Nice weather today so I decided to wash her up and snap some pics. Let me know what you think!
What happened to the chrome around your grill? I'm personally not a fan of smoked tail lights, but with the clear turn signals up front I guess that's the only option. Other than that, I think it looks pretty damn good, especially now that you've painted that front lip.
What happened to the chrome around your grill? I'm personally not a fan of smoked tail lights, but with the clear turn signals up front I guess that's the only option. Other than that, I think it looks pretty damn good, especially now that you've painted that front lip.
The grill has a shadowline cover on it.
The tails I'm still not happy with either. They are the tails off my the smurf. I was thinking of stripping the tint off the bottom off and leaving that top small section smoked.
Hmm that is exactly the lights that are under the tint. They are actually kinda rare and expensive. I've tried to get the tint off but its on there pretty good.
Hmm that is exactly the lights that are under the tint. They are actually kinda rare and expensive. I've tried to get the tint off but its on there pretty good.
Wheels+drop
That bav auto part number I gave looks the same to me. $290.
Some kid came into the place where I work and told me he was going to "donk" his Subaru Forester...
And you promptly hit him with everything within reach right? People like that make me :cryhuh. They shouldn't have licenses or they should only be allowed to own yugo's.
Consistently good car photos
164 pages of posts in this thread! Holy smokes...
What magazines and publications do you guys read that show consistently good car photos? Not race cars, street cars. Stock or custom. Vintage or contemporary.
What magazines and publications do you guys read that show consistently good car photos? Not race cars, street cars. Stock or custom. Vintage or contemporary.
I read Car and Driver, but I think for great photos, Road and Track wins. Maybe its just the bigger more glossy pages though.
nothing else really sticks out as particulary exceptional in the photo dept.
Road & Track is great, and I like EuroTuner as well since I'm a die-hard BMW and German car enthusiast.
Off Topic: Does anyone in here think there should be a separate forum for Automotive Photography? That's primarily what I shoot, and I'd love to have a sub-forum on here specifically for that. It could be split up into Domestic, Asian-Import, European-Import, Classic, and Miscelleaneous. Who would I need to talk to in order to get that set up?
Canon EOS 40D w/BG-E2 vertical grip
Canon EOS 20D w/BG-E3 vertical grip
Tokina AF 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 AT-X DX
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
Canon EF 70-200 f/4.0L
Canon 580 EX II
Alien Bee Studio Strobes w/ Cybersync Triggers + VII Powerpack
Smoke smell in used car....
I have been looking for a specific used car for about 4 months. I found one today, exact specs I wanted, but it was a smokers car.
The smell isnt overpowering, but it is there and the tell tale signs of a used lighter and ashtry show it was smoked in frequently.
They say no big deal (of course they do, they are selling the car) but they will put it on an "Ozone" machine overnight.
I go back and look at it tomorrow again to see if its gone.
Will this ever come out, or will get a whiff every time I drive - making the deal maddening?
Z
It is the purpose of life that each of us strives to become actually what he is potentially. We should be obsessed with stretching towards that goal through the world we inhabit.
I have been looking for a specific used car for about 4 months. I found one today, exact specs I wanted, but it was a smokers car.
The smell isnt overpowering, but it is there and the tell tale signs of a used lighter and ashtry show it was smoked in frequently.
They say no big deal (of course they do, they are selling the car) but they will put it on an "Ozone" machine overnight.
I go back and look at it tomorrow again to see if its gone.
Will this ever come out, or will get a whiff every time I drive - making the deal maddening?
Z
Let me know how it goes. I know ways to get rid of the smell in lightly smoked in cars, but not heavily smoked in ones, but I've also never bothered with an ozone machine though I've heard they work. If it works let me know, because before putting my new interior in my car I used Lexol on it, and I now have the smell of Lexol leather conditioner (not the best smell in the world). It's getting less and less slowly, but if this ozone machine can get rid of smells in one night, I'll do it.
Road & Track is great, and I like EuroTuner as well since I'm a die-hard BMW and German car enthusiast.
Off Topic: Does anyone in here think there should be a separate forum for Automotive Photography? That's primarily what I shoot, and I'd love to have a sub-forum on here specifically for that. It could be split up into Domestic, Asian-Import, European-Import, Classic, and Miscelleaneous. Who would I need to talk to in order to get that set up?
You could start with me.
