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Old 01-21-2009, 03:07 AM
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that thing is ugly
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Old 01-21-2009, 03:09 AM
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Is that the "Parking Brake" Kid's tC?
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Old 01-21-2009, 03:13 AM
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parking brake kid?
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Old 01-21-2009, 03:17 AM
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Thanks for the advice, I hate to go to a show thinking I am hot stuff and find out I am a joke. Just trying to get a hang of rice or not. Most people I speak to, co workers, friends, family like the wheel rings and think they look better than imagined. Of course I want real wheels, but got to get there first budget wise and thought the oem plastic caps were ___ in appearance.

I too hate the primed hondas with untra low profile tires, off road driving lights in the grill, scraping the ground and backfiring exhaust. If it had a rad paint job, nicely tuned exhaust and some nice vs blacked out wheels, thats another story.

I am on a toyota truck forum and they say the frankenstein hood with the rav 4 hood scoop welded in is cool and often done by others and the trd body kit would rock any show with all the trd upgrade parts and nos.

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But I mean if you like it is your car not mine and it is what you like not what I like, I respect that.
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Old 01-21-2009, 04:39 AM
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Hood scoop on that xa = No.

End of story.
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Old 01-21-2009, 04:41 AM
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I rocked that for 2 years, posted tons of photos in the xa forum. I traded it for the gen 2 xb last October and the dealer left it on when they resold it. Thats the end of that.

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Hood scoop on that xa = No.

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Old 01-21-2009, 04:45 AM
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Oh in that case
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Old 01-21-2009, 02:16 PM
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Amazing how generic silver spray paint matches the silver streak color.I fxxk up the bottom air dam on the front, sides and rear and just a few sprays they looked like new and used the same paint to match the hood scoop.

Yeah, a primer coat scoop would look fugly.

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Old 01-22-2009, 04:01 AM
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There's a Lambo-yellow Saturn SC-2 with one of these around here, next time I see it i'll get a picture

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Old 01-22-2009, 12:25 PM
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o0o0o you mean a park bench.....
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Old 01-22-2009, 02:53 PM
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Yeah, that wing is little over the top for being fugly. Second there is no adjustment to make it functional.

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Old 01-22-2009, 03:04 PM
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looks like there is an adj. u can see the hinges on it..
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Old 01-22-2009, 03:13 PM
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downforce ftw
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Old 01-22-2009, 03:19 PM
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I had that wing on my prelude :D
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Old 01-22-2009, 03:42 PM
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only reason why people consider that spoiler rice is because they make those stupid universal ones for all cars. wasnt that originally the veilside spoiler for the RX7? i think those look nice on that car.
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Old 01-22-2009, 06:19 PM
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I can see what its trying to be but what the hell was that abomination originally???
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those are honda accord rims btw......early 90s late 80s i think lol
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wow now that you mention that i can see the lines of an older honda...just..wow..lol
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Old 01-22-2009, 06:47 PM
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Ha ha that is kind of cool. It looks like it is still being finished. I would like to see the final product.

Gotta love the uniqueness of it.
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