What did you do to your GE fit today?
Thanks wzlfit
Hi Mr. Hollow,
May I know your paint guy contact/location?
I am looking for paint guy that would do good job and decent price.
Thanks
My paint guy charged me 100 for paint and primer, and it looks amazing.
The reason I went non-cf was because keeping up the clear coat on cf is a full time job. Especially in SoCal, the harsh sun eats clear coat like candy.
Thats good to hear that no extra holes were needed, I will definetly check out his pics and I look forward to yours as well.
As for now the spoiler isn't my biggest concern, but in a year or so, I will begin to reassess. Although maybe I should do while John is still in the game.
The reason I went non-cf was because keeping up the clear coat on cf is a full time job. Especially in SoCal, the harsh sun eats clear coat like candy.
Thats good to hear that no extra holes were needed, I will definetly check out his pics and I look forward to yours as well.
As for now the spoiler isn't my biggest concern, but in a year or so, I will begin to reassess. Although maybe I should do while John is still in the game.
May I know your paint guy contact/location?
I am looking for paint guy that would do good job and decent price.
Thanks
Although it might be a ways for you he does good work on the cheap.
Today I took out about another 17~18lbs of unneeded weight, not counting the 32lbs previously from my sub, amp and box. Carpet behind the front seats was cut out, that was about 6lbs and then stripped out the Dynamat that I laid when I first got the car. That was a chore. Still want to remove the factory sound deadening as well. Added a small bit of weight back in, with the really tiny Rockford amp under the passenger seat to power the front components.
Forgot, also installed the HPS cold air intake, just curious if I can feel any difference, HPS included a dyno sheet showing a 7hp/9tor increase over the stock box. And changed out my factory Phillips HID bulbs with some new Phillips bulbs at a slightly more kelvin.
Last edited by 555sexydrive; 06-22-2015 at 12:58 PM.
My paint guy charged me 100 for paint and primer, and it looks amazing.
The reason I went non-cf was because keeping up the clear coat on cf is a full time job. Especially in SoCal, the harsh sun eats clear coat like candy.
Thats good to hear that no extra holes were needed, I will definetly check out his pics and I look forward to yours as well.
As for now the spoiler isn't my biggest concern, but in a year or so, I will begin to reassess. Although maybe I should do while John is still in the game.
The reason I went non-cf was because keeping up the clear coat on cf is a full time job. Especially in SoCal, the harsh sun eats clear coat like candy.
Thats good to hear that no extra holes were needed, I will definetly check out his pics and I look forward to yours as well.
As for now the spoiler isn't my biggest concern, but in a year or so, I will begin to reassess. Although maybe I should do while John is still in the game.
You could always do lyons spoiler mod for now. cost you a few cents to buy the extra bolts. You can always go back to stock if it isnt your thing.
About the cf, the clear coat on it wouldnt be affected if you primed and painted over it right? I had a cf diffuser from jdp before and the finish was nice and smooth with no scratches and pinholes. I was expecting the fiberglass wing to be the same quality, but its sort of in rough shape with some dings and pinholes... Thats why i kinda regret getting non cf, because even though it was cheaper to start, i now have to pay extra to fix the imperfections :/
nice man! my jdp hood is somewhere on the way here.....
Nice work, matches your setup well
Looks good Chris, congrats on finally getting it from JDP
Oh wow, you don't see those tails very often.
Authentics from a EV?
Looking good, black is not easy to keep clean
Authentics from a EV?
Looking good, black is not easy to keep clean
Yes they are authentic ev tails. I also have the headlights. I am going to try and fit them on this Friday. Hopefully I can make it out to fff on sat. Gotta find a baby sitter for the kids.
Damn thats cheap. Maybe i just need better paint people. Its quite a bit more than that to get my wing painted here. I just hope it turns out well, should get it back by Wednesday.
You could always do lyons spoiler mod for now. cost you a few cents to buy the extra bolts. You can always go back to stock if it isnt your thing.
About the cf, the clear coat on it wouldnt be affected if you primed and painted over it right? I had a cf diffuser from jdp before and the finish was nice and smooth with no scratches and pinholes. I was expecting the fiberglass wing to be the same quality, but its sort of in rough shape with some dings and pinholes... Thats why i kinda regret getting non cf, because even though it was cheaper to start, i now have to pay extra to fix the imperfections :/
You could always do lyons spoiler mod for now. cost you a few cents to buy the extra bolts. You can always go back to stock if it isnt your thing.
About the cf, the clear coat on it wouldnt be affected if you primed and painted over it right? I had a cf diffuser from jdp before and the finish was nice and smooth with no scratches and pinholes. I was expecting the fiberglass wing to be the same quality, but its sort of in rough shape with some dings and pinholes... Thats why i kinda regret getting non cf, because even though it was cheaper to start, i now have to pay extra to fix the imperfections :/
Your wording confused me a little, do you want to paint the cf diffuser? The carbon fiber wraps around the fiberglass and then its given a thick varnish then a clear coat. So my guess is because JDP usually wraps their fiberglass whatever imperfections came out of the mold didn't matter because it was going to get wrapped. All in all I would still by the fiberglass and primer/paint (like taffeta white) than buy the cf and then paint on top...its a waste of perfectly good carbon fiber, plus the whole issue of oxidation.
Awesome, your ride is coming along very nicely
What is different about the EV headlights?
Oh what i mean is you were worried about the clear coat on a cf diffuser being damaged, but i thought that if you just painted over that it wouldnt really be an issue. So if that were the case you could just paint the cf diffuser directly without worrying about imperfections since those seem to have a better finish right from jdp. Hope that clears it up.
I didnt know he simply wrapped the fiber glass part and then varnished it. I thought the whole thing was actually cf. guess thats why the finish is a lot smoother.
Anyway... I hope my wing is done tomorrow!!!
I didnt know he simply wrapped the fiber glass part and then varnished it. I thought the whole thing was actually cf. guess thats why the finish is a lot smoother.
Anyway... I hope my wing is done tomorrow!!!
Oh what i mean is you were worried about the clear coat on a cf diffuser being damaged, but i thought that if you just painted over that it wouldnt really be an issue. So if that were the case you could just paint the cf diffuser directly without worrying about imperfections since those seem to have a better finish right from jdp. Hope that clears it up.
I didnt know he simply wrapped the fiber glass part and then varnished it. I thought the whole thing was actually cf. guess thats why the finish is a lot smoother.
Anyway... I hope my wing is done tomorrow!!!
I didnt know he simply wrapped the fiber glass part and then varnished it. I thought the whole thing was actually cf. guess thats why the finish is a lot smoother.
Anyway... I hope my wing is done tomorrow!!!
Carbon fiber is a woven material like a fabric that is cast with resin.
Carbon fiber is super light weight and strong, but its not very rigid by itself. So it is often "wrapped" around something stronger. In this case a fiberglass piece. Fiberglass is not very strong, but wrapped in cf it becomes a lot stronger so you have the lightness of the cf and the fiberglass...which is a lighter than aluminum, but just as strong.
Now high end carbon fiber pieces such as Ferrari/ lambo pieces are all carbon fiber, multiple pieces of cf strengthening each other.
That is a beautiful tail light. If I had a blue fit I'd totally find myself a set!