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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 08:38 PM
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Default << Needless mod but had to do it !! LOOK !!

did you ever have a stupid idea and were told not to do it?? well anyway i did it and doesnt look bad not to mention ive never seen it done..lets hear your comments good and bad.. by the way as you can tell its the zo6 mesh.

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ZO6 mesh inserted behind dash vent


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also used it to underline the JL stealth box lid

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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 08:42 PM
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 08:44 PM
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 08:46 PM
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try now..sorry
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 08:47 PM
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yep, your right, I have not seen that before. very creative
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 08:48 PM
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Looks good
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 08:51 PM
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Needless is an accurate description...my .02...your car, do as you like
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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Needless is an accurate description...my .02...your car, do as you like


You are only restricting the air to the door outlet
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Originally Posted by Glennm27


You are only restricting the air to the door outlet
the mesh cant be anymore restrictive than the dust in the vents
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 09:00 PM
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looks good
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 12:56 AM
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looks nice.
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 01:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Glennm27


You are only restricting the air to the door outlet
Cover your mouth with a piece of that mesh and breathe out...
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 02:56 AM
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Creative - and looks good.
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 08:50 AM
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seems like more postive feedback than negitive..keep the comments coming....
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 08:54 AM
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You are like myself, always looking for something different,I would paint them satin black,a little more suttle. Just my opinion
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I like it alright. Looks like hardware cloth that's easy to get. As one other person mentioned I'd paint it flat black. The beauty is in the details.

Thanks for the tip.
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 09:37 AM
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It IS different.
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I like it and being different is good
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 09:40 AM
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Someone has too much idle time on their hands. Looks cool on the amp cutout.
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 09:41 AM
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That's a new one to me, pretty cool and useless JK ,paint maybe a good call
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