Any one got any ideas on what i can do to my car?

jakey106 · Post by **jakey106** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:05 pm

Ok i have lost my license for 3 months and i plan to do some work to my car at the moment i plan to get seat covers from max, Put in the angel eyes i got for it, Finish of the boot install, Buy a new front bar, Pain the centre consol those are some of my plans.. So any any one ealse got any idea what i can do?
Ow and by the way when painting the dash i was wondering if the paint would stick properly to the rubber part where the time and battery gauges are?

MissxFTO · Post by **MissxFTO** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:09 pm

get your interior professionaly painted.. thats my suggestion. long live 2pac paint i say

as for other mods why not look into doing some engine mods? or even jazzing up your engine bay with a nice polished intake manifold & rocker cover. Your prefered colour of spark plug leads, hoses etc..

or go the whole 9 yards and go crazy on RPW with some performance mods!!

manofwood · Post by **manofwood** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:35 pm

tint your taillights and blinkers, i did that, i'd show you a photo but my phone doesnt want to link to computer

jakey106 · Post by **jakey106** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:53 pm

MissxFTO wrote:get your interior professionaly painted.. thats my suggestion. long live 2pac paint i say

as for other mods why not look into doing some engine mods? or even jazzing up your engine bay with a nice polished intake manifold & rocker cover. Your prefered colour of spark plug leads, hoses etc..

or go the whole 9 yards and go crazy on RPW with some performance mods!!

That would cost heaps getting it profesionaly painted wouldnt it?

How did u tint your tail lights and aint that illegal? But i spose what isnt illegal these days

Grue · Post by **Grue** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:01 pm

I like the engine bay idea. Recon that if she's going to be sat there not moving, then have the intake manifold on your lap every night when u watch tv/film, and just keep rubbing!

Suspension need doing? Could take it slow that way, bit by bit.

Paint calipers and brake hubs? Find a nice handbrake cover and leather boot?

Just all the little bits you never get around to doing when you're driving her i spose... stare at her for long enough and doubt you'll run out of ideas!

jakey106 · Post by **jakey106** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:18 pm

true is there a diy on doing the intake manifold? ive tryed lookin but cant find one

Storm · Post by **Storm** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:26 pm

Try FTOOC UK for a guide to manifold polishing. Us poms are always rubbing away at something

jakey106 · Post by **jakey106** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:58 pm

Storm wrote:Try FTOOC UK for a guide to manifold polishing. Us poms are always rubbing away at something

Cheers lol dont want to know what else they like rubing

manofwood · Post by **manofwood** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 8:35 am

http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... ght=polish

i tinted the lenses from the inside, the cops wouldnt even know the difference coz it doesnt look like a backyard job with the 'satin look' from the outside.
its annoying to get to though, took me 2 hrs of carefully heating with a heat gun to loosen the glue, and used nightshade spray tint ($17 from autobarn). $17 is a lot cheaper than $600 from project F. i'll try to get photos up soon.

MissxFTO · Post by **MissxFTO** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 2:27 pm

getting your whole dash and accessories would cost a bit not to much.. If you just want your battery and clock surrounds, stereo, dial surrounds vents etc done maybe.. it wouldnt cost as much as you would think.. 2pac isnt that expensive in standard colours!

give someone close a call and grab a quote.

Sammi

Post by **Supplanter** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 3:30 pm

Bright pink vinyl spots

You know you want to

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:06 pm

I'm not sure how you would go painting rubber ... never tried it .. but I would say that if it bends the paint will crack off... so you might be able to do it as long as you can put it back on without bending it..

I'm going to be painting the dial surrounds in the dash when I put my new gauges in, just make sure that when you're painting things (esp plastic), prep everything properly - that means cleaning with some prepsol or wax & grease remover, at least 1 coat of primer & possibly some light sanding, paint & then a clear coat if needed.
Also if you decide to paint things, go easy on how thick you spray each coat... start off with very lights coats ... When you get the hang of it you'll be able to gauge how thick you can spray without causing the paint to run .. but even then you're better off to make the first couple of coats very light. Don't rush it, leave each coat enough time to dry properly & don't spray too heavily or you iwll have probs

Check the FTOOC forums for other bits & pieces that you can paint in the engine bay as well

They have loads of photo's & guides on it
To give you some ideas ... any of the plastic engine covers / fuse box covers, hoses (don't look as good IMO - better off replacing with coloured hoses) engine mounts, radiator, radiator fans, plugs, manifold, throttle body..

manofwood · Post by **manofwood** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:12 pm

anodize/ powdercoat your wheelsnuts to a secondary colour on the car. i'm doing that, blue to go with verion R seats