The blackness grows.  Tint all around, 35% on the sides and backand a 50% eyebrow.  Changed out to black kidneys also.

now you need a red pinstripe -

what kind of caliper paint is that you used?

lookin good there.

Wow lookin good man!

Mighty fine job you've done there!  I really like the blackout.  Very tastefullly done.

BTW, did you ever install your real lower control arms?  I'm curious, because I'm in the middle of doing that myself.

The winter look is on.   I mounted my snow tires for the winter.  I used the 15 inch steel rims that came on the car.  I have left the hub caps off for now, so it's all black.  I may put the hub caps on, unsure so far.  Both look bad compared to my other wheels.  No picture yet.

The jury is out.  One co-worker said he liked it all black.  Another asked what happened, did I get my wheels stolen.  He thought it was very ghetto.  I'll probably just leave it all black, the rims are a little beat up and scratched, I might paint them.

Taillights from the back and a side shot so you can see the fine black steelies. 



A guy at a local meet on 4/22 got a better picture than I have so far.

www.lamin-x.com should have them.  It might be four piece set, but they are usually only $30.

Best thing for a black car is chrome wheels.

I just can't stop.  I bought some stainless steel braided brake lines from Turner Motorsports for a $100.  Should get to install them this weekend if I can find a brake bleed buddy to pump the brakes.

i haven't bought anything yet, I'll see what's available around here.  Probably just DOT 4.

As typical it doesn't go like you hope.  I got the two front lines changed OK.  The back is a different story.  There are four lines to change in the back if you haven't ever looked.  A rubber line that transitions from the body area to the lower control arm, and then after a union with an S shaped line another rubber hose to the caliper.  Twice as many lines and twice as many fitting to give you problems.  I soaked them with PB Blaster to loosen them up.  The first one started giving me problems so I went and bought some flare nut wrenches, but it didn't help.  I could only get one of the four off and changed.  I have some rounded flare nuts now and will need some professional help to get the rest.  Something is going to get torn up.  Went around and bled the brakes and refilled with new DOT 4 fluid.  Took a short drive and it is a very noticeable difference.  When you do a mod like this you never know how much the lines are to credit, or just the new fluid and bleeding the brakes.  The pedal is stiffer than a teenager on a prom date.  Probably very much like when it was new.

Up above I added a better taillight picture.

Stayed tuned for an exhaust upgrade.  I am going to install a Magnaflow muffler and hi-flow cat soon.  Details and pictures to follow as always. 

Still need to finish off the brake lines and probably should change the t-stat.  I'm pretty sure it is stuck open.  Will install a new O2 sensor with the exhaust also.

Thanks.  No, I'll stay away from the angle eye thing.  I would like to do something else with the lights, but I don't know exactly.  If I could I would like everything to be the same, heads, corners and fogs, all crystal clear.

Got the Magnaflow 14829 and high flow cat from Vibrant installed today by a local exhaust place.  Big difference in sound, on the gas it really makes some noise.  Coiming off the gas you get a nice gurgle or burble and at cruise very little noise or resonance.  During hard acceleration it is loud without being a nuisance, at least from in the car.  I'll get some pictures up in few days.  I did leave the factory resonator in place.