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Your opinions plz (front bar mod)

Posted:
Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:43 pm
by talev788
I've been thinking of getting the radiator induction area of my front bar painted black..
I did a quick dodgy photoshop to see a rough idea of how it would look, I havent seen any Gen 3's with this and was wondering what you guys think.
I'm getting this done for free by my uncle who is a spray painter so im not exactly going to be splurging any cash over it.

Re: Your opinions plz (front bar mod)

Posted:
Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:21 pm
by jdm rsk
looks like my focus....imo no dont suit it
Re: Your opinions plz (front bar mod)

Posted:
Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:24 pm
by Kekotic
Shane is right.
It does make your Subie look like a girls car.
Re: Your opinions plz (front bar mod)

Posted:
Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:42 pm
by Jimmy S
I've seen it before... Pretty sure on a B4... I don't mind it!

Re: Your opinions plz (front bar mod)

Posted:
Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:56 pm
by talev788
thats ok everyone is entitled to an opinion.
main reason why i wanna do it is cos i hav a lot of scratchs in the area and i thought i may as well do it black to hide future scratches if they occur
Re: Your opinions plz (front bar mod)

Posted:
Tue Feb 15, 2011 1:11 am
by liberty_dc
Perhaps show side by side pics of before and after... Just to get a better idea.
Re: Your opinions plz (front bar mod)

Posted:
Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:19 am
by garbo41610
I reckon it actually looks pretty good. Do it in a matt black if you can. Also, you might want to match the angle of the grill where it leads towards the top of the bumper if you know what I mean.
Re: Your opinions plz (front bar mod)

Posted:
Tue Feb 15, 2011 12:53 pm
by hamish_023
might look good with the sti style lip underneath from ULTREX
Re: Your opinions plz (front bar mod)

Posted:
Tue Feb 15, 2011 1:03 pm
by Robbks
i say paint the mouth of it black, but leave a while lip underneath it (Like the Focus bar)
it mirrors the grille that way and also helps define the shape of the bar better
Re: Your opinions plz (front bar mod)

Posted:
Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:12 pm
by talev788
hamish_023 wrote:might look good with the sti style lip underneath from ULTREX
i thought doing that but i dont have enough cash lol, plus my car is non turbo i feel as if im being a bit too try hardish by doing those sorts of things on an N/A car
Re: Your opinions plz (front bar mod)

Posted:
Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:32 pm
by Kekotic
talev788 wrote:thats ok everyone is entitled to an opinion.
What I said was just poking fun at Shane.
You need to post a side by side pic of what it looks like currently/with the black for us to give you a proper opinion.
Re: Your opinions plz (front bar mod)

Posted:
Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:31 pm
by talev788
ok here you go


Re: Your opinions plz (front bar mod)

Posted:
Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:56 am
by garbo41610
AAAAHHHH!!!! Forget what I said about trying to match up with the angle of the grill, I didn't realise it was an insert of sorts. Still think it would look great though.
Re: Your opinions plz (front bar mod)

Posted:
Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:56 am
by talev788
garbo41610 wrote:AAAAHHHH!!!! Forget what I said about trying to match up with the angle of the grill, I didn't realise it was an insert of sorts. Still think it would look great though.
hhahahaha yeah i was gunna say something about that

i'm thinking of getting the grill and foggy covers painted with the same matching paint aswell. they are only painted with supercrap auto paint at the moment
Re: Your opinions plz (front bar mod)

Posted:
Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:10 pm
by liberty_dc
I reckon it looks good. Matches both the black grille and the driving lights surrounds and gives the car a unique look.