It NEVER FREAKIN FAILS TO AMAZE ME

[fam]

Thanks. when they started working on the back they soon realized they couldnt repair most of it ;-) They kept on having to buy more panels to get it right, basically the only thing original on the back is the floor panel where the spare tire goes ;-)

They would have been better off financially just totalling it...but...im happy.

 

[Tungsten6]

oh niceee you got the 08.5 bumper i love that bumper

 

[fam]

Its an 08 but the shop was really cool and painted it black for me. The only used part from the repair was the rear bumper and it was a dark red or purple I couldnt tell and it was fully painted that color. The rest came in nice new cardboard boxes ;-)

 

[Tungsten6]

thats the 2008.5 bumper though.
it goes all the way up like the ms3s rather than just half way like the 07-08

 

[fam]

Sorry...taken on my droid and at work, but she is now tinted

 

[sunrun176]

thats the 2008.5 bumper though.
it goes all the way up like the ms3s rather than just half way like the 07-08

Except that it is the Speed3 bumper as the '08.5 bumper doesn't have the inset flattened honeycomb pattern in the bottom 1/3 of the black, nor does it have the lip that sticks out on the bottom edge.

Lookin' awesome, BTW. That's my second-favorite color.

Also, what tint level is that?

 

[Gro Harlem]

be sure to file a diminished value claim with the insurance company. The car's resale value took a hit as result of it now having "accident history".

You are entitled to damaged. it is one of the hidden things in the insurance industry. You should be able to get a check for 2-3 grand with a car that new.

 

[fam]

Already got the diminutive value check and spent it on upgrades...and some other stuff

 

[Maz94Protege]

Tint looks 35%, am i correct?

 

[fam]

50% in front (max for ohio law) and 20 in the back.

 

[fam]

The latest

 

[Tungsten6]

Needs some tein s techs

 

[fam]

not if i want to be any bit competitive in autocrossing it doesnt as it would put me in another class ;P

 

[Tungsten6]

id rather be low than be competitive

 

[fam]

If I lived in Florida Id be low too...hell..maybe if I was still in Ky id be low. but up here the salt is terrible, the roads are terrible, speed bumps are higher than they should be...its evil.

 

[Tungsten6]

hahaha yea that blows.

my friend just moved her from PA so he is going to be lowering his BC's

 

[Maz94Protege]

Real nice picture! Clean and love the reflectance of the sky.

 

[fam]

Thanks...I shot it in raw format on the dslr so I could bring the reflectivity out and exaggerate it, but its not photoshop'd in the normal terms of the word. Cant wait to get it out of the driveway and somewhere cool to shoot it.

 

[mjstew]

it looks awesome considering what it looked like after the accident. you should definitely get some rims on it though. maybe like a black and silver or even chrome...but those stock rims have got to go.

 

[Tungsten6]

Some hyperblack wheels