when I saw the title of this thread
Old Jan 5, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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looks good..change the lugs......
Old Jan 6, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by TheFiker
wow, I opened this hoping to flame on. Yet to my surprise it looks amazing. Good Job!
hey fiker didnt know you were a flamer! jk thanks on the comment though
Old Jan 7, 2009 | 05:26 AM
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that looks awesome, I was reading a thread once about painted tC wheels. I was going to paint my girlfriends, but she ended up trading it in the other day. She had curbed them a couple of times lol



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