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[red98grandamse]

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http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f95/Red98grandamse/misc/mirrors001.jpg

[levey]

What kinda car did they come off of?

[red98grandamse]

Theyre the m3 mirrors off an accord, I had them on the car before, then took them off for the winter and im working on getting them to fit better. Ive changed the angle on them so they dont sit as high, and completely fiberglassed them... at the moment theyre only in primer, but when done theyll be black anyways.

[red98grandamse]

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f95/Red98grandamse/misc/mirrors003-1.jpg


side view.. I need to work on getting the bottom to fit better yet, but otherwise theyre about perfect.

[CanadAM]

is that hood scopp just painted on?//

[red98grandamse]

Originally posted by CanadAM
is that hood scopp just painted on?//

uhhh how about NO??? that would be a fully functional ram air AED hood there. Why in the hell would someone do that to their car? do you take me for a retard?

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f95/Red98grandamse/car4-13-06005.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f95/Red98grandamse/4-30-06/4-30-06005-1.jpg

[nice96gt]

Looks painted to me :P :P

The mirrors look much better at that angle. Have you thought about painting them red Paul?

[red98grandamse]

Yea, i have, and with the SE chrome and black inbetwen a red mirror and the red body it just turns me off:) ...

Oh yea, the hood is totally painted.. red with a bit or airbrushing around the scoops to accent them...


I can't believe that i got such a n00b question out of that

[Rennation]

lookin snazzy bro!

[nice96gt]

You sure you don't like the red ;)

I think they do stand out alot painted red...sorta like big ears or something lol

[red98grandamse]

Ryan, from the front i def like red, but as far as the sides, i just think it looks out of place. I had mty stocks paited red before, and didn't like it, so i got a junkyard set. :-/

[nice96gt]

Yeah I hear ya man. I've always thought about painting mine, but they would probably just be redone in black if I did. Can't wait to see yours all done though! :thumbup2:

[red98grandamse]

my goals for the weekend are to finish these and get my rear swaybar on. :D

[ManktheTank19]

I like them

Now I need to do mine like that :)

Paint them RED

[nice96gt]

Originally posted by red98grandamse
...and get my rear swaybar on. :D

BASTARD!

[red98grandamse]

:D:D I have one sitting right here beside me. No it is not a mantapart kit, either. I've found out ALOT of suspension stuff this month doing research. Once mine is on, I will post all the info I know about it. BTW, for everything I am using, i'll have about 60 bucks into it:)

[ga5speed02]

cars lookin good Paul :D

[Refuse Winst]

I like the airbrushed scoops... definitely accents them

[XoticGA]

I saw those scoops on eBay :teh: SEX!



















:roflmfao:

[red98grandamse]

Originally posted by red98grandamse
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f95/Red98grandamse/misc/mirrors003-1.jpg



^^ black or red...???

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f95/Red98grandamse/misc/mirrors003-2.jpg

[XoticGA]

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[fast_GT_GUY]

BLACK

[ga5speed02]

RED RED RED RED RED

[levey]

I'm gonna say red.

Paul. I have to mention something, and I don't want to insult you in the least.
You mentioned how you couldn't believe you got such a noob question about the hood. I can understand why you would be kinda pissed by that. And it would have pissed me off to the bone, as well.
However. I can understand the question to a certain degree. And I stress "certain degree."
You see, ever since you unveiled that sexy hood, I've wondered why you didn't go with a cleaner look on the air brushing.
For example. The way you have things now, it kinda looks cloudy. In pictures...it could be mistaken for a photochop. Remember...This is just a thought. I'm not trying to piss anybody off. And I already know how much you put in to your car, so I don't need others coming down on me, or reminding me of that fact. :lol:

Here is what I mean. (This was a quick PS job)

The way you have it now.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j32/leviathanss/mirrors001.jpg

A cleaner look.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j32/leviathanss/mirrors0011.jpg

Whatcha think?

[phattymcgee]

I like it the way he has it now.

[red98grandamse]

Originally posted by levey
I'm gonna say red.

