[update 10/18/2015] shigexile's Preface SS-Four Options

[Shigexile]

First i wanna say thank you to Martin (Malpaso) for his support. I had plans of doing this before but never had the funding and a problem with the seller in UK for a long time. And then Martin completed his SS-Four bumper and by looking at his pictures, it solved all the probems i initially had. Thank you Martin, you the man!

So i finally got the bumper from UK after many complaining and off i go to the body shop where i used to work during the summer






I got paint and body stuff for a cheap price since i was their best prep guy they had

For some reason, the grill didn't lineup perfectly... but not noticeable

The things i still need to do (exterior wise):
1. Paint the bumper "teeth" back to black
2. Paint my UK splitters silver
3. Exchange the high beams seal because i "accidentally" painted over them
4. Put the rear ss-III splitters on after paint
5. Getting my rims in about a month or so (and tires)









Do you think i should paint the bumper "teeth" back to black? I'm kinda getting used to it being painted...

C&C welcomed

This post has been edited by Shigexile: Oct 18, 2015 - 12:54 AM

[Shigexile]

finally had time to paint my rear SS3's

I ordered 199 paint online


sanded down original paint, then primer and paint


clear coat and baking stage
at least 3-4 layers of clear coat but the reflection was sharp enough

you can see the reflection of the heater, good enough for me

due to the bolts that hold these in the rear snapped on me, i used double sided automotive tape.
taking off the old double sided tape was a hassle but finally got it off


from the rear


I need to do something about the duck tail... its not a perfect fit so its lifting up on some parts... double sided tape or epoxy i guess

The color was a perfect match for my rear bumper but not so much with the rear fenders.
As some of you may know, i have a total of 6 different celica's body parts on my car so i have about 4 different shades of silver.
But don't worry, i will be going lexus silver or black in the future so until then, this will have to do.