Updates On Grape Ape
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Latest update for Grape. Last mod of the year (2019) turned into the 1st mod of the year (2020) also. Christmas present was ordered, thanks to my wife, and I received it on New Years Eve of 2019. Installed it on January 03, 2020. It was the piece of the new carbon steering wheel that needed to be done, the airbag cover with a silver and purple logo. Very happy with quality and look of it now for sure.
Here's the video I made of the process.
Almost forgot the still pics...
Here's the video I made of the process.
Almost forgot the still pics...
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Very cool Mark 
Damn you’re fast! I need you to come install my dash. Looks like you could probably do it in about 30 minutes!
Damn you’re fast! I need you to come install my dash. Looks like you could probably do it in about 30 minutes!
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Very nice finishing touch to your steering wheel, Mark!
I'm hoping to start putting my air bag cover on soon, so your video will be very beneficial!
Your car is looking great, as always, but you need to give some of us a chance to catch up a little.
A great start to 2020............Interested to see what's next.
Cheers, Larry
I'm hoping to start putting my air bag cover on soon, so your video will be very beneficial!
Your car is looking great, as always, but you need to give some of us a chance to catch up a little.
A great start to 2020............Interested to see what's next.
Cheers, Larry
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Well, forgot to update this thread after my headlight bulb upgrade. Some of you have already seen this video so you won't need to watch it again...lol
This post is mainly for my own reference on my updates to the car. If you haven's seen the video get then by all means watch it if you'd like.
This post is mainly for my own reference on my updates to the car. If you haven's seen the video get then by all means watch it if you'd like.
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Took some pictures of Grape last weekend on 01/26/2020 and got them back from the photographer last night. I think they turned out great so I thought I'd share them with you all. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do. The files are frickin' HUGE and I couldn't upload a couple of them. So I'll have to resize those before I can share them. I probably won't though as they are pretty much like these anyway.
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Nothing better to look at than the Grape Ape....especially in the Arizona Sunset.
May I suggest to copy your images, then make alterations to the copy with Photoshop such as reducing the image size, to put on the internet. I would also suggest while you have the images in Photoshop to crop out more of the foreground. We just want to see more of the car and the cool backgrounds, not so much the asphalt.....
May I suggest to copy your images, then make alterations to the copy with Photoshop such as reducing the image size, to put on the internet. I would also suggest while you have the images in Photoshop to crop out more of the foreground. We just want to see more of the car and the cool backgrounds, not so much the asphalt.....
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Thanks everyone, I do have plans to use an editor to reduce the size and crop out some of the foreground, thanks for that tip.
I am very happy with the lights so far. I don't drive much at night but on the way home from that photo shoot I was pretty impressed with them.
This was just before we left.
This was driving on the way home. No street lights to deal with so it was a good time to really see how they are.
I am very happy with the lights so far. I don't drive much at night but on the way home from that photo shoot I was pretty impressed with them.
This was just before we left.
This was driving on the way home. No street lights to deal with so it was a good time to really see how they are.
