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mongoose
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Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:49 pm
Rat look E30
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just why would you do it ??? (saw it on another forum)
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Eddie25
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Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:52 pm
Wheels i quite like. The rest.........well i don't know where to start. What is the deal with cosmetic rust?!
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robbo86
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Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:54 pm
Lazy owners, who want a fast car but dont want to keep it looking great. Thats my theory. Looks crap though
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nickso
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Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:55 pm
lol, love the snowchains.
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pac1982
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Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:00 am
Yeah i never did quite get the rat look my self, to cut a long story short buy a shed and proceed to make it look even more shit
The only Rat look car i like is the Mad Max Interceptor
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magpie
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Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:10 am
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harry_p
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Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:22 am
it doesnt offend me any more than a lot of councilled up bodykitted e30s do.
it's a cheap old car, why not have a bit of fun.
not something i would personally do, i'm not really a fan of the engineered false ratlook, but love the proper evolutionary type
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E30BeemerLad
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ImysE30
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Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:29 pm
Looks much better than the french turd next to it

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E30Gheko
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Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:53 pm
I like it too.
I reckon a sleeper in this guise would be awesome. Real crappy shell looking as bad as that with a monster under the bonnet ready to whoop anything in the traffic light grand prix. That would have to be a giggle.

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ImysE30
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Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:11 pm
How would you go about doing something like that?
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beemerbird
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Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:12 pm
Wire brush attachment on a drill.......

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ImysE30
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Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:15 pm
I'm going to try it
Obviously not on my cabby, but buy a banger and do it

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TopSod
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Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:16 pm
Some e30s are so awesome they do it all on there own lol
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josh-hocking
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Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:17 pm
^^^^^ thats a photoshop isn't it?
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Elecblondie
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Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:23 pm
josh-hocking wrote:^^^^^ thats a photoshop isn't it?
Yes, it is, I'm not actually going to do it.
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suchy
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Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:37 pm
Proper rats can carry it off, I'm with harry_p on this one- an engineered one looks cr@p where as a proper time fuct one put on the road unrestored and done right can look real kool

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Ritz
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Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:44 pm
Its got that "Mad Max" look to it I think.....
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Ilkorin
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Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:14 pm
love it! ditch the rubbish on the roof rack and the pickaxe and snowchains and it'd be a pretty awesome look....rust makes nice stripes!
I'm getting ideas already!.......it only works on lighter colours though really...
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LeonNewton
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Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:21 pm
i like the rat look. not to keen on strate lines of rust but a naturaly neglated looking car. driping with rust is kind of cool.
Yer i am sorry for my bad spelling. i am dislexic and find it just as hard to read your posts as you do mine.

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Felix79
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Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:30 pm
e30bmlover wrote:why indeed!! it looks shit... end of.
Totally agree
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