Promised Updated Pics!!!
- Thread starter Matthew
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Man your car looks great, It might just be me and it might be the reflection but those stickers are hard to see.
Car looks great
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Car looks great
Mean
MotegiMazdA
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- 2000 Mazda Protoslow
Damn Matthew that looks great. Makes me miss my car that much more.
MotegiMazdA
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- 2000 Mazda Protoslow
Yeah the roll call looks awesome. Now you know what I mean when I say pics dont do my car justice.
MotegiMazdA
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- 2000 Mazda Protoslow
oh I donno. Insurance adjuster hasnt contacted me so I suppose he hasnt even looked at the car yet. Though I was told by one of the guys that works here that he saw that they had taken the bumper and the hood off.
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- 2003.5 Titanium Gray MSP #1699
The car is looking better evertime Matthew. Let me try this again since my last one mysteriously disappeared:
1. I agree with the whole grille thing (paint, relocate, no mesh).
2. The roll call looks great...I'm glad you went stealth with something.
3. I said stick with amber bumper lenses before, but clear looks fine too (more uniform).
Now these are just my opinions, but I hate the look of chrome/silver & I'm trying to eliminate all of it from the exterior of my car. If I had your car, I would do the same thing, but I'll at least give you leeway with your wheels (I'm getting flat black).
1. I said it before & I still believe that you should paint your FMIC black. You will still be able to tell that you have one because of the end tanks, but it will look a lot better IMO.
2. Bat's smoked fog overlays (previously discussed, $10, do it now, nuff said)
3. I would paint your rear emblems a satin black. They will still have some shine to them & they won't be too dark to see, but I think it will look better.
4. If Bat makes the full smoked P5 tails, I would consider those (pending some pics of them on another P5) in order to eliminate all red from the exterior (except for 3rd brake light LED, but that's fine).
5. Smoked license plate cover...I think I already recommended this before & you mentioned legal concerns, so maybe just for shows.
Other than those 5 things, I really can't think of anything else I'd do other than change the wheels if you had the opportunity to get some really $$ ones. I like your Konigs, but I'm sure you understand what I mean.
Great job Matthew...I love watching the progression of your car. (2thumbs)
1. I agree with the whole grille thing (paint, relocate, no mesh).
2. The roll call looks great...I'm glad you went stealth with something.
3. I said stick with amber bumper lenses before, but clear looks fine too (more uniform).
Now these are just my opinions, but I hate the look of chrome/silver & I'm trying to eliminate all of it from the exterior of my car. If I had your car, I would do the same thing, but I'll at least give you leeway with your wheels (I'm getting flat black).
1. I said it before & I still believe that you should paint your FMIC black. You will still be able to tell that you have one because of the end tanks, but it will look a lot better IMO.
2. Bat's smoked fog overlays (previously discussed, $10, do it now, nuff said)
3. I would paint your rear emblems a satin black. They will still have some shine to them & they won't be too dark to see, but I think it will look better.
4. If Bat makes the full smoked P5 tails, I would consider those (pending some pics of them on another P5) in order to eliminate all red from the exterior (except for 3rd brake light LED, but that's fine).
5. Smoked license plate cover...I think I already recommended this before & you mentioned legal concerns, so maybe just for shows.
Other than those 5 things, I really can't think of anything else I'd do other than change the wheels if you had the opportunity to get some really $$ ones. I like your Konigs, but I'm sure you understand what I mean.
Great job Matthew...I love watching the progression of your car. (2thumbs)
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- '16 CX-9 GT
aww i love the car looks awsome
thanks again lol...
1. I said it before & I still believe that you should paint your FMIC black. You will still be able to tell that you have one because of the end tanks, but it will look a lot better IMO. - i dunno i kinda like the look...otherwise if i wanted to be more stealth about it i would just put the grille back on, though i DO need to paint the clamps on the hoses at the end tanks. there is something about not wanting to be confused with a ricer..i dunno
2. Bat's smoked fog overlays (previously discussed, $10, do it now, nuff said) - i dont like the fact that he wont accept paypal or CC...i dont feel like writing a damn check for that matter...i know its lazy, but i have limited checks simply because i never use them anymore. every single bill i have either comes directly off of my debit card, bank account, or paycheck. he needs to get with the times if he wants my money.
3. I would paint your rear emblems a satin black. They will still have some shine to them & they won't be too dark to see, but I think it will look better. - i have considered this, and will probably be doing this sometime soon...it will match better with my theme, i just hate painting s*** because no matter how hard i try or take my time doing it, it still seems to flake after awhile.
4. If Bat makes the full smoked P5 tails, I would consider those (pending some pics of them on another P5) in order to eliminate all red from the exterior (except for 3rd brake light LED, but that's fine). - i dont see pics on his site for the full smoked tails, and everything ive seen so far for any protege with the tails period, smoked or otherwise, is ******* disgusting. it almost looks like those GTO black plastic covers people used to put on tailights and headlights.
5. Smoked license plate cover...I think I already recommended this before & you mentioned legal concerns, so maybe just for shows. - valid point, but yea i had a smoked cover for about two weeks and i got pulled over 3 times (thankfully no tickets). also, at shows i remove my plate and put it in the window and i then place my authentic JDM license plate, which is too big for any of the smoked s*** they sell.
1. I said it before & I still believe that you should paint your FMIC black. You will still be able to tell that you have one because of the end tanks, but it will look a lot better IMO. - i dunno i kinda like the look...otherwise if i wanted to be more stealth about it i would just put the grille back on, though i DO need to paint the clamps on the hoses at the end tanks. there is something about not wanting to be confused with a ricer..i dunno
2. Bat's smoked fog overlays (previously discussed, $10, do it now, nuff said) - i dont like the fact that he wont accept paypal or CC...i dont feel like writing a damn check for that matter...i know its lazy, but i have limited checks simply because i never use them anymore. every single bill i have either comes directly off of my debit card, bank account, or paycheck. he needs to get with the times if he wants my money.
3. I would paint your rear emblems a satin black. They will still have some shine to them & they won't be too dark to see, but I think it will look better. - i have considered this, and will probably be doing this sometime soon...it will match better with my theme, i just hate painting s*** because no matter how hard i try or take my time doing it, it still seems to flake after awhile.
4. If Bat makes the full smoked P5 tails, I would consider those (pending some pics of them on another P5) in order to eliminate all red from the exterior (except for 3rd brake light LED, but that's fine). - i dont see pics on his site for the full smoked tails, and everything ive seen so far for any protege with the tails period, smoked or otherwise, is ******* disgusting. it almost looks like those GTO black plastic covers people used to put on tailights and headlights.
5. Smoked license plate cover...I think I already recommended this before & you mentioned legal concerns, so maybe just for shows. - valid point, but yea i had a smoked cover for about two weeks and i got pulled over 3 times (thankfully no tickets). also, at shows i remove my plate and put it in the window and i then place my authentic JDM license plate, which is too big for any of the smoked s*** they sell.
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- 2006 Shadow Blue GLI
How about painting the outlining of the intercooler to match the car?