Over the years, we have strived to make this a community forum, with a friendly feel. Sub-forums for every tiny little niche is something we've always avoided. Photography is photography, whether its cars or birds, to a certain extent, it shouldn't matter here.
Damn JE pistons. Second set finally got here end of Feb. Valve reliefs were wrong, sent them back since they said they would send a new set...they sent back the same set with the reliefs ground out to the point where the compression is wrong. So we're going with Mahle. JE sucks.
BTW, since I don't believe in jinxing things, how much you want to bet the Mahle pistons will be right the first time? I'm guessing they will be since Germans actually take pride in their work.
This is my ride.
Doesn't look as good in real now due to battle injuries(In India every drive is a battle).
Gives 50mpg city when in good mood, 40-45mpg when not.
Highway does around 60mpg
Top speed : 132kmph(GPS tagged), which I guess is around 82 miles/hour.
Sips Diesel(The truck fuel, cheaper than gasoline, or petrol as it is called here)
1400cc IDI(In direct injection) 53BHP engine.
Let me know how it goes. I know ways to get rid of the smell in lightly smoked in cars, but not heavily smoked in ones, but I've also never bothered with an ozone machine though I've heard they work. If it works let me know, because before putting my new interior in my car I used Lexol on it, and I now have the smell of Lexol leather conditioner (not the best smell in the world). It's getting less and less slowly, but if this ozone machine can get rid of smells in one night, I'll do it.
Burn sandalwood incense sticks in the car with windows rolled up almost completely. Put them in a metal tray or something, don't want fires you see, or put them in a lantern or something.
Sandalwood smoke smell will linger for quite a while and will destroy all other smells.
Sandalwood is extremely pleasing to smell, and I am yet to find anyone whi does not like the smell.
I think you will get these incense sticks in Indian stores. They will cost around 2-3$ for a pack of 20, you need to burn around 4 sticks together to for a mid sized car.
Be very careful that the ash does not drop anywhere, it will leave a mark on the upholstry, so just use a big metal utensil or a lantern.
For even better results leave the fan on in recirculation mode for some time.
Sandalwood destroys mouldy ouders very effectively as well as other unpleasant odors.
Burn sandalwood incense sticks in the car with windows rolled up almost completely. Put them in a metal tray or something, don't want fires you see, or put them in a lantern or something.
Sandalwood smoke smell will linger for quite a while and will destroy all other smells.
That's genius! I'll have to wait until I'm back in DC to find an Indian store (there are a few I know of in DC, in North Carolina the most Eastern thing we have is a German restaurant), but I do love the smell of Sandalwood.
That's genius! I'll have to wait until I'm back in DC to find an Indian store (there are a few I know of in DC, in North Carolina the most Eastern thing we have is a German restaurant), but I do love the smell of Sandalwood.
Actually you get many other varieties too. Rose, Lime, Jasmine etc., etc., flowery smells. From my experience, sandalwood is something which everybody likes, about others some like and some don't.
An interesting fact about sandalwood. A wood piece from a sandalwood tree will keep smelling nice for years.
Keep any wood near a sandalwood piece it will also smell like sandalwood for days, this is the trick used to fool buyers into taking fake sandalwood!
Sadly this wonderful tree is being made almost extinct by poachers!
I'm going for a test drive in this today. I have looked at a few reviews and haven't found any big negative points.
I didn't have a car for years (motorbike only) but the irish weather got to me a couple of years ago. I still have a motorbike but am using a car for the bad weather.
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What happened to the chrome around your grill? I'm personally not a fan of smoked tail lights, but with the clear turn signals up front I guess that's the only option. Other than that, I think it looks pretty damn good, especially now that you've painted that front lip.
link to my wheel image
(Zac knows what this is for)
http://Davidson.smugmug.com/photos/117201030-M.jpg
The tails I'm still not happy with either. They are the tails off my the smurf. I was thinking of stripping the tint off the bottom off and leaving that top small section smoked.
http://zwilliams.smugmug.com/
Or like this?
http://zwilliams.smugmug.com/
First one
Wheels+drop
http://zwilliams.smugmug.com/
That bav auto part number I gave looks the same to me. $290.
Mel @ abrahams sells them for $199 http://www.abrahamsmotorsport.com/e34.htm
http://zwilliams.smugmug.com/
So buy a set already.
