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[BlueLego]

hey what's up, just cruising through sites and found this one.
i have an 2002 alero gl 2.2 eco
just recently painted it myself in my backyard ha.
so far all i have is cold air intake and a megan drift spec cat back
dropped it 1.75 inches on gr-2's with dropzone springs
megan strut tower bars that i picked up for 30 a pop
have some konig 18 inch rims i want to throw on but my tires are shredded on them cause they were on my 350z that i use for drifting lol
so i have green stockers on it right now ha
as for interior all i have is a dual sterio deck, 2 tone black and grey, got rid of the baije shit.
and some aftermarket pedals.
i'm planning on manual swapping it, any tips on how hard that is on the eco and everything?
as for exterior i was taking my sister to dance class and passed by a broken down alero on the side of the road that said for sale. i took a closer look at it and found the AED front bumper beat to shit on it so i picked it up for 40 bucks!!!
i had to fix a major whole on the front face, than had to fix a shitty patch job on the passenger side and had to reshape and re enforce the bottom lip on it.
fucker didn't know how to drive with a low car haha.
looking for at least a back bumper for now, i really like the v fiber one so if anyone is selling one for cheap i'm interested!
i also want to get the front bumper of that kit too and do some modding to it that i thought would be cool.

with rims
http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd359/XxJAMESxX_04/1115001606.jpg

after primer
http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd359/XxJAMESxX_04/1107001523.jpg

lulllzzz at green rims
http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd359/XxJAMESxX_04/1121001644.jpg

[BlueLego]

and also i'm looking for new head lights.
i tinted my heads and tails and only like my tails tinted.
heads look like shit. i want to just clear corner them and paint the bezel black.
with 8000k high ballast HID's

[Lucalare]

Don't buy V-fiber, they use crap material. Buy the Andy's Auto Sport brand, cause V-fiber is just a not off of them anyway.

BTW I love your blue paint, hopefully going to paint mine about that color someday.

[heineck]

i take it thats a single stage paint job, if u painted the headlights just get a rag n some lacquer thinner itll come off. i have to say im jealous u found an AED front end, but unless u have the rest it looks weird.

[BlueLego]

thanks!
ya it's single stage acrylic enamal
wouldn't doing that just make it foggy?
i vht nightshaded the inside of the lense
yaaa it looks wierd with just the big ass front bumper. it should look fine with a mix kit though

[cherrington17]

off to a great start. like the new rims

welcome n00b.

[03Sleepr]

welcome, how much did the vht decrease your lighting at night?

edit: where are you located in new mexico? anywhere near roswell?

[whiterider00]

im surprised how much i like the green stock wheels. get the rest of the body kit, and itll look great. what color was the car before u repainted it?

[Fuzzyspudkiss]

I love the color blue that you painted your car...and those green rims seem to go with that blue well, surprisingly.

[JLw7123]

welcome to the site

[wrestlingandrunning]

Welcome, have pics of your 350z?

[Gr1m]

if you VHT'd the inside of the headlight you can try to take them apart again and use paint thinner, its going to be hard to get it out, but you might be able to if you have a mini buffer attachment for a dremel or something that can find inside the headlight and help you clear out that shit.

[kwhauck]

welcome.............your green rims make me want to puke.....

[Lucalare]

welcome.............your green rims make me want to puke.....

:lol: Brutal honesty FTW

[spc2125]

Welcome
you'll find all the info you'll ever want to know about your car here
and dont be afraid to share your ideas and give your opinions


however, what kind of paint did you use for your rims?

[wrestlingandrunning]

Are you windows tinted blue?

[Ttop191]

one thing to say...HOLY effING ORANGE PEEL!!! :eek: :(

[03Sleepr]

one thing to say...HOLY effING ORANGE PEEL!!! :eek: :(

I was thinking it too :ninja:....but I kinda figured when he said he painted it in his back yard it wasnt going to be...ehhh, perfect?

