WOW! Fitting a HKS Super Power Flow Air Filter

Cohn · Post by **Cohn** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:59 pm

haha yea that's the one bud...

Anyway, nice FTO you have there. It looks as good as new. When i saw it the rear bumper was cracked right across the middle, he probably replaced it.

RT · Post by RT » Wed Aug 18, 2004 6:48 pm

hey Akumi.......did u get your car resprayed to yellow or you've the original SE FTO? coz I don't see the badge on the side...

akumi · Post by **akumi** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 6:55 pm

Came original yellow, but it was resprayed yellow again, i can tell the slight difference.

DZYRME · Post by **DZYRME** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 7:01 pm

akumi wrote:hahahaha it's called APRON? car accesories had soo many different names hahaha, sorry first time i've heard apron for cars hahaha. well yeah it does look like one.

Car Accessories are like womens clothes. You have Side "Skirts", "Aprons" and Car "Bras"

akumi · Post by **akumi** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 7:02 pm

As for the stickers, i actually kinda like it without stickers, too much decals to me makes the car too complicated. hahaha. dats just me

akumi · Post by **akumi** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 7:11 pm

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/659231

dats all the pics there, will try to take more.

RT · Post by RT » Thu Aug 19, 2004 12:20 am

Yeah......mines getting abit dull in daytime.........But the mine still looks alright at night though........just needs to mod it up....

How much did it cost you to respray it?

akumi · Post by **akumi** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 12:54 am

not sure, coz when i got it, it was already resprayed and touched up.

wildfaye · Post by **wildfaye** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 1:06 am

hey akumi,

where did u get that rear buttom bumper lip from? very nice...

wildfaye · Post by **wildfaye** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 1:14 am

opps, i shld have read the eariler part of the thread...

akumi · Post by **akumi** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 1:29 am

Here's a clearer pic of the rear apron, noticed that the FTO logo is sprayed over yellow. Wildfaye, those were there when i got the car.

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 1:29 am

So what colour was the car originally?

akumi · Post by **akumi** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 1:39 am

Dandelion Yellow was it's original colour. Most panel was resprayed to another shade of yellow but yeah, still yellow.

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 1:49 am

Don't take this the wrong way, but are you sure about that?

If that's the case then you've got one of the special edition models, and while I like the look of your car, it probably would be more valuable if it had been kept in its original condition including special edition badging etc. as these were released in limited numbers.

I know some people have simply resprayed their cars because the yellow looks great, without being a special edition model.

akumi · Post by **akumi** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 2:32 am

Hi Ruchi, to satisfy my own curiousity, i just open the bonnet to check the colour code and it was y77 on the plate which corresponds to dandelion yellow. So are all yellow fto special editions or just some? I'm getting more curious about it now hahaha.

Leigh · Post by **Leigh** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:27 am

Yep!

All "limited edition" FTO's came in yellow.

None of the other models came in yellow.

Limited edition, you have!

akumi · Post by **akumi** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:37 am

so Leigh, any difference between the standard fto and the limited edition? Any website dat has the list of difference?

Post by **smorison** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 8:51 am

akumi wrote:so Leigh, any difference between the standard fto and the limited edition? Any website dat has the list of difference?

LSD
upgraded suspension (from memory)
umm....
you're supposed to have badges on the "C" pillar outside saying car of the year...

there is a list of differences somewhere

Guni_GuGu · Post by **Guni_GuGu** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 11:29 am

YOU PIECE OF sh*t AKUMI!!! YOU DIDN"T EVEN KNOW AS WELL!!!!

ARGH!!! I'm SOOOOO JEALOUS!#?!!!!

You basically got a GPX, ie, folding mirrors and climate control sh*t, rite? with the better suspension, and oh my.. LSD oh and ABS!!!!! It's like imo the ULTIMATE FTO!!!!

You car should also have a car of the year badge/sticker on the side.
Did you import her yourself?? Or buy it here in Aus?

I'm SOOO JEALOUS!!! I'm just gonna re-spray my car yellow, like yours, and swap cars with you, you won't even notice!! :p

I remember when I was looking to buying an FTO, I saw this yellow one for sale, which I thought was a SE version, and I was going to rob him hard!!!! but it turned out, it was actually a GR which he re-sprayed, and he was tryign to rob me :p

Once again, so jealous!!!

Post by **smorison** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 11:58 am

the limited edition is basically the GPvR with climate control from memory