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Old 25-02-2009, 01:35 AM   #26 (permalink)
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well i did do them black but forgot i had red stuff pads


so on the rear i painted the pad black

not best pic of this but i prefer it so the fronts will also be painted black
and the cupra stickers came today

but not sure about these now will try on 1 of the calipers to see what it looks like
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Old 01-03-2009, 11:50 AM   #27 (permalink)
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where are the pics lol oh and are the disks ment to be like that it looks cool lol.
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Old 01-03-2009, 01:46 PM   #28 (permalink)
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no discs arnt supposed to be covered in rust, but as the cars proberly been off the road while hes been painting the other parts itll have been sitting unused
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Old 02-03-2009, 09:58 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Will the stickers cope with the heat Herb? The paint looks great though.
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Old 02-03-2009, 06:35 PM   #30 (permalink)
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well i did try 1 of the cupra stickers and they looked naff so the calipers are just staying black now

and as for them staying on im not sure tbh waynne but if liked them me personally i would have lacquered over them
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oh i didnt realise it was rust i have seen a disk with a stange effect before and though that maybe that was another metal like an alloy ?
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Old 03-03-2009, 04:53 AM   #32 (permalink)
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It looks cool notwithstanding!!!...

Hey herb, i keep getting this feeling i know those car you so wish you own, do you mind telling me the make, model, specs.
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think they are original Audi Quattros
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Old 03-03-2009, 06:51 PM   #34 (permalink)
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It looks cool notwithstanding!!!...

Hey herb, i keep getting this feeling i know those car you so wish you own, do you mind telling me the make, model, specs.
the 1 on the left is a audi quattro and the 1 on the right is a swb quattro wich was tuned by a company called dialynx and they used the engine out of an s2 and iirc only 250 where made
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