christiansMSP
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finally!!
a new bumper! now your car is sexy!
a new bumper! now your car is sexy!
boostedprotege's 03 DX
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boostedprotege
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1?? lol
y thank u lol i'm actually so use to seein it wit the black front end it looks weird to me lmao
protege321
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gotta say the car look alot better with the painted bumper, much cleaner.
also, im picking up that MPI Tuner, should have it by the end of the week. any help you can provide would be sweet mang.
thanks.
also, im picking up that MPI Tuner, should have it by the end of the week. any help you can provide would be sweet mang.
thanks.
justanothermp5
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i guess im the one who has to be the dick here...but who the hell painted your bumper, they did a terrible job
boostedprotege
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haha i did n yeah i kno i gave up half way thru sand/primer and said **** it n jist sprayed it lmao i'ma fix it tho i jist wanted to play wit it a lil.. which is why its all cloudy and crap lmao alot of imperfections but oh well it'll get done sooner then later
justanothermp5
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oh lol i was about to say...i would not have paid someone for that
not too bad for your own work i guess haha, you have any painting experience?
doesnt really help that silver is ******* hard to spray out without getting a blotchy metallic effect, bumper itself doesnt look bad though
not too bad for your own work i guess haha, you have any painting experience?
doesnt really help that silver is ******* hard to spray out without getting a blotchy metallic effect, bumper itself doesnt look bad though
boostedprotege
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not auto paint experience no.. i jist wanted to try it out cuz we have a company here that can get the 22v paint in a aerosol.. lol so it was like a 30$ lil project jist try it out i think it wud actually look better if it was cleared.. but i'ma prob end up sandin it down and primer it a light grey and jist roll like that for a bit lol but personally i wudn't recommend aerosol for people unless there doin a small touch up or somethin lol i'ma have one of my bois spray it for me or maybe my primo he works at a body shop and can shoot but oh well no more black bumper rn't yaw happy!! lmao
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civickilla03
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shoulda painted the other bumper man! i felt like that was ur look
boostedprotege
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naw man i was tired of that bumper it always breaks which is the main reason y i never painted it cu whats the point if i'ma crack it again and haveta fix the fiberglass you kno.. but i'm happy with the new bumper and hopefully i can get ahold of this 03.5lip n later on throw another lip
justanothermp5
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oooohhh, you used a aerosol can? that probably why it came out so splotchy lol
but yea, this bumper does look better then the black one, if you lived close by i coulda sprayed the bumper for you...but you live on the other side of the US haha
but yea, this bumper does look better then the black one, if you lived close by i coulda sprayed the bumper for you...but you live on the other side of the US haha
boostedprotege
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yeah man the spray cans blew balls but it was cheap to try out so i'm not complainin to much lol n damn it man u need move down here!!! haha jk i got a few buds that can shoot soo we'll see when i can get it done
boostedprotege
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finally washed her today
Wagonbacker9
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you need:
new headlights
a wastegate dump tube... BADLY.
new headlights
a wastegate dump tube... BADLY.
boostedprotege
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yeah headlights fo'sho
dump tube eh haha it doesn't even make a mess most the time it doesn even open cuz normal drivin it doesn hit full psi
Wagonbacker9
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so when you DO hit full boost, releasing exhaust gasses which are definitely getting sucked back into your intake... doesn't bother you?
boostedprotege
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intake is on the complete opposite side and pointed in a different direction.... n if i am drivin at full throttle the airflow for the intake is all clean fresh moving air since my filter is like 4 inches from the grond on the drivers side.. sooo no doesn't really bother me but thanx for ur concern
Wagonbacker9
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I'm sorry to bust your bubble, but your intake isn't "pointed" at anything. it draws air by the patch of least resistance. and air circulates under the hood in all sorts of different directions.
Think about it. ALL the air going INTO the engine comes in the intake. if you're releasing exhaust into the engine bay, it IS getting into the intake. No way around it.
You sir, are the only person on this board with a second EGR valve that only functions under boost. LOL
boostedprotege
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woohooo for me.... but my question is doesn't the stock egr valve go from your tubro manifold to your intake manifold??? hmmm does that allow exhaust into your air flow???
haha i'm jist messin wit you backer your fun to argue wit n i am gonna throw a dump tube jist haven't had the time to fab one up
boostedprotege
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played around with the home depot lip lol not to bad i like it.. hopefully next week i'll have the 03.5 lip which i was think bout doin black then doin the home depot lip on that also but we'll see here some pix
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