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Old May 30, 2005 | 08:29 PM
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Worked on both cars today, the C5 and the BMW 5 (daily driver). The BMW is a 1990, 535, 6speed. C5 is a 2000, 6 speed. Plus, my newly painted calipers!

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Old May 30, 2005 | 08:43 PM
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A lot of work with one black car, let alone two. My hats off to you!
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Old May 30, 2005 | 08:50 PM
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wow 2 black cars!!!!!!!!! god bless you.they look nice by the way. alot of work huh???
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Old May 30, 2005 | 09:16 PM
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Yes, lot of work. The C5 gets the garage so not as bad, but the BMW, impossible to keep clean.
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You did a great job on both cars.
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looks nice and chineyyy
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Originally Posted by caster5303
Worked on both cars today, the C5 and the BMW 5 (daily driver). The BMW is a 1990, 535, 6speed. C5 is a 2000, 6 speed. Plus, my newly painted calipers!

http://tinypic.com/view.html?pic=5k3tpf

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Great looking cars!!!
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Old May 30, 2005 | 10:36 PM
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A lot of work with one black car, let alone two. My hats off to you!









My vert is black, my DD is white. God bless you taking on 2 black vehicle's. both look very
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Cool pics. My Vette is my daily driver
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Good job!
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Very nice!!
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Cool pics. My Vette is my daily driver
Yeah mine too.By the way 535 looks extremely clean for a 90.Nice job man
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Originally Posted by pewterwest99
Cool pics. My Vette is my daily driver
Not only is my '99 black coupe my DD, but it is my 4th black car. Some guys are just a glutten for punishment! By the way, your two black rides look great!
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That's a lot of work, Beautiful cars
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