ssjoeboe9

Dude I know, wtf?! the leading edge is about 1/2" and trailing edge is just under an inch. I've researched and every other roof spoiler has about the same height. Idk why it looks off. All I know is I couldnt go much thinner without losing the integrity of the foam. It gets impossible to work with when it gets too thin. I guess I'll just hope for the best...

MC MiYoung3269

pics of duh tawpside!

ssjoeboe9

Got tired of working on the spoiler... did painting instead. I took off my CF wrap for my trim pieces. I guess it was getting really got inside my car and the end of the vinyl started to bubble up.. didn't look very good. SOOOO... I plastidipped white and clear coated. whatcha think??

apinwp09GBTSX

^^

WHOOOOAAAAHHH THAT LOOKS SICK!!! How is everyone doing this lately is it easy to take that pieces of the car??...Im too much of a pussy to mess around with anything inside the car since I feel like there all fragile

ssjoeboe9

No worries my friend! check out my DIY in the general discussion!!

apinwp09GBTSX

lol I saw it and you calling everyone a pussy hahahaha

ssjoeboe9

Lmao,that's so funny that I wrote that before you posted here lol. Hope it helps you out, it's really not as bad as you think. And if you need any additional help just PM me. I can even help you with the DIY for wrapping the pieces OR painting since I have done them both now. If you get the wrap correct it looks cooler, but it's twice as hard to do, and more costly if you mess up. I decided paint was the better option for me!

ed_423

how's the texture after you clear coat it? it actually looks pretty nice, even a bit glossy rather than matte.

ssjoeboe9

I'm not sure about the texture yet lol, I installed it when it was still slightly tacky. But I was going for glossy since that's typically the style for interior trim. I assume that it'll harden up like any other paint, and with the glossy clear coat it'll make it much easier to clean. I'll try to get some better pictures, I had my stupid wheel well liner in the back seat that I haven't installed yet. I'm still trying to figure out the best modes for pictures on my camera ( I need some lessons from MCyoungfagboy)

PyroDave

have fun redoing the trim when the gloss cracks

MC MiYoung3269

LOL best mode will always be manual

ssjoeboe9

Same goes for cars

opboarding

The white trim looks good. Might look funny on non white cars though.

ssjoeboe9

Agreed, like the guy who wrapped white CF vinyl on his grigio. I do think that black plastidip with a clear coat would work for most car colors. Although... if your interior is not black it would look off too!

I think a milano red SE with glossy black trim would be the sex. Someone do it!!

ed_423

hey joe, here's some porn for you. try not to fab all over your computer

some guy in the states with a SE modded his display screen to red!



hes in t s x club.com

opboarding

^ thats pretty neat!

MC MiYoung3269

Das hawt~

opboarding

Although, it does remind me of the headunit on my old firebird. It had red numbers and looked really dated(because it was). Red numbers like you'd see on an alarm clock.

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

it were in blue....

savclaude

i dig it but not sure i would like it at night time

ssjoeboe9

ahhhh damn. That looks sweet, I wonder how it feels on your eyes at night time? I bet it def helps with clarity in the day cause the glare off that screen is crazy. This type of mod makes me really wonder how hard it would be to do an LEd cluster swap. Did this guy make a DIY for the display screen

ed_423

he didn't, i can ask if you want me to?

ssjoeboe9

nahhh it's alright, I know I would never be able to do this conversion. Plus I kinda like the white display. SE cluster would be my fav as everyone knows, but I think that mod will never happen for me. I'll just watch with envy. Cool post though, thanks for the picture!

GameOver69

White looks great in your car.... and i may have to try this mod out sometime in the future... since i have the milano red SE

GameOver69

Ed, do you know what he did to the display? i may be interested for my car, if i dont do the dvd/nav mod that tobwac did.

THanks

ed_423

he solder some red leds in i believe.

PyroDave

he said "16 red LEDs soldered in"

these are not plug/play style. the old ones must be desoldered, and the new ones soldered on in place

ssjoeboe9

Dude GameOver... you're my favorite SE milano red CU2 here! I would love to see some glossy black trim in your car. You can follow my DIY for trim removal. Plastidip+ Clear coat is less than $10. That would be an awesomely cheap mod! I look forward to your progress!

ed_423

^ or just gloss black vinyl!

ssjoeboe9

paint is so much easier to work with though!

ed_423

that is true haha. i feel like plasti dip with clear coat wont be as shinny though, or the texture might be weird haha

ssjoeboe9

Clear coat gets it pretty shiny, and after 3 coats its just as if you have used a normal glossy spray paint. It's pretty awesome.

ssjoeboe9

Does this look too big?? I imagine all the rest of the roof spoilers out there have to be this big but idk. I need some perspective. At least this will be close to the finished product.

MC MiYoung3269

Still does look a bit big lol
Werkin on mine atm XD

ssjoeboe9

well shiiiiiiiiiiit. Mine is literally 1" tall at it's highest point and less than .5" at it's lowest.I think the problem is that it doesn't have a continuous flow from the roof to the spoiler. Hopefully I can fix this though.

ed_423

nice try man, not too bad, but keep working on it!

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

cant wait to see the final outcome !!!

ssjoeboe9

Im really getting discouraged actually... I had high hopes at the beginning of the summer.

Maybe I'll just buy this instead lol

http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNIVERSAL-EV...ht_4447wt_1163

MC MiYoung3269

LOL oh gawt...

ed_423

LOl did miyoung discouraged you?