Picked up some goodies so I can paint the headlight grilles and liven up the trim. They're starting to get super faded and grey and I'm not a big fan. The paint on the car I can't save, but the trim pieces I can at least give them some new life.
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Picked up some goodies so I can paint the headlight grilles and liven up the trim. They're starting to get super faded and grey and I'm not a big fan. The paint on the car I can't save, but the trim pieces I can at least give them some new life. -
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Looks good. Saw this awhile ago and found it pretty interesting. You can pull the vinyl off and the under side is body colored. https://www.instagram.com/p/BHCkx_dAPLV/
You vinyl doesn't need it, but still interesting. I had an S2000 and a lot of guys used to pull window tape off kinda like this.Leave a comment:
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Looking at it during the daytime, I think I did pretty good. That little bit of overspray on the deck can easily be wiped off, but not bad for having not taken off the trim!Leave a comment:
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So I went to the local Pull and Pay and scored a few choice parts. I decided I didn't like the blacked out kidneys and found a very nice set off a junked cirrusblau vert.
They look so much better than my old chipped and faded ones. I was hoping to pick up the three spoke wheel it had on there, but there was no key and I didn't bring my drill.
The rear seats were trashed too, so that's a bummer.
Scooped up a hood strut because mine bit the dust and I'd rather not keep my baseball bat in the trunk as a hood prop. Found the interior door handle trim I was missing on the driver's side, a washer fluid pump to replace my broken one, and I snagged all the relays in the fuse box just in case I needed any spares. Only ran me 15 bucks for everything. Good deal, imo.
And I finally decided to do the rest of the decklid trim in black since it started getting warmer. Turned out pretty good, but I could have made it easier on myself and taken the trim off, but eh, it's only plastidip.
Still waiting on my wheels and tires to get shipped to Discount Tire so I can enjoy the spring with a decently refreshed exterior.
Also, obligatory engine shot because I spent a good time cleaning it today. Still gotta work on the valve cover a bit.
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I was tempted to get Kosei K1s, but an extra 80 bucks for a set of wheels that was a wee bit lighter didn't seem worth it to me. I can't track the vert. It's just a daily that I drive spiritedly and something I rip through the mountains in.
That and they're WAY easier to clean than my old weaves.Leave a comment:
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Nice choice on the TRM C1s, hard to beat for the performance and price point. Hoping to scoop up a set myself in the (hopefully) near future.Leave a comment:
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Last bit of snow that I think is gonna come our way in Colorado Springs, so of course, what better time to get some new wheels and tires? Did my valve adjustment, an oil change and we're getting ready to freshen up the exterior a bit with a set of new kidneys and ellipsoids. The front end needs a little more love. Gotta pick up an is spoiler for the trunk, too.
I bought some TRM C1s. 15x7 25et in gunmetal wrapped in Kumho Ecsta X4 IIs in 205/55/15. Little bigger, a little lighter, and way easier to clean. Gonna get them mounted this weekend, hopefully.Leave a comment:
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I got bored and took out my faded, chipping kidneys and plastidipped them. I'd rather have them blacked out until I replace them with some new ones instead of letting it get worse.
Did the centercaps for the bottlecaps too. I think it looks nice, and they're the winter wheels so they don't necessarily need to look pretty. Now we wait for someone to buy my basketweaves and get some new wheels and rubber!Leave a comment:
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I actually like the mix of black and green rather than having it blend. It ties in with the rocker panels and the bottom of the rear apron, which I'm gonna end up painting anyway.
The long term goal is to get a set of OZ Futuras or Borbet Type As, do a respray in Technoviolet and find a hardtop. Until then, I'm just gonna have fun with it.Last edited by UlrichFennec; 10-09-2016, 10:43 PM.Leave a comment:
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My friends lagunengrun e30 had a silver valence from a parts car. I went to Autozone and looked through their OEM paint cans, I think it was a General Motors green. But it matched really really well. Just give your car a quick mask off and hit that sucker with some green paint. It'll take 30 minutes and it'll look so much better.
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Nice convertible. You got your's even cheaper than I got mine! :up:Leave a comment:
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So we've got all the leaks situated.
The oil cooler lines are fresh now, so I'm not puking oil everywhere. So the gearbox leak was the selector shaft seal, so that's been done and everything is nice and tight again! It's a little weird not having my shifter wobbling about when I'm in neutral or in gear. I guess I'm just not used to having things be the way they're supposed to be.
Flushed the brake system for the winter, since I neglected to do that since I had it, changed up the oil viscosity back to 10w40 too for the cold. Unfortunately, when I brought it to my indie, they smacked my iS lip in half getting it on the alignment rack since it's lowered, so they're replacing it for me free of charge. I've currently got the stock lip that I used to have on my old glescherblau vert.
Kinda makes me happier because now my old, wrecked up vert lives on in my new one. Last thing that I really want to do for now is convert to ellipsoids and then get some new wheels.
WOOHOO NO MORE LEAKS
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^ I've thought about a set of style 10s since they are OEM quality, correct fitment, and 15 inch. But the weaves just look so much better!
I will eventually want a set of Borbet A's but would have to drop the front of the car even more to pull it off. But only another inch...or two ;)Leave a comment:
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