Experimenting with tape. Your thoughts?

[inspekt]

Looks really good. Check out the FiestaFaction forum in the Fotos and/or Exterior Modifications areas... In one of those two spots, there is a big thread where some owners did the same thing to yellow, white and silver Fiestas. The Fiesta grill has a similar shape to your lower fascia so you can see how they applied the treatment. Mostly done with plastidip, or painting with flat spray (permanent), and in one case done very nicely with adhesive vinyl. That's going to look awesome on your car!

 

[Sgt.PinkiePie]

I got the idea from the Ford Focus RS =]

 

[Font Motorsports]

I got the idea from the Ford Focus RS =]

Your front bumper is so much better than the one we get in the US. Why the change Mazda? WHY!!

 

[Sgt.PinkiePie]

Lol, it may not have had as big of a market there?

 

[Font Motorsports]

Lol, it may not have had as big of a market there?

I'm assuming it had to do with Mazda changing the design of their front bumpers to the smiley face front bumpers. If not I'm assuming we probably would have gotten your design. Frowns everywhere.

 

[Sgt.PinkiePie]

Could even be something to do with space issues from different models.

 

[Max Archer]

It's a year thing actually, not a regional one, I think the whole world has the same bumper as us now. I actually don't mind the one on mine, it looks silly at some angles in photos but in real life it looks fine, since you're not looking at the car from 2' off the ground. I think it's a lot more current looking too, the older bumper looks like it's from 2007, which it is. The OP's mod idea makes a huge improvement, though.

 

[Sgt.PinkiePie]

Oh, look at how long it took me to Finally go through with it!

Yesh the lines at the side are messy, masking tape peeling it oddly, first time ever sing plasti dip. I didn't bother masking up the rest of the car as it just wiped off lol, MASK YOUR CAR for over spray , it gets into every little crack and is the biggest pain to wipe out!

 

[Minimazda]

If you peel the masking tape when the last layer of plastidip is still wet you will not get that weird peeling from the tape.

 

[Sgt.PinkiePie]

I was running out of sunlight and just did some random spraying, waited for the parts to dry and just went over them, it's completely uneven. Looks okay from a short distance. I'm thinking of just painting it, I have all the tools and stuff to paint it properly and my Father used to paint cars, so he would be able to help me not wreck it =].

 

[Font Motorsports]

Things like this... you have to take your time, plan ahead. Make sure you have enough sunlight.

 

[Sgt.PinkiePie]

Yeah, it was turning into rain clouds haha. I'm thinking I should just do it again.

 

[Font Motorsports]

Yeah, it was turning into rain clouds haha. I'm thinking I should just do it again.

I'm assuming you took the bumper off the car to do the work? You'll have more control of the masking tape and angles with the bumper that way. You might also want to paint that inner edge of the bumper that you left white. Might look more complete.

 

[Sgt.PinkiePie]

I'm assuming you took the bumper off the car to do the work? You'll have more control of the masking tape and angles with the bumper that way. You might also want to paint that inner edge of the bumper that you left white. Might look more complete.

I did take the bumper off and I did paint the entire inside of the grille, ripped it off after it looked like a serrated knife.

 

[Font Motorsports]

I know this is obviously much harder to do than painting it but it'll be cool to actually cut the piece you painted off. Make it it's own separate piece. Seal off the cut ends of the bumper and piece. Paint the piece black. Then re-install the piece. Now it'll kinda look like it was meant to be like that. Did that make any sense? haha

 

[Sgt.PinkiePie]

Yes it did, so it is set back into the bumper, I would go 5mm set back, but finding someone good to do it and someone that could match the paint to factory would be a pain for me. I would probably just get it cut out and replaced with a Carbon piece and a carbon grill to go with it.

 

[neon1024]

This looks great, and getting it vinyl wrapped with prevent the bumper getting pitted with chips. Mine has been battered over the winter, and getting the front bit wrapped will be much cheaper than getting the bumper repsprayed.

 

[Sgt.PinkiePie]

Just a little update on the car and how the angry mouth looks =P

 

[323F Rock]

I do love that!
Have you got headlight protectors on?
I want some! Haha

 

[Sgt.PinkiePie]

Of coarse =) I never leave the house without protection!