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All done, my ae86
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Fri, 17 October 2003 03:08
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just thought id show you guys the before and after pictures, of my ae86,
this was before
and this is after....
what do you think... should i tint the windows as well or not...
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Banned user
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ADELAIDE - The Drift City
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Fri, 17 October 2003 03:17
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holy moly... has someone stolen my car?
haha looks sweet, yeah tink for sure!
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
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February 2003
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Fri, 17 October 2003 03:21
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tinted windows make driving so much more pleasureable
lowers incar temps and keeps you from frying your skin 
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Brisbane
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July 2002
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Fri, 17 October 2003 06:05
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yer i think i might tint the windows, but the door windows, won't be fully dark, more a issue of money and after my engine conversion
yer not sure if anyone would notice that about the aerial...
i'm about to install a in-car aerial, hope it won't be to much of a bitch to install.
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I supported Toymods
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melbourne
Registered:
June 2002
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Fri, 17 October 2003 07:07
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shouldnt be too hard, ive seen some that clip onto your rear-demister.
didnt notice the aerial, i will get mine deleted too when i paint it, probably plate over the door lock barrels too
tint the windows, its already dark at night so you wont even notice 
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March 2003
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Fri, 17 October 2003 08:22
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How much was the respray? Looks good!
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Location:
Sydney
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February 2003
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Fri, 17 October 2003 08:33
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tints too dark at night?...
bah u only need to see outta the front window haha
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Fri, 17 October 2003 15:54
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the paint job costed 1200, with rust removed, and some dents fixed up
its 2 pac, PPG paint... color is PURE WHITE, from subaru 96+
looks great on the road, need to get it a little lower, 1 more inch, and also geting the springs made alot stiffer...
also need some stickyer tyres for the fronts..
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I supported Toymods
Location:
melbourne
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June 2002
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Sat, 18 October 2003 00:52
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1200? thats a damn good price, especially for 2pac. is that mates' rates?
i'm starting to think about getting mine painted, rather than stuffing around and doing it myself.
what bits did you get painted? i take it you didnt get the engine bay done, did they do the door sills etc??
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Location:
Sydney
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February 2003
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Sat, 18 October 2003 07:09
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ooh 1200 thats awesome, looks like a nice job.
yeh what shinybluesteel said,
what prep did u do?
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Location:
GoldCoast/Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Sat, 18 October 2003 13:41
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*sigh*........ everyone's Sprinters are hitting the road!
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I supported Toymods
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sydney.au
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August 2002
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Sat, 18 October 2003 13:45
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nice work mate!! very schmick... i like your small touches
now u need some dished 15" jap style wheels and sideskirts and a front lip!
then perfection!!
care to share the place that did your paint work?
maybe they can get some business going?
looks like a good job to me! 2 thumbs up!
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Location:
Gawler, SA
Registered:
August 2003
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Sat, 18 October 2003 13:54
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Thats a pretty good price, want to get some of the rust fixed on mine but considering the small spots around the body I would need quite a few panels resprayed. Might be better off just getting a complete respray done. Hopefully I can find something around that price.
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Sat, 18 October 2003 15:10
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i orignally bought the car on toymods, remember a silver one with 14inch gold rims.. thats the one i bought...
it had rust on the drivers side rear wheel arch, rust below the petrol filler, and rust at the rear on the joint between the two panels under the rear lights, all this was cut out
the engine bay, interoir inner door sills etc etc, are still silver, waiting for myself to go down to the local paint shop and get it mixed up and spray it myself... will do engine bay when i do my conversion and interoir when i get extra time etc etc...
when i bought the car, the front two quater panels were bashed in with someone's foot, also a slight dent in the hood, only a owner could see it kinda dent thats fixed also, reason why i got the car for a cheap cheap price (well for a sprinter of this quality), after paint, its dead straight....
there was some overspray onto the black window moulds and stuff, but i havn't had time to fix some of these yet, but easily cleaned up, and you can see in some places that it was a cheapish spray job, but well damn worth the $1200 bucks...
also i did no prep work, bought the car in exactly how you see it in the first picture, you can kinda see it in the picture a dent on the front quater,
the place i got the work done is at "fantastic plastics" in sunshine, victoria, i can get full address if someone wants it, just PM me, wasn't mates rates normal prices, but i've had a few things done at his place before, like my folks bumpers so he did no me, but no reason to do it cheaper.. also, doing the car white made it cheaper, a color say new ford orange would cost like 2k, cause the paint costs more...
i like the ramble about the car now, cause i falling in love with it... went to great ocean road today, with the stock 4ac, was behind a AE92 stock, but guy was fanging it around, and he couldn't keep up around the corners..
