Well this past weekend I got rims installed and removed the resonator. It was huge and pointless to have that resonator on it. Sound wise, it is pretty much the same, just slightly different.

Almost been 2 months that I own it now.

With the resonator still on it.


Rims. This is as close to off-roading that this princess will see, lol.





Here you can see the res is gone





Here is the tip I went with. I know I could have gone out the back, but I wanted a stock looking exhaust and single out the back would have been ok, but this way I am different, lol

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Mike

looks great! the rims are really nice and i think what you did with the exhaust is cool, much better than going out the back.

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-Matt

LOL, he pulls off onto the shoulder and its "off road" haha! Love it!

Good looking rims Mike, I like it a lot. How's it been treating you?

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97 Oldsmobile Aurora
04 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP CompG
08 Buick Enclave CXL

My friends mom has one of those its pretty nice. I love the gauges on the inside, are yours the like silverish color with green numbers?

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gutted air box, autolite plugs, kenwood deck, boston 6x9's, exon bulbs, F body Walker muffler

Xbox Live calaeb08

Not the best picture but it is a section of an existing pic.




Jim: I love it, the ride is amazing. I would definitely get another Buick any day.

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Mike

Nice. Have you had any comments from random people in parking lots? I think the rims look a lot different than OE.

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94 SSEi - Project car
99 SLE - Tuned with different parts and such
85 Porsche 944 - Daily driver
68 Chevy C-10 - Free truck! Needs parts.

Usually I get the comment:"is that a Rendezvous", "NO". Then I explain that it is the same as the trailblazer and Envoy with an actual frame under it but nicer, lol. I get bugged at work all the time cause it is an "old person" vehicle.

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Mike

Real sharp man. Love the exhaust and rims. The only thing I'm not digging are the vent visors. Not my favorite look, but I suppose if you are a smoker, they are a necessity.

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Black 2000 SLE

Not a smoker I just like to be able to open my windows even if it is raining outside.

I just finished installing HID's on my low beans AND my fogs. I will get pics later tonight.

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Mike

In MN at least, it is illegal to have the exhaust come out the back on an SUV, b/c if your rear seal is bad, fumes can get in the cab and kill you

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Bye Bye:

RIP sandrock

Here are some pics of the HID's installed on low beams and fogs

daytime shots




Nighttime



And I love the fact I can turn off my headlights anytime I want



Here are a few pics from the light pattern from the OEM light housings. My fogs are OEM projectors but the low beams are just regular lights, but Buick did a good job on this one.

Low beams


fogs


lows and fogs


highs with silverstars



lows and highs

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Mike

Nice mods man. I really like how you chose the subtle approach. Way too many people over mod their cars IMO. This is very tasteful!

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Black 2000 SLE

Not always easy to mod it and make it still look stock. The rims were the biggest PITA, since I wanted to stay stock size at 17". I could not find any anywhere. Nothing in stock. I could get 20's no problem, next day if I wanted to. So I had to wait about a month to receive the rims and I am glad I went with the 17's. I mean I am sure the 20's would have looked that much better, but then I think it may have been a bit too much. I may still go 20's at some point in time, but for now, the stock size is just fine.

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Mike