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Old 05-09-2007, 12:49 AM
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Default Pics of the cab after wetsanding - It's like a mirror!!!

I picked up the cab at the detail shop after getting it wetsanded (color sanded) and detailed in preparation to get it sold. I can't belive how incredible the car looks. Hard to belive its a 12 year old car with 52k miles. It looks like new and I only wish I'd done this when I first got the car. BTW, no fancy photographic equipment was used, I took the pictures with my POS 3.2mp Cannon PowerShot. Enjoy.
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Old 05-09-2007, 12:52 AM
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Wow! Looks great LJ. Good luck on the sale. She is a beauty.
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Looking good Louis!
Old 05-09-2007, 12:56 AM
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Very nice!

btw, what size spacers are you using?
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Thanks guys. Belive it or not, it actually looks much better in person. Just can't belive how well it came out. I'm very, very pleased.

David: Spacers are 7mm rear and 14mm front. Camber is -1.25 rear and -1.4 front. The rears are perfect without rolling the fenders. There's space for bigger ones in the front with my camber but according to all the research I did, 14mm is about the max that the front wheels should extend outside of the turning radius.
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Louis...I thought your cab looked great before, but those pictures are stunning. I might even think about doing that to my car!!!!! WOW!!!! I bet your are going to miss her.
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Originally Posted by LJ in Van
Thanks guys. Belive it or not, it actually looks much better in person. Just can't belive how well it came out. I'm very, very pleased.

David: Spacers are 7mm rear and 14mm front. Camber is -1.25 rear and -1.4 front. The rears are perfect without rolling the fenders. There's space for bigger ones in the front with my camber but according to all the research I did, 14mm is about the max that the front wheels should extend outside of the turning radius.
Louis - Thanks for the info on your spacers. When they did the wetsanding, do they remove and replace the rear fender guards, or do they sand work around them?
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Randy: it's gut-wrenching thinking about letting her go. I'd love to keep her but I'm making some significant investments this year and can only limit my habit to one toy. She's so beautiful that I can't bring myself to submit her to AX and DE. She's already done three AX and that's enough. At least I have a great car to replace her with...

David: He sanded around the guards. It's easy to get carried away and at one point we thought about removing the Carrera emblem but you've got to draw lines. I usually stop at polishing and this is a big step beyond it as it is.
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Looks great!
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Nice job Louis, the car looks great and it should be easy to sell!

And of course I have to ask : who did the work?

Cheers,

Mike
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Louis:

Great photos and looks very nice.

BTW.... excuse my ignorance... where is Lotusland... doesn't look like the UK where Lotus is built!!

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Louis,

Looks great!!!
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color sanding is king. amazing results.

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Old 05-09-2007, 09:10 AM
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Love it!
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"Lotus Land" is a term for Vancouver, British Columbia ... in Canada.

Car looks terrific!


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