Paint like glass.

[sleepyalero]

first time i buffed the car with a buffer, and i must say it looks fantastic. sorry there is only 2 pics... plus im bored so figured id show it off :lol: i did this 2 days ago and took the pictures today. (car cover been on it since buffed)

http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad58/natesalero/194A2201-6D83-428F-A9C0-00F24C48E2F4-4897-0000011BA3662587.jpg
http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad58/natesalero/2548589E-2CAF-44B2-BEE6-547DDDCE71D9-4897-0000011BA9E577F7.jpg


it would be better if it was cloudy, ill try to get more friday since thats the next cloudy day. iphones can usually suck at taking photos on a bright sunny day.

[smokemobile]

Would look better with out the blue in my opinion but stiil looks good

[billytheman1188]

^x2. But hey...you like it so go for it. Buffing does wonders.....i HATE doing it though :lol:

[03glgold]

^x2. But hey...you like it so go for it. Buffing does wonders.....i HATE doing it though :lol:

says the one who once had the smurfmobile


I wish my paint had that much shine, however while I could get what is undamaged to look like that, it would need repainted with new bumpers and some dent removal to look near as good

[sleepyalero]

i like my blue stripes :)

more pics coming...

[sleepyalero]

this is why i hate non cloudy days!! pictures are junky!!

http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad58/natesalero/ACE65F23-BAE9-43FB-B988-1E711E32EF25-4897-000001246933D501.jpg
http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad58/natesalero/4EC53F04-2C89-4646-9313-C5B47199EC6C-4897-0000012461FCA702.jpg
http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad58/natesalero/B6E159C0-16FC-47E0-B7F9-14D6E15EB645-4897-000001246FFA389D.jpg

[tw0123]

I think it looks awesome... but your tails stick out now... maybe add one light coat of tint on them to give that slight sinister look to them.. :)

[sleepyalero]

i may just buy the tint film on ebay thats cut to the tail lights. be better option then vht.

[03Sleepr]

That film sucks, it looks like trash and comes off.

Again, when are you going to drop that beast?

[sleepyalero]

That film sucks, it looks like trash and comes off.

Again, when are you going to drop that beast?

then i guess the tails will stay stock. dont plan on going back to vht. and this way, i wont have close encounters of getting rear-ended anymore. :p

umm very very soon. i plan on buying springs within the next week. and then struts soon after. thinkin either eibach or H&R springs.... probably go eibach... struts of course will be KYB's.

[cavaliers60]

I like it. Come do mine? :lol:

[sleepyalero]

40$, deal. (gas for the trip there and back) lol

plus you gotta buy the cleaning products. cant use mine. ;)

[03Sleepr]

Go h&r..

[sleepyalero]

but the ass end sits up a little higher. :/ hmm...

well thats weird, could have swore eibach did about 2 inch drop. i looked on ebay for eibach springs it said 1.2 inch drop F + B.

H&R is 1.6 in F and 1.4 in R.

[billytheman1188]

Yea the eibachs are 1.2....i have h&r and i actually JUST noticed today that the back end is up a little higher...not a huge fan of it but w/e. Can't wait to see her dropped.

[sleepyalero]

there any other spring options out there? might just settle with h&r.

[03glgold]

weren't there some coilovers being worked on...whatever happened to those and how much drop did they offer

[sleepyalero]

not enough.. wot tech makes a set for like 600-700, and milzy makes a set as well for around 1500. and they drop much lower then wot-techs set, and he has it on his grand am at his shop, they are pretty nice.

[tw0123]

not sure about how the h&r's actually look yet, as they are still sitting in the shed, but here are a couple pictures of my eibach's for comparison on the drop... i have 2 subs in the trunk and that adds some weight, dropping the rear more than the front... overall the car appears level, but wheel gap is different...
http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216607_10150274567387557_6130762_n.jpg
front:
http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/284142_10150274569817557_5435330_n.jpg
back:
http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185531_10150274569882557_236224_n.jpg

[XanderWiFi]

My springs are h&r. Paint looks good, darker colors always shine much nicer.

[sleepyalero]

thanks for that two, looks pretty decent. wonder how they look with 18s.

xander, would you post pics similar to what two did? side view, front, and back?

[xXManwhoreXx]

Why not canuck springs?

[jhubbz]

Somewhere in the parking lot, someone is saying "why the eff is he so proud of an alero....?"

Some people just won't understand

[sleepyalero]

eric: cant seem to find em..

jhubbz: i get that alot. people think im stupid for some reason.

[TheLastOfItsKind]

I have been given shit a lot for being obsessed with aleros....it's the smooth front end and interior that hooked me

[sleepyalero]

I have been given shit a lot for being obsessed with aleros....it's the smooth front end and interior that hooked me

hey, i hear crap about it all the time. im too obsessed with my alero. its garage kept, doesnt see snow or rain, gets a car cover on it everytime its parked, gets cleaned just about every day, if not every other day... im very picky about her haha. but people think its junk well, wait till im built. then we will see if its junk!

