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Old Jun 15th, 2011, 20:47   #1
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Default bluerangers new 480!!! :)

new pictures of my 480!!!
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Old Jun 15th, 2011, 22:43   #2
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Looks a little different on those wheels too... unusual colour too?
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Old Jun 16th, 2011, 13:06   #3
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the colour is smoked silver metallic i think it suits the car the only other 480s ive seen have been black wnite or maroon
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Old Jun 17th, 2011, 00:26   #4
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mine is a 2.0l two tone green and silver, I think these 480's are slowly getting more popular
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Old Jun 17th, 2011, 07:54   #5
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i think you may be right!! what have you done to your 480 ? am thinking about doing a few mods to mine i.e lowering springs performance air filter and changing the steering wheel
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Car looks very smart, like the colour and the wheels, looks like its been well looked after .... ! the mods I'm going to do on mine ....
New front day running lenses
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Old Jun 19th, 2011, 15:30   #7
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i was thinking about richmod or mbc but from what ive read am worried the autobox is not up to taking the increase in power
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480 autobox good for 130k miles , can handle a richmod , the MBC is most problematical.
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