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    Mine are puffy and old, and last week I bought a better set from the forum and will install them when they arrive next week.... I actually was thinking of taking my old ones and experimenting with them to restore them. I'll have the new set so I've got nothing to lose if they come out crappy. The expanding foam idea sounds cool but i don't know if you would be able to shoot it in evenly enough for it to be perfectly flat. My idea was to slit them open with a blade on the top edge, empty them out, and try to refill with something else. Haven't decided what yet though! And haven't figured out how to reseal them cleanly so Ill have to think about it a little more first. I'll post back with results
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    I forgot to add that along with very good photos, a very lengthy description of the known issues, positives, negatives, etc. go a long way too. It's better to keep it real and give full disclosure of everything you can in the ad to save both your time and the other guys time. I'm currently hunting for an old American classic right now on Craigslist and some of the ads drive me nuts with the lack of details. It's almost not worth the effort to go look in person unless I know a lot about it beforehand, especially when it comes to the fact that a lot of cooler cars are located pretty far away. I don't want to show up at someone's house an hour away just to have to turn right back around and leave due to some major issue that the seller failed to address beforehand.
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    thats awesome! i've got that sunroof deflector, but it's missing one metal clip so i can't get it on the car unfortunately
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    if it was me buying, i would at bare minimum want: 1. front 2. rear 3. passenger side 4. driver side 5. engine bay 6. 1-2 interior shots
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    Me either, the only options were white when I did the checkout. I actually really like the white sweatshirt and t shirt- looks great with the blue ink. Though both are so white I wouldn't dare step foot around my 2002 with them on because I wouldn't want them to gt dirty
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    Interesting on the breezeway. I'm looking at a 65 Monterey sedan right now and also a 66 breezeway. I LOVE the pure square design of those Mercs
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    awesome! for those of us with 4-speeds it's nice to know our old girls can take the abuse. i do drive around 4000 where i'm at about 72mph when driving on the freeway. haven't done more than an hour solid of that yet, and i was always wondering if it could take it.
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    and it arrived yesterday! great quality, looks super cool. love it! you guys should get one if you haven't already. that is all....
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    try www.bmwofsouthatlanta.com they specialize in classic 2002 parts
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    Not me. And i only know of 3 other 2002s in NJ so far, there are so few around!
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    mine is gone. zero problemos, dude!
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    Maybe I'm too much of a purist but that car is way too modded IMO. But if you're going for lots of mods I could see th value in it. Personally I just love a stock looking car better.
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    Great job brother, looks absolutely cherry! How's the engine bay after all that work?
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    This might be kinda dumb, but have you tried inserting the key and then jiggling the steering wheel back and forth to unlock it? I've noticed if the steering lock is engaged the key won't turn, at least on a 76
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    Here's a set of shock towers already cut out, maybe a good pic reference? http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/pts/3180220655.html
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    Hmmm.... Eerily similar to mine. Looks like my car must be dropped then. The PO did do some things to my car like change the points, weber, e30 wheels, so it would make sense that he also changed suspension. Ill have to dig under the car in the daylight this week and see what's cooking under there. Thanks for the pic!
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    Forgot to add, could you post a large clear side-view shot of your car so I could compare? Thanks
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    +1. The PO for my ride had mounted 195/65-14's. I swapped out to 195/60-14's and have been MUCH more happier with the look. Your current set-up tends to look bulky and bulgy - just saying bro. I couldn't agree more, bro! From the back the car just looks too tall, and at certain angles it's like a 4x4 status. Wouldn't that "stretch" the tires using a 185?
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    Thanks! Good to know. Yeah I've got about a 2 finger gap on the fronts and a 0 finger gap on the rear. So maybe it IS lowered. I guess I will have to poke around under the car some more and see if I can see any markings on the springs or shocks. As for tires, I guess when it comes time to replace them I will go down to a 60 sidewall
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    Like most others, I too only got one key with my car. I did buy a blank in eBay months ago for less than 2 bucks, but so far I've been turne down by 2 hardware stores and 1 locksmith when it comes to getting it cut. Someday i will find someone locally I hope
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    Looks great, welcome to the community! And I've never seen those seats before. Huh!
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    guys: i was just wondering if you all have any input on my tire setup and "stance"?the car came with the setup on it now- it's a set of BBS e30 basketweaves with Dunlop tires in size P195/65R14 88H M+S look at these pictures of my wheel gap and tell me what you think. am i lowered? are the tires too big? i know a lot of you lower your cars an inch or so, but i think the wheel gap is already pretty low. is it because the tires are huge that the gap is low? or do you think that the PO did some suspension work? looking under the car all the shocks and springs are just black, so they dont look like anything special. let me know what you think... front: back: front view, hard to really guess from this picture though: seems like the tires should be more like a 50 sidewall, not a 65 right? the tires are old and i am going to replace them soon, just wondering if i should do a 50 instead? also i assume that the 65 sidewall must screw up the speedo a little bit and it would read slower than actual speed if the tires are too far from original spec right? any input it appreciated. thanks
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    yeah, when I put my console back together from being trashed by the PO, i did notice that there is hardly any space at all to work with because the pocket tilts downward into a wedge. the PO had some cheesy Jensen old tape deck radio in there before, which i threw out. im actually not running a radio and currently have a big hole in the console so i am looking for a plain pocket to install instead that is shallow enough to work, just so i have a place to put my sunglasses wallet and phone when i drive. haven't found one yet as most pockets are way too deep. how about instead of a CD player try to get one that has just the tape deck and then use a tape-to-headphone adaptor cable and run an ipod instead? the tape-only decks are less deep for sure. good luck!
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    I used to have that exact car (2001 225qc) except mine was lake silver metallic. The aviator grey was always my favorite but I couldn't find that color when I bought it. Anyway, I vote silver. Would match up best with the trim
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    Pretty awesome, do you have any close-ups of the edges where it gets cut to fit the panel?
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