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AaronGTR · 07-25-2013, 07:50 AM

Mine used to look a lot better too, when I had a second car. It still got driven, but not nearly as much. You can keep your paint looking good when you have a garage to keep it in, you can keep it clean and waxed etc.

Once I could only have one car and didn't have to the facilities to work on it anymore, the paint got a lot more damage. My front bumper needs to be repainted really.

That's the reality of a daily driver though. If a car is on the road a lot, it will get damaged. Either by road debris, weather, or idiots in parking lots.

TDavis · 07-25-2013, 09:29 AM

Yeah it would be nice to have two cars but I can't fathom the idea of having a car JUST for show and only driving one of my two cars every other month.

Still making it for certain/a goal to have a garage and/or shelter for the first duplex/apartment/house I get. Would be so nice -.- fk u sleepy

Plus what mainly catches my eye is his brake rotors, how they're always perfect without any rust, that's how I would think it doesn't see rain, even if your car is sitting in the rain some rust will get on it overtime. I loved how my rotors looked the day I put them on but with a DD you can't keep them rust free, constantly cleaning them would be pointless on a DD, function over form right?

Metallman56 · 07-25-2013, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by AaronGTR

Mine used to look a lot better too, when I had a second car. It still got driven, but not nearly as much. You can keep your paint looking good when you have a garage to keep it in, you can keep it clean and waxed etc.

Once I could only have one car and didn't have to the facilities to work on it anymore, the paint got a lot more damage. My front bumper needs to be repainted really.

That's the reality of a daily driver though. If a car is on the road a lot, it will get damaged. Either by road debris, weather, or idiots in parking lots.

If you ever want/need your paint restored just come on down.i cant repaint your bumpers, but i can restore the car to a mirror like finish. Consider this an open invitation

AaronGTR · 07-25-2013, 12:52 PM

Oh, I know how to clay bar a car, polish it, etc. That's not the problem.

There are rock chips and scratches in places now, and there are stress cracks in the paint all over the front bumper from too many times of it being pushed/pulled going in/out a step drive, or getting towed, etc etc. It just needs to be repainted. My trunk needs to be redone too. The paint has cracked where I molded the wing to it, and where I filled the old holes for the stock wing. They really should have been welded in and ground and filled, and I should have used panel bond instead of bondo for the wing. Maybe some day I'll fix that stuff. Not right now though.

blckgagt · 07-25-2013, 01:16 PM

Mine car is in dire need of some TLC thats for sure. Hasn't been waxed in years!

solutions_auto · 07-25-2013, 03:29 PM

My car does see rain but not often. But, yes this is basically a show car and cruising car only. I've owned this car for 8 years and have barely put 5000 miles on it. I don't have disposable cash, I want to build this car once, not once every couple of years due to wear and tear. So, therefore it sits in the garage where it is safe. My car, my decision.

Shade2012 · 07-25-2013, 04:18 PM

MAC the KNIFE · 07-25-2013, 04:45 PM

1st set of rims i've ever put on a car.

FYI: that's my electric supercharger

sleepyalero · 07-25-2013, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MAC the KNIFE

1st set of rims i've ever put on a car.

FYI: that's my electric supercharger

Those arent 370z wheels are they? They look awfully identical.

MAC the KNIFE · 07-25-2013, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by sleepyalero

Those arent 370z wheels are they? They look awfully identical.

nope, guess again.

edit: i googled 370z wheels. do you have on beer goggles?

Shade2012 · 07-25-2013, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by MAC the KNIFE

nope, guess again.

edit: i googled 370z wheels. do you have on beer goggles?

I think he meant the 350z wheels..

They look like newer Camero rims to me.

TDavis · 07-25-2013, 07:18 PM

RX8 or some mazda wheels

sleepyalero · 07-25-2013, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MAC the KNIFE

nope, guess again.

edit: i googled 370z wheels. do you have on beer goggles?

Sorry, saw em on a 370 last week thought they were what came with.

Anyway i mean these.... They look about the same as yours.

07 350z wheels

[ChaosweaveR] · 07-25-2013, 07:46 PM

Those are Camaro SS wheels.

