PhthaloType
Go Kart Champion
I just ordered some Noico sound deadening to apply the exact same way as on your hood! I always thought it looked really sharp to do it like that.
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I just ordered some Noico sound deadening to apply the exact same way as on your hood! I always thought it looked really sharp to do it like that.
Blakcard
Autocross Newbie
Can we see?
Need to get mine tinted...
brat_burner
Autocross Champion
The sides are 35% I believe, looks darker in some pics.
MrFancypants
Autocross Champion
yeah baby, 5 cyl turbo... love it.
PhthaloType
Go Kart Champion
New wheels!!
IMO the width/offset/gap/everything is perfect.
brat_burner
Autocross Champion
mkv_martinez
Go Kart Champion
Recently had the hood re-painted to fix any paint chips and rust spots after 120k miles, also got the bumper and lower insert painted as well.
Took this picture juuust before pulling off the winter tires a bit ago
Took this picture juuust before pulling off the winter tires a bit ago
MrFancypants
Autocross Champion
I've been fighting with the decision to either get my hood and bumper resprayed or go through the tedious process of properly touching up all the rock chips.
mkv_martinez
Go Kart Champion
I did both
I got a candy white touch up paint package and did my best to be patient and even did a bit of wet sanding and polishing after, it looked pretty bad close up but a few feet out it was perfectly fine. Also, it was miles better than the mild rust spots I was starting to get, which could be seen from more than a few feet away since it was rust next to white paint.
Overall, It was worth it to cover & stop the rust for a while, as well as stop the chips from getting bigger.
I used that same pen to touch up other tiny single spots and it looks fine - problem is if you have a few bigger chips on the hood it's just too many spots in a visible spot so close together.
Here's a pic of how many chips my hood had - I used blue tape to keep track because after a while my eyes got lost in the white paint and it was hard to see the spots.
I also found a pic taken from about 15-20 feet away but still clearly shows how bad my hood was before I started taking action. Lots and lots of highway miles on this car so I guess that means more rockchips than normal.
Edit: I also tracked down a pic after the paint touch up I did by hand from about the same distance - clearly a huge improvement although not perfect up close.
MrFancypants
Autocross Champion
I’ll think on it a bit. If I can find a body shop that does good work I may consider jumping straight to repaint with a little paintless dent work in a couple of spots.I did both
I got a candy white touch up paint package and did my best to be patient and even did a bit of wet sanding and polishing after, it looked pretty bad close up but a few feet out it was perfectly fine. Also, it was miles better than the mild rust spots I was starting to get, which could be seen from more than a few feet away since it was rust next to white paint.
Overall, It was worth it to cover & stop the rust for a while, as well as stop the chips from getting bigger.
I used that same pen to touch up other tiny single spots and it looks fine - problem is if you have a few bigger chips on the hood it's just too many spots in a visible spot so close together.
Here's a pic of how many chips my hood had - I used blue tape to keep track because after a while my eyes got lost in the white paint and it was hard to see the spots.
I also found a pic taken from about 15-20 feet away but still clearly shows how bad my hood was before I started taking action. Lots and lots of highway miles on this car so I guess that means more rockchips than normal.
Edit: I also tracked down a pic after the paint touch up I did by hand from about the same distance - clearly a huge improvement although not perfect up close.
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