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2nd gen's would be better w/o bumper trim

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Old 11-14-03 | 12:55 PM
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thanks guys for all the comments, i'm not sure how much weight the bondo added on, and i dont have the t2 rims any more, my friend sold em. i wish i had bought em, but when i had my job, i spent money on random ****. i also forgot to mention that my car has wings west side skirts that are molded in as well. and for the most part, the body work was done on the car while it was the champagne color. then we got uh oh better get maaco paint job. i'm thinkin about repainting it black, or getting another color. i didnt think any one else had their side moldings filled in like mine...nice car airbrush1
Old 11-14-03 | 05:19 PM
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Uhhh... I prefer the s5 body color moldings.
I agree. Although the all-black sleek look is kinda cool with Uneek's car...
Old 11-14-03 | 10:19 PM
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it would obviously make a huge difference in the appearance of your 7 if you filled in the moldings, but if you wanted to give your car more of a non 80ish look without having to do all that work you could just paint the molding the same color of your car, I did it to my car and it looks really good. Just some advice
Old 11-14-03 | 10:59 PM
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Hey Uneek that car is hard. the WW skirts help too. I don't like much recent WW stuff, but your skirts are hot. I imagine it with fatter back tires and drool.
Old 11-15-03 | 03:32 PM
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Originally posted by JongepRX7
it would obviously make a huge difference in the appearance of your 7 if you filled in the moldings, but if you wanted to give your car more of a non 80ish look without having to do all that work you could just paint the molding the same color of your car, I did it to my car and it looks really good. Just some advice
correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the s5's were all same color anyway?? I thought it was only s4 that had black-only moldings
Old 11-15-03 | 03:33 PM
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Originally posted by hpram99
correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the s5's were all same color anyway?? I thought it was only s4 that had black-only moldings
Yes, you are correct.
Old 11-30-03 | 12:19 PM
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Looks pretty nice, man

Slap a small spoiler on that bad boy
Old 11-30-03 | 01:37 PM
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hmmmmm what was involved and how much was the cost to getting them filled in?
Old 12-01-03 | 01:31 PM
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Dude your car is hot! Quick question, what's with the rectangular hole in the top right corner of your hood?
Old 12-01-03 | 02:02 PM
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Nah, I prefer w/ moldings.
Old 12-05-03 | 02:51 PM
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Originally posted by Zero Cylinder
hmmmmm what was involved and how much was the cost to getting them filled in?
well...nothing on my part was involved. i bought the car with the moldings already filled in. my friend filled it in with bondo.
Old 12-05-03 | 02:53 PM
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Dude your car is hot! Quick question, what's with the rectangular hole in the top right corner of your hood?
thanks man, well when i first bought the car from my friend, he made a lot of customized mods, the intake manifold was made shorter, i have a K&N air filter in, and theres no more intake tube, the filter is just straight to the manifold. i have a picture around here..but i dunno if i can find it...i'll post it when i can
Old 12-05-03 | 05:15 PM
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that is nice!!! I was planning to do that to my vert for a long time but was having second thoughts after seeing a yellow one like that but in all black it is just flat out sexy! I'm gonna do it.
Old 12-05-03 | 05:15 PM
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that is nice!!! I was planning to do that to my vert for a long time but was having second thoughts after seeing a yellow one like that but in all black it is just flat out sexy! I'm gonna do it.
Old 12-05-03 | 05:15 PM
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that is nice!!! I was planning to do that to my vert for a long time but was having second thoughts after seeing a yellow one like that but in all black it is just flat out sexy! I'm gonna do it.
Old 04-24-07 | 02:19 PM
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I want to know if there are any pics still around of this mod (smoothed panels instead of the trim on the S4 and S5 models).
Old 04-24-07 | 06:56 PM
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Something like this is what I'm talking about:


Anyone have any other pics?
Old 04-24-07 | 07:00 PM
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damn that shyt is hot a front lip on that bumper and the thing would look amazing
Old 04-25-07 | 12:00 PM
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So I spent a LONG, LONG TIME going through each of 99 pages on the FC3S pic thread JUST to find a handful of doors that look much like what I want to do. The first ones are most like what I'd like to do (I want to do the bumpers though, too).


Did I fool anyone? This is the original:


And my version for posterity:


And I want to fab my own lambo door hinges (and don't say 'just buy some' because they're insanely expensive).
Old 04-25-07 | 12:02 PM
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I'm posting the other 'almosts' so I don't feel like all my effort was completely wasted:
Old 04-25-07 | 12:31 PM
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With some of the angles of the shots and minus the headlights, they really remind me of the mid-90's celica front. Its probably just me.
Old 04-25-07 | 12:53 PM
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heres mine...still a work in progress. i think im gonna put the s5 mouldings back on (i got new fenders) and probably the very rear moulding.

Old 04-25-07 | 01:54 PM
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not a fan. I love 80's style and If I didn't want it I wouldn ot have bought my 80s mobile. I think it takes away from the zngular look of the car. It's still a wedge but it's just super smooth and no contrast. It might look better in person.
Old 04-25-07 | 02:00 PM
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I bought my car all custom with no trim and everything was molded on so you dont see the lines on the bumper and ect. I think it looks much better if you have the right parts on there. Dont get me wrong the trim still makes the car look good I just like smooth and sexy.
Old 04-25-07 | 02:01 PM
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Also had shaved door handles and variours stuff so mines alittle different then most others. I wish i had the body finished then I could show everyone what I mean.



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