My car - pimped and back on the road

HiRAEdd · Post by **HiRAEdd** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:33 pm

Thanks all! I'm really pleased with the result. Just like when I first got her, I found myself going out just to look at her

I'll shed a tear if and when it comes time to sell her later this year.

mosti wrote: Just out of curiosity, how much did you pay for the bonnet and how much for the front bumper?

As it was an insurance claim, I'm not 100% on the individual prices. The bonnet came from Carmate (http://carmate.com/product_details.php? ... FTO95ABBON) so would have cost around $545.95. All I can tell you about the front bar was it was less than $755 which was the price of a brand new, stock front bar.

As for the side skirts. I'm still confused as to what I should do there. I want something understated and I want something that won't need me to add a new bar to the back of the car. So something that sweeps up slightly from front to rear would be good. I got the following photos from DMD The Image but none of them really help me much in my decision.

This one sweeps up way too high at the back and it's just too "busy" for what I want.

This one is probably pretty close but I can't tell what the rear bar is like, if it's custom or stock.

The larger image looks like crap. The smaller top left image looks like it could be similar to the previous photo but once again, I can't see what the back of the car is like.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

xj265 · Post by **xj265** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:05 pm

ahhhh simon's car!!!

the back of the 2nd FTO. the silver 1 has a veilside kit, also has a veilside rear, the one that looks like its missing half the rear end imo

http://www.completefto.com.au/CompleteFTO.asp?hid=211

For side skirts maybe D Cautro they would probably be the next easiest to get. apart from thats i all i can think of

http://www.completefto.com.au/Modules/P ... 0&pid=1965

EDIT: maybe you could cut the D Cautro side skirts down like 'ULIKE's FTO

http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... temId=3367

Post by **I8A4RE** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:41 am

HEY WTF, were did you get that picture of my car????

That must be old I still had the factory rims and orange indicators lol

Sophia · Post by **Sophia** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:06 am

Congrat!! Looks amazing

makes me think of how slack I have been with mine... thanks for the wake up call to get back into it

HiRAEdd · Post by **HiRAEdd** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:58 pm

I8A4RE wrote:HEY WTF, were did you get that picture of my car????

DMD The Image sent it over to me cause I requested better pics of side skirt options.

So far nothing is jumping out at me. May end up just leaving the side skirts as is for a while and letting it grow on me.

Post by **I8A4RE** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:37 pm

Dude you need some tough looking side skirts to go with that bonnet

HiRAEdd · Post by **HiRAEdd** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:21 pm

I8A4RE wrote:Dude you need some tough looking side skirts to go with that bonnet

I don't mind this: http://www.carmate.com/product_details. ... TFTO95CMSS

But I'd also need to get this: http://www.carmate.com/product_details. ... FTO95CM2RA

xj265 · Post by **xj265** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 6:04 pm

holy CRAP!!

you have project f lights, where did you get those babies from?

HiRAEdd · Post by **HiRAEdd** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:15 pm

xj265 wrote:holy CRAP!! you have project f lights, where did you get those babies from?

Got from the UK via Ebay. Very expensive and as good as they look, not sure they were worth the trouble.