[billytheman1188]

TWO....your drop looks A LOT lower than mine! wtf! lol....you on stock struts?

[XanderWiFi]

thanks for that two, looks pretty decent. wonder how they look with 18s.

xander, would you post pics similar to what two did? side view, front, and back?

Two did what? Yeah I'll get some pics but it will be a couple days because I am separated from her at the moment and will be for a couple days while I finish up hunting season.

I have to play with the adjustments in time, but the H&R springs with the KYB AGX is extremely stiff. I feel EVERY little thing and spill my coffee all over myself frequently if it is in a mug. Hopefully, I can soften them up some.

[spc2125]

Whatd you do after you buffed it? What products did you use?

[sleepyalero]

xander i ment thanks Two0123 lol

spc, meguirs, nothing but meguirs.

[jhubbz]

xander i ment thanks Two0123 lol

spc, meguirs, nothing but meguirs.

You should look into Zaino. They use that stuff on Ferrari's and maserati's and stuff. I refuse to use anything but.

[sleepyalero]

sounds expensive... hmmmmmmm

[jhubbz]

sounds expensive... hmmmmmmm

It's really not. A bottle of Z2 show car polish is like $12 or something like that.

[sleepyalero]

ill look into it!

[tw0123]

Ya Billy I'm on Matt's old set up of the eibachs with the fe3 struts... i also have the 20's so it looks more tucked!! I have h&r's with gr2's waiting to go on this winter :) just time for a change

[billytheman1188]

Ya Billy I'm on Matt's old set up of the eibachs with the fe3 struts... i also have the 20's so it looks more tucked!! I have h&r's with gr2's waiting to go on this winter :) just time for a change

fe3 struts? are those stock? i had the gr2's on my other hoe...no issues. I do like the AGX's a lot better though. Yea those 20's def help make it look lower i guess....i need to get some 20's ;) Nah im happy with my 17s lol. You go through a lot tires with those 20's?


PS if i'm getting too off topic i apologize....don't wanna jack your thread sleepy

[rustyballs_69]

The fe3 is the factory sport strut.

[billytheman1188]

The fe3 is the factory sport strut.

Ah ok....i figured... both of my aleros came with the "sport suspension" lol. yeaaaa

[sleepyalero]

no worries guys lol, your mainly talking about suspension and tires, so i dont care, either way, i basically got what i wanted to show on the first page. so from now it doesnt really bother me where this thread goes lol.

i mean, i started the suspension talk lol.

[tw0123]

Hahaha ya sorry nate for getting derailed!!

I have only had these wheels for 2 summers now, the tires are too big so i get some rubbing... I'm just waiting until they're completely toast then will reevaluate whether i keep them or search for something different depending on price of course :)

[guiguilandry]

eric: cant seem to find em..

jhubbz: i get that alot. people think im stupid for some reason.

http://www.canuckmotorsports.com/ ;)

[sleepyalero]

thanks! eric showed me the other day on the way to matts for his exhaust. :)

[robalero]

this is what my alero looked like on 17's 225/50r17 to be exact with eibach springs one 12 inch sub in trunk

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c152/robbie69/327525_10150363080561138_3680569_o.jpg

I believe I had my stock struts on at the time only thing I noticed when I bought the new struts was it sat flush more instead of the rear hanging as it does

[sleepyalero]

thanks for that. i ordered canuck springs :)

[DJx79x]

Figured you could use a black ho for reference. Canucks on GR2 struts with 12s in the trunk.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51743117@N02/8263997961
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51743117@N02/8265081450
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51743117@N02/8265080568

[sleepyalero]

1st two images that alero looks CLEAN! 3rd one i see rust i think... but its common there, still clean non the less! im trying to prevent mine from doing that, thats why i never have it out in the rain or snow because of that exact problem haha.

looks great with the springs, i cant wait to have mine! :D springs will be here friday, now i just need to order struts and monroe mounts... need more money. :lol: but very soon she will finally be lowered. and ill have to make sure i have money for another alignment before i lower her. :)

is that your alero? if so its the first time ive seen it.

[DJx79x]

Thanks man and yea thats my alero I just dont upload pics all the time. The first 2 pics were from the summer a couple weeks after a good waxing so Raven was shining in all her glory. Sadly she tends to looks better in pictures but I'll get the rust fixed soon enough.

[sleepyalero]

yeah i know what you mean, looks great though really! almost makes me wish i had a coupe. ;)

but i love my fo doh. Manwhore hates it.... :lol:

even though its a 4 door, i took the back seats out haha. so its basically a coupe...

[DJx79x]

lol thats funny. My first car was a 99 Ford Taurus and that was basically a land yacht so when it came time to upgrade I had to get something smaller, I figured Im young and i dont have kids so i wanted to get a coupe. haha

[sleepyalero]

my alero just kinda jumped at me, uncle was like want to buy my alero? i said yes. from there it was love.