i6barzz

Decided to completely change the look of the car, don't know if you guys will all like it but I am pretty happy with it. Since its plastidip it will come off easily also(already tested it), so here it is. Already got the body shop guy who is going to do the pinstripe removal in two weeks for a 6pack of beer. So yeah plastidip is awesome and the TL is coming along slowly but I like what I am seeing so far.

Crappy Iphone 4 pics, some HDR so I know the quality sucks.... Oh and the HDR duplicates them so thats why there are two.

i6barzz

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Thoughts/Suggestions welcome guys thanks.

Tezzeey

Plastidip works as taillight tint?

^^my bad ..looking at camerphone pics on a phone don't mix

**WhItE-aNgEl**

Did you remove the bumper to do that grill?

i6barzz

Nope just masked off and did the grill, it was unbelievably easy. I had forgotten a small spot and it got plastidip on it so i just peeled it right off. I put something behind the grill so I wouldn't get any spray behind the grill and i just cleaned it, used prep-all and then got to work. Doing the front area and back trim peice/emblem took about two hours because i took my time and it was my first time taking those parts off the car.

BigPZ

It looks good, but I would have left the front A chrome for some contrast. Now all you have to do is black the headlights out properly, drop it, and you're golden!! Oh and then get smoked tails from Acktl05 or JNC... Not really feelin the film on the rears...

i6barzz

Well I am looking to have my rims done in Bronze so if I do that then I will probably match the Acura Symbols, thats the only reason they weren't left chrome. And yes proper Headlight/Tail setup will come in the future as well as a drop. I think next thing is rims though and tint. I think I am gonna do the rims next weekend. Expect ALOT of pics lol.

mrlal8

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No offense....

your car looks cheap as it sits right now.
im ok with plasti dip on the grille but whyd you do the emblem? the front end of your car looks so washed out

the tint on the tail light and sidemarkers needs to be ripped off right now
in order to pull off that plasti dipped grille you need tinted windows or an aspec kit right now the car looks all stock with just a different grille

i6barzz

No offense taken, I think it looks better in person but yeah the emblems will be re-done to match the rims next week so it will give it a little more character. Tint will be done next month too so that should help, and I know tinted tails/sidemarkers isn't the most popular thing but I like the change for now. Once other bigger components are done I can always change those out for cheap so i'm not too worried. Thanks for the input though thats what im looking for whether positive or constructive : )

justnspace

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blue and black dont mix!
unless, its on a wom....eerrrrr never mind

mrlal8

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dude you are the man
thank you for not taking anything in the wrong way i was surprised at your reaction lol
with that attitude im pretty sure you can make this TL look right

i6barzz

lol



As long as Im happy with it thats all I can ask for, I am not gonna put a ton of money into it so I can't expect it to look like some of the TLs you guys have(some of them are sooooooooo sexy). Just gotta work with what I can do and try to be tasteful/risky at the same time. Rims will be done next week, then you guys let me know hopefully it will give it the contrast I was envisioning when I started doing all this nonsense lol.

rockstar143

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I wholeheartedly agree with your title...

Hey, we're all a work in progress, you do some things you remove some things and when we're all done we hope it looks the way we were hoping. What more can you do!

justnspace

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Remember, less is more!

I also suggest you ask some girls for their opinion.
Girls have better color coordination and can direct you on what looks good and what looks like poo.

mrlal8

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i disagree you should never ask a girl what to put on your car
they will do this

rockstar143

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The girls I know and love would NEVER do that shit!

My girl has almost ALWAYS lead me away from some ridiculous ass mods.

justnspace

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you're hanging out with the wrong girls.

Correct!
lets face it, gentlemen:
as guys, we suck at matching.

for example(and im not picking on you, OP ) black and blue dont mix unless its a sandwich.

mrlal8

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no wrong girls, been with the same one for 5 years now and she hates my car and would burn it if she could lmaoooo

and i dunno what you talking about i take pride in matchin my shit that includes clothing...we dont belong in new jersey if we cant match

wheres swoosh at we need him to bring his car into this thread its all black and blue haha

BigPZ

^or as Tyler has recently alluded to...a good bruise

i6barzz

Lmao my girl told me she would hate my car if I did my rims in bronze, she pretty much green lighted any other color. So im doing them in bronze, yessir.

Hey Rockstar where in South Florida are you? Im in PSL but im in broward all the time.

mrlal8

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lmaoo

have you thought about white rims on that color car i saw one it looks sick

rockstar143

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pissing your girl off on purpose...hmm...that'll dissipate with age. Why make YOUR life more difficult. Plus, if she says it sucks, she'll end up being right about it. I rarely veto my girl...and I'm over 4 years with her now.

