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  1. WE0H

    WE0H Senior Member

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    Oh yea that chrome strip totally adds to the wow factor. I came up with that idea after seeing Prii on the street with it and added that to my must have list. Sure glad my wife allowed me to order what I did.

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    I should fire up a new thread so I don't clog up JC's thread on is Five.

    Mike
     
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    No need to fire up a new thread. You can clog mine all you want!!! :D
     
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    nice ride.

    are you going to body side moldings? i remember 32color's threat that you do one or the other but not both.
     
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    Just got back from the tint shop. They put on my shark fin and I really like it. It seems to be adhered really well to the body. The tint looks really good with BP paint job. I also had the clear bra installed and I can't even tell its there. You are gonna love it WE0H!!! Need get that tint ASAP. :D
     
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    Yea tint is one of the first items. I just ordered a pair of those DEI 528T timers so I can do the PWR Mode mod. I doubt I will get anything done until June as we are heading out your way in two weeks while my car is all snuggled up in the garage :p Gotta ~3k mile trip in the Swagger Wagon to do first :rockon:

    Post some pics and I'll check 'em out this evening. Heading up to our storage locker to build some shelves today.

    One last thing, are all the edges on your clear film staying down or any bubbles that they said would settle down? Did you do the door handle cups? I have concerns on my handle cups & the mirrors. Might have to have them do them over as they are not settled down as I would have expected but they said the material would lay down. Didn't make sense to me so I need someone else to tell me if they are BS'in me or not.

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    I to have some bubbles that they say will settle down in about a week or so. I think that is normal best I can gather. They did do the back of my mirrors but I didn't do the door handle cups. They did put some pieces behind each of the four wheel wells which I thought was a good idea. I'll try to post some pics in bait for you to look at in a bit.
     
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    its so 29 seconds ago......
     
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    Nice pick.
     
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    WE0H here are the pics of the tint and fin installed. Sorry it took me this long to get them up.
     

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    What percentage tint? That fin looks way more aerodynamic than the rubber duck that comes on the car :p If my shortie antenna doesn't look good, I'll pop for a fin.

    Was building a wooden shelf in our storage locker today while Denise was sorting and documenting our stuff. Got the garage almost ready for tomorrow. Have to drive the Ion up to the storage locker in the morning.

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    I believe it's 20% in the rear and 35% on the front. I like the look of it for sure. If you decide on the fin I got the one from BeatSonic. The color matches very well.
     
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    Thanks for mentioning the manufacturer. That will be a very nice tint for those scorcher summer days. My old RX-7 measured at 32, or something near that, by a cop :mad: It was a white car and was absolutely comfortable sitting in the sun all day. You should see my wife's older summer car. Black paint no tint, that thing is a nightmare to hop in on a sunny day. Holy hot :eek: What was she thinking :rolleyes:

    Mike
     
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    Got my car home tonight :) Drove 55 miles thru town so I stayed off the freeways. The bugs seemed to like my car too :( Moved my Ion RL to the storage locker and parked my Prius in the garage. Strange after having red summer cars since 2002 now seeing a white car in the garage. That George Jetson sound is exactly like the You Tube video. Only time I heard it was pulling into the garage. Never could hear it driving in the city even with the windows and roof open.

    Mike
     
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    WEOH, your Plus looks awesome, not its time to get those Valenti's :)

    Mine will look like yours within 1 month :p
     
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    I turned 927 miles yesterday :( Had to make a shopping trip.

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    Good news it won't be possible to turn past 1500 miles this season as there is only a month left to drive before winter begins :) I have looked at different tails but IDK. I was used to the 2010/11 style and now got these 12's. Kind'a look neat with the vertical zebra look [​IMG]

    How you gonna get the solar roof? That'd be quite a bit of work with the Sawzall [​IMG]

    Mike
     
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    Mike needs window tint! ;)

    The 2012 tail lights look good stock so don't need an upgrade. The 2010-2011s could seriously benefit from the Valenti's. What I mean is that although the Valenti's are pretty sweet, the 2012s don't need them to look good. Except the 2012 PIP. Those clear tails just don't do it for me.
     
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    Yah, maybe black out the taillights :) need to tint the windows for sure :)

    blacking out the emblems will also look nice :)
     
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    Tint for sure. MN says 50% on fronts but I am thinking around 35% on all of them :) I seen a 2010/11 v yesterday that was 20% or lower on all windows. I don't dare go super dark with no front plate :)

    Mike
     
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