 A few goodies for the celica, pics |
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 Jun 17, 2005 - 3:07 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Nov 29, '04 Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%)  |
Just a couple little things here and there for the celica.
Painted interior trim silver. Prepped with liquid sandpaper, used 4 coats of paint, and 3 coats of clear coat.  Custom CAI (thanks to urbandork's how-to). Routed to fender, required some cutting becuase they sent me the 3" pipes which were a little too big. This thing completely changes the sound of the car. It's friggin mean! (yes I know my engine bay is filthy, so please don't tell me to clean it)  TRD decal for hatch window  Alpine CDA-9853 Glide-Touch head unit.  Next up will be some 18" Exels. -Josh |
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Jun 17, 2005 - 3:16 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 21, '04 From New York City Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
nice. very clean..exterior wise lol... well my engine bay ain't any cleaner than yours man so can't comment on yours lol. nice job on the CAI. looks good. i like the TRD decal too..
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Jun 17, 2005 - 3:55 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From San Juan, PR Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
Looks good but for me, decals are pointless, especially in a slow car.
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Jun 17, 2005 - 4:04 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 17, '03 From Bloomington, Indiana Currently Offline Reputation: 62 (98%) |
i like the painted inserts and cai
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Jun 17, 2005 - 4:07 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 6, '05 From PA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
I'm glad you did the inserts right, with the prep/paint/clear coat. It scratches off fast if you don't do it right. Nice job, looks great!
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Jun 17, 2005 - 4:31 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 17, '03 From Bloomington, Indiana Currently Offline Reputation: 62 (98%) |
How do you do it "right" cuz I'll be doing the same thing
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Jun 17, 2005 - 4:33 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 6, '05 From PA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
Sand, Paint at least three coats and use clear coat. I don't have my interior painted but I did it for a friend about 18 months ago and it still looks great.
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Jun 17, 2005 - 4:35 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 17, '03 From Bloomington, Indiana Currently Offline Reputation: 62 (98%) |
How much sanding do you need to do?
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Jun 17, 2005 - 4:36 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 6, '05 From PA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
Enough so the paint will stick, try like a 300 grit.
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Jun 17, 2005 - 4:38 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 17, '03 From Bloomington, Indiana Currently Offline Reputation: 62 (98%) |
Thanks man
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Jun 17, 2005 - 4:39 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 6, '05 From PA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
No problem, Good luck!
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Jun 17, 2005 - 4:41 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 9, '05 From Under the car Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Nice job man....inspired me to get of my lazy butt & paint the interior bits of my car, been meaning to do it for ages, looks good, now I know its the right direction to take.
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Jun 17, 2005 - 10:18 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 27, '02 From Charlotte, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
nice job it looks good
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Jun 18, 2005 - 1:33 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 13, '02 From So Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
looks good! =D
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Jun 19, 2005 - 3:31 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 29, '04 Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
Thanks for the compliments
. As far as the decal/slow-car comment, the rear just looked bland and I think that it looks nice. Plus, it's not gonna be a slow car for too long  . I'll get a night pic of the alpine, it looks soo nice.-Josh |
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Jun 19, 2005 - 5:34 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 28, '03 From Bloomington, IN Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Don't buy exels. I hate mine. Get some 5zigens, their reasonably priced and quality
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Jun 20, 2005 - 3:29 AM
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QUOTE(Insanity-74 @ Jun 17, 2005 - 4:41 PM) Nice job man....inspired me to get of my lazy butt & paint the interior bits of my car, been meaning to do it for ages, looks good, now I know its the right direction to take. [right][snapback]300682[/snapback][/right] ok mate, so we need to brighten up the inside of the standard car ! you where going to colour code it to the car colour ? you've got a '4' there mate so you need subtle not in your face IMO, just my two cents worth... gt driffter....... i like what you've done to your car, it look nicely done, good quality work, just a bit too bright IMO for our cars but it looks good all the same keep going fella..
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Jun 20, 2005 - 11:12 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 23, '04 From Meridian, MS Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
QUOTE(OOBE @ Jun 17, 2005 - 8:55 PM) Looks good but for me, decals are pointless, especially in a slow car. [right][snapback]300622[/snapback][/right] dude pay attention, I know you have a ST and it is slow, but it says he has GT4, these are not slow in case you didn't know -------------------- |
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Jun 20, 2005 - 12:03 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 1, '04 From Louisville, KY Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(celicaracer18 @ Jun 20, 2005 - 12:12 PM) QUOTE(OOBE @ Jun 17, 2005 - 8:55 PM) Looks good but for me, decals are pointless, especially in a slow car. [right][snapback]300622[/snapback][/right] dude pay attention, I know you have a ST and it is slow, but it says he has GT4, these are not slow in case you didn't know [right][snapback]301689[/snapback][/right] just so you know, no it doesn't...it's just a GT |
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