Will the FrankenVibe finally be 1 color?!?!

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damronjr
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Will the FrankenVibe finally be 1 color?!?!

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At the expense of a stolen stereo?!? Yep, so the insurance says they're gonna foot me $1250 to get my $1500+ HU back. Wife and I were talking and it looks like I might just have to say good-bye to the HU, get a cheaper unit, and finally get the bodywork and paint done! We'll see, waiting for the insurance still.
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Post by AKLGT »

well, unfortunate about your stereo, however, that's good to hear you'll be back to monotone if all works well.
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^agreed, it will be nice to see that bumper finally painted! Still sucks that what had to happen in order to get it painted.
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booo to thieves bud! but hooray for being painted, and maaybe installing carstar
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i say go that route, you don't need that fancy smanshy HU anyway!i would get it painted, then save up a little dough and find another HU on craigslist.
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yay! I agree with DM All I have is the stock HU and I'm fine, haha
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Post by northvibe »

hey good plan damronjr. About 8 years ago I bought a standard pioneer cd HU for my car...well guess what, it still works and I installed it in my sisters car. Now its so old who would want to steal it hahha although it still looks new get a standard hu or stock and then paint the beast up!
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Yes! Finally!
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WOO HOO! p.s. - sorry bout the unit, but this is a much better alternativeFor every part I find un-painted. I shall kill you!
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You guys are hilarious! The insurance people are finally supposed to come look at the car tomorrow. My wife had to go there in person to get anything done. Our adjuster decided to disappear for a week without even letting us know, and we were waiting for nothing.
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So......Are you painting the whole frankenVibe blue like the back bumper Hope the insurance thing works out for you.Can't wait to see the beast in blue.
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Quote, originally posted by kevera »So......Are you painting the whole frankenVibe blue like the back bumper Hope the insurance thing works out for you.Can't wait to see the beast in blue. DO IT!!! haha
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WHAT!?!?!?!? Did hell just freeze over? lol.Will it still be called FrankenVibe if it is one color? Go with Neptune!!!
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Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »WHAT!?!?!?!? Did hell just freeze over? lol.Will it still be called FrankenVibe if it is one color? Go with Neptune!!! LOL, I thought it was a bit chilly here today.
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Man, you would think this was a comedy forum! I think we are just going to go all silver as it is cheaper than repainting the entire car. I wanted to go all matte black, rat-rod style, but the wife said no!
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I've seen a picture of a scion xb all matte black and real flames (true flames, can't think of the right term now) along the bottem half. It's in one of my tuner mags. Looked really cool!!I know how you feel, mang! I've been trying to paint mine for the last 4 years!Go for the paint job and be done with it!!
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i never saw the xb lancer mentioned, but i have a sport compact car mag with a matte black wrx that was painted with.... regular spray cans. it looks suprisingly good tho. so there's a cheap alternative for ya
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Quote, originally posted by MRCN RCE »i never saw the xb lancer mentioned, but i have a sport compact car mag with a matte black wrx that was painted with.... regular spray cans. it looks suprisingly good tho. so there's a cheap alternative for ya Do it, do it................................. Mad Max style....
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Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind »Do it, do it................................. Mad Max style.... Hell yeah, all I gotta do is convince the wifey....
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Post by coldmm803 »

how bout a matte lotus good luck with the paint
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Post by WaveAction »

flat black looks hot if done right..i love the lotus..and the wrx..and whats up with the diamond plate on the hood of it??
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That lotus is HOT!
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my friend found the pic in this lotus appreciation thread onhttp://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3448765
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The scion was in the March issue of Super Street. A Scion add inside the front cover.You can do a lot of cool stuff with a flat-black base!
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Quote, originally posted by Lancer »The scion was in the March issue of Super Street. A Scion add inside the front cover.You can do a lot of cool stuff with a flat-black base!yea like match our two tone clading
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Matte black????? I'm glad she says no. Are you going to paint the spoiler too, or leave it blue? Glad to see you're able to paint it, but at what a price!
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