small change to the front of my B10

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thomas v8
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Post by thomas v8 » Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:07 pm

blacky wrote:yes it is on eibach coilovers not done by me.the last owner put the kit on when he found the front shockers leaking at a cost of £1200 i didnt complain when i got there & see them lol
Fair play i must say i think it looks great.I am just wondering does this affect the feel of the car at all ,like say stiffer ride or anything that you know of .
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Post by blacky » Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:26 pm

well im not sure what it was like on the standard springs & shocks but it still soaks up the bumps well & handles great

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Re: small change to the front of my B10

Post by Charles » Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:34 pm

Blacky,

I keep coming back to these and I have to conclude that the dechroming has done nothing for the looks of the car - in fact it looks worse to my eye.

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Perhaps it's just the traditonalist in me, but it may also be the fact that the "black on Estoril" is even more of a contrast than the "chrome on Estoril" and so draws your attention to the grill even more than before.

The suggestion of painting the grill and surrounds body coloured may work - but some clever person with photoshop could give you an indication of this before you do it.

I don't want to be negative about something you seem to be quite proud of, but you asked for our opinons and here's mine.

Sorry

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