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Old 06-18-2011, 02:46 PM
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Nice mods and steering. great idea. Can you please post pics of steering from side and top where it connects to steering column?
will do it later this weekend
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Looks like you have the Bridgestone Duelers---I know you don't run them in the Winter but how many miles have you gotten out of them ?
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Looks like you have the Bridgestone Duelers---I know you don't run them in the Winter but how many miles have you gotten out of them ?
yes. I have another wheels and tires for winters. It has roughly 30,000 km on them. still have plenty of thread left.
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Old 06-18-2011, 09:30 PM
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Truck looks bad ass. Love it and the wheel. Props.

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Just did a 8 hr full Detail, after harsh canadian winter.
Mods by far:
Powder Coated OEM 214 with 20mm HR spacers in the back.
Color Matched Front/Rear Bumpers and Wheel Arches.
30% Tints
Tinted tail lights
OEM Black Grill
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8000K HID fogs
BMW Performance steering wheel from my E90 335 (actually it fits pretty well, i think i m the 1st one who have done this conversion on an E70 )
super duper nice!!!
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Old 06-18-2011, 11:33 PM
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Looks tough. How do you keep it (especially in Canada with the Winters) from not getting rock chips, etc, since all of the body parts are black paint ? You must have a buddy that owns a paint shop .
3M PPF on entire front end, wheel arches, rear lower bumper is a must.
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3M PPF on entire front end, wheel arches, rear lower bumper is a must.
Yeah I figured you have to with that much exposed paint.
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I love the color matched bumpers. Never even thought about doing that. Lightbulb.
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Ever think about doing the tailpipes black? I've been looking for a set of black ones for mine but have yet to find them
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Ever think about doing the tailpipes black? I've been looking for a set of black ones for mine but have yet to find them
for doing that, it needs cut and paint which is a big headache
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