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    Veteran Member Three Rings jojoampt's Avatar
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    DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

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    so i got around to painting my wheels and grill finally... lemme know what you think... and i know, i know, coilovers soon!


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    Veteran Member Four Rings Siggiepop's Avatar
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    grilles look good, plasti dip?
    they don't have it here =/
    i have my top grille blacked out need to do my USP lower grille once i put the kit on

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    Veteran Member Three Rings Dirty's Avatar
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    MUCH Better!!
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    Veteran Member Four Rings B6Lovin's Avatar
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    i think i liked the wheels better before....

    i guess im biased just because i dont like black wheels. (gunmetal is a different story however.) maybe i'd like it if your lowers were painted.

    either way -- good job on both mods. (quality-wise haha)
    and like you said -- start trolling the classifieds looking for some used coils.
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    Veteran Member Three Rings quattrotman's Avatar
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    I think it looked better before but it's your car so it's about what you like.
    I do wonder about the durability of rattle can paint jobs...they tend to chip after a winter and seems a shame when you had a set wheels with a good factory finish on them already. Just my 2 cents...not trying to bash your taste.

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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    looks nice. forget the lowering. tint that biatch! and maybe black the lights out. mmmmmm

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    Veteran Member Four Rings Siggiepop's Avatar
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    tint+CO+paint lows. DONE.

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    Veteran Member Three Rings WantAvant's Avatar
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    I say get coils and your done, leave the lowers and leave the windows! Maybe add some unpainted s4 blades

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    Registered Member Two Rings 986Jim's Avatar
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    Quote Originally Posted by B6Lovin View Post
    i think i liked the wheels better before...
    +1

    Liked the chrome around the grill better before and liked the wheels silver better. Funny if the grill was black OEM guys would buy a chromed up grill like crazy. Cause it's chrome they paint it black. Guess we always want the opposite of what other people have it seems...
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    Did you use the specific paint for wheels? I did on my oem wheels, using gunmetal. The paint started to chip after a few weeks, and I did quite a few coats. I hope your wheels don't have the same issues...
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    Veteran Member Three Rings jojoampt's Avatar
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    For the wheels i used Duplicolor engine enamel Low Gloss Black, Primer, and Clear. The thing is that you cant see is the old wheels looked like shit close up, i mean really bad. i shouldve taken closeups of before. there was TONS of curb rash on all four wheels, and so much road tar that i had to use a copper brush attached to my drill to get it off. i got a glazing compound and filled in all the rash and sanded it down perfect, theyre like brand new wheels now! as far as saying that id want a chrome grill if mine came black stock, i gotta say no on that one, i like the blacked out look. i dont know if im gonna paint my lowers even, i think all the black from the trim and my rack compliment the wheels and lowers like they are. thanks for the feedback, keep em comin! also, i think now it definitely suits my style better; before it looked kinda like a girls car to me, lol. now much tougher!
    Last edited by jojoampt; 04-11-2008 at 06:56 AM.

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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    The car looked 'cleaner' before.

    Black out grill + chrome in headlights don't flow well. Blacked out wheels look nice, but draw more attention to the wheel gap.

    I like the direction your going in, but a few things need to be addressed to clean up the car so it all flows well. my suggestions would be coilovers, painted lowers, ecodes, and tint.

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    Senior Member Three Rings Stockton's Avatar
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    How did you black out the grill?

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    Veteran Member Four Rings gq9's Avatar
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    Quote Originally Posted by Stockton View Post
    How did you black out the grill?
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    wheels look good

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    Veteran Member Four Rings osofast10's Avatar
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    i love it...
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    Veteran Member Four Rings LampyB's Avatar
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    i think i'd be more of a fan with a blacked out grille and the silver wheels. still looks good overall though, nice job!

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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    I think once your dropped, your car will look uber clean! Very nice! I like
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    Veteran Member Three Rings
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    i hate black wheels. :(

    grill looks good though!
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    Registered Member Two Rings warning's Avatar
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    Quote Originally Posted by B6Lovin View Post
    i think i liked the wheels better before....
    Not to bash on you but I think the rattle can black is whack. Just my 2cents.
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    Veteran Member Three Rings jojoampt's Avatar
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    no biggie, i like it. the thing is too, if i never told you they were rattle can, you would never know.

    Quote Originally Posted by warning View Post
    Not to bash on you but I think the rattle can black is whack. Just my 2cents.

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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    Quote Originally Posted by jojoampt View Post
    no biggie, i like it. the thing is too, if i never told you they were rattle can, you would never know.
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    Veteran Member Three Rings jojoampt's Avatar
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    100% agree with you, (about needing a few things, not about the car being cleaner before) i need the dollars though but its a start, they are all on the list. the list goes in this order......

    1) coils
    2) BBK
    3) exhaust
    4) lowers
    5) ecodes
    6) tint

    man, when i put it in a list it seems like so much! haha, i love it!!


    Quote Originally Posted by b6onboost View Post
    The car looked 'cleaner' before.

    Black out grill + chrome in headlights don't flow well. Blacked out wheels look nice, but draw more attention to the wheel gap.

    I like the direction your going in, but a few things need to be addressed to clean up the car so it all flows well. my suggestions would be coilovers, painted lowers, ecodes, and tint.
    Last edited by jojoampt; 04-11-2008 at 01:27 PM.

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    Established Member Two Rings mrleftlane's Avatar
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    I may not like the look yet, but i give you props for doing it yourself!!!
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    Registered Member Two Rings warning's Avatar
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    ^

    "With all the noob mods I've bought, I've learned that cars are just motorcycles with training wheels."

    I like this quote on your sig.
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    Established Member Two Rings mrleftlane's Avatar
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    Quote Originally Posted by warning View Post
    ^

    "With all the noob mods I've bought, I've learned that cars are just motorcycles with training wheels."

    I like this quote on your sig.
    Thanks man...good to see another track junkie! KNOW THE TOE!!!


    Hey jojoampt, i take it back...a few more looks and its growing on me. Perhaps if you tinted those tails it would just set the car off. Doesn't have to be jet black, just take off a bit of the "HEY LOOK AT ALL THIS RED" in the tailight and its golden.
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    black ecodes and a drop and you will be golden
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    Re: DIY rattle can rims and DIY blackout grill *PICS*

    i think the best way that fits is oettinger grill..
    better with that chrome anyway..

    just my suggestion :)

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