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Old 03-29-2008, 08:00 PM
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yea get vinyl it looks way better on dot matrix 180 should be good for tint make sure u get good tint u dont want it turning purple an bubble up
 
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Old 03-29-2008, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by PColav6
Alright, well I have a job tomorrow for 50$ so I'll have $180 cash after that..HOPEFULLY that'll be good, we have tons of tinting places around here and I haven't got a clue as to the market price of this stuff so I'll make some phone calls this week. Going to ask Donnie where he got his done (even though they tinted his dot-matrix and didn't apply vinyl..wonder if they know what they're doin)
We shall see.

$50 to detail car damn i wish u lived near me
 
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Old 03-29-2008, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Uneed2Douche
$50 to detail car damn i wish u lived near me
I'm giving her 50% off, lol
 
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Old 03-29-2008, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by PColav6
I'm giving her 50% off, lol

lol guess she pretty and u want some
 
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Old 03-29-2008, 08:27 PM
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lol guess she pretty and u want some
No..she's a family friend. lol
 
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Old 03-29-2008, 08:28 PM
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IMO I would spend the money on shocks and struts if I remember right you were going to hold off on those (I may be wrong though). With that 2" drop your going to screw your car pretty quick with stock shocks and struts
 
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Old 03-29-2008, 08:47 PM
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Keep the stripes. IMO, they add some contrast. You're car looks good with the white/black combo....
 
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Old 03-30-2008, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Dave04Mustang
IMO I would spend the money on shocks and struts if I remember right you were going to hold off on those (I may be wrong though). With that 2" drop your going to screw your car pretty quick with stock shocks and struts
Leaving the stock shocks and struts on will do nothing to hurt the car as a whole...just the shocks and struts themselves.

And I definitely like the side stripes, I think your car looks way better with them than without them.
 
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Old 03-30-2008, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Dave04Mustang
IMO I would spend the money on shocks and struts if I remember right you were going to hold off on those (I may be wrong though). With that 2" drop your going to screw your car pretty quick with stock shocks and struts
Correct me if im wrong but, wouldn't the new springs cause less wear on the shocks/struts? With it being lower the shocks and struts have to travel less distance, causing less wear? Maybe its a crazy idea of mine but thats what i would think.
 
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Old 03-30-2008, 08:39 AM
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lose it i like it alot better without we already know its a Mustang!
 
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Old 03-30-2008, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Steeda97
Correct me if im wrong but, wouldn't the new springs cause less wear on the shocks/struts? With it being lower the shocks and struts have to travel less distance, causing less wear? Maybe its a crazy idea of mine but thats what i would think.
The stock shocks/struts will blow eventually since the new springs being shorter than the stocks ones make the shocks/struts stay compressed a certain amount all of the time.

And everyone seems to have a mixed opinion on the stripes..lol
 
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Old 03-30-2008, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by PColav6
Anyone notice how damn close my car will look to Purestangs after this? I guess I'm wingless so that makes mine better looking..lol .

lose the stripe add the tint and PUT THE WING BACK ON! that will even everything out IMO
 
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Old 03-31-2008, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by PColav6
Alright, well I have a job tomorrow for 50$ so I'll have $180 cash after that..HOPEFULLY that'll be good, we have tons of tinting places around here and I haven't got a clue as to the market price of this stuff so I'll make some phone calls this week. Going to ask Donnie where he got his done (even though they tinted his dot-matrix and didn't apply vinyl..wonder if they know what they're doin)
We shall see.

I got mine done at Tint Spectrum which is now XXX Motorsports over off Palafox. A friend of mine (Ken) worked there and did a great job. However the rear glass was not re-tinted. The side tint started coming off and looked like crapola so I everything redone except for the back glass. I am redoing the whole car again soon. I got some sand down in the passenger window at the beach with the windows down and it scratched it when I rolled it up/down. On a drunken night at TGI Fridays I was getting in and slapped my seatbelt against the driver window and it made a little slit in it.

A friend of mine in Milton used to do work for dealerships and does an awesome job from home. I am going there in a couple of weeks to get it done again.
 
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Old 03-31-2008, 11:08 AM
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Put the wing back on! Paint it black!
 
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Old 03-31-2008, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Slither
I got mine done at Tint Spectrum which is now XXX Motorsports over off Palafox. A friend of mine (Ken) worked there and did a great job. However the rear glass was not re-tinted. The side tint started coming off and looked like crapola so I everything redone except for the back glass. I am redoing the whole car again soon. I got some sand down in the passenger window at the beach with the windows down and it scratched it when I rolled it up/down. On a drunken night at TGI Fridays I was getting in and slapped my seatbelt against the driver window and it made a little slit in it.

A friend of mine in Milton used to do work for dealerships and does an awesome job from home. I am going there in a couple of weeks to get it done again.
How much did they charge ya?
And if something might be down the doorpanel where the windows go, would the possibly mess up the tint? My passenger window rolls up/down much slower than the driver's side does so I don't know if it's rubbing against something down there or what.


and the wing is STAYIN OFF! ARR!
 

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Old 04-01-2008, 12:30 PM
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Alright I called the tint-spectrum place and he said it was $169 (may have been 165, he talked fast) /w a lifetime warranty, but I forgot to ask them how they did the dot matrix..lol. So tomorrow I'll call them and if they know to do the vinyl strip I'll see about bringing the car there thursday.
 
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