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Okay. Here's a shot pre-first-start-up. It might take me a day or two to get some nature shots since it's been rainy here and the G needs a bit of exterior sprucing.
People have been asking about the valance wrap (I encourage you to also check out Rochester's build thread as he has some nice work with the same, but different exhaust). My wrap was done at the shop that did my Formula 1 ceramic tint. Warrantied and all. Took about 35 minutes for them to do it. It was money well spent for me as I am not super patient where patience is called for.
Sean
Last edited by VIVID; 12-17-2015 at 09:30 AM.
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Car is looking great man! The front grille would look awesome with the outer edge painted body color. I eventually want to do that with mine, but just wrapped it gloss black for the time being.
What are you future plans? Which front lip did you go with exactly?
Car is looking great man! The front grille would look awesome with the outer edge painted body color. I eventually want to do that with mine, but just wrapped it gloss black for the time being.
What are you future plans? Which front lip did you go with exactly?
Thank you very much. I agree about the grille. I have all the stuff I need from an OEM paint supplier. I used it to fix where I curbed my front lip and it's a perfect match. I'm going to save those kind of updates (like the engine cover) for the winter so I have something to feed the addiction without getting cabin fever.
And speaking of the lip, it's just the OEM non-sport lip. I got it cheap from eBay. They show up from time-to-time. Might not be your color but you can paint them if you're inspired.
I'd be lying if I didn't say the yellow looks kind of candy-like without any metallic flake in the mix. However, that's a pretty minor comment when overall it looks truly fantastic.
You've done a lot during 2015. Everything is tasteful, serious, and with a quality that to the untrained eye looks like something OEM, like top-of-the-line options.
You should be feeling a big sense of contentment looking at that car.
Thank you very much for the kind words. And thank you very much for providing a great template from which to work.
I'm very lucky to have this forum and all the members as well as a couple of extra dollars to play with. It has, so far, been a great experience for my family and me. We've learned a lot about resource allocation, time budgeting, patience and auto mechanics. All good stuff and a great deal of fun!!!
I'm very satisfied with where things are with the G. We're getting into the refining and tuning phases of our journey. Not to mention plain, unadulterated enjoyment of the car and time together.
The pic of the front right wheel with the new brakes is awesome. There's just something about a nice BBK to fill up all of the space behind the spokes of a wheel. Everytime I pull my wheels off I cringe at the cruddy looking brakes and stock rusty rotors. This upgrade is definitely on my list.
Most importantly, how do the brakes feel? How bad were the old brakes?
10-09-2015, 05:24 PM
and it's a perfect match. I'm going to save those kind of updates (like the engine cover) for the winter so I have something to feed the addiction without getting cabin fever. 
