giRl rAceR

I just bought a 2012 evo mr and the hood vents and fender vents are the same color as the car (wicked white), has anyone removed the paint from these to make them unpainted? If I were to buy them it will set me back about $400.

SpeedI2acerX

iTrader: (2)

pops right off. no screws. just plasti-dip it.

Pargy

iTrader: (2)

Hood vents - Undo the nuts (I think they are 10mm) and pull them out.

Fender vents - Pull the fender liner up, pinch the clips on the back of the vent and push it out. You're going to need new double sided tape to re-install them after you paint them.

giRl rAceR

Was wondering if anyone has stripped the paint off of them, with paint remover. How would it look afterwards, does it look like the unpainted ones.

Drkramm

Send me your ww ones and I'll send you my factory black ones ..


Lol I was looking at buying the paint to paint mine white

giRl rAceR

Sure!

giRl rAceR

So has anyone used paint remover on their painted vents?

ZeroX

havent used paint remover, but sanded them down pretty well to prep them for paint.

giRl rAceR

So it is impossible since vent plastic is white, just went ahead and bought unpainted vents, hoping to sell wicked white hood & fender vents on eBay (fingers crossed)

Johnr352

iTrader: (18)

I'd be extremely surprised if this worked in the way you hope. I suspect the stripper will either, not work effectively enough, leaving paint in all of the corners and such or too well, and damage the plastic. Why not just switch with someone or paint them a different color?

Gqracer

iTrader: (1)

Why go through all the trouble for black vents. You should've bought a GSR model instead. Black vents are for ricers.
Leave it alone or you will end up paying more for the damage.

ikt

iTrader: (18)

paint remover doesn't really remove paint like that
you'd have to sand it down w/ a DA sander and 180 grit
of just tape and spray with plasti dip.

clayt006

Sand them down and do it right if you want it to look good use a spray gun. Dont ratttle can it!