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BJPbrandon2448 03-31-2013 04:55 PM

This is one car that must see the full Sc/t kit by the end of its day!!! I applaud your work man, you saved this car from the scrap yard.

kzulfic 03-31-2013 05:54 PM

I'm with coop, but paint the blisters on the hood and it will be sick, not that it isn't already.

Very nice man. :applause:

Gtomike72 03-31-2013 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by BJPbrandon2448 (Post 1208976)
This is one car that must see the full Sc/t kit by the end of its day!!! I applaud your work man, you saved this car from the scrap yard.

If someone donates one, rest assured it will be painted on the car by evening... ;-)

Gtomike72 03-31-2013 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by kzulfic (Post 1208978)
I'm with coop, but paint the blisters on the hood and it will be sick, not that it isn't already.

Very nice man. :applause:

Thanks and I forgot to add that to the list...however if I black the scoops out, do I leave the spoiler black? Don't want too much black that it looks overdone.

kzulfic 03-31-2013 06:02 PM

I would leave the spoiler black too. If you're unsure, get some plastidip and do the scoops to see how it looks. If you don't like it, just peel it off.

Gtomike72 03-31-2013 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kzulfic (Post 1208982)
I would leave the spoiler black too. If you're unsure, get some plastidip and do the scoops to see how it looks. If you don't like it, just peel it off.

I will do the scoops regardless...that was planned from when I bought the hood. Just with the lower portion of the bumper black and the tail lights, idk if it would look right

PhantomLover007 03-31-2013 06:25 PM

The spring pics looks great man. I agree. put some black on the hood and i'd like to see this in full SC/T kit too

BJPbrandon2448 03-31-2013 06:29 PM

Paint the spoiler green and then do what you wish with the hood... If your accenting you can't just leave the spoiler all black... It will look much better green.

kzulfic 03-31-2013 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by BJPbrandon2448 (Post 1208989)
Paint the spoiler green and then do what you wish with the hood... If your accenting you can't just leave the spoiler all black... It will look much better green.

Really? I think the spoiler looks great black and with all the other stuff would just compliment the car so well. Yet everyone has their opinions, more of personal preference I guess.

kzulfic 03-31-2013 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Gtomike72 (Post 1208983)
I will do the scoops regardless...that was planned from when I bought the hood. Just with the lower portion of the bumper black and the tail lights, idk if it would look right

That's why you should plastidip everything first. You can do it leave it and really see how you like it. Then you don't you can change it, or if you do, peel the plastidip and paint. Also your spoiler already has plastidip on it.

BJPbrandon2448 03-31-2013 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by kzulfic (Post 1208993)
Really? I think the spoiler looks great black and with all the other stuff would just compliment the car so well. Yet everyone has their opinions, more of personal preference I guess.

Yeah it is personal preference, but it really should flow better with the rest of the car... for instance my car is black while my whole spoiler is carbon fiber, which flows good with black and silver.

bricooper78 03-31-2013 08:21 PM

I think adding some black on the hood is cool. But I'm BEGGING you to leave it alone!!! It's rolling sexy now! mmmmmmm hmmmmm!!!

Gtomike72 04-03-2013 06:31 PM

Well decided due to how dark the headlights where and barely any light was visable, Id try a different approach to running stock headlights...kind of similar to the Corvettes headlights how they are body color...

So I pulled the lens apart, scuffed with 320 grit and 2 coats of primer...

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...62791112_n.jpg

Some Verdoro Green paint...I literally took this right after I put the paint gun down so that's why it looks really wet...

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...94558538_n.jpg

Test fitted the cover back on...what do you guys think? Not too bad...waiting for the paint to cure before I man handle them.

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...17513581_n.jpg

Gtomike72 04-03-2013 06:34 PM

And to appease TDavis...I finally got the splashguards in that he wouldn't shut up about! lol

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...91971076_n.jpg

kzulfic 04-03-2013 06:37 PM

I like it so far, but I'll wait to see it on the car, before I can give a true opinion.

kzulfic 04-03-2013 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Gtomike72 (Post 1209209)
And to appease TDavis...I finally got the splashguards in that he wouldn't shut up about! lol

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...91971076_n.jpg

Dude, that paint job looks sick. You want to make some $ and paint mine?

Gtomike72 04-03-2013 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by kzulfic (Post 1209212)
Dude, that paint job looks sick. You want to make some $ and paint mine?

Probably, just got laid off at Caterpillar. This was just a quick one day spray. Didn't even wetsand and buff it...yet...

Gtomike72 04-03-2013 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by kzulfic (Post 1209211)
I like it so far, but I'll wait to see it on the car, before I can give a true opinion.

Same here, true test will be tomorrow. I want to reuse the stock headlight gasket if I can cause the ones that came on these headlights are garbage. Also there is a vent hole on the headlights, I'm wondering if that's how moisture was getting inside the lights. Should this be blocked?

TDavis 04-03-2013 07:37 PM

It just annoyed me that from a certain angle of your car I'd see a clear wheel well on the front end and you would be able to see the outer edge of the bumper. lol

Gtomike72 04-03-2013 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by TDavis (Post 1209225)
It just annoyed me that from a certain angle of your car I'd see a clear wheel well on the front end and you would be able to see the outer edge of the bumper. lol

It annoyed me too but with winter and wet ground most of the time, I didn't feel like crawling under the car to put them back on. Still have a few things that annoy me (hood/bumper gap, door needs set back a hair, antenna needs paint, and overspray on window rubber-I suck at masking, never did it when I worked at a bodyshop)


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