Picking up the painted bumper on Friday from the shop, and I'll be getting the rest of the bumper parts from Subaru. I have 3M clear vinyl to protect the Vland headlights and vertical DRLs.
I also have been working on my emblems. I got these custom badges made by Pete on Instagram a while back. I decided to go with a different color scheme. The red vinyl is fading, and the paint was chipping. I figured I could do a better paint job, but I have considered powder coating them too. In the end, I decided to repaint them myself.
I sanded about 3mm off the bottom of the badges, so they sit more flush with the car. I will be putting a recessed plate on the back covered in black carbon fiber vinyl, and I will be painted the emblems a solid gunmetal grey, except for the top of the Harrop 'H', which will be getting a red treatment. Finally, I will be embedding the emblem in clear epoxy resin, so the finish is preserved, and so the emblems are easy to clean and look stock. I will cover the emblems with vinyl to double down on UV protection, so they don't get yellow, even though the resin will have it. I'll be using the resin on the steering wheel badge too.
