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Old 03-24-2012, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by jnesselroad
Where'd you get the rear wiper delete? i did my own, but it's not as nice as that!
Jim from Rogue did it for me. He did the scoop for the GD's too, I think. Not sure if he is around these boards anymore, but his craftsmanship is top notch. JDP does a lot for the fits, but quality is not quite up to par. (No slam on JDP either).

I'd like to get some nice looking retro's like you have, myself... slowly but surely. :-D
 
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Old 03-24-2012, 10:59 PM
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Specs of your RPF1's?
 
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Old 03-25-2012, 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by j1nNju1c3
Specs of your RPF1's?
17x7 +43

10 char
 
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Old 03-25-2012, 09:01 AM
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Wheels look nice and lugs set it off very well. You're on an awesome path with this build.
 
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Old 03-25-2012, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by thefit09
17x7 +43

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Strange... maybe it's just the angles... but it looks like your wheels sit deeper into the car than my RPF1 (16x7 +43)... or at least the tires do.
 
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Old 03-25-2012, 01:13 PM
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Wheels look nice and lugs set it off very well. You're on an awesome path with this build.
Thanks! I neglected it for a while. Still have a ways to go.

Strange... maybe it's just the angles... but it looks like your wheels sit deeper into the car than my RPF1 (16x7 +43)... or at least the tires do.
Probably so. Being lower probably adds to the appearance of being deeper in. I still haven't added the spacer on the rear, but as it stands, it's only about a pointer finger inside the fender. What's your tire spec?
 
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Old 03-26-2012, 12:51 PM
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Conti DWS 205/50/16 (the S is getting pretty shallow).

I'm on Swift springs.
 
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Old 04-14-2012, 07:55 PM
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New camera came in this week, so I took her out to the lake. Have a couple of new parts put on. Hoping to get them on before IA this weekend.
 
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Old 04-14-2012, 08:34 PM
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Is that antenna for AM/FM? I thought they were XM only and the AM/FM were in the glass.

I'd like to get one when I repaint my roof in a few weeks if it's AM/FM.
 
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Old 04-14-2012, 10:45 PM
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Looks great man, what camera did you get?
 
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Old 04-14-2012, 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueBoogers
Is that antenna for AM/FM? I thought they were XM only and the AM/FM were in the glass.

I'd like to get one when I repaint my roof in a few weeks if it's AM/FM.
It is just xm.

Looks great man, what camera did you get?
A simple Nikon D3100. I'm just starting out, so I figure I'd start out with a nice, yet easy to get to know camera.
 
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Old 04-15-2012, 03:33 AM
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what's your tire specs? any rubbing?
 
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Old 04-15-2012, 03:59 PM
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What ever happened with the Civic antenna?
 
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Old 04-15-2012, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by airmike
what's your tire specs? any rubbing?
205/40/17 No rubbing

What ever happened with the Civic antenna?
Not sure about it quite yet. Contemplating roof options in combination with the antenna. If I leave the roof alone, I'm going to want to get it paint matched SSM. So we'll see.
 
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Old 04-23-2012, 01:16 AM
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New grille... bad photo.

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Old 04-23-2012, 01:38 AM
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Initially I really thought JDP stuff looked awesome. Read a lot of complaints as of late tho...
 
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Old 04-23-2012, 06:36 AM
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Too bad that antenna is XM only. It would save some money on the shark fin conversion if it fits right...let us know.
 
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Old 06-23-2012, 01:12 AM
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Has been a while since I updated, but I have made quite a few changes and ordered even more parts.

Here's what came in today...

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And I bought these for it. Drilled one out so that the sensor will fit in.

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And they go together like this!

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And this will really make it go vroom...

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Old 06-23-2012, 03:24 AM
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In for sound clip!

Great stuff so far man, I think I like v2.0 even more!
 
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Old 06-23-2012, 08:52 AM
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Thanks, man. I'm going to try and get it all on today, but am feeling a little bit under the weather. So we'll see.

Your SSM is looking better than ever... just trying to keep up with all you guys!
 

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