Project Eden: Urban Assault Vehicle

[1Knight]

Hey all,

I just thought I'd start a single thread to share with you all the mods I make to my car as I do them, that way I don't have to be making posts all the time.

Today, a buddy of mine helped me to paint the Chrome Trim beneath the trunk. I wanted to go with the Gun Metal Color like that of my wheels, so the theme will flow. It got a little late so we will be doing the window trim hopefully tomorrow.

Here is the rear chrome trim all taped up before we started:


Here is the trim on the second coat of paint


Here is the final result (I will post daytime pix tomorrow).


Wheels


My Blackout grille has arrived also, so hopefully I should have that on by latest Friday.

[Quattro]

any close ups? looks like its coming around nicely

[1Knight]

I'll take close-ups first thing tomorrow morning. It was dark when we finished, so could not take better shots

[EMAXX]

That looks pretty cool.

Is it a pain to remove that piece and just paint it off the car?

What did you use to paint it? I really want to see how the window trim turns out.

[whitevdub]

whatd you spray over it, just straight up spray paint? or a clearcoat over it?

[Sharkfin]

Looks good so far, but whats with the name of the car/thread?

[1Knight]

I tried to take some close-ups right now, but I will in the daytime tomorrow morning again. These came out grainy cos it is night.



I did not want to attempt removing the piece, but in all honesty, it wasn't all that bad taping it up. Took about an hour to really make sure it is all taped up properly.
Total cost spent was $18.61.

1 Roll Thin Masking Tape
1 Roll Wide Masking Tape
1 11oz can of Oops Amazing Remover
1 11oz can of Dupli-Color High Performance Textured Metallic Coating Spray-Paint Can

- We cleaned the trim and wiped it dry.
- We taped up the entire behind leaving the trim exposed. We were as precise as sliding the masking tape underneath the trim as tight as possible.
- We then went on to spray paint, applying 3 coats.
- The Oops amazing remover was just for if the paint accidentally touched the wrong area, which we didnt even need.

[alrdjwsla]

It is not too hard to remove it...

I removed mine and put vynil all over..took me like 20 minutes total..
though yours looks good!

[Doctor]

Hello there...
If only you knew how easy it is to remover this rear trim, it would have saved you a lot of time...With a flat screwdriver, or even better with a trim remover tool, it just pops out...
The colour combo is nice, I hope it wont chip like mine did when I washed it...
After that, I went for the carbon vinyl, way better, and care-free....

[toothysaw2]

that looks pretty sweet. can't wait to see the results on the window trim.

[1Knight]

So the back trim is easy to pop off I guess. Well, this was at least good practice to apply to the window trim, now that is the big challenge.

Just took these this morning, here are better morning shots. It rained overnight, so the car is wet.





So hopefully window trim will be done today if the rain doesn't stop us. It's been raining an awful lot here.

[redlabel81]

Like it! Hope it sticks. :)

[Tiesto]

This is nice but don't smoke your tails. Please not another murdered out A4.

[1Knight]

This is nice but don't smoke your tails. Please not another murdered out A4.

Oh no...smoking the tail is not on my agenda. That is one thing I'm definitely not doing. I actually prefer the contrast of the red tails with the black exterior, it brings out the car better than every singe thing being blacked out.

[toothysaw2]

debadge! :)

[aspw]

OP: looks good! post pics when you get the window trims done.

...even better with a trim remover tool, it just pops out...

what is this tool that you spoke about? what trims can the trim remover remove?

[EMAXX]

Hello there...
If only you knew how easy it is to remover this rear trim, it would have saved you a lot of time...With a flat screwdriver, or even better with a trim remover tool, it just pops out...

Could you be a little more specific? How is it held in there, and how many "screws" hold it down?

[1Knight]

Ok, right now I am really tired, but just had to show what we accomplished so far. We were able to only finish the left side window trim, except the bottom door pieces. We also need to do the right side trim which is all chrome. This task requires a lot of patience, and I only have time to do this after work, hence the dark pix. I'll take daytime shots soon.

[EMAXX]

That looks really good. I can't wait to see how this looks when it's all done.

After I see how it holds up on your car, I think I might have to do this.

[jimmya4]

ha your car looks like it got put in a body bag. it seems like the gun metal you chose is lighter than your rims but it might just be the pictures. VERY CREATIVE and looks clean

[Tiesto]

Oh no...smoking the tail is not on my agenda. That is one thing I'm definitely not doing. I actually prefer the contrast of the red tails with the black exterior, it brings out the car better than every singe thing being blacked out.

Totally agreed. Smart move.

Nice job on the trim as well.

[Sharkfin]

So are you gonna tell us why the name of this project is what it is?

[redlabel81]

It's a ghetto driveby night car!

Nice job on the trim! :)

[1Knight]

So are you gonna tell us why the name of this project is what it is?

