 Vinyl roof, tint, 2nd grille redux, fog lights and trim, ... a whole new look for the Bluwulf |
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 Jun 28 2012, 08:51 AM
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So, I did these things last Thursday, Friday and Saturday just before the meet and haven't had time to post some pics with all that's going on, but here goes.
Roof -- I used ScotchPrint 1080 black gloss vinyl on sale at stickercity.com. This is actually the second time I did this. The first time (about a month and a half ago), it just plain sucked. First, some pollen from a nearby tree got underneath while working and created bumps that I couldn't remove. Second, I stretched it too much and the color was inconsistent. Anyway, this time it was much better. I worked front-to-back this time instead of middle-out. Window tint -- Got a Groupon for a local shop to have four windows done for $80. Paid another $80 for the rear window, so $160 not bad. Guy said he was out of his cheaper stuff, so I got his "professional" stuff. I think it was Llumar brand. Anyway, it looks nice. I saw a Sonata there when I first went that had 35 all around and even in the bright sun I thought it looked dark enough, so I got 35 on the sides and 20 in the rear. Driving into the city all the time, I really don't want to take a chance with LE, so I chickened out of the 20-sides-5-rear idea. People at the meet thought it looked dark for 35. Definned -- Not using XM and the fin was going to be hard to cover, so I definned it. I like it better, personally. I created a small, keyhole sized piece of wood covered with a few layers of vinyl (and then ultimately covered by the roof vinyl) to cover the holes since the sheet metal was not completely flat after removing the fin. It's subtle and looks like it could be something OEM. Plasti-dipped the grille as described in another thread. This is a redux, and will probably be followed by another redux in which I'll paint the upper and lower grilles with actual gloss paint and cover the metal part between with gloss black vinyl. Fog lights -- got the fog lights installed with yellow tint from stickercity.com (also on sale). This is really thick stuff like the lamin-x seems to be. Fog light embellishments -- bought these on eBay a couple of months ago. They were flat black and I painted them gloss black.  
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Jun 28 2012, 09:20 AM
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Wow, awesome job! It does look more streamlined without the fin, I have to admit. And you know I'm a huge fan of the fog light covers + Lamin-X. They look perfect. I think the gloss vs. matte is a great choice in your case to subtly highlight the individual shapes in the "hexagon" area.
And the tint just makes me jealous, damnit--I gotta move to another state 
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Jun 28 2012, 11:39 AM
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Great job your car look awesome make me jealous
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Jun 28 2012, 11:57 AM
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QUOTE (Louiceman @ Jun 28 2012, 12:39 PM)  Great job your car look awesome make me jealous Oh really, Lou. I'll trade you then 
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Jun 28 2012, 07:43 PM
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Car looks great!!!
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Jun 28 2012, 07:47 PM
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Nice job Brian.
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Jun 28 2012, 08:46 PM
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Looking very good. Hope we get to see it here in MI next month, too.
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Jun 28 2012, 11:10 PM
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Nice job. I agree that it looks streamlined without the fin. Grille looks nice.
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Jun 28 2012, 11:19 PM
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Your car looks great man.. exceptional work!
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Jun 28 2012, 11:20 PM
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Good job. Not sure I would remove the fin but since you have it covered in film it should be okay.
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Jun 29 2012, 07:17 AM
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Thanks for the comments everyone -- I still have a lot planned for this summer.
One thing I'm toying with is whether to replace the 3M brushed titanium vinyl around the windows and on the mirrors with gloss black now. I want to leave the door handles titanium, but I'm wondering if gloss black would look better around the windows. Any thoughts? -------------------- A proud member of the club.
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Jun 29 2012, 10:59 AM
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QUOTE (benman @ Jun 29 2012, 02:17 AM) Thanks for the comments everyone -- I still have a lot planned for this summer. One thing I'm toying with is whether to replace the 3M brushed titanium vinyl around the windows and on the mirrors with gloss black now. I want to leave the door handles titanium, but I'm wondering if gloss black would look better around the windows. Any thoughts? Nice work! I would prefer the black around the windows, especially if the gloss matches those of the windows. -------------------- 2011 ELANTRA GLS Radiant Silver
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