Paul. I have to mention something, and I don't want to insult you in the least.
You mentioned how you couldn't believe you got such a noob question about the hood. I can understand why you would be kinda pissed by that. And it would have pissed me off to the bone, as well.
However. I can understand the question to a certain degree. And I stress "certain degree."
You see, ever since you unveiled that sexy hood, I've wondered why you didn't go with a cleaner look on the air brushing.
For example. The way you have things now, it kinda looks cloudy. In pictures...it could be mistaken for a photochop. Remember...This is just a thought. I'm not trying to piss anybody off. And I already know how much you put in to your car, so I don't need others coming down on me, or reminding me of that fact. :lol:



Don't worry, I wouldn't get mad over that. lol.

When my hood went into the shop, the owner and I talked about paint schemes for over an hour before I decided on what I wanted. So, basically, the locations of the black are where I specified, but I left the fading aspect of the black up to them. Actually, if i were to have it redone, I would opt for more black near the scoop opening myself.

plus he didnt ask if it was a photoshop, he asked if i had the hood painted to look like i had scoops. Which, maybe from the straight on angle i can almost see that if one wasnt observant enough to give it more than a 2 second glance, but theres obviously a crease up the center of the hood where theres a low point from the scoops.

[DontPassTheFence]

I think the mirrors would look badass if they didnt have the posts, if the glass housing was flush with the triangular mounting point so they look more aerodynamic (I got this idea from auto modellista, since the 'aero' mirrors on the 300zx and other cars looks pretty badass)

To me smaller mirrors look wayyy better, and seeing my car without mirrors on it at all a couple of times convinced me that huge mirrors take away from the overall hottness of the 96-98 GAs

Also, get rid of that SE chrome trim! :poke: You aren't an SE anymore, try and act like it :poke: :lol:

[red98grandamse]

I had the trim vinyled over forever, but took it off because I had to redo it. Then I opted to leave it to see how it would look tied in with the lip on the rims... and now I kinda like it like that.:P

[DontPassTheFence]

Mppffftttttt :P Black is win

[red98grandamse]

Originally posted by DontPassTheFence
Mppffftttttt :P Black is win

Ya, normally im very anti-chrome, but. i dunno. it just seems to work there for me... go figure.

[levey]

Originally posted by red98grandamse
Don't worry, I wouldn't get mad over that. lol.

When my hood went into the shop, the owner and I talked about paint schemes for over an hour before I decided on what I wanted. So, basically, the locations of the black are where I specified, but I left the fading aspect of the black up to them. Actually, if i were to have it redone, I would opt for more black near the scoop opening myself.

plus he didn't ask if it was a photoshop, he asked if i had the hood painted to look like i had scoops. Which, maybe from the straight on angle i can almost see that if one wasnt observant enough to give it more than a 2 second glance, but theres obviously a crease up the center of the hood where theres a low point from the scoops.

Glad you are open minded. I try not to piss anybody off ...if I can help it. For me....Showing respect to fellow posters is job one.
I think it was you that said something like this. " I'm a nice guy, until you give me reason not to be" (I think you said something like that.)
In any case...I'm the same way.
Anyway...I'm rambling for no good reason. Just thought I'd ask why you chose that particular effect on your hood.

Thanks for the reply.

Now...back on topic. :lol:

[red98grandamse]

theres a topic? lol...wait its my thread, i can the "topic" to be whatever cant i? :D

But yea, I think i did say something about being nice until pissed off. Also maybe its jut me, but I thought i was somewhat close to nice above. I've certainly said much worse (multiple times tonight even). The particularpost above was more me being in shock that it could possibly look painted. that was much more tha case than me being angry.

[red98grandamse]

Eh, I got bored again, so I went around my campus looking for a nice place to shoot.. Didn't feel like making another new thread, so I'm just updating here with a quick pic and a small video that i made.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f95/Red98grandamse/5-23-06/5-23-06001.jpg


http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f95/Red98grandamse/th_5-23-06010.jpg (http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f95/Red98grandamse/?action=view&current=5-23-06010.flv)


nothing new just painted calipers that you can barely see, lol.

