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Old Feb 24, 2023 | 07:21 PM
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Default Fully Transformed my C8!!

I felt the need to leave these guys a review on here in case you're in the Ventura/LA county area in Southern California and want to do some tasteful mods to your car. I want to start off by saying that Auri, Noah and Zachary over at Diamond Auto Salon were super helpful in helping me pick out the look that I wanted to go with on my new C8. They gave me a ton of information on a couple different options I had on changing the color, Vinyl & Colored PPF (I had no idea this was a thing? I assumed it only came in clear like regular films that you see on bumpers) and the option I went with (Stek DYNOMatte PPF) which is a matte finished clear bra. I figured this would be the best of both worlds as I did like the factory black paint but also really liked the look of satin finishes. The product is warrantied for the lifetime of the vehicle too! It's been a little over 8 months now and the car looks exactly as it did the day I picked it up from them!

I originally only reached out for a wrap but after stopping by their shop in Westlake and seeing their personal cars, I knew I had to get some new shoes too. I sent them a few styles I liked from Stance Wheels website and ended up going with their recommendation, SF10's in gunmetal. Even though the factory wheels looked great, these were a step up and super cool! They handled all of the tire sizing as well as I'm not super in tune with all of that stuff. Zero issues so far and I get compliments nearly every time I take the car out!

Overall I'd say my experience with them was nothing short of amazing. It took us about 2 weeks to fully decide on everything and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out. I highly recommend checking them out if you're looking to do anything customization related to your car!

Here's a few shots they shared with me from their instagram post!





Old Feb 24, 2023 | 07:35 PM
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Looks awesome! I’m in Simi if you’re in my neck of SoCal, let me know!
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Old Feb 24, 2023 | 09:14 PM
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That looks bad A$$!!
Looks menacing!!
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Old Feb 24, 2023 | 09:24 PM
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Makes me wish I lived in SoCal! At least headed there next week for vacation!
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Old Feb 24, 2023 | 10:17 PM
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Super clean combo with the satin black.
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Old Feb 24, 2023 | 10:44 PM
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That is so badass
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Old Feb 24, 2023 | 10:58 PM
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Looks great . Good choice on the wheels and good fitment. Any plans to lower , or get an exhaust ?
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Old Feb 24, 2023 | 11:39 PM
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Wheels and wrap look great. Nice job on yourr car.
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Looks great. Congrats
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Old Feb 25, 2023 | 04:03 AM
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I almost went with Diamond. They were super helpful last minute with questioning and generally really tried to work with me with pricing. I ended up with another installer but would go to Diamond any day.

Nice ride looks killer with the matte. I’m near Calabasas
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Old Feb 25, 2023 | 07:01 AM
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Sinister
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Wheels to busy for me, but your car!
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Old Feb 25, 2023 | 09:27 AM
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Love the look. Hopefully it is easy to maintain.
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Old Feb 25, 2023 | 02:00 PM
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The same guys did the ppf on my corvette, they are great.
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Old Feb 25, 2023 | 04:59 PM
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Wow...love the look. Well done!
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Old Feb 25, 2023 | 09:26 PM
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Definitely nice but hardly "Fully Transformed"
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Old Feb 26, 2023 | 08:28 AM
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Really nice!
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Looking good, great color!
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I am usually not a fan of any type of car decorations but i have to say that looks very well done.
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Old Feb 26, 2023 | 10:35 AM
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Looks great!
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