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Painted: grill, trim, corners, scoop, mirrors, c pillars....

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:04 am
by yellowpatrol
I know there will be mixed feelings about this- I'm having some myself as it didn't turn out quite as I imagined it. Oh well I'm going to leave it and see if it grows on me of if I will re-do it.

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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:47 am
by TheRandom1
I like it! :thumbup: but, why didn't you paint the whole mirror?

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 9:43 am
by suave23
I like how you left the base of the mirror black, it keeps the trim flowing.

Unfortunately, that really the only thing I like that you did. The corners look ok, but the C pillars break up the flow of the window trim, and the grille pieces and the scoop insert, I'm just not feeling them at all.

I think the grille pieces, scoop insert, and the windshield washer nozzles should all either be body color or black.

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:05 am
by glasswars
Painted mirrors FTW!! Looks great dude!

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:29 am
by yellowpatrol
TheRandom1 wrote:I like it! :thumbup: but, why didn't you paint the whole mirror?
I've seen pictures of our car with the whole mirror painted and I don't think it would look good with my color.

Yeah, I don't know about the white, it just doesn't look anything like I imagined.... Damnit.

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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:43 am
by supertrick_05
Not trying to be a dick or anything, but I will be honest...I think the white looks like total ass. The red grilles look alright (just noticed them LoL!) and the mirrors look okay too, but the c-pillar looks out of place IMO. I'd paint the hood insert, washer nozzles, and grille accents blaze red.

Nice engine though! :lol:

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:47 am
by yellowpatrol
This is what it used to look like for reference.
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 11:26 am
by ZeroChad
Hey man, everything looks like it came out great! Very different thats for sure, but how do YOU like it?

I think the C-pillars and the mirrors came out the best.

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:03 pm
by Nutmeg
I think it looks okay. The C pillars don't quite flow like someone said, but oh well.

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:37 pm
by Fuzzyneon
How did you paint them? i wanna paint my mirrors and all my pillars outside the car

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:04 pm
by INVUJerry
I think you should paint the inserts and grill pieces all black. It would look mean as shit.

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 2:25 pm
by TNK
invujerry wrote:I think you should paint the inserts and grill pieces all black. It would look mean as shit.
QFT. love thecolor matched stuff, HATE the white. looks, for lack of a better word, ricey.

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 2:29 pm
by Mr Josh Zombie
all that silver, turn black. silver and red just don't go together i think

if you're going to paint the C pillar, do the rest as well. don't just paint one of them

i do love the mirrors though

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:04 pm
by yellowpatrol
Opi wrote:if you're going to paint the C pillar, do the rest as well. don't just paint one of them
I saw a photochop of a car with the B pillars painted as well, and that looks terrible.

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:25 pm
by slaw
Opi wrote:all that silver, turn black. silver and red just don't go together i think

if you're going to paint the C pillar, do the rest as well. don't just paint one of them

i do love the mirrors though
^^ what he said

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:14 am
by DouglasSXT
I think you have waaaay too much contrast in colors going on. The total look to me is completely out of wack. imo But I'm also a huge fan of just a nice clean look....

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:30 am
by Andpto
NOOO WHITEEEE

everything else looks great

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:00 pm
by theTeejmiester
:sike: that white looks like :puke: other than that :thumbup:

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:47 pm
by TheRandom1
Yeah, I think I'm changing my mind on the white now the more I look at it...

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:57 pm
by jetas
Im not diggin the white or silver or whatever it is. You should just do the whole mirror red and the B pillar. I did it on mine and it looks really clean. Keep it up though. Its loo :thumbup: king good

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:47 pm
by 01rtgurl
Opi wrote:all that silver, turn black. silver and red just don't go together i think
I like silver/red lol.

I think doing gunmetal or black everywhere you have the white now would look ok. The red grilles aren't bad looking IMO.

Like the mirrors, C-pillars are ok. It only breaks the flow of the window trim if you get close enough to notice, lol.

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:50 pm
by INVUJerry
Whats with all the random white spots, eh?

Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:19 am
by yellowpatrol
I dunno, photobucket's editing tool is spotty.

Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:24 am
by Passt
I like it.

Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:49 pm
by Addicted2Boost
i like all of it expect the white on the bumper but everything else looks good

Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:47 pm
by flhmfd
looks like liquid paper...

black ftw.

Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:52 pm
by kc2005ptgt
Hmmmmmm........... I need to see it in person, but as for now, I do not like the white. I would have gone complete color match on the front, or black.

Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:16 pm
by MyNeonSaysHi
kc2002acr wrote:Hmmmmmm........... I need to see it in person, but as for now, I do not like the white. I would have gone complete color match on the front, or black.
:withstupid:

The hood scoop with the white seems to me to be out of place. The front fascia looks great though.

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:46 pm
by KrackstaR
Opi wrote:all that silver, turn black. silver and red just don't go together i think

if you're going to paint the C pillar, do the rest as well. don't just paint one of them

i do love the mirrors though
:withstupid: sorry bro but i would have to agree with opi on this one too.

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:58 pm
by TheNumberOneD
theh white has gottsta go...