The TL Type-S!

Discussion in 'Member Journals & Project Build Stories' started by Matt, Sep 13, 2010.

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  1. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    Rockin'. Why is this in the photos section and not your journal though? :p
     
    Alex, Nov 22, 2010
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  2. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    I was about to move it actually...I put it in the photo section because people wanted...pics. :p
     
    Matt, Nov 22, 2010
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  3. superdoughboy4

    superdoughboy4 Active Member

    Yeah. The roof looks really good. What are some other plans for your car?
     
    superdoughboy4, Nov 23, 2010
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  4. Cool_____

    Cool_____ Banned

    Did you wax the roof really well before install that vinyl?

    I would've done the CF look....thinking of that on the BMW.

    But the car looks very slick. Props.
     
    Cool_____, Nov 23, 2010
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  5. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    cleaned REALLY well...all kinds of clean under there now. :)
     
    Last edited: Nov 23, 2010
    Matt, Nov 23, 2010
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  6. slade1274

    slade1274 Member

    Couple tips...

    The 3M DiNoc is the only CF look stuff worth it's salt.

    Also, keep wax AWAY from it. I would even use painter's tape to tape it off before applying wax anywhere near it.... it gets down into the debossed pattern and looks like hell. Not personal experience, just passing what I've heard and seen first hand with a few CF wrap....
     
    slade1274, Nov 23, 2010
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  7. ScoobyMike

    ScoobyMike OG Mod

    looks good buddy!!
     
    ScoobyMike, Nov 23, 2010
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  8. 2thAche

    2thAche Member

    That's a great look for a white car especially.
     
    2thAche, Nov 25, 2010
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  9. Jake

    Jake Active Member

    i like it
     
    Jake, Nov 25, 2010
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  10. wagunz_pwn

    wagunz_pwn Active Member

    i don't see any pictures :dunno
     
    wagunz_pwn, Nov 25, 2010
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  11. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    I hosted them on Flickr. You blocking that?
     
    Matt, Nov 25, 2010
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  12. wagunz_pwn

    wagunz_pwn Active Member

    yeah, work blocks it. makes sense now.
     
    wagunz_pwn, Nov 25, 2010
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  13. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    Why does your work block everything? Haha.
     
    Alex, Nov 25, 2010
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  14. slade1274

    slade1274 Member

    I was thinking: Sux to be at work on Thanksgiving. :p
     
    slade1274, Nov 25, 2010
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  15. superdoughboy4

    superdoughboy4 Active Member

    Yes. Yes it does.
    Especially when you're not getting paid overtime.
     
    superdoughboy4, Nov 25, 2010
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  16. Cool_____

    Cool_____ Banned

    I know to keep wax off the vinyl but they say to wax the paint before putting on the vinyl else when you pull it off it could grab the paint so well it'll pull the paint itself off. The wax leaves a layer yet still lets the vinyl adhere.

    I know when my brother had a vinyl sticker on his old truck it pulled the paint off in tiny bubbles (factory paint too) when he removed it. SUCKED for him.

    Yeah the 3M DiNoc is tits.
     
    Cool_____, Nov 30, 2010
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  17. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    Work in progress!

    Back in April I updated the stereo with a tremendous amount of help from slade and bixs and Alex. The 4 of us slaved over an entire weekend to get it complete. But I'm not 100% satisfied with it just yet, so sometime in the very near future, Ryan is going to get the car back and tweak it a little more.

    I also got new sponsorship today and will post pics of that in a bit! or Matto can do it for me.
     
    Matt, Jul 24, 2011
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  18. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

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    Matt, Jul 24, 2011
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  19. fourdegrees

    fourdegrees Member

    Nice car. I've always loved the look of those cars.
     
    fourdegrees, Sep 3, 2011
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  20. Cool_____

    Cool_____ Banned

    I bet there's gonna be a for sale thread soon.
     
    Cool_____, Sep 3, 2011
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  21. jchon3

    jchon3 Supporting Member

    That's a funny looking Subaru :wiggle:
     
    jchon3, Sep 3, 2011
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  22. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    Stereo progress!

    What it's looked like since April. Not pretty, but functional:

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    Playing around with somd MDF:

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    Tossed some carpet over the MDF:

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    More complete:

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    All of these were taken with the phone. I'll get the 5100 out there and see what it can do. I'm very happy with the progress and Ryan Slade, as usual did some fantastic work in a short amount of time to get me fixed up!
     
    Matt, Sep 10, 2011
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  23. G-WRX

    G-WRX Member

    I like it. It looks good. How much time did that take you to do?
     
    G-WRX, Sep 10, 2011
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  24. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    which part? :rofl:

    The initial install took 4 of us the better part of 3 days. However, there was a lot of downtime in that 3 days.

    Building the cover took only a few hours, including eating, drinking, and watching some football.
     
    Matt, Sep 10, 2011
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  25. Matto357

    Matto357 Crazyazn likes Naps Staff Member

    You get the amp figured out?

    If so, what was it?
     
    Matto357, Sep 10, 2011
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  26. Matt

    Matt Think before you post Staff Member Supporting Member

    we believe it was a power wire that became loose...I'm also thinking that the gain on the sub channel somehow managed twist itself to max, thus overpowering the amp. That mixed with the loose power wire from the battery = insta-protection mode.
     
    Matt, Sep 10, 2011
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