Project Facelift

[Jand3rson]

i just like the look of them because they look cleeean, i dont really care what everyone else does to thier cars. but if you like them sick, stick with it.

Yeah, I like the added lights at night, and having them blink with the turn signals will be cool, not many cars have that.

[TerribleONE]

Everyone here wants euro trim, and the euro guys are starting to want US trim with the side markers. So by keeping my sidemarker trim, I've already got the euro "style" trim. It makes sense in my head...

i just like the look of them because they look cleeean, i dont really care what everyone else does to thier cars. but if you like them sick, stick with it.

[Jand3rson]

if your doing the whole plastic bumper conversion and everything is already off..why do you still have that UGLY us bumper trim?

I like my sidemarkers. I swapped the ones in the front out for red ones so they're all red, and I'm going to have Andrew wire them up for me so they blink with my turn signals. It'll be hot. Besides, but having sidemarkers, my car is euro by default. Everyone here wants euro trim, and the euro guys are starting to want US trim with the side markers. So by keeping my sidemarker trim, I've already got the euro "style" trim. It makes sense in my head...

I just went out and pulled the side pieces of trim off. The cracks are so tiny and hairline that the only person that would ever see them is me, but to me, they're like tectonic fault lines. I'll sand, primer and reshoot them tomorrow, and they'll be just like a couple of little Fonzies. And what's Fonzie like? He's cool.

[TerribleONE]

if your doing the whole plastic bumper conversion and everything is already off..why do you still have that UGLY us bumper trim?

[Jand3rson]

I just realized that I can't put the rear bumper on with the side trim installed, because you have to bolt the end of the bumper to the body, so that has to come off, anyway.

[Jand3rson]

Ah, you went that route... Nice. What did that cost you?

$185 shipped.

Spoilers aside, I got the bumpers completely reassembled today. I was marred by a tiny setback tho, the pieces of side trim on the rear bumper developed hairline cracks in the paint, at the seams where they're bonded together. I paniced at first, but they're super fine cracks, and they're just in the surface of the paint, probably just in one of the top coats. I checked to make sure they didn't go through the fiberglass or plastic epoxy, and they're not, it's just the surface paint. I'm willing to bet they probably happened when I was installing the trim. No big deal though, since it's just SEM, I can just sand the cracks and prime and repaint over them. They won't be getting flexed around anymore, so they should be fine.

So anyway, here's the pics of the bumpers reassembled, with all new hardware, and everything cleaned and painted, including the bumper shocks and mounting brackets. I reccomend to anyone, if you EVER have to pull your bumpers off for any reason, order all new hardware to put them all back together. It's MUCH nicer than having to fuck around with 20 year old, rusted out shit, and it's a good idea to clean all of the brackets really well, and hit them with a couple coats of Rustoleum.

[MR 325]

I also just ordered my Eurostyle Rieger front spoiler. :D

Ah, you went that route... Nice. What did that cost you?

[Jand3rson]

C'mon, Josh...you know you wanna show off your mad driftor-skillz in the snow!

That's what I've been doing for the last week in the Accord. Mad ebrake drifting FTW.

[StereoInstaller1]

C'mon, Josh...you know you wanna show off your mad driftor-skillz in the snow!

[Jand3rson]

Wiring them up is easy, just splicing. Get r done!

Buncha impatient fucks, you are! That's the beauty of having a beater for the winter, I've got as long as I want to get all this crap done.

I might put the bumpers up on the car for a few mockup shots, but Andrew and I still have to mount the rear apron.

I also just ordered my Eurostyle Rieger front spoiler. :D

[Van Westervelt]

Wiring them up is easy, just splicing. Get r done!

[Jand3rson]

Looking good Josh, can't wait for it to go back together!

I think I'm going to start putting the bumpers back together today. Andrew just brought all the rebar back over, and that was the only thing keeping me from putting everything back together.

I've also still got my set of all-red turn signals, but I think before I put those back in, I'm going to take the refreshing a step further and repaint all the housings and frames of the sidemarkers with SEM, since they're all faded and grey, they'll look like ass against the black trim. I'm thinking about having Andrew wire them up so they blink with the turn signals, that would be hot. Now I need to get some fogs...

[MR 325]

Looking good Josh, can't wait for it to go back together!

[Van Westervelt]

Our cars are going to look too similar. Good thing mine has those nice smoked tails and a rear valance!

Lookin damg good broseph! Lighten those bumper supports like we talked about! I did mine with old hardware, used parts, and in about 12 hours time. So yours will look much much better. :)

I wanna see them on... so hurry up and heal ya waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffles! j/k (sorta)

[Jand3rson]

Looks really good, do you plan on putting it on your car anytime soon?

Probably in a few weeks, when I've recovered more from my surgery.