Her name is actually Eden. As for the Urban Assault Vehicle part, I made it up. It just sounds cool, mean and menacing....and embodies the look of the car.

[Bllzll]

i wonder if this paint will chip easily?

looks sweet though, very original and a great idea

[1Knight]

That is test in the next coming weeks I guess, how durable is it. On another note, some better day shots

[Rotond0000]

veryyy nice taste! bottom half tho?

[1Knight]

veryyy nice taste! bottom half tho?

LOL, it took 3 hrs to do that little piece, so we saved the bottom half for today or tomorrow if weather cooperates....and then Friday for the right side.

[EMAXX]

That looks really good. The bottom part still being chrome gives a nice idea of what it was and what it is now.

I can't believe you are just using a spray can.

[Erocko]

that little contrast is pretty nice and definitely different.

[1Knight]

Alright all, I decided to hold out a little on completing the right side of the window trim and took the paint for a test. I to it to the car wash I always go to with the full wax job and all. I have to say, I'm not so sure this thing would hold up too long. Don't get me wrong it looks damn good, especially in person, I got good compliments. But after the car wash trip, It looks like the paint is thinning a little bit. So now I am thinking of going another approach my friend suggested, we'll see how it goes.

On another note, I got the blackout grille and installed it.

[EMAXX]

Do you think if you clearcoated it, it would last longer?

[1Knight]

Do you think if you clearcoated it, it would last longer?

I thought about that also actually, if I applied clear coat, if it would have made a difference. Honestly, I couldn't say for sure. Part of the problem is that I want a matte finish. Right now, my buddy and I are brainstorming various other options

[Sanjman]

I thought about that also actually, if I applied clear coat, if it would have made a difference. Honestly, I couldn't say for sure. Part of the problem is that I want a matte finish. Right now, my buddy and I are brainstorming various other options

what paint did you use? Is it water resistant? High heat resistant? Sorry don't mean to question your intelligence... sometimes people just forget about those things.

[EMAXX]

I thought about that also actually, if I applied clear coat, if it would have made a difference. Honestly, I couldn't say for sure. Part of the problem is that I want a matte finish. Right now, my buddy and I are brainstorming various other options

I have to agree with you. A matte finish would be the best. When I was getting my car tinted yesterday, I was talking with the guy, and he said that just covering them up with vinyl would work really well, and then if you don't like it later, just peel it off. He gave me a little bit to work with and with the tint, the vinyl looked really good.

[1Knight]

what paint did you use? Is it water resistant? High heat resistant? Sorry don't mean to question your intelligence... sometimes people just forget about those things.

To be honest, didn't really check those things....but since it said High Performance, I thought it should probably work well.

I have to agree with you. A matte finish would be the best. When I was getting my car tinted yesterday, I was talking with the guy, and he said that just covering them up with vinyl would work really well, and then if you don't like it later, just peel it off. He gave me a little bit to work with and with the tint, the vinyl looked really good.

Do you have pics of the Vinyl? How does Vinyl hold though, cos reading around I hear people saying things like the Vinyl looks cheap and that it shrinks over time.

Here is another funny thing, I almost feel like this paint really would hold up. I was looking at the work today again, the side that is thinning and chipping a little is the side that is closer to the door panel where the rubber from the door slaps on the chrome trim a little. Now I am thinking we probably didn't give that side enough time to dry and stick properly before closing the door, so it started sticking to the rubber. Cos the side away from the rubber still looks fine. Also the rear chrome piece looks fine also, no thin or peel yet. I think I might try it again and finish it up with maybe just 1 coat of Clear coat to protect it a little. I'm in a dilemma now....what do you all think?

[EMAXX]

The vinyl just holds with like this sticky adhesive on the back of it. It's almost like a sticker. You just cut it out to the shape and then shrink wrap it onto the car making it curve, and then just peel the backing off and place it with some soapy water. I guess it's the same vinyl that people use to wrap entire cars and mostly wrap roofs to give it that "euro" look.

[Doctor]

Could you be a little more specific? How is it held in there, and how many "screws" hold it down?

No screws hold it there...Just some clips...
Once it comes out a little bit, then you just pull it slowly towards you...

what is this tool that you spoke about? what trims can the trim remover remove?

Here they are...They are awesome, and you make no mistake to destroy anything because of their material...Been using them for a long time now...

Some kits I found on the net...







U can find it @ car audio stuff

[EMAXX]

No screws hold it there...Just some clips...
Once it comes out a little bit, then you just pull it slowly towards you...

Sounds good. I'm definitely going to have to paint that when I go back home! Thanks.

[1Knight]

Sorry guys, after a damn long time, I finally got to finish the chrome trim. I needed a full day dedicated to doing this work so I had to wait until I could get one. Here are the results.






I also finally got around to putting the Cupra Lip