I'm in Pines, and work in Sunrise.


AND, I can't hate on the blue and black theme...but it CAN be overly done. She's the one that stopped me from doing my calipers and some other hairbrained ideas I had to make it match the blue more. And honestly...thank goodness she did.

i6barzz

Yeah I've been married for 4 years and Im pretty easygoing BUT i gotta be a stubborn bastard once in a while to let her know whats up lol. And I am seriously considering different color options now....but I think blue/bronze rims will work the best. And I will be in Coral Springs/Broward next week for a few days if you South Florida guys got a meet or anything going down let me know. The car scene is pretty dead up here in Port Saint Lucie except for a few nice cars and alot of ricey civics and such. I get cars with bumpers falling off and kids in the backseat trying to race me all the time, its sad.

White....idk remember I am doing the stock rims so it will be ALOT of white, if they were like 8-10 spoke rims I think I could pull it off. And I think the car does need a contrast with the rims since everything else is so damn dark now lol.

White ?
Bronze?
Gunmetal?
Other Idea?

justnspace

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Oh, you do have the little blue accents in your head lights!
it looks very good btw!

Steven Bell

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For you new guys (Barzz & Teezzey), in the lower right hand corner of each thread, the middle icon is a multi-quote button. This allows you to respond to multiple people in a single post.


For you guys that have been here for a while (mrlal), you should already know about this function.

rockstar143

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Mod of the year, I'm not kidding...I should make a "who's your favorite mod" thread and have you put in a poll.

Thanks, man...yeah, was iffy on it, but I'm happy with it...I've gotten a lot of compliments on it.

They were volk te37s in a really aggressive offset on a really slammed ABP TL. and it DID look sick. IMHO, I don't like oem wheels painted ANY color. I used to think it was an easy cheap solution to change things up and be different. But every time I see them now I think "wow...that guy took the easy road". The finish on stock wheels almost always look much more clean and no rock chips etc. If you're refinishing wheels...that's another story, in that case...gunmetal is my vote.

Another idea I've had but haven't put into play after having played with it on my engine covers...

IS:

Plastidip the wheels FIRST, THEN put color and clear on em. That way, you can have your color and then peel it off when your girl finally tells you that she ain't blowing you until you lose the bronze wheels .

But yeah, I get you...treat em rough, you get your muff as the great Ali G once said.

acura_dipset_tl

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wow that's a lot of plasti dip.

Bread-A Spec

nice choose.....i use plasti dip to black out my roof and lip spoiler too...haha

toneman14

^
lol

I think it looks ok. went a little overboard but its not like you cant take it off. you need some rims and a drop

i6barzz

Now I am completely torn on what to do about the wheels....The idea to plastidip them then paint I think is smart because

1.Maybe the plastidip wheels look sick
2.Paint should adhere easily to plastidip
3.Can always peel off plastidip and go back to stock If I get aftermarket wheels or if I stop getting blowjobs(like rockstar said lol)

I think I will plastidip them tomorrow and I will post up pics for you guys to let me know what you think, I sense a poll coming on what color to paint them after...lol

And should I do a DIY on running an amp since I am doing it tomorrow too? Or has that been done enough? Just trying to help out since im the newbie.

NBP-UA6

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For a sec, I thought you plasti-dip the whole car black then I realized it was just low lighting.

justnspace

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as rockstar said, the stock color rims looks AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dont change a good looking thing!

i6barzz

It's gonna happen! lol.

If it looks bad it will take me an hour or two to "Un-Do it"

All I can do is hope it looks good

rockstar143

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Well, let us know how the plastidip works out!

What I will recommend about my idea is that if you ARE going to try and do the plastidip AND then some bronze on it...do it immediately. Because if you plastidip and then ride around for a bit, you have a lot of other contaminants on that surface like tire shine and brake dust and the bronze won't stick. I don't think you can prep the plastidip surface for paint like you would a metal surface.



About the blowjobs...trust me, there's a fine line between showing her who's boss and being an asshole and having to jerk off for a month.

i6barzz

Sounds good I will be taking pics of the whole process tomorrow, Hopefully you guys enjoy the end result. If not you can make fun of it and I will painstakingly peel it off the next day lol.

VQPower37

i think the grill looks great ... the tail lights not so much, atleast its plastidip so u can just peel it off

vinhdzn

haha if you ever get bored.. plasti dip the whole thing lmao


joking, please dont even think about it

aspecallday

can u show pics of your roof after u did it

TheChamp531

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That actually doesn't look too bad.

rockstar143

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^^^probably a wrap and not plastidip, don't get any ideas Champ!