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Old Apr 12, 2014 | 08:22 PM
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Default a little powder coating makes a HUGE difference
so, microdot (my brother) surprised me with a few of the factory pieces that he has already swapped out on his breakout. he was getting some other stuff powder coated, so he threw those in there too and gave them to me. makes a HUGE difference in appearance.

got the stock dash and the brake/clutch handles done. see what you think...
 
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Looks good
 
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Old Apr 12, 2014 | 09:01 PM
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yeah... i actually like that dash now. still not crazy about the plastic trim, but blacking it out made a huge difference.
 
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That is a great look.
 
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Looks good man

If you guys want to go black on the primary and/or cam cover etc let me know I'll give you the ones I have in the garage to coat so your downtime is minimal.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2014 | 10:28 PM
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That looks nice, I like it, you can always count on good brothers.
 
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The stock dash in black is a good inexpensive alternative to the Blackline dash I think.
 
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..that works...
 
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The stock dash in black is a good inexpensive alternative to the Blackline dash I think.
yeah, i still want to do the blackline dash. but i have a few other things that come first on the list.
 
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