WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR FRS TODAY?

[Kuzuri]

Just ordered some 25mm spacers for my stockies since I can't afford new wheels yet... Id like to stay with a square setup, but i probably will go with 20mm for the fronts... well see

[Cade01]

Originally Posted by BbOuLoSs

thanks. yeah i know, ive been trying to figure out what to do. I like those center caps but i want to cover up the VW with a scion emblem. the best thing i could come up with is a custom vinyl sticker. I wish i could buy new center caps that say scion but those center caps are specially made for those wheels. they screw on.

suggestions would be appreciated

Can't you just get BBS center caps that look the same but say BBS in the center?

[oso_25]

Got my Works drop in filter and I plasti dip my engine cover but that was a week ago and forgot to post a picture of it lol

[Cade01]

Originally Posted by oso_25

Got my Works drop in filter and I plasti dip my engine cover but that was a week ago and forgot to post a picture of it lol

That looks a lot like mine I just used VHT Wrinkle Red instead of Plasti Dip.

[oblivion2k]

Compared acceleration with a blue 2-door Honda hatchback, not sure which one, mid-00's. Neck-and-neck til we hit a gradual curve which I flied through at about 80 and left him in the dust. Slowed down at about 110 and waited for him to pull up. Both of us rolled down windows, he said he loved my car and just had to see what it could do. I said haha yeah it's pretty good, thanks. Then we went our separate ways. Nothing like a little friendly competition

[oso_25]

Originally Posted by Cade01

That looks a lot like mine I just used VHT Wrinkle Red instead of Plasti Dip.

Thanks for the help on removing the engine cover with painting the cover it makes the engine bay pop. I am going to paint the little flywheel covers like you did with yours also. Then buy the JDM password side braces so I got the red theme going on

[marky]

Originally Posted by Cade01

There were some really nice results with Duplicolor Metalcast red and Spraymax 2k clear coat. They are more expensive than VHT but give better results. I used VHT red and had to do a lot of wet sanding and polishing to get it to look nice. I will be cleaning it off and redoing it with the other two I mentioned.

any DIY? this a one day job??

[marky]

Originally Posted by Cade01

That looks a lot like mine I just used VHT Wrinkle Red instead of Plasti Dip.

i see that the air filter sticks out a bit..i was trying to wonder if i put mine wrong and why it was sticking out a bit on the inner edge.. i didnt look at it before i took mine off for the first time now i know thats normal..

[mangostick]

Originally Posted by Cade01

There were some really nice results with Duplicolor Metalcast red and Spraymax 2k clear coat. They are more expensive than VHT but give better results. I used VHT red and had to do a lot of wet sanding and polishing to get it to look nice. I will be cleaning it off and redoing it with the other two I mentioned.

Metalcast looks great now, but it WILL fade. Give it about 7-8 months.

Wetsanding it off my wrx tails to redo them was a major PITA. If you go VHT and the correct lacquer clearcoat.. and put in the wetsanding/polishing time they'll look better and last much longer. You cannot skip the wetsanding/polishing step or they'll get dull. Its just nature of the beast using Lacquer.

Or, just get a hold of a local bodyshop and have them shot with the correct base/clear urethane that wont fade at all and last as long as the paint finish on the car. Cost depends on the shop, most can mix a candy red right in house so you get the exact color tone you want too.

[Cade01]

Originally Posted by mangostick

Metalcast looks great now, but it WILL fade. Give it about 7-8 months.

Wetsanding it off my wrx tails to redo them was a major PITA. If you go VHT and the correct lacquer clearcoat.. and put in the wetsanding/polishing time they'll look better and last much longer. You cannot skip the wetsanding/polishing step or they'll get dull. Its just nature of the beast using Lacquer.

Or, just get a hold of a local bodyshop and have them shot with the correct base/clear urethane that wont fade at all and last as long as the paint finish on the car. Cost depends on the shop, most can mix a candy red right in house so you get the exact color tone you want too.

The Metalcast will fade even with a clear over it? I do have a can of SprayMax 2 part urethane clear to go over it.

[mangostick]

Yep, I cleared mine and they still faded.

When first done



aprox 1 year later


Metalcast isn't UV resistant.. neither are most clearcoats that will work with it. VHT is UV resistant but needs polishing.. and still wont hold up as well as a proper auto grade base/clear job will.

[Cade01]

Damn it, I wish I had known that before I bought everything. The first time I did it I just used VHT, laid it on thick, then wet sanded and polished the VHT(no clear) I really wouldn't want to sand a thin layer of VHT as I'm really trying to not sand on the tail light itself... sigh.

[wdninja]

Weather Tech floor mats and Scion trunk mat installed today. Sound tubes should be here tomorrow and Perrin fatty shift knob is on the way. Nameless axle-back ordered a few minutes ago.

[Zeeberto0]

I washed the car before I drove my FRS in this Nemo Snow Storm in NY it was a lil nerve racking. but good thing is when you got a clean car the snow just falls off : :