G8 guys like them because of the aggressive offset, and they'll work with no modifications needed (the Camaro is based off the Zeta chassis as is the VE Commodore)

sleepyalero · 07-25-2013, 07:56 PM

Damn, good eye. They are close to identical. If i saw the wheel face on, i woulda said ss wheels. But couldnt tell much from the angle. Oh well!

stewartfn18 · 07-25-2013, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MAC the KNIFE

1st set of rims i've ever put on a car.

FYI: that's my electric supercharger

**** looks as dope as the day we put them on.. btw, i tried that megs "white" wax. it was meh. changes the color a little, but not enough to buy it again.

bricooper78 · 07-25-2013, 08:46 PM

The rims look effing insane!

TDavis · 07-25-2013, 08:53 PM

Wonder how 370z nismo wheels would look on those

MAC the KNIFE · 07-26-2013, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by [ChaosweaveR]

Those are Camaro SS wheels.

G8 guys like them because of the aggressive offset, and they'll work with no modifications needed (the Camaro is based off the Zeta chassis as is the VE Commodore)

as much as you know about the holdens and as much as you like the hsv versions, y u no trade honda for g8?

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Originally Posted by stewartfn18

**** looks as dope as the day we put them on.. btw, i tried that megs "white" wax. it was meh. changes the color a little, but not enough to buy it again.

thanks, i really love how they fill the wheel wells. the white wax, kinda sounded like a gimmick to me. that liquid glass sealant (the blue stuff) was at autozone in a really small bottle for $25. you get what you pay for. it's been 4 months since i put it on, rain beads off just as much as when it was fresh. and bugs and dirt still come off so easy when washing.

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Originally Posted by bricooper78

The rims look effing insane!

thank you sir coop

[ChaosweaveR] · 07-26-2013, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by MAC the KNIFE

as much as you know about the holdens and as much as you like the hsv versions, y u no trade honda for g8?

Because income.

07-25-2013, 07:50 AM	#3081
AaronGTR BlingWithBallz AKA: Aaron Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Detroit area, MI Age: 43 Posts: 12,254 Vehicle: 2000 Grand Am GT1 2dr	Mine used to look a lot better too, when I had a second car. It still got driven, but not nearly as much. You can keep your paint looking good when you have a garage to keep it in, you can keep it clean and waxed etc. Once I could only have one car and didn't have to the facilities to work on it anymore, the paint got a lot more damage. My front bumper needs to be repainted really. That's the reality of a daily driver though. If a car is on the road a lot, it will get damaged. Either by road debris, weather, or idiots in parking lots. __________________ The few, the proud, the boosted! 13.788 @ 103.73 mph (3/2011) 320 whp and 300 ft/lbs torque. (3/2011) See it here. the total package.

07-25-2013, 09:29 AM	#3082
TDavis GAGT - Junkie AKA: Tanner Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Columbia, MO Age: 29 Posts: 3,871 Vehicle: 2000 Grand Am SC/T	Yeah it would be nice to have two cars but I can't fathom the idea of having a car JUST for show and only driving one of my two cars every other month. Still making it for certain/a goal to have a garage and/or shelter for the first duplex/apartment/house I get. Would be so nice -.- fk u sleepy Plus what mainly catches my eye is his brake rotors, how they're always perfect without any rust, that's how I would think it doesn't see rain, even if your car is sitting in the rain some rust will get on it overtime. I loved how my rotors looked the day I put them on but with a DD you can't keep them rust free, constantly cleaning them would be pointless on a DD, function over form right? __________________ Mods: Alotta sht Last edited by TDavis; 07-25-2013 at 09:46 AM.

07-25-2013, 12:52 PM	#3084
AaronGTR BlingWithBallz AKA: Aaron Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Detroit area, MI Age: 43 Posts: 12,254 Vehicle: 2000 Grand Am GT1 2dr	Oh, I know how to clay bar a car, polish it, etc. That's not the problem. There are rock chips and scratches in places now, and there are stress cracks in the paint all over the front bumper from too many times of it being pushed/pulled going in/out a step drive, or getting towed, etc etc. It just needs to be repainted. My trunk needs to be redone too. The paint has cracked where I molded the wing to it, and where I filled the old holes for the stock wing. They really should have been welded in and ground and filled, and I should have used panel bond instead of bondo for the wing. Maybe some day I'll fix that stuff. Not right now though. __________________ The few, the proud, the boosted! 13.788 @ 103.73 mph (3/2011) 320 whp and 300 ft/lbs torque. (3/2011) See it here. the total package.

