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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:41 am 
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I figure this would be a decent way to start a timeline, and possibly get some opinions on the ideas I have for my New-To-Me Grand Prix.

This is what she looked like the day I brought her home, and not much has changed yet, except the trunk works and doesn't retain water anymore :lol:
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Firstly, the car has 3 GP wheels and one that I believe came from a Bonneville and is probably wider than the other wheels
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And is it just me (I've never owned a Bonne) or is something on this wheel missing?
On top of the mismatched wheels, all 4 tires are different brands, with varying levels of wear on them, which I'm sure is contributing to the vibration I get on the highway.

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No, I do not have fog lights. Perfect reason to get HIDs though

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Yeah, the back end needs a lot of love. I'm thinking LEDs, don't know if I want them tinted though...

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Thinking of Plasti-Dipping the badges to kinda refresh the look of them.

The bumper itself has a lot of wear on it, maybe replace it with a GT bumper?
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The brake calipers are rusted and dingy, the wheels are in need of a good clean and polish, all in all, it looks like an almost decade-old car, so I'm not trying to win any beauty contests with it just yet. I want to keep it white, but I'm trying to brainstorm some black or gray accents (hash marks maybe?) I figure I'll start with the lights, both broken and missing, and work my way around from there. I'm nowhere near trying to build a show car, but I like my ride to look nice. I'm sorry to have assaulted your eyes, I promise when I post more pictures it will be looking a whole lot better! Any ideas/criticisms would be appreciated.


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:14 pm 
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hey, looks like your in the same boat i am in

cant wait to see it get turned around

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:31 pm 
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hey, we all start somewhere, yours doesnt look near as bad as mine did...... see link........ but she turned out beautiful. give it some time, gotta be a bit creative, youll be in good shape :)

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:33 pm 
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Thanks. Yours is looking awesome z3r0, I need to catch up to you bro.

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:33 pm 
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bro? mine still looks like shit

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:35 pm 
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Progress is a slow process lol. It doesn't look anywhere as bad as you think it does

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:48 pm 
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my wheels i just got are the same as the three on urs, almost like pregen wheels. i painted them with rust o'leum graphite wheel paint, which turned out sparkly dark grey. my gp is black but i still think it would look nice on white, and not just be plain black like plsti-dip.

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:50 pm 
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^^^ those are 97 gtp wheels

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:52 pm 
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yea his 3 wheels are same, but mine i pulled off a 97 gt. they had abs center caps spade and i found pontiac ones

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:10 pm 
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www.youtube.com Video from : www.youtube.com

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:23 pm 
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lol now your video is an x on my screen cant watch it.

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:34 pm 
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ooo wrong thread

weird how that happened

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maybe my pc just sucks?

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bubagunush wrote:
my wheels i just got are the same as the three on urs, almost like pregen wheels. i painted them with rust o'leum graphite wheel paint, which turned out sparkly dark grey. my gp is black but i still think it would look nice on white, and not just be plain black like plsti-dip.

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That does look pretty good. I'm trying to decide if I wanna find a 4th matching wheel or just get all new ones when I replace the tires.

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my wheels were 120 for the set, with crap tires but they fit the tires i already had anyways, they were 30bucks a wheel, if i had aluminum wheels i coulda gave for a core would have been $10 a wheel.

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:18 pm 
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Knowing me, I'm gonna just end up with some new Konigs or something.


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pretty much anything is going to look better then bonnie wheel.
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Absolutely, it's probably the only thing on the car that I feel is a complete eyesore.


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:14 am 
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And it has been debadged! I really miss my DSLR right now
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Now all she needs is a thorough wash. I think I like the clean look. Now what to do with all the Grand Prix badges in my center console...


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A buddy of mine bought some projector fogs with halos for like $40.

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