Post a pic of your RWD Caddy! - Page 4

lochenjons · #46 (**permalink**) 03-08-07, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by creeker

Lochenjons,your car looks very nice,but it's crying for some whitewalls.

i know! tell me about it! when my grandfather replaced the tires, somehow he didn't spring for whitewalls... the tires are in great shape, so i hate to get rid of them when they have a lot more miles on them. it's definately on my list of things to do. here's a pic of my caddy right now: i took the wire wheel covers off and im cleaning them up (they've never been clean in their life):

after cleaning:

before cleaning:

you can't really tell the difference but in person it looks 100% better. i broke my digital camera and had to take stills from the camcorder.

thats what my car looks like with no rims. say what you will, i actually think it looks pretty cool.

i just put some reflective strips on the back. i think they look pretty cool. haha don't even say anything about the sticker on the window. i know its a cadillac and not a chevy. im just showing my support for a local 4x4 club i'm in.

Benzilla · #47 (**permalink**) 03-08-07, 10:52 PM

How did you clean the wires? I'm searching for an easier way.

I love your car, I really do. But I think the reflectors clutter it up.

eldorado99 · #48 (**permalink**) 03-08-07, 10:58 PM

Hey Ben do you have any pics of your Phaeton now that its polished? I'm curious how it looks now since you said you aren't going to bother painting it.

lochenjons · #49 (**permalink**) 03-08-07, 11:22 PM

hey benzilla - thanks for the feedback on the reflectors... i went through hell just deciding wether or not to put them on and figured heck with it why not. i guess i can always take them off if i get sick of them. i took the wires off and filled a circular trash can lid full of cleaning solution and water and let them soak overnight. took most of the dirt buildup right off. i did some minor detailing with a toothbrush and that was it

XXL-VETE · #50 (**permalink**) 03-08-07, 11:28 PM

A friends 96 with a 6 Speed with 20’s .. my inspiration !

The Wife’s 96 with 18’s

Kenny

Cadillac Giovanni · #51 (**permalink**) 03-08-07, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by lochenjons

thats what my car looks like with no rims. say what you will, i actually think it looks pretty cool.

I agree! I took my wire hubcaps off to clean them once, and just having the rims there makes the car look, i don't know, tougher. Like a rich guy who scuffed his wingtips in a fight.

**I~LUV~Caddys8792** · #52 (**permalink**) 03-09-07, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by XXL-VETE

A friends 96 with a 6 Speed with 20’s .. my inspiration !Kenny

I'd love to see pics of that interior setup with the 6-speed!

Destroyer · #53 (**permalink**) 03-09-07, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by I~LUV~Caddys8792

I'd love to see pics of that interior setup with the 6-speed!

You dont remember that car?. It sold on ebay last year, as a matter of fact that pic of it was on ebay and the owner was on here trying to sell it. Real clean 6 speed swap.

JTraik · #54 (**permalink**) 03-09-07, 11:23 AM

1968 DeVille currently undergoing a full resto.

chuckwagon009 · #55 (**permalink**) 03-09-07, 12:13 PM

My 91 FWB, if you want more pics visit my post "got some pics for ya" in this section.

Dr_Wicked · #56 (**permalink**) 03-09-07, 04:11 PM

**I~LUV~Caddys8792** · #57 (**permalink**) 03-09-07, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Destroyer

You dont remember that car?. It sold on ebay last year, as a matter of fact that pic of it was on ebay and the owner was on here trying to sell it. Real clean 6 speed swap.

I can vaguely remember Caddycruiser posting a pic of the interior.

Benzilla · #58 (**permalink**) 03-09-07, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by eldorado99

Hey Ben do you have any pics of your Phaeton now that its polished? I'm curious how it looks now since you said you aren't going to bother painting it.

I was going to take some good ones today, but ran out of time. I'll probably get some nice ones by the lake this weekend. It's not perfect, I might still have it done in a few years, but it looks much sharper in person than before

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Originally Posted by lochenjons

hey benzilla - i took the wires off and filled a circular trash can lid full of cleaning solution and water and let them soak overnight. took most of the dirt buildup right off. i did some minor detailing with a toothbrush and that was it

That's brilliant. What kind of cleaner and what ratio to water did you use? I'm thinking about taking mine apart to get every last spec of dirt gone. But I might try your way.