07-25-2013, 01:16 PM	#3085
blckgagt ~Turbocharged~ AKA: Randy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN Age: 37 Posts: 1,265 Vehicle: 99 GAGT, 07 Vette	Mine car is in dire need of some TLC thats for sure. Hasn't been waxed in years! __________________ 400whp 435wtq - MMS Race Block w/ 8.5:1 comp ratio, Eagle H-beam rods. MMS Stage 2 heads, Turbo Cam, chromemoly pushrods, GM gaskets. MMS 65 mm Turbo Kit w 60lb/hr injectors, Walbro fuel pump, powdercoated engine. MMS 3.29 4t65eHD conv., 3500 stall TC. Milzy headers w/ downpipe, magnaflow exhaust, FFP Pulley, f/r strut braces, Msd 8.5 SC wires, *** bodykit, Bilstein Coilovers. 17x8 AE 185s. Pioneer HU, B/A speakers. Baer brakes. Wot-tech engine mount. SB Rear Swaybar. ES Poly links

07-25-2013, 04:45 PM	#3088
MAC the KNIFE always cuttin' up AKA: MAC Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: TAMPA Age: 37 Posts: 1,165 Vehicle: Red 99 GT coupe	1st set of rims i've ever put on a car. FYI: that's my electric supercharger Attached Thumbnails __________________ 2009 G8 gt no more Big Gears, buh-bye coilovers... illusions of making this a racecar have passed. 12.78 @112.. not a bad grocery getter -still LOUD AS FCK though 2006 GTO completely stock. rip at 39k. 99 GAGT 108k miles, Borla cat-back, CAI, 65mm TB, EGR delete, WOT-tech intakes, F-Body Brakes w/ Hawk HPS pads. Suede headliner, heated seats, jvc HU, infinity speakers+amp+subs, LEDs -probably less than 1000 miles on it in the last 3 years...

07-25-2013, 03:29 PM	#3086
solutions_auto Boostin' AKA: Dustin Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: eaton, ohio Posts: 294 Vehicle: 1999	My car does see rain but not often. But, yes this is basically a show car and cruising car only. I've owned this car for 8 years and have barely put 5000 miles on it. I don't have disposable cash, I want to build this car once, not once every couple of years due to wear and tear. So, therefore it sits in the garage where it is safe. My car, my decision.

07-25-2013, 04:18 PM	#3087
Shade2012 GAGT - Senior Member AKA: Logan Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Carlinville, Illinois Posts: 1,176 Vehicle: 2000 Grand Am GT Coupe

07-25-2013, 07:18 PM	#3092
TDavis GAGT - Junkie AKA: Tanner Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Columbia, MO Age: 29 Posts: 3,871 Vehicle: 2000 Grand Am SC/T	RX8 or some mazda wheels __________________ Mods: Alotta sht

07-25-2013, 07:46 PM	#3094
[ChaosweaveR] So that's Vtec... AKA: Chris Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Medford, NY Age: 34 Posts: 6,783 Vehicle: ‘15 Honda Accord Sport	Those are Camaro SS wheels. G8 guys like them because of the aggressive offset, and they'll work with no modifications needed (the Camaro is based off the Zeta chassis as is the VE Commodore) __________________ 2015 Honda Accord Sport Sedan: K24W 2003 Mitsubishi Galant ES: 4G64

07-25-2013, 07:56 PM	#3095
sleepyalero ▂ ▃ ▅ ▆ █ ▆ ▅ ▃ ▂ AKA: Nathan Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Unknown. Posts: 5,911 Vehicle: 2001 olds alero GLS	Damn, good eye. They are close to identical. If i saw the wheel face on, i woulda said ss wheels. But couldnt tell much from the angle. Oh well! __________________ 2001 \| Alero GLS \| 3400 \| 6MT 2012 BMW S1000RR, full exhaust, BRENTUNE, power commander 5, dyno tune, 198WHP.

07-25-2013, 08:53 PM	#3098
TDavis GAGT - Junkie AKA: Tanner Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Columbia, MO Age: 29 Posts: 3,871 Vehicle: 2000 Grand Am SC/T	Wonder how 370z nismo wheels would look on those __________________ Mods: Alotta sht