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Old Jul 3, 2014, 05:32 PM
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The Adventures of a DD Cont'd

I haven't had much pics of my car but I have been an active member for some time. I have been collecting and storing as much information as I can that I believe would be beneficial in the future. Thank you to all that took the time to respond to my concerns/questions.

This car has been in my possession for about a year and it has been very good to me, no major issues thus far. I do my best to take care of it and keep him running well. I bought him with 135,000 miles a little more than i was looking for but for the most part it was in good shape and clean enough (You will notice the fender dent when I first purchased the car) for me to work with.

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After a tune up, fresh tires, oil change, front LCAs, Inner & outer tie rod ends and front wheel bearings, "LG" felt like a new car.

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After 8 months of ownership this happened; ran into by a plumbing truck while parked on the street. My driver side door was trashed.



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Old Jul 4, 2014, 09:00 PM
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dam I hope the other drive is insured and is paying for replacemnt
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dam I hope the other drive is insured and is paying for replacemnt
Didn't work out as expected at first but things eventually ironed out. I ended up having to drive a Chrysler 300 for about 6 weeks. I actually didn't enjoy that very much but I was thankful.
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Decided to do a full paint job. Kept the color, I didn't want anything else.

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Old Jul 7, 2014, 10:21 AM
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New paint job looks great!
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Looks great love the color. I want your grill i need to order mine soon
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It's lookin real good man. Really jealous of your grille also. lol
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New paint job looks great!
Thanks, appreciated.
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Thanks guys, order that grill asap. It makes a huge difference along with the headlights.
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Thanks guys, order that grill asap. It makes a huge difference along with the headlights.
Where'd u get yours from?
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Where'd u get yours from?


I did a google search lol! I really couldn't find it anywhere else so that was option. I think it was from a company called cmod. I knew I took a chance but the feedback was decent. Shipping was fast and I had absolutely no issues. I believe they were shipped from Japan?


Here's the link
http://cmodgrilles.auctivacommerce.c....aspx?sid=2610
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Originally Posted by SilentCool
I did a google search lol! I really couldn't find it anywhere else so that was option. I think it was from a company called cmod. I knew I took a chance but the feedback was decent. Shipping was fast and I had absolutely no issues. I believe they were shipped from Japan?


Here's the link
http://cmodgrilles.auctivacommerce.c....aspx?sid=2610
I need to save this link....i want to replace the ugly grill pronto lol how long ago did you order from them silentcool?
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I need to save this link....i want to replace the ugly grill pronto lol how long ago did you order from them silentcool?
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Yeah I know what you mean. I ordered from them about 2 months ago

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