high school car show update!, For all of you who gave me ideas. Options

[jt_3212]

Alright guys got some mods done on the car. I used your guys' opinion on doing some painting i do like the look. I added the clear "euro" style side markers and blinkers, plus added some blue interior lights in the trunk and rear speaker compartment. Since some of asked for some pics here they are. but keep in mind i live in colorado where its 70 degrees one day and snowing the next. so my car is not the cleanest it could be. let me know what you think! still got some engine bay painting to do.

[purplegt4]

A PENNY!!

hehe sike

nice! what you use to paint the dash inserts? any close ups?

[mikecelica]

Looks good, where'd you get the side marker and turn signals?

[Tigawoods]

looks like u have been busy. looks good. i couldnt think of any last minute things other than painting the rims black or sumthin. other than that make sure the car is fully detailed

[jt_3212]

Yeah i actually just used some dash paint that i got at auto zone for like 5 bucks. and i got the blinkers and side markers from ebay actually. they still might have some for sale. being from ebay i was a little worried because i like to see them in person before i buy them but i was very impressed with the quality of it. but i'll definately make sure to get it all detailed for the show. haha and i'll try and get some close ups of the dash up like tomorrow or soon for you guys.

[j0e_p3t]

looks good. are those seat covers or reupholstery?

[D-Man]

FLOOR MATTS!! I TOLD YOU FLOOR MATTS!! AAAARRRGGGHHH!!!

lol

JK!!

Looks good! i like the blue lights in the trunk, nice accent. Now you just need FLOOR-MATTS!! to make the color blend. Good luck with your show. Remember to take stink bombs, chalk, and varrious other hide-able defacing items with you, so when somebody shows up in "Daddy's Vette", you'll know what to do

and go ahead and do some homework here: http://www.bored.com/pranksite/cate16/VehiclePranks.html

Better make that Celica #1 (no matter what you have to do jk-jk!!)

[DEATH]

Damn man - nice job. I really didn't think it would turn out so nice seeing as you are a first time modder. Think what you could do if you had the budget some of these other guys do
Sidenote - Where did you get those seat covers and do they come in red? I need some for a temporary fix until I get around to doing the interior restoration.
Thanks in advance.

BTW - If you still have tme before the show I'd take some time to hide the amp and stealth the sub a bit. It's not the biggest, meanest system likely to be there but with some stealth you could make it stand out from the rest of the bare box in trunk guys
Nice lighting in there BTW2

This post has been edited by DEATH: Apr 9, 2008 - 9:37 AM

[D-Man]

BTW - If you still have tme before the show I'd take some time to hide the amp and stealth the sub a bit. It's not the biggest meanest system likely to be there but with some stealth you could make it stand out from the rest of the bar box in trunk guys

even if he just painted his wooden pannel, it'd be niceer.

and wash/armoral/wax the SH!T out of that car!!

This post has been edited by D-Man: Apr 9, 2008 - 9:51 AM

[jt_3212]

Hey thanks guys. I was definately going to paint the wood on the amp rack but what should i do to stealth the rest? and to let you know, they are seat covers that i got at advanced auto parts and i did see some in red while i was there so i dont know if you could find those same ones but i'm pretty happy with them. i appreciate all the compliments and i'll keep you posted on some more stuff that i might do.

[xs94st]

since you dont have too much time, you should make a quick box (out of whatever you got cardboard, plastic, etc) and cut it so that there is a window where you can make your own window with a clear/frosted plastic. find some black fabric to cover the box with and just make a lil casing like that for now until you can fab another one. maybe add some lightage to the amp as well as the woofer good work man, looks pretty nice

oh, and use the same fabric to wrap the woofer, just remove the grill and cut it accordingly and then place the grill back on

[zero07]

Good job, its looking great!

[96ST206]

not my cup of tea, but hey to each his own

This post has been edited by 96ST206: Apr 18, 2008 - 2:05 PM

[D-Man]

hey, whatever happened with this? Did you do well? like get a trophy or something? beat up any rich kids for showing up in mommy's porche? Get any hot dates?

Because you should atleast have picked up a few girls for that ride

[6_GEN]

Imagine if that blue was silver or grey....now that would be a lot nicer.

But not too bad as it is.Its just too much contrast

My 2 pesos lol

[Akimbo]

BTW - If you still have tme before the show I'd take some time to hide the amp and stealth the sub a bit. It's not the biggest meanest system likely to be there but with some stealth you could make it stand out from the rest of the bar box in trunk guys

even if he just painted his wooden pannel, it'd be niceer.

and wash/armoral/wax the SH!T out of that car!!

Don't use Armor All on anything interior-wise. Meguire's makes a great interior spray that comes in a red bottle. It's specifically made for vinyl and plastic. Use that. Armor All should be only used for tires at best.

[jt_3212]

If i did it again, i would probably do silver or grey in the interior.haha but i chose blue strictly because that was my lighting scheme and it fit. but hey i'm pretty happy with it. And the car show got pushed back to May 8th so i'll let you know how it goes. But for some more updates, i bought some used 17" rims (so much for my $100 budget lol) and took some close up pictures for those of you who wanted them. So here is some more. Let me know what you think. and i'll keep that Meguire stuff in mind when i go to clean it.







The color is a little lighter in the picture because its in the sun

[stevest202]

the rims look nice just finished it off great

[95CelicaST]

Why didn't you take out/ tape off your clock when you painted the dash? The overspray looks horrible.

[jt_3212]

Why didn't you take out/ tape off your clock when you painted the dash? The overspray looks horrible.

Not shy on that comment.lol but i did tape it off but as i was spraying the buttons on the clock caused the taped to pop up allowing some of the spray to get under it. And yeah i was a little pissed when i first saw it but then i didn't care. i'm not a proffesional, i understand that and this was the first time i'd done anything of the sort. and really the pic looks alot worse than it is. it turned out suprisingly even giving it a "unique" look, if you want to call it that. i've come to terms with it and it really doesn't bother me.