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Location:
Melbourne
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April 2003
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Sat, 18 October 2003 15:13
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CALIFIO: thats how i was, i needed a front respray, and the rust fixed, he said around 800 bucks.. i asked how much for a full respray in white, he said 1200, so i said go the full respray...
it was in the shop for 5 weeks, but it was worth it in the end
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I supported Toymods
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melbourne
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June 2002
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Sun, 19 October 2003 02:53
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5 weeks? dammit thats a long time, did it take that long for the undercoat to cure etc, or did he just keep putting it off?
i think id like a spray job where they take the rubber bits off, dunno if this would cost much more.
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Sun, 19 October 2003 03:24
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of course it does
all adds time to labour
which is why gnerally better jobs cost more
but remember, just coz you pay more doesnt mean it'll be good
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Sun, 19 October 2003 11:36
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5 weeks was due to one of his painters quit, and they couldn't do 2 respray jobs a week
they striped it first week, and then it sat for 2 weeks, then they got into it and preped it
but like most trady's they are lazy
and as draven said more $$$ doesn't mean a better job...
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Location:
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Tue, 21 October 2003 03:11
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I'm interested in how the radio will work without an external aerial.
Cheers.
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Tue, 21 October 2003 03:57
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you get a in-car aerial that sticks to the window, cost of $29 from supecheap auto, took me 5 minutes last nite to install, woulda only taken 2 if i knew how to take the roof panels off to feed the wire thou.
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Tue, 21 October 2003 04:23
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| Youngy wrote on Tue, 21 October 2003 13:11 |
I'm interested in how the radio will work without an external aerial.
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Don't ask me but my reception is fine, even though I don't have an aerial of any short. I guess it improves the reception - I'm in the main city most of the time so reception's not a prob ...
Otherwise you might invest in a JVC head unit cuz the reception must be pretty good if it doesn't need an aerial ...
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Location:
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Tue, 21 October 2003 10:08
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Thanks guys, I was wondering about that. JVC head units must cause sterility if they get a clear signal without an aerial....... 
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Tue, 21 October 2003 14:32
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| Youngy wrote on Tue, 21 October 2003 20:08 |
Thanks guys, I was wondering about that. JVC head units must cause sterility if they get a clear signal without an aerial.......
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Yeah, but my thermo-nuclear underwear provides the protection I need ...  
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Location:
GoldCoast/Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Location:
adelaide
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Wed, 22 October 2003 13:19
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hmmmm $29 at supercheap is just a bit better than the 149 i got quoted by cartoys to install one
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Wed, 22 October 2003 16:49
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just make sure you buy the right one thou, cause i bought the wrong one first and had to take it back, and actaully got $13 back cause the first one i bought was more expensive, originally was the one for mobile phones that went outside the car, but you want the one that stays on the inside..
its so easy to install, if you pay someone $149 to install they are going to walk away laughing
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Location:
Bowral (1hr south sydney)...
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Wed, 22 October 2003 23:36
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where do I get one of those front grills
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Location:
adelaide
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Thu, 23 October 2003 00:54
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yeah for sure, tho they were quoting like 89 just for the part
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Location:
Melbourne
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April 2003
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Thu, 23 October 2003 05:58
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i got it from a guy on toymods....
a guy called SATOSHI has one in adeliade he is willing to sell PM him and he'll sell ya a proper LEvin grill
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Ademelaide, SA
Registered:
July 2003
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Sun, 26 October 2003 09:28
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| peewee wrote on Wed, 22 October 2003 22:49 |
just a bit better than the 149 i got quoted by cartoys to install one
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can i just say...
if you even walk into cartoys...
you are getting ripped off
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Location:
adelaide
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: All done, my ae86
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Sun, 26 October 2003 12:54
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so true, but i was lookin around for prices of solex's and they were there, but they don't even carry genuine solex
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