OK...it's OFFICIAL...**Pics**
August-29th-2005, 10:22 AM
#33
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Installed CF eyelids
Painted calipers (will have to re-do, since they are ORANGE) (Ha ha...go Miami!!)
Will redo them red tomorrow if the weather co-operates
Re-wired side view lights for a ultra clean (no visible wires) look & took a pic of them at night.
I used some hi-temp paint and yes...I got some on the rotors. No biggie as a quick ride around town took care of that.
Looks good, but once I change the color, it will look alot better IMO.
-Phil
Painted calipers (will have to re-do, since they are ORANGE) (Ha ha...go Miami!!)
Will redo them red tomorrow if the weather co-operates
Re-wired side view lights for a ultra clean (no visible wires) look & took a pic of them at night.
I used some hi-temp paint and yes...I got some on the rotors. No biggie as a quick ride around town took care of that.
Looks good, but once I change the color, it will look alot better IMO.-Phil
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August-29th-2005, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Matty Mooling
why orange?
August-31st-2005, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Matty Mooling
purdy..... how long did it take you? i wanna do mine soon
I had to do everything by hand since I can't paint at the auto hobby shop here on base. I did however had to use the impac on the 2 rear wheels since I couldn't break them by hand. After that, I had to hand crank each side up w/the stock jack. All 4 took me roughly an hour to do. If I had a floor jack it would've been 30 minutes tops. If I had a floor jack & a set of jack stands, 15-20 minutes, since you can go through all 4 at one time.
I did not tape off any of the areas, I simply used the cardboard that I used when I did them the first time, cut off a flap, stuck it between the caliper and the rotor and hit it w/the paint. Flawless.
-Phil
August-31st-2005, 10:45 AM
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awesome. i've been wanting to do this for awhile but i don't have anywhere to do it. we're not suppose to work on cars in the parking lot. every time i try to work on my car the bitchy old lady next door to me reports me to the association.
August-31st-2005, 10:49 AM
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See, I was in the same predicament. Just drive to an empty business lot (I imagine most offices are closed on Saturdays)....just have your brake cleaner, a scrub brush, your paint and your clear coat. It was cake.
September-3rd-2005, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by JDM-P5
Installed CF eyelids
Painted calipers (will have to re-do, since they are ORANGE) (Ha ha...go Miami!!)
Will redo them red tomorrow if the weather co-operates
Re-wired side view lights for a ultra clean (no visible wires) look & took a pic of them at night.
I used some hi-temp paint and yes...I got some on the rotors. No biggie as a quick ride around town took care of that. Looks good, but once I change the color, it will look alot better IMO.
-Phil
Painted calipers (will have to re-do, since they are ORANGE) (Ha ha...go Miami!!)
Will redo them red tomorrow if the weather co-operates
Re-wired side view lights for a ultra clean (no visible wires) look & took a pic of them at night.
I used some hi-temp paint and yes...I got some on the rotors. No biggie as a quick ride around town took care of that.
Looks good, but once I change the color, it will look alot better IMO.-Phil
Until I decided to go silver & black on everything and had my wheels done, I was set on doing all my trim in MSP Spicy Orange. Not doing it now though. I think my car would look way too Halloween-y.
I'm sticking with silver & black.
