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ScoobsMcGee · 08-26-2017, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I was thinking drunk 6'1" Irish Italian kicking ass but yeah, that sucks. :/

I'll be sure to send the news article after getting arrested. Also was thinking of making a McGregor joke, but he's only 5'9", not Italian at all, and I hope they both get their asses kicked.

Ultramaroon · 08-26-2017, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

Also was thinking of making a McGregor joke, but he's only 5'9", not Italian at all, and I hope they both get their asses kicked.

I was looking for that angle too.

If people are willing to pay for that shit, fuck it. More power to them. I find the whole thing idiotic.

SoNotCool · 08-26-2017, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by elBarto

Moved the antenna to the rear shelf, painted a plastic insert for a chair, added some silicone to make it waterproof et voila... a 15€ shaved antenna look.

sexxx, can we get a pic of the roof line from the rear?

im just tired of the "RC Car" look

Boomerang · 08-26-2017, 11:01 PM

Saw some good drift on the weekend... and something lurking in the shadows...

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elBarto · 08-27-2017, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Sarlacc

Awesome, I'd really like to see how that looks.

I'm seriously considering an antenna delete. They've stopped most of the FM radio in Norway, replaced it with some stupid digital radio that no one else uses (DAB+) and Toyota's offered "solution" is to glue a small gadget to the dash, plug it into the power outlet and the AUX, and tape an antenna to the inside of the windshield. Since I like my cockpit uncluttered and never listen to radio, I'm not tempted.

I think my car will look better without the antenna (I'm not starting that debate again, it's a matter of taste) and removing it will also fix one of the annoyances of driving in Germany... they have FM/RDS traffic announcements constantly breaking through my MP3 playback suddenly screaming things like "ACHTUNG!!! HÄSSLICHER UNFALL AUF DER AUTOBAHN DREI SÜD, BITTE ACHTEN SIE AUF DIE WARTESCHLANGE!!!" and since I don't really understand German I don't need that, either.

Picture from the back:

The antenna : https://kek.gg/i/7WbS7L.jpg
Roofshot: https://kek.gg/i/3_pFJY.jpg
The stuff I used: https://kek.gg/i/3TPrM7.jpg

Sarlacc · 08-27-2017, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by elBarto

Picture from the back:

The antenna : https://kek.gg/i/7WbS7L.jpg
Roofshot: https://kek.gg/i/3_pFJY.jpg
The stuff I used: https://kek.gg/i/3TPrM7.jpg

Yeah! I like it! Thanks for the pics :-)

One more question... Did you measure the hole in the roof? I see your plastic plug is 20x30mm, did you have to trim it?

elBarto · 08-27-2017, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Sarlacc

Yeah! I like it! Thanks for the pics :-)

One more question... Did you measure the hole in the roof? I see your plastic plug is 20x30mm, did you have to trim it?

I did had to trim it, hole was something like 18x25mm but I didn't find any plug closer to that size. Didn't matter, after trimming it was pretty snug and a dab of silicone sealed it.

Andrew025 · 08-27-2017, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SoNotCool

sexxx, can we get a pic of the roof line from the rear?

im just tired of the "RC Car" look

Why not just get the sharkfin from the newer models?

Sarlacc · 08-27-2017, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by elBarto

I did had to trim it, hole was something like 18x25mm but I didn't find any plug closer to that size. Didn't matter, after trimming it was pretty snug and a dab of silicone sealed it.

Thanks, that's helpful.
I'll be looking for a circular hole cover which screws securely into place from inside. Just for peace of mind when going through a carwash.

cjd · 08-27-2017, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew025

Why not just get the sharkfin from the newer models?

I did.. I have to say, the soundtrack gets tiresome.

Ultramaroon · 08-27-2017, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SoNotCool

the "RC Car" look

Funny. I love that toy car look.

Sapphireho · 08-27-2017, 11:47 PM

101 here today. Too hot to do anything. I guess it's better than being underwater in TX. TX people, hope you are all ok.

humfrz · 08-28-2017, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Sapphireho

101 here today. Too hot to do anything. I guess it's better than being underwater in TX. TX people, hope you are all ok.

What happened ...... did you run out of ice for your styrofoam A/C s ......??

humfrz

humfrz · 08-28-2017, 01:36 AM

Welp, we made it back safely from the Chehalis Indian country.

The thing I had forgotten about traveling in August, is that no matter where you go ..... even the most uninteresting isolated places ....... motels fill up fast.

Why? Because they are either having some sort of fair or festival or a rodeo or a car show .....

Now, Chehalis was having a garlic festival (although they don't grow garlic - go figure) AND a car show.

So, both of the motels, without a number in their name, were booked up. So, we stayed at a EconoPlace motel.

We checked in and was on our way, via the outside walkway, to our room on the second floor, when we encountered this spaced out kid sprawled across the walkway, in front of the room next to ours.

50 years ago, I would have just grabbed him up by his collar and threatened to throw him off the balcony unless he moved but I just kicked him and told him to move. About then, stepping out from the open doorway from the room, was this one foggy eyed, mostly toothless, horribly skinny, ugly, woman, in a bathrobe smoking a cigarette yelling at the kid with a string of obscenities. DAMN, I've seem some meth addicts in my time ...... but she was a classic ........

So, I went back down to the office and got us a different room. The different room was OK, once we got it aired out from the overwhelming smell of perfumed deodorizer spray. The A/C worked alright once I banged on it a few times.

The next day, when we headed out, we went to the Denny's next door for breakfast. This Denny's looked to be closed or abandoned from the outside, but it was open. The hostess said she could seat up right away, but it would be about 45 minutes before we would get our food. WTF! No, thanks, we moved on down the road.

We took the back roads back home. We stopped in this burnt out logging town on the way back for brunch. Yep, a hole in the wall, shotgun style little coffee shop that was up for sale ..... mrs humfrz balked, but she was hungry, so we went in.

Yep, nothing like a get-away weekend in the country ......

humfrz

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