Photoshop mods... when you're to broke do it for real!

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:20 am

Just thought I'd try my hand at Photoshop, to see if my bumper will actually look good if it's the same color as the rest of my car. It's not perfect, but it give's you an idea. Tinted the windows, just for fun. Then I put on the trunk stripe that I plan to do as soon as the weather gets nice for more than one day. I predict the trunk stripe will be a love it or hate it kind of thing.

flhmfd · Post by **flhmfd** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:49 am

i like it...are you just using vinyl...or can you get them pre-cut?

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:58 pm

I'm pretty sure you can get pre-cut vinyl ones, but I was just planning to tape it off and paint it. A vinyl one seems to me like it would be kind of tricky to get on without bubbles since it would be pretty big.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:18 pm

I think I remember seeing that vinyl somewhere....

Ah! Here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-04-05 ... dZViewItem

Eh. for 49.99 plus shipping it's your choice. It'll probably take a steady hand and a lot of patience to get that on.

Passt · Post by **Passt** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:21 pm

Ooooo do it. Looks good.

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:42 pm

I think it'll look even better if the tails were tinted a little.

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 5:00 pm

Mat666 wrote:I think it'll look even better if the tails were tinted a little.

I was thinking about it, because the LED tails are plenty bright.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 5:54 pm

Looks cool. I'll be doing the trunk blackout as well. Revolution Motorsports sells them, and it's $39

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:41 pm

sidepipe87 wrote:Looks cool. I'll be doing the trunk blackout as well. Revolution Motorsports sells them, and it's $39

Hmmm... $40 is almost tempting. And they do have flat black. The E-bay link was for a glossy one it looked like. I want flat because my tails are in flat.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:22 am

Yep, I'm getting flat black too. Gloss would look retarded, plus I have flat black cudas and I'll be smoking my tail lights lightly. I really want the black DEPO LED lights you have.

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:30 am

I really really like my LED tails, and so does everyone else who sees them. That's why I bought the SRT bumper, just so I could get the tails. I bought them used from a guy on here who decided he wanted silver after he bought these from another guy on here, if that makes sense. I think I paid $65 for them, because the DS is cracked (if you look hard you can see it in the pics) and on the PS there are 4 LEDs out. I might try to find another used pair for some parts.

jetas · Post by **jetas** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:23 am

Shave the 3rd brake light and it will definitely look good. That light looks off on neons for some reason

measy27 · Post by **measy27** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:03 am

I like it...

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:22 pm

Good luck with the application of the vinyl.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:12 pm

Eh, can't be any worse than the damn cuda stripes. that sucked.