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Oh I agree man... I thought I gave him some good advice, especially considering the driveway neighbors hit him before... which means... -
RocketGuy3 replied to the thread Protecting a street parked car..Normally I would agree with you, but this thread has gone on seven pages, with myriad suggestions, and he just keeps telling everyone...
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RocketGuy3 replied to the thread Protecting a street parked car..Right. And you just told me why they require that. You made it sound like you could easily afford 1.5-2K rent, and if that was the case...
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RocketGuy3 replied to the thread Protecting a street parked car..That's all fine, but in that case, I think you just explained why no landlord would ever lease you a place with $1500-2000 rent...
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Don't know how the rules work for cones. Could you put the cone on your trunk? Anyway, I'm out of this convo. Options have been given...
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RocketGuy3 replied to the thread Protecting a street parked car..If you "easily" have $1.5-2K available to pay rent, and you currently are not paying rent, that means you're saving at least that much...
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w The Recaro seats just aren't made for old men with back problems.
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RocketGuy3 replied to the thread Swap Recaro seats."literally" lol I know this process is quite expensive and painful in some other cars (such as my Cayman), no matter which direction...
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Wut? Its literally the easiest swap ever. Its four bolts and a couple connectors, and heāll come out with a wad of extra cash from...
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At least you just have to worry about other idiots hitting your car, my dumb ass just backed up with the door open the other day and...
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Maybe you can pay a neighbor to use their unused driveway? Where i live some of the old timers only have one car and sometimes they live...
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RocketGuy3 replied to the thread Swap Recaro seats.Hah, fair enough. That is a beautiful config. Speaking as a fellow owner of a yellow 5.0 S550 with a manual (and the leather sofa...
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I spent 3 years hunting for this one. Triple Yellow, performance package, Torsen rear end with 3.73 gears., 14k miles when I bought it...
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RocketGuy3 reacted to JFALK68's post in the thread Those who have had full PPF applied on your Mach 1s, any tips on dealing with the decals? with
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I have full ppf. I removed all of the OEM decals because my installer did not want to cut along them and leave an air gap or allow dirt... -
RocketGuy3 reacted to RobZ71LM7's post in the thread Those who have had full PPF applied on your Mach 1s, any tips on dealing with the decals? with Like.
I'm FJG and did full, one piece PPF over the hood with decal intact in 2022. I like it as one piece because the decals aren't as tough...
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RocketGuy3 reacted to Whitedevil95's post in the thread Those who have had full PPF applied on your Mach 1s, any tips on dealing with the decals? with Like.
I had mine done a couple months ago when I first got the car. They did full front clip gloss PPF they cut around the decal and did Matte...
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RocketGuy3 reacted to MACHtobers Very Own's post in the thread Those who have had full PPF applied on your Mach 1s, any tips on dealing with the decals? with Like.
I did ppf in seperate pieces. matte finish for the decals. regular for the paint.
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RocketGuy3 reacted to TonyNJ's post in the thread Those who have had full PPF applied on your Mach 1s, any tips on dealing with the decals? with Like.
Just put PPF on everything but the decals and move on. Enjoy your awesome car.
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I used the Mustang oem compressor kit on an F150 to get me going. It was pretty handy. During my reckless youth, cans of fix-a-flat...
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RocketGuy3 replied to the thread Those who have had full PPF applied on your Mach 1s, any tips on dealing with the decals?.It wouldn't be my favorite thing, but I don't think I would be bothered all that much by the Mach 1 lettering disappearing. My primary...
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RocketGuy3 reacted to Charlemagne's post in the thread Those who have had full PPF applied on your Mach 1s, any tips on dealing with the decals? with Like.
Also beware that when PPF is applied over the glossy part of the hood decal, it mostly makes the Mach 1 logo disappear from some weird...
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RocketGuy3 replied to the thread Those who have had full PPF applied on your Mach 1s, any tips on dealing with the decals?.Yeah, removing the decals is not an option I'm considering. That makes things much more expensive since I would likely need to get a new...
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RocketGuy3 reacted to Charlemagne's post in the thread Those who have had full PPF applied on your Mach 1s, any tips on dealing with the decals? with Like.
Look up the previous threads about PPF on Mach 1, there are images and what it does when PPF is put over the matte part on the non-FJG...
