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Topic subjectUndergoing body work soon...what should I do??
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76734, Undergoing body work soon...what should I do??
Posted by FlyinEsi, Sep-09-04 04:46 AM
If you guys remember, I had a battery explode under my hood and the battery place is making a verdict on if I get any kind of compensation for this or not. If they do, I have quite a bit of money coming my way and I have some options for what I can do...obviously I need to replace everything that is damaged, but here is what I was thinking of doing on top of all the repairs

-Paint Center tail light section
-Fix dent on passenger side fender and repaint

Should I??

1) Skip fixing the hood and use the money to help purchase a carbon fiber hood??
2) Replace front bumper (that is all messed up) with a brand new one and have it painted??
3) Go wingless, holes filled, and repainted??

Lemme know what you think

On a side note: I'm thinking about painting my calipers, should I go with 1) Red, 2) Black, 3) Paint match to car
76735, RE: Undergoing body work soon...what should I do??
Posted by berightback, Sep-09-04 04:47 AM
get the CF hood
76745, RE: Undergoing body work soon...what should I do??
Posted by invaznGST, Sep-09-04 07:10 AM
keep the turbo wing
get a cf hood
get gunmetal rims w/polished lip to match cf hood
paint center taillight piece
what's with the front bumper?
76746, RE: Undergoing body work soon...what should I do??
Posted by scirio, Sep-09-04 07:25 AM
Shave the damn antenna. I would have done when I got my paint done but I thought it was 100% necessary to have one there. But fuck I never even reconnected that shit and I get every station I used to.
76747, RE: Undergoing body work soon...what should I do??
Posted by Super20G, Sep-09-04 08:16 AM
exactly, hehe... shaved mine... MUCH cleaner
76749, RE: Undergoing body work soon...what should I do??
Posted by FlyinEsi, Sep-09-04 08:45 AM
Originally posted by invaznGST
keep the turbo wing get a cf hood get gunmetal rims w/polished lip to match cf hood paint center taillight piece what's with the front bumper?


I'm leaning towards the CF hood too, but the rims just isn't going to happen, I just spent $1200 on the rims I have. Hypersilver is going to have to be close enough to gunmetal for a few years.

Shaving the antenna isn't going to happen unless I lose the wing, I'm not going to get the hatch repainted just to get rid of the antenna.

The front bumper is warped from the Greddy FMIC not being trimmed before I got the car. Permanently warped, it pisses me off.

I think I'm prolly going to get the front fixed first rather than spend money to fix a hood that is perfectly fine.
76755, RE: Undergoing body work soon...what should I do??
Posted by flamineclipse, Sep-09-04 09:47 AM
New bumer
Paint calipers red
shave the center section
KEEP THE WING!!
IMO


BTW I love your car, keep up the good work.



Oh, you don't like altezza's? Too bad, your gonna get a good look at mine.
76756, RE: Undergoing body work soon...what should I do??
Posted by Steve, Sep-09-04 10:21 AM
dude dont change anything your car is my favorite on the board....out of the eclipse'
76757, RE: Undergoing body work soon...what should I do??
Posted by FlyinEsi, Sep-09-04 11:03 AM
Originally posted by Steve
dude dont change anything your car is my favorite on the board....out of the eclipse'


Thanks! Minor changes have already, and need to be changed. My corners are now clear and new foglights, just haven't gotten any new pictures yet, I really want the center tail piece painted and matched to the car, professionally, part of the car is getting painted anyway, so why not. Only costing me like an extra $35 to get it done.

The front bumper needs to be replaced and retrimmed to fit the FMIC.

I'm also working on a possible sponsor, but that is a surprise.