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Dropped it like it's hot

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by drew935, Jun 9, 2012.

  1. drew935

    drew935 Member

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    Installed this and painted the wheels graphite for my client.
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    #1 drew935, Jun 9, 2012
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    Not bad but what are you going to do about the center caps?
     
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    Looks better!
    What's the point of those thin ramps?
     
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  4. drew935

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    I thought that the jack point was deep like on my wife's gen2. They're Race Ramps ;)
    Oh I haven't put the center caps on yet. Just waiting for them to dry as it was all fresh paint.
    But today when I drop off the car, the owner can decide whether he wants them on.
     
    #4 drew935, Jun 9, 2012
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    Lower is always better! I just still don't get the appeal of those black/black-ish wheels. They just look like all the sets of dirty wheels I've fought with over the years trying to get the brake dust off after a long trip! lol
     
    #5 GoldPianoGarden, Jun 9, 2012
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    Graphite looks cool on Barcelona Red. Not a fan of the 15" stockers though. If I were the client, I'd acquire some 2012 wheel covers and paint them graphite.
     
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  7. drew935

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    Graphite more of a dirty silver look vs blackish ;)
    The owner wants other wheels but he's not ready to drop $2500+ on them for LW jap wheels and this is his business vehicle lol
    Ride quality is pretty good after driving it back to him for 34miles!
     
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    That's good that it rides good. I gotta drop mine and put the wheels and tires on now, since I finally got my car home from the bodyshop yesterday.
     
    #8 GoldPianoGarden, Jun 9, 2012
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    Oh goody! So pretty soon, we'll see pics. of the finished product:D.
     
    #9 SoCalBPrius, Jun 10, 2012
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    Tell me about it. They said at the bodyshop that they've never had to have a car there that long before just to do a body kit. They said they had made it their honorary mascot since it was always there! lol! The bodyshop is gonna make me a deal where they are gonna put on my coilovers for me, in exchange for like my front or rear (oem) bumper, which I'm all for since I couldn't find anywhere that would put them on here for under the $600-$700 range. I thot that was CRAZY. Wiring up all my lights and other electrical stuff will be after that, but that won't have anything to do with taking pictures, as all the "visual" things will be on the car, whether they're wired up or not.
     
    #10 GoldPianoGarden, Jun 10, 2012
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