[That01Olds]

Welcome to the site.

[Redog]

one thing to say...HOLY effING ORANGE PEEL!!! :eek: :(

I was thinking it too :ninja:....but I kinda figured when he said he painted it in his back yard it wasnt going to be...ehhh, perfect?

Looks better in pics than Brent's car did. I like the color, but shoulda got it done professionally. Don't like the green stockers either, but I will give props for the work

[Ttop191]

brent?

[kwhauck]

brent?

former member(sweetalero99 ???), had an orange car that aaron bought.....and then realized how crappy it was, several of us tried to tell him not to buy it....

[BlueLego]

lol calm down the paint still has a good buffing job that needs to be done.
and the rims are just for shits and giggles until i get some tires for the konigs.
i'm most likely going to just get a new set of head lights because one is cracked and the other is scratched from a previous accident.
the car was originally white. ya the tint is kinda blue, but neeeds a retint bad. person i bought it off of fucked it all up haha
and i live in silver city new mexico for now

[BlueLego]

and i just used some autozone high heat neon green paint on the rims
that's what happens when you mix boredom with some rattle can paint

[03Sleepr]

and i just used some autozone high heat neon green paint on the rims
that's what happens when you mix boredom with some rattle can paint

Boredom + rattle can...should never meet your car...

[kwhauck]

Boredom + rattle can...should never meet your car...

I won't lie, i did it in my ricer stage with my first alero......flat black, nothing but rattle can.... (yes the silver one is my current alero....ironic no?.....lol)

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/1292/2601/3228800113_large.jpg

[Ttop191]

i thought that black one got burnt?

[kwhauck]

it did.....this photo was awhile ago....like 2003/04..

[03Sleepr]

maybe that was a sign...a very anti-ricer sign..

what did it run in the 1/4?

[kwhauck]

Slow, like high 16s/low 17s (at bandimere 5800ft elevation), but it was very consistent!!! Which is why I won the bracket racing at the semi-annual ricer event, (and because there is only like 5 out of 400 that know how a tree works......lol)

[03Sleepr]

oh lol....I saw the trophy but couldnt read the time..I was thinking maybe its at least fast?? but at least you knew how to drive your car, ricer or not lol

[kwhauck]

lol.......there isn't an alero or grand am with a stock option motor that is "fast" IMO....

[03Sleepr]

hearing some of the stuff you have done I didnt figure it was stock lol

[kwhauck]

hearing some of the stuff you have done I didnt figure it was stock lol

wow we are way off-topic, but first alero in high school, just the basic CAI, exhaust, and the rest I wasted on bodykit, molding, custom z3 fenders, and other "show" stuff, etc.....:lol:

[Ttop191]

atleast you didn't have a park bench :thumb:

[03Sleepr]

atleast you didn't have a park bench :thumb:

or stickers everywhere...

You didnt have one of the tornado things right??

[kwhauck]

lol........no...but i did have some sweet wire loom and I also had one of those neon red license plate surround things, oh i did have some stickers on the rear windshield from a local shop, "Toyspeed Racing".......OMG....what a fool i was....lol

[03Sleepr]

this thread is going to make noobs think these kind of mods are acceptable:ninja: ...

Toyspeed racing
:haha: :haha:

And my sincerest apologies to Bluelego for the MAJOR thread derailing...

[heineck]

dude that needs more than a buff. just sayin

[BlueLego]

lol both me and my dad(r.i.p.) have painted multiple cars with acrylic enamal. it always looks like that before you buff it, and then smooths right out afterwards.
base coat clear coat turns out wayyy smoother. which is what your car came out of theb factory with. that's probably why you think that

[03Sleepr]

I've never seen really "smooth" factory paint...it all comes with tons of FLA/OP

[BlueLego]

rephrase, i meant smoother finish.
no paint job comes out cherry right out of the shop. buffing is required for all, especially for acrylic enamal
and even then i'm doing wet sand with 2,000 grit and then buff