Final Mods Installed (The Black Dahlia Complete)

The Black Dahlia · #1 (**permalink**) 10-27-09, 02:58 AM

Finally installed D3's Roof/Rear Spoiler along with my V Skirt upgrade, VTXi front and rear Facsia, Sevas Forged three-piece 20x8.5-20x10 wheels, and prototype one-off grille, Eibach Lowering Springs, D3 Intake, E&G Tips.

Thought I'd take a few cool shots while on a weekend off, hope you all can enjoy!

The Black Dahlia · #2 (**permalink**) 10-27-09, 03:00 AM

The Black Dahlia · #3 (**permalink**) 10-27-09, 03:02 AM

C "T" ess · #4 (**permalink**) 10-27-09, 08:12 AM

Beautiful job and I might add, a beautiful girl. What's next.

endo · #5 (**permalink**) 10-27-09, 03:04 PM

Wow she is beautiful oh and the CTS is awesome like always. The rear and roof spoiler makes the CTS stick out from the rest. For sure those are my next mods.

The Black Dahlia · #6 (**permalink**) 10-27-09, 04:28 PM

As far as whats next, I'd say my vision is complete. Keeping it closely stock but just enhancing it's aggressive beauty. Most likely I will keep working on my photography skills, selling cars, and driving the CTS around California and participating in local car shows/clubs to get the word of Cadillac's Re-ignition out there and keep the momentum growing.

Endo you should DEFINATELY get those spoilers. They are from D3 Cadillac in Signal Hill, CA.
Endo, if you know of any car shows in Southern California, we should get together and cruise to a couple as a CTS-entourage.

Northern SRX · #7 (**permalink**) 10-28-09, 08:00 AM

Nice mods!

endo · #8 (**permalink**) 10-28-09, 02:31 PM

The Black Dahlia, I don't know of any shows at the moment but yeah that sound like an awesome idea. Cruising to the shows as a CTS-entourage. I still got a long way to get my car looking as good as yours. Getting my wheels back today. Then the next mods will be the D3 spoilers and then the V skirts and VTXi front lip and paint the grill black.

The Black Dahlia · #9 (**permalink**) 10-28-09, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by endo

The Black Dahlia, I don't know of any shows at the moment but yeah that sound like an awesome idea. Cruising to the shows as a CTS-entourage. I still got a long way to get my car looking as good as yours. Getting my wheels back today. Then the next mods will be the D3 spoilers and then the V skirts and VTXi front lip and paint the grill black.

Haha thanks endo. I cant wait to see the wheels with the black grille on a V skirt and spoiler upgrade. Shall look killer!! We would need to do a joint photo shoot for sure and send it off to a few mags for the fun of it!

Ever think about doing the VTXi front lip in a carbon fiber wrap?

endo · #10 (**permalink**) 10-28-09, 09:30 PM

Yeah I seen the carbon fiber wrap and I don't like it. Man I ran into so many problem today. I got my wheel back and I just found out that these wheels aren't going to fit. ahh just my luck. I bought the wheels without fitting them on my car because at the time my car was in the dealer for a gas leak for a whole week and then when i got it back, my car got backed into and that took a week and some days to get it fix. Finally when I got them back from powder coat, another bad luck of mine came back to bite me in the butt. The lug nut holes on the wheels are too small and the offset is too small. So I don't know what to do now. I found a wheel shop that said they can make it fit on my car but I'm going to have to wait until this week end. I just hope my bad luck streak just ends already.

dxb78 · #11 (**permalink**) 10-30-09, 05:14 PM

looks awesome!

E-luzion · #12 (**permalink**) 11-04-09, 05:06 PM

Clean that car!!!! It's filthy!!!! The car and the shots came out amazing!

dxb78 · #13 (**permalink**) 11-05-09, 01:49 PM

the most beautiful CTS I've seen...

thebigjimsho · #14 (**permalink**) 11-05-09, 04:40 PM

First off, big time FAIL for incomplete pics of girl.

Second, I love most of what you've done but I'm not a fan of roof spoilers. But they can serve a purpose. However, you've now got 2 spoilers that are not working together. If the rear spoiler was a wing, maybe that would work. But lifting air off the back with the roof spoiler is going to make the lip spoiler on the trunk pretty much useless...

The Black Dahlia · #15 (**permalink**) 11-05-09, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by thebigjimsho

First off, big time FAIL for incomplete pics of girl.

Second, I love most of what you've done but I'm not a fan of roof spoilers. But they can serve a purpose. However, you've now got 2 spoilers that are not working together. If the rear spoiler was a wing, maybe that would work. But lifting air off the back with the roof spoiler is going to make the lip spoiler on the trunk pretty much useless...

Point 1) The girl is my gf and she doesnt want her face plastered all over the net, so in respect I won't do that. When her modeling career takes off, maybe I will

point 2) Indeed, Its a visual mod. I dont track the car, and if I did I would first correct the camber on the front wheels to be 100% with the rear wheels. Then I would remove the rear seats and put in a roll cage. Replace my seats with Recaros. THEN get under the car and add stronger strut braces. so on and so forth... But I get you 100%.

Looks damn cool though, IMHO!