Do you guys say "Willy willy" or was that part of the joke? Here it's "Willy nilly"
Here's some more photoshop fun
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www.zxstudios.com
http://creativedragonstudios.smugmug.com
Some kid came into the place where I work and told me he was going to "donk" his Subaru Forester...
http://zwilliams.smugmug.com/
And you promptly hit him with everything within reach right? People like that make me :cry
www.zxstudios.com
http://creativedragonstudios.smugmug.com
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164 pages of posts in this thread! Holy smokes...
What magazines and publications do you guys read that show consistently good car photos? Not race cars, street cars. Stock or custom. Vintage or contemporary.
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nothing else really sticks out as particulary exceptional in the photo dept.
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Off Topic: Does anyone in here think there should be a separate forum for Automotive Photography? That's primarily what I shoot, and I'd love to have a sub-forum on here specifically for that. It could be split up into Domestic, Asian-Import, European-Import, Classic, and Miscelleaneous. Who would I need to talk to in order to get that set up?
Canon EOS 20D w/BG-E3 vertical grip
Tokina AF 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 AT-X DX
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
Canon EF 70-200 f/4.0L
Canon 580 EX II
Alien Bee Studio Strobes w/ Cybersync Triggers + VII Powerpack
I have been looking for a specific used car for about 4 months. I found one today, exact specs I wanted, but it was a smokers car.
The smell isnt overpowering, but it is there and the tell tale signs of a used lighter and ashtry show it was smoked in frequently.
They say no big deal (of course they do, they are selling the car) but they will put it on an "Ozone" machine overnight.
I go back and look at it tomorrow again to see if its gone.
Will this ever come out, or will get a whiff every time I drive - making the deal maddening?
Z
Let me know how it goes. I know ways to get rid of the smell in lightly smoked in cars, but not heavily smoked in ones, but I've also never bothered with an ozone machine though I've heard they work. If it works let me know, because before putting my new interior in my car I used Lexol on it, and I now have the smell of Lexol leather conditioner (not the best smell in the world). It's getting less and less slowly, but if this ozone machine can get rid of smells in one night, I'll do it.
Over the years, we have strived to make this a community forum, with a friendly feel. Sub-forums for every tiny little niche is something we've always avoided. Photography is photography, whether its cars or birds, to a certain extent, it shouldn't matter here.
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BTW, since I don't believe in jinxing things, how much you want to bet the Mahle pistons will be right the first time? I'm guessing they will be since Germans actually take pride in their work.
Doesn't look as good in real now due to battle injuries(In India every drive is a battle).
Gives 50mpg city when in good mood, 40-45mpg when not.
Highway does around 60mpg
Top speed : 132kmph(GPS tagged), which I guess is around 82 miles/hour.
Sips Diesel(The truck fuel, cheaper than gasoline, or petrol as it is called here)
1400cc IDI(In direct injection) 53BHP engine.
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Sandalwood smoke smell will linger for quite a while and will destroy all other smells.
Sandalwood is extremely pleasing to smell, and I am yet to find anyone whi does not like the smell.
I think you will get these incense sticks in Indian stores. They will cost around 2-3$ for a pack of 20, you need to burn around 4 sticks together to for a mid sized car.
Be very careful that the ash does not drop anywhere, it will leave a mark on the upholstry, so just use a big metal utensil or a lantern.
For even better results leave the fan on in recirculation mode for some time.
Sandalwood destroys mouldy ouders very effectively as well as other unpleasant odors.
FB:https://www.facebook.com/TanveersPhotography
Site :http://www.tanveer.in
Blog :http://tsk1979.livejournal.com
That's genius! I'll have to wait until I'm back in DC to find an Indian store (there are a few I know of in DC, in North Carolina the most Eastern thing we have is a German restaurant), but I do love the smell of Sandalwood.
An interesting fact about sandalwood. A wood piece from a sandalwood tree will keep smelling nice for years.
Keep any wood near a sandalwood piece it will also smell like sandalwood for days, this is the trick used to fool buyers into taking fake sandalwood!
Sadly this wonderful tree is being made almost extinct by poachers!
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Blog :http://tsk1979.livejournal.com
http://zwilliams.smugmug.com/
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I didn't have a car for years (motorbike only) but the irish weather got to me a couple of years ago. I still have a motorbike but am using a car for the bad weather.
Has anyone driven a celica? any negative points?
thanks,
Séamus.