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Old 08-27-2010, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Small Tomato
This is the solution for your brake dust.
http://www.autogeek.net/3m-performance-finish.html
Sorry, it wont help much....if you use it on the wheels
The brake heat will evaporate the wax in few days time
Old 08-27-2010, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by JackyOr
haha got it!

btw did any of you guys modified the air intake system?
i saw this on the web
Dinan intake system
Looks nice, but i bet it must be expensive
Old 08-27-2010, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by pinguhk
how come you find alot of things and not mod any of them.
Do the wheels my is coming next week yeah
FINALLY
Hahaaa...Congrats and post us some pictures when you get it fitted
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Originally Posted by pinguhk
do you mean apply this to the wheel?
but what happens if the wheels are matt gunmetal or matt black?
have you put them on your wheels?
It will work for the matte finish wheel, but as i said,
it wont last very long unless you do it every week or fortnight.

I have some high temp wheel wax and it wont last too long either.
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Originally Posted by momowing
FJ = ??
Capt is the master
allow me to elaborate:

We name him 16"FJ for his

- tolerance to all our aggitation on our attempts to speed him up on replacing his pathetic 16" wheels
- patience on his incrediably long wait on making an order for bigger wheels,
- persistance on making endless claims that never came true (like preaching; getting his bigger wheels)

... now, tell me, doesn't he meet the profile of a FJ?

oh, most importantly, I almost forgot, he shaves all his hair so short!!
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Originally Posted by keith84_uk
It will work for the matte finish wheel, but as i said,
it wont last very long unless you do it every week or fortnight.

I have some high temp wheel wax and it wont last too long either.
fortnight!?! For a minute there I thought I could try that... damn!
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Originally Posted by keith84_uk
Sorry, it wont help much....if you use it on the wheels
The brake heat will evaporate the wax in few days time
Sound like a wast of money Then I will give it a miss
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Originally Posted by keith84_uk
FINALLY
Hahaaa...Congrats and post us some pictures when you get it fitted
I am very F@#king pissed off.

Got a pm from Michael at Acute Performance and he say the rims are not shiped they gave him matt black which I hate.
so I have to wait for 6 more weeks F@#k
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Originally Posted by keith84_uk
It will work for the matte finish wheel, but as i said,
it wont last very long unless you do it every week or fortnight.

I have some high temp wheel wax and it wont last too long either.
I forgot no wax is heat proof
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Originally Posted by wnshie
allow me to elaborate:

We name him 16"FJ for his

- tolerance to all our aggitation on our attempts to speed him up on replacing his pathetic 16" wheels
- patience on his incrediably long wait on making an order for bigger wheels,
- persistance on making endless claims that never came true (like preaching; getting his bigger wheels)

... now, tell me, doesn't he meet the profile of a FJ?

oh, most importantly, I almost forgot, he shaves all his hair so short!!
lol
some how I dont fit in FJ any more done 95% of the mods that I have said.


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