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RocketGuy3 reacted to wingnutt's post in the thread I give you 10k for supercharger , which one are you picking and why? š§ with Like.
well, to be fairā¦he DID specify supercharger in the title š¬ that being saidā¦I also woulda picked Hellion š
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RocketGuy3 reacted to MAGS1's post in the thread Those who have had full PPF applied on your Mach 1s, any tips on dealing with the decals? with Like.
Mercedes offers a matte finish on their yellow, which is somewhat close to Grabber Yellow. Take a look at some pics online, that will...
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RocketGuy3 reacted to TonyNJ's post in the thread Those who have had full PPF applied on your Mach 1s, any tips on dealing with the decals? with Like.
Your car is grabber yellow? That's a cool color. I don't think I've ever seen anyone cover that with a matte PPF. That being said, I...
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RocketGuy3 replied to the thread Those who have had full PPF applied on your Mach 1s, any tips on dealing with the decals?.Hmm I don't think I understand the difference you're describing with FJG. What is smooth on FJG that is not smooth on other colors? I...
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RocketGuy3 replied to the thread Those who have had full PPF applied on your Mach 1s, any tips on dealing with the decals?.Thanks for the input! Yeah that was one of the options, not covering the decals. I've heard that the decals will take a beating over...
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RocketGuy3 reacted to TonyNJ's post in the thread Those who have had full PPF applied on your Mach 1s, any tips on dealing with the decals? with Like.
... or don't even PPF over the decals. They provide some paint protection themselves. You can always get another set.
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RocketGuy3 posted the thread Those who have had full PPF applied on your Mach 1s, any tips on dealing with the decals? in Mach 1.I know the PPF installer I have, who I generally trust, suggested several different options... However I don't really recall the details...
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RocketGuy3 reacted to Gregdd's post in the thread Why Did You Choose Your Mach 1 Configuration? with Like.
All I wanted was the tremec . The base gt did not have it. I waited around for years expecting the 24 to be something great. 1 day...
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RocketGuy3 replied to the thread Why Did You Choose Your Mach 1 Configuration?.The Mach 1 Premium came standard with everything I would have optioned on a GT Premium PLUS the Tremec, which was a big part of what...
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RocketGuy3 reacted to Rollin''s post in the thread At the pumps... How do you all handle people asking you for gas money/gas up their car? with Like.
I was approached by a guy with a 2 1/2 gal gas can asking if I could fill it for him. He had a beat up full size van parked off to the...
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RocketGuy3 reacted to sk47's post in the thread At the pumps... How do you all handle people asking you for gas money/gas up their car? with Like.
Hello; I understand my example will not be the same. A few years ago a neighbor moved and allowed a man to live in his house. The guy...
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RocketGuy3 reacted to Mikepol2's post in the thread Mach 1 vs GT Premium PP1 (401A) + Mods vs GT350 ā Cost/Value Question from a Former PP1 Owner with Like.
A lot fewer miles on this one and personally, I love Grabber Yellow, itās super rare and underrated...
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RocketGuy3 reacted to RobZ71LM7's post in the thread Mach 1 vs GT Premium PP1 (401A) + Mods vs GT350 ā Cost/Value Question from a Former PP1 Owner with Like.
I'm not selling or trading my '21 Mach 1, but Carvana is offering me a lot more for my higher mileage car than that one. Unless it has...
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RocketGuy3 reacted to Hack's post in the thread THANK GOD Ford put great brakes on my GT350 with Like.
Well stated. That's 100% what I was trying to say as well. You can feel that the brakes engage more quickly, but it's a very small...
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RocketGuy3 replied to the thread THANK GOD Ford put great brakes on my GT350.At the risk of being pedantic, the size of your brake rotors and number of pistons probably didn't have much effect on your stopping...
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RocketGuy3 reacted to -RAC-'s post in the thread THANK GOD Ford put great brakes on my GT350 with Sad.
Hard to find a maker that even makes a car and more difficult is finding a maker that makes a car with a manual. Everyone wants the big...
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RocketGuy3 replied to the thread Mach 1 vs GT Premium PP1 (401A) + Mods vs GT350 ā Cost/Value Question from a Former PP1 Owner.That's, like... an insanely good deal in today's market, isn't it? There must be a catch... If not, my car might not be worth as much as...
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RocketGuy3 reacted to Clover's post in the thread GT350 vs Mach 1 vs Dark Horse (Same Price Now?) ā Real Drive Comparison with Like.
Seems awfully odd to me. Your friend tests cars for a living but does not think the vast majority of testing is at all comparable...