[ManktheTank19]

So can you give me the item number or link where you got those scoops on ebay :lol:



j/k

[red98grandamse]

it looks better than ur pile...:peepsofa:

[ManktheTank19]

Well, mine has the Trans AM WS6 look and I am not familiar what look you have

[red98grandamse]

I have more of a unique look, flows well, nice and smooth. Not overdone, with a few small subtle changes that make it really stand out.:)

[ManktheTank19]

Unique, many people have the AED hood and not many have my hood ;)

In the end, it all deals with taste and personal appearence

[red98grandamse]

Originally posted by ManktheTank19
Unique, many people have the AED hood and not many have my hood ;)

In the end, it all deals with taste and personal appearence

very true, but how many have the hood without the kit?:)

Its always a personal preference. But I do love how it flows with the stock gt kit:)

[ManktheTank19]

So in my book, we both win :lol:

[VanishingImage]

RED:D :lol: I have my M3's sitting in my garage. Im gonna fiberglass in the lights,don't use them and didn't even have them hooked up. Im gonna paint them white for the hell of it to see what they would look like. I just don't like seeing anything unpainted,thats just me.

[red98grandamse]

im trying to decide what to do with them, Ive had a number of ideas that Ive wanted to try.. we'll see i guess, Its kinda funny.. I like fiberglassing, but i hate sanding, so these things take me forever to do.

[nineteen88ga]

Are those scoops painted on? :lol: Ebay scoops maybe? :lol: amatures and your "custom hoods" that are mass produced by companies. Whats so custom about that? :D


http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/7000-7999/7858_40_full.jpg

Hood looks good Paul, and I thought about doing mirrors like that on mine. Good luck with your project. You said Dreamakers did the paint, right? They're old shop was adown my way before they moved to NY. Does Nate still have his Xtreme?

[nvmystyl]

where abouts in Binghamton do you live? I am from Endicott and know that you would love to see my car sometime. Trust me, You want to see my car sometime. I live at Summit Chase Appartments across from Glendale Park.

Dustin

[red98grandamse]

Oh no shit, I live about 2 miles from you then, I go to glendale park all the time man. Drop me a PM:)

[red98grandamse]

Originally posted by nineteen88ga
Are those scoops painted on? :lol: Ebay scoops maybe? :lol: amatures and your "custom hoods" that are mass produced by companies. Whats so custom about that? :D


http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/7/web/7000-7999/7858_40_full.jpg

Hood looks good Paul, and I thought about doing mirrors like that on mine. Good luck with your project. You said Dreamakers did the paint, right? They're old shop was adown my way before they moved to NY. Does Nate still have his Xtreme?

I have no idea if nate still does or not. He's got some awesome ideas though, he and I sat down for about an hour talking about ideas of what to do next as well as how to make the hood flow the best.


I was going to make a hood this winter, but a nice one just fell into my lap, and i figured the cost would be about the same:) I absolutely hate the stock 4th gen GA mirrors, i "need" to do something about it, lol. and unmodified m3s don't fit as well as Id like.

[nvmystyl]

I have the car here in Endicott. Let me know when u want to come over, I have the next 2 days off. Also wondering if you were going to go to the Syracuse show?

Dustin

[red98grandamse]

Since the semester is over, I'm free anytime I want. I'm planning on doing alot of shows this year. I've never entered my car in any, so I think I'm just entering in local ones. I've got way too much work to do to make the car presentable for any kind of bigger show. Being my caily driver, its really hard to keep it in the condition it ought to be in, especially with all the road work around here:(

[1999GA_Bentley]

Originally posted by red98grandamse
^^ black or red...???

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f95/Red98grandamse/misc/mirrors003-2.jpg


I personally think the black mirrors make the car look a lot more "sporty"... while matching the mirrors to the car in red, give me more of a "luxury" perspective. It depends on the look you are going for, I guess... and I like the black.