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07-02-2017, 06:23 PM | #826 |
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Member#: 63990
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Ontario
Vehicle:2002 WRX Flat Grey |
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07-02-2017, 06:24 PM | #827 |
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Member#: 63990
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Ontario
Vehicle:2002 WRX Flat Grey |
As I mentioned, my daughter and nephews were telling me that I shouldn't make the car boring, and that I should do a crazy color. I'm now also considering doing a really nice wrap on the car so that I can change up the color every few years
So here's a photoshop of what the car would look like with Black wheels, tinted side markers, dry carbon: roof, mirrors, wing and a Porsche Acid Green wrap. This is looking pretty damn sweet and it might just be the winner for the next few years!! |
07-04-2017, 09:46 AM | #828 |
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Pennellville,N.Y
Vehicle:0219 Bug,bug,coup,va mbp,sr,wrb |
Nice to see you back at it who is making your dry carbon roof if you dont mind me asking
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07-07-2017, 07:52 AM | #829 |
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Member#: 63990
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Ontario
Vehicle:2002 WRX Flat Grey |
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07-07-2017, 07:59 AM | #830 |
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Ontario
Vehicle:2002 WRX Flat Grey |
I "think" I've found the wrap color that I'm going to use... 3M 1080 Satin Apple Green (1080-S196). And the "dry carbon" bits will be wrapped in Straight Fiber Black (1080-SF12)
Some examples of the wrap color on a car: |
07-08-2017, 08:04 AM | #831 |
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Member#: 63990
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Ontario
Vehicle:2002 WRX Flat Grey |
Oh the choices!!! I think I found a match to my photoshop render... This is Avery Gloss Lime Green 731
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07-15-2017, 08:05 AM | #832 |
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Ontario
Vehicle:2002 WRX Flat Grey |
After a full week of disassembly and sanding, the WRX is now prepped for a wrap. Why sand down the whole car you may ask? Well about 6 years ago I painted the car with a textured paint. Which was cool and unique, but left a finish on the car of about 80 grit sandpaper.
This created a great effect for the car and lots of people couldn't believe it when they touched it, but it won't work well for wrapping. Essentially the car needed to get down to a smoothness for paint prep. So now the entire machine has been sanded down to a smoothness with 320 grit final blocking. During the process I've made a few changes to the car. First I opted to go back to using a JDM STI hood scoop for the bugeye. I also have added on a new lip that was designed for the 06-07 STI but with a little bit of trimming it fit my rally bumper really well. I've also decided to go back to the OEM side skirts with front aeroguards and some underside side skirt extensions. The engine bay is just about ready for some final prep work and then spraying. So a fresh new look for the car is getting closer |
09-21-2017, 09:03 AM | #833 |
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Ontario
Vehicle:2002 WRX Flat Grey |
Time for an update after bringing the "newly green" machine out to its first car show
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09-21-2017, 10:50 AM | #834 |
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Member#: 46407
Join Date: Oct 2003
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South East
Location: Way souf of ATL
Vehicle:2002 WRX blew |
Looking good, dude. The seats are sick!
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09-21-2017, 12:58 PM | #835 |
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Member#: 168943
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Upstate NY
Vehicle:2004 STi Aspen White |
Wow huge transformation! Everything looks great. Are those seats based on regular sti seats? They look like a similar shape but the bolsters look a little bigger. Were they done at a reupholstery shop?
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09-21-2017, 01:05 PM | #836 |
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Member#: 63990
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Ontario
Vehicle:2002 WRX Flat Grey |
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09-21-2017, 01:05 PM | #837 |
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Ontario
Vehicle:2002 WRX Flat Grey |
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