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Old 03-30-2004, 09:35 PM
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No.
I mean a woody like this...

(photochop)

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Old 03-30-2004, 09:37 PM
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:oops: sorry i just got the other woody :D
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We have a Custom trim carpenter buying one of these for exactly that purpose. He says it will take the better part of a year for him to do it though. He showed me a sample of the wood (can't remember the name of it)when picking out his color and it is going to look SICK! :D
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I think you should save some tree's and some money and not waste time with something like that
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every mornin' when i wake up...
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bound to be an applique solution...?
one that wouldn't look too bad and save the trees?

anyone? anyone?
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I don't like it. It reminds me of the Honda Element woody I saw on the road last week...

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Originally Posted by AKgoalie7
every mornin' when i wake up...
i know what you mean i have the same prob
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Originally Posted by WagenMaster
I don't like it. It reminds me of the Honda Element woody I saw on the road last week...

LOL, thats more of a "plastic-e" than a "wood-e"
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Originally Posted by HotBox
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every mornin' when i wake up...
i know what you mean i have the same prob

not a problem.. but a blessing (not having to take viagra..ya know???)
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it would look good if done right, but i guess we won't know until someone does it. black or white would probably be the prefered color
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Sorry.....but does the word "tacky" spring to mind?

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as if elements wern't flammable enough...oh wait did i just post that?
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why would you do anything like that. element, xb, pt cruiser... whatever ITS RETARDED
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You know... normally I would call it retarded too, and on most modern cars it would look like ___.

After seeing the photoshop job though, I am rethinking it. This could actually work on an xB, as long as it's real wood and not that vinyl crap and it's done right. It would cost $1000's to do it right though. No one could ever make a kit good enough to do it up to my standards at least. It would have to be a custom job.

It would have to be on a dark green or burgundy xB to look right too, I think.

I'd love to see one done that way, not slammed or on 19" blingin chrome either

it would look all wrong with the wood. Just with no drop or 1" or less drop and some tasteful 16" rims with a flat finish (no chrome bling-bling)

That would be interesting.... :o
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NOOOOOOOO!!!!

Don't do that to a Camo!

Someone grab a saw and a crowbar and help me get that xB out of its Shipping Crate.

That'll appeal to the same crowd that buys a Woody PT and we don't need any Boxes driving 30 in the left lane with the turn signal on...
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I think so called "woody" goes better with lighter colors. It will look good on white.

With that said, most of woody mod on modern cars are too fake. PT Cruiser, and even that custom job on Element...

If it's done right, I think it will look really classy.
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I think this looks cool, but I wouldnt do it.
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Originally Posted by Cheif Thundercloud
My shop (DB Motorsports) designed this Element Woody...it is a true woody, has a nitrous express kit on it, 20" Rims, airbags and a pretty crazy system...what an ugly way to spend what they said cost roughly $20,000...not to mention the fact that the Element is fugly...
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I would sport that orange one in a second. even if it is an element. that one looks nice
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