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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Sofla GTS
im liking that 3 piece kit thats sold on ebay
heres outcome pic
will be buying and installing on my blue gts


On ebay they will charge you 60 dollars for that your best bet is to just buy some vinyl off ebay (15" by x FT are the rolls sold) it will run you aprox 10-20 dollars
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 11:28 AM
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3 piece kit looks nice, but it REALLY needs the grill painted. That chrome looks out of place...
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 11:46 AM
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if you look at my pic <------ over there i bought 6 feet of vinyl at 15'' for $25 i coverd the chrome trim with vinyl the middle bumper and the bottom as well ... did a little trimming on it and it looks great... make sure you really press it down and smoothe the edges out or it will peal back on you the you will have to redo it. Took me an hour to do.
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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 07:03 PM
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finally got some free time so decided to give it a try... i painted the mitsu-emblem too, dunno if you guys can tell.. only problem i ran into was with the clips while taking out the top grill broke 3 out of 4 off.. and kinda went tape happy i guess...

Blacksheep im sorry i stole ur decal






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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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Lookin' good, Chan!

Paint > Vinyl
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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 07:34 PM
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Hey man cars looking good.. id be finishing my bumper if i didnt have to take it to the dealer for an alignment (damn pulling left lancer curse)
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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bluewaterDEMON ...thanks for your original post dude.. was toooo easy








yea.. she looks mean...
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 04:28 PM
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niice i think i might do the same...its just i dont think i could do it myself...lol
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 04:49 PM
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yea sanding into the brand new clear coat will make a grown man cry
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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true that.. took me so long to touch my paint with that sandpaper
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 11:40 AM
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I just got the front end vinyl done at a shop here in BC. All together cost me $56 for the vinyl, labour, and tax. They did a great job too. Now i just need to find someone that will trade me a black grille piece for my chrome one.
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 12:21 PM
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anyone with a black car try the gray or any other color?? i want to make sure it looks good before i go ruining my bumper...
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by SmoothdrJay
I just got the front end vinyl done at a shop here in BC. All together cost me $56 for the vinyl, labour, and tax. They did a great job too. Now i just need to find someone that will trade me a black grille piece for my chrome one.
pics of vinyl? I'd like to see a comparison between paint/vinyl. Thanks
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 11:34 PM
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Great job with the painting folks. i am not going that route but the chrome has to go. thinking about having it painted to match the body color. I have a graphite gray GTS.

i am also going to have the mitsu emblems, front and back, painted rally red metalic.

any thoughts?

Thanks

Scott

Last edited by RC2099; Mar 21, 2008 at 11:36 PM.
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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 01:43 AM
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nice. i wont be blacking out the middle section but the chrome needs to go. i had a friend with a black GTS (bought one after seeing mine) and he took care of the chrome by putting electrical tape LOLipop
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