jaehshim

finally painted the OEM rims.
i think i'm the first one who tried 06 + rims into BLK.
so you guys out there can look at mine, if you like, go ahead and try on your ride

personally , i like it a lot


saturday morning, getting rdy to start




this one from Lexus IS spare tire. lol it helped






wanted to do a real good job on this, especially i'll be spending time in cold winter Michigan, don't want my rims to be ruined. Sanding was a bitch...
i advice that you do 2 rims a day, doing sanding on all four rims and getting them painted is just not possible.



take out the center cap, sand them as well


no need to use tapes. use simple index cards. easy



after first coat of primer. make sure you do THIN coats for 4 ~6 times.


after painted 5 coats, 3~4 layers of clear coating


got a good deal, straight from japan



color is a bit different from our PWP, but not much noticable. so i left them as it is.


Thanks EURTSX for tips on installing the grill.
I had to give up my EMT lights.... cut the wires right through...









finished product. i love it.


another present came. JDM licen plate. I will be using them for taking pictures of my tsx.

Comptech Exhaust + Fog Relay module thread coming up soon

Audioserf

None of the pictures work for me?

jaehshim

u sure? they work fine. try again

CrazyCool[O]

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Great great job! I love it man

ArcticBlue.

Woah, very tastefully done! I love the black/red contrast between your calipers and wheels. Very stealth! Now this makes me want to paint my wheels gunmetal...How much was the Mugen grill?

jaehshim

got it 241 shipped. It was couple months used but pretty much new in condition

AamirCWITR

Love the mods so far except for the mismatched window tint and black fuel door.

Wheels look awesome.

JayRoam

nice job, man. looks great!

jiggaman

i think i should do this too, my stockers look pretty beat..

CGTSX07

looks real good! did you paint the inside of the rims as well?

hunterk1

+1

i.e. did you flip 'em over and hit the other side too? I can't really tell from the final pictures of the wheels on the car.

Looks great!

PS to AamirCWITR - I bet his state doesn't allow tinted front windows...

Audioserf

As best I recall, NJ does not allow tinted fronts.

zidenx

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looks good, black on white always looks good.

drigo

i like it...looks good..except for the black gas door...otherwise...great job

EuRTSX

Looks good man. =] Where'd you get the K24 plate?

SimpleWhite

nice bro...you did it! It was pretty easy right.

jaehshim

YES my state NJ does not allow front tinting.

K24 plate is from Ebay. i was searching for these for a while, and i paid nearly over 30 bucks for it, but very impressive with the quality, dark green fonts and size is jus a bit bigger than our plates.

after thinkin, i actually did some primer for the backside of the wheels.
2 coats of primers and that's it, no need to paint the back/inside of the rims really...
came out nice.

S14 n Tsx

bastard, I want your cf gas tank cover.

HONgDA

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Do the same to the IS250 after a few days of rest(your hands must be really sore from all that sanding).

Don Hoagie

Nicely done. Works perfectly on the white car.


Not to be rude, but how many people have to tell you they don't like the CF gas cap before you'll take it off? I mean it is there to impress other people, right? And we're other people. And we're not impressed. Only saying that cause the car looks really slick otherwise, and I think most of us here agree you're only hurting the image with the CF cap.

jaehshim

i know most ppl aren't happy with that
but im sorry i have a plan , thinkin about getting CF hoof real soon
i know it looks wierd with jus one CF fuel lid, i mean how does that help my car in image wise or in performance wise... lol

i feel ya, jus wait for me to get CF hood, or let me realize how bad it looks again, and i'll take it off one night. lol

pacman821

how and where do i get a grill like that? but in nighthawk black.

ArcticBlue.

Don't forget to CF the back trunk door also! AND black painted roof, then everything will flow together. I think I saw another member on this board who also has a PWP with black/CF accents... I think it was Rex.?

mltk53

i like the license plate. whered u get it from?

S14 n Tsx

read much? ebay...

T-Mac

Very nice. Not bad at all.

rza49311

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Well done.

what type/brand of paint did you use?

Given any thought to painting the lugs as well?

CrazyCool[O]

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cf hood??? emm...interesting. I have never seen cf hood on 06+ before. So you going to get a cf hood trim too, don't you....or Spoon dry carbon???

jaehshim

nope, VIS replied to my email saying that their 04+ CF hood actually fits my 06+.
I talked to couple members here , they also said it WILL fit my car.

i know the grill is different, i'm jus waiting to see how that's actually done.

msmching

jaehshim!! need ur help a Little.

Do you mind taking a little more pictures for me? focusing on the Mugen Grill.
i've seen some 06 with it too, but not PWP. Tried looking for the "Rex" guy but can't find.

Just not sure if it will looks good on mine without bodykits..

Thanks!!!

btw, your car's alllLLLLllllllllllllllllllllllll good!!

jaehshim

okai i'll post some pics tomorrow
but trust me, it looks awesome even without the body kit.
It jus looks clean

Don Hoagie

Fair enough... and they always say don't critique a painting before the artist is finished, so maybe we should get off your back about it.

The rest of the car looks really well-done.

SimpleWhite

jae are you coming to the meet in edgewater?

jaehshim

wow damn...
I'm driving to North Carolina on Sunday the 26th,
i hate this sxxx.....
argh....

cali4tsx

very well done wheels looking good. what kind of paint you used?

jaehshim

thanks,

i used a lot...lol really to survive Michigan dead cold weather soon when i go back to college.

I used

Sand Paper no. 180, 220 and 400

Duplicolor sandable primer black (2 cans), Duplicolor Rim paint Black (3 cans), and Duplicolor Clear Coating (1.5 can).

Populuxe

First of all, Go Blue!

I just graduated from Michigan in May and moved out here to California. Beautiful car, btw, although I agree that the CF gas door doesn't fit the car right now. The A-Spec looks a lot better on your car than on a NBP.

jaehshim

dats right

my michigan license plate frame fits the PWP best!

I'll be going to a carshow in ann arbor this september, there are great JDM cars.

watch me go crazy this football season lol

GO BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Populuxe

I think I know what show you are talking about. I was in that show my freshman year with a '95 del Sol.

ballinfizzle89

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Looks really good bro, and awesome DIY! Did you paint the rims from the back though or is it not noticable?