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Av to EXT upper cladding swap (renamed)

B..  LOOKS GREAT..  Sure Now I have something else to spend money on I dont have..  LOL
 
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It looks awesome ? :eek: and now that that is done what is your take on the whole thing?

Is it an easy swap?
Was the e-bay kit a good buy?

Areas of caution?

2 sets still on e-bay one for 945 and the other 895 is there something I'm missing?Why the price difference? Is this kit missing anything for a total swap
 
Redleg said:
2 sets still on e-bay one for 945 and the other 895 is there something I'm missing?Why the price difference? Is this kit missing anything for a total swap

Both look to be the same kit - One's Buy-It-Now - click and it's yours, the other is an auction - could save a little -
? -but someone else may swoop in at the last minute and out bid you - the risk you take to save a little.
 
when I bought mine, there was one buy it now and one auction.  both looked to be the same, just as with the 2 that are still there.  its a fairly easy swap, just gotta be sure everything is ligned up before the final install (clips). 

worth the money?  $1K is a lot to spend on a bunch of plastic, but yeah, well worth the money, IMO.  Worth it to the point that I nearly bought a 2nd kit for 'spare' parts. 

the only thing missing is the handle assy.  it runs about $75 on ebay.

smitty, I think I'm gonna leave the lower cladding as-is for now.  I think I like the contrast.  And its easier to touch up GB than to get repainted.
 
why would you need spare parts? I think the black and red contrast on my  av would look sharp. I appreciate all the info..
 
grnxnam said:
when I bought mine, there was one buy it now and one auction.? both looked to be the same, just as with the 2 that are still there.? its a fairly easy swap, just gotta be sure everything is ligned up before the final install (clips).?

worth the money?? $1K is a lot to spend on a bunch of plastic, but yeah, well worth the money, IMO.? Worth it to the point that I nearly bought a 2nd kit for 'spare' parts.?

the only thing missing is the handle assy.? it runs about $75 on ebay.

smitty, I think I'm gonna leave the lower cladding as-is for now.? I think I like the contrast.? And its easier to touch up GB than to get repainted.
It defenitely looks good. No doubt about it.
 
Redleg said:
why would you need spare parts? I think the black and red contrast on my? av would look sharp. I appreciate all the info..
spare parts and/or part it out and resell on ebay.? If you know me, I'll have it scratched up in about 2 weeks.
 
grnxnam said:
spare parts and/or part it out and resell on ebay.? If you know me, I'll have it scracthed up in about 2 weeks.

If it gets scratched too bad, you can trade it out for my stock cladding!!  :rolleyes:
 
grnxnam said:
smitty, I think I'm gonna leave the lower cladding as-is for now.? I think I like the contrast.? And its easier to touch up GB than to get repainted.

I like her the way she sits now.  Looks absolutely FANTASTIC!!
 
trAVelingman said:
I like her the way she sits now.? Looks absolutely FANTASTIC!!
thanks, but you're just saying that because widow will kill you if you paint your lower cladding.





thanks to everyone for the nice comments.  I was talking to a coworker today about modding and why I/we do it.  I think one of the reasons for me is to hear the great things that everyone has to say and to learn from the bad mod experiences we have.  For me, it makes for a great day when someone here says something nice.  Not just to me, but about anyone's Av.  Its especially nice to hear one of the guys at the gate say things like "you've got it lookin nice" (as he did this morning when I went to work) since they see vehicles in and out of the gate all day.  for them to notice, just makes my day.
 
we are all attention whores... just some more so than others. I was driving in the hood and stopped to get gas I had 3 seperate vehicles stop and admire my ride. Of course I had the glow going and the back glass was out and I was playing that Beyonce DVD :eek: Hater vision was on in full swing  >:D
 
Redleg said:
we are all attention whores... just some more so than others. I was driving in the hood and stopped to get gas I had 3 seperate vehicles stop and admire my ride. Of course I had the glow going and the back glass was out and I was playing that Beyonce DVD :eek: Hater vision was on in full swing? >:D
I like for folks to look, but if they start looking too much, I feel as if they are window shopping for later.
 
grnxnam said:
I like for folks to look, but if they start looking too much, I feel as if they are window shopping for later.

I'm naive I didn't think of that...
 
I hate also noticed the AV gets attention from all age groups. I have had 70 year old men come up to me while I am getting gas and ask me about it.
 
Redleg said:
I'm naive I didn't think of that...
once you have 3 vehicles broken into, you will. ?and you dont have to be in the hood for it to happen....once in a grocery store parking lot, one while at a restaurant and one at home.

yeah, smitty, I agree.  I walked out of a store one day and a guy about 50 years old was standing by my truck on the phone, didn't think much about it til I heard him say something like "...and it got those chrome thing on the bumper like you wanted and the front is all balcked out, its f-ing awsome..." then we talked about another 15 minutes before we went about our business.
 
GRNXNAM'S DADDY said:
I hate also noticed the AV gets attention from all age groups. I have had 70 year old men come up to me while I am getting gas and ask me about it.

Yep it attracts all ages. At the Smyrna GTG (I kid you not) a cute lil kid of about 7-8 came up to my truck and said "You know I'm a dodge man but your chevy is looking pretty good" he looked back and forth and said "yep and them blinky things over your wheels are nice also". I was in awe. Cute lil kid made me speechless. So grown up sounding. Another time I had an Old lady 60+ looking at my Av. She called her husband over and told him she wanted one. I'm not joking this really happned lol.
 
BTW my Av is still vanilla compared to a lot of other members... could you see how these people would react with a really tricked out av?
 
Redleg said:
BTW my Av is still vanilla compared to a lot of other members... could you see how these people would react with a really tricked out av?
ditto


Zoojelly said:
Looks good
When can I get the parts 1/2 price?
well, if you think about it, the price I paid is close to 1/3 price from retail.
 
just placed my bid on the handle assy.  I think that'll be the icing on the cake.  all that left is headlights, shocks and reinstall my strobes before STI.
 
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