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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 11:48 PM
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Now that the year is almost over. I'd like to make a list of the mods I did this year. At least the ones I remember. .
Painted interior center console,door bezel and IP bezel



Painted Fuel rail covers with acrylic lettering

Aluminum Gauge bezel

Painted headlamp bezel

V.E. autoshift **** and boot,V.E. brake handle and boot,V.E. steering wheel

To be continued...............
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 11:49 PM
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Custom headrest

Custom underhood panel

To be continued..........
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 11:50 PM
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Z06 screens

Clear turn signal

Clear 3rd brake lamp and poly rear lettering

Painted brakecalipers

Spoilers

To be continued.......
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 11:52 PM
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Front canards-Sold

And last but not least my new center console colver from Mid-America
my old one-sold

and my new one

another view

All in all! Some are expensive,some are cheap and some are free. But putting a permagrin on my face even though I'm not driving it-PRICELESS!!!!! Sorry for the long first post.
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 11:53 PM
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Nice to see that you've continued to have fun pursuing the personalization of your nice ride.
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 11:54 PM
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Nice mods
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 11:55 PM
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VERY, VERY Nice!!
What kind of paint did you use on the dash pieces? Did you sand it smooth first??? It looks really nice, I want to do mine like that!
Great Job!!
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 12:20 AM
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VERY, VERY Nice!!
What kind of paint did you use on the dash pieces? Did you sand it smooth first??? It looks really nice, I want to do mine like that!
Great Job!!
I have a bodyshop paint for me and no, he did not sand it.But for a $100 for everything (center dash,IP bezel,door bezel and fuel rail covers) I did not complain.
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 12:29 AM
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Love the mod eye candy on this thread. Some nice interior re-dos, too!
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by slverc5
I have a bodyshop paint for me and no, he did not sand it.But for a $100 for everything (center dash,IP bezel,door bezel and fuel rail covers) I did not complain.
Thanks slverc5, nothing to complain about there at all!!
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 12:45 AM
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Where did you get the spolier?
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Where did you get the spolier?
Mid-America!
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike98SilVert
Nice mods
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 07:27 AM
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Lots of mods, that's for sure. Made a very nice change in the looks of your car.
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very
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 08:24 AM
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Great job with the mods!
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 09:51 AM
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Looks good!
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