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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #60 on: October 13, 2014, 08:48:17 pm »
Dealer sticker has been removed. Actually, it was a piece of cake. A little heat from a blow dryer, and it peeled off with minimal goo left, and Goo Gone took care of that. A bit of polish and wax over where the sticker was, and it looks sooo much better.

Everybody happy now? :D
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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #61 on: October 13, 2014, 08:58:52 pm »
I kept my original dealer sticker on.  "Sold here, lived here" for a 20yr old car is kinda neat.

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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #62 on: October 13, 2014, 09:07:10 pm »
Looks good. WRT dealer stickers; if the car has a cool/well documented history I tend to keep it, if not it goes. If it's not the original selling dealer then it definitely goes.

See that close up shot reminded me of something I recall the Miata guys doing like 10 years ago; apparently it was somewhat common to wetsand those tail lights to remove all that DOT lettering. Gets rid of all that white stuck on wax and gives the lights a really smooth look - the car I saw with it done looked really good. I thought about doing it to some of my own cars, but never got around to it - for some reason that letter really seems to stand out more on the miatas.

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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #63 on: October 13, 2014, 09:16:54 pm »
Dealer sticker has been removed. Actually, it was a piece of cake. A little heat from a blow dryer, and it peeled off with minimal goo left, and Goo Gone took care of that. A bit of polish and wax over where the sticker was, and it looks sooo much better.

Everybody happy now? :D

Better, but it would look even nicer without that plate frame.  The car already screams MIATA!!!  And it's already got the badge, so a cool/minimal frame would work really well.  A smoked plate cover, even.   ;)   

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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #64 on: October 13, 2014, 09:22:28 pm »
Dealer sticker has been removed. Actually, it was a piece of cake. A little heat from a blow dryer, and it peeled off with minimal goo left, and Goo Gone took care of that. A bit of polish and wax over where the sticker was, and it looks sooo much better.

Everybody happy now? :D

Better, but it would look even nicer without that plate frame.  The car already screams MIATA!!!  And it's already got the badge, so a cool/minimal frame would work really well.  A smoked plate cover, even.   ;)   
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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #65 on: November 11, 2014, 11:06:04 pm »
Damn Fall sales! Rims and exhaust on the way from Good-Win Racing.  Bought a complete cat back RoadsterSport 3 exhaust, and 15 x 7 Konig Rewind rims. Gonna be a lonnngggg wait til spring...

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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #66 on: November 11, 2014, 11:06:58 pm »
Love the rims - perfect look.

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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #67 on: November 12, 2014, 12:54:23 am »
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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #68 on: November 12, 2014, 06:14:50 am »
Damn Fall sales! Rims and exhaust on the way from Good-Win Racing.  Bought a complete cat back RoadsterSport 3 exhaust, and 15 x 7 Konig Rewind rims. Gonna be a lonnngggg wait til spring...
Wow.  Do those *ever* look nice.  Now you're going to have a spare set for track days!  See, I know how your mind is working.  And that cat-back exhaust?  I'm sure it's just for street use. ;)  LOL.

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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #69 on: November 12, 2014, 10:50:48 am »
Those rims look great!
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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #70 on: November 12, 2014, 11:24:28 am »
 Looks great. 15 inch is the perfect size for that car . I think that was the same exhaust Johngenx was looking at.
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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #71 on: November 12, 2014, 11:39:12 am »
Looks great. 15 inch is the perfect size for that car . I think that was the same exhaust Johngenx was looking at.

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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #72 on: November 12, 2014, 07:51:00 pm »
Damn Fall sales! Rims and exhaust on the way from Good-Win Racing.  Bought a complete cat back RoadsterSport 3 exhaust, and 15 x 7 Konig Rewind rims. Gonna be a lonnngggg wait til spring...

The addiction has STARTED!  :rofl2:

Seriously, great choices.  :D

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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #73 on: November 13, 2014, 10:33:32 am »
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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #74 on: November 13, 2014, 12:07:55 pm »
ARGH I need one of these next year... I'm sharpening my pencil and figuring out the budget.

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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #75 on: November 13, 2014, 05:05:18 pm »
ARGH I need one of these next year... I'm sharpening my pencil and figuring out the budget.

I'll sell you mine ;)  Will need the garage space mid summer!

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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #76 on: November 13, 2014, 05:17:50 pm »
It's a low-mileage US car no?
I'd certainly be interested if I don't have a car by then! - I can make a trip, visit family, and drive it back. Definitely let me know.

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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #77 on: November 13, 2014, 05:57:45 pm »
It's a low-mileage US car no?
I'd certainly be interested if I don't have a car by then! - I can make a trip, visit family, and drive it back. Definitely let me know.

Vin #000236, 36K on it now. I think I drove it 205 miles this summer... only used one tank of gas all season.  :)

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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #78 on: November 13, 2014, 05:58:39 pm »
It's a low-mileage US car no?
I'd certainly be interested if I don't have a car by then! - I can make a trip, visit family, and drive it back. Definitely let me know.

Vin #000236, 36K on it now. I think I drove it 205 miles this summer... only used one tank of gas all season.  :)

Sheesh...why bother owning it if you don't drive it.... :stick:   ;D
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Re: The Desire To Own Another One Was Too Great...
« Reply #79 on: November 13, 2014, 06:04:11 pm »
It's a low-mileage US car no?
I'd certainly be interested if I don't have a car by then! - I can make a trip, visit family, and drive it back. Definitely let me know.

Vin #000236, 36K on it now. I think I drove it 205 miles this summer... only used one tank of gas all season.  :)

Sheesh...why bother owning it if you don't drive it.... :stick:   ;D

I intended to drive it more, but with all the press cars, press bikes and the R8 lease ending, I just didn't get time to.