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Old 05-29-2016, 09:02 AM
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So guys i just swapped my 91-96 bumper for the early style, the bumper i got is black and the car is white so when i bolted everything up it gave me an idea, has anyone painted their rear bumper face black like the C5R/C6R cars or is anyone great with photoshop??
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Great with photoshop? Here ya go!

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...to-design.html
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Originally Posted by L98Justin
So guys i just swapped my 91-96 bumper for the early style, the bumper i got is black and the car is white so when i bolted everything up it gave me an idea, has anyone painted their rear bumper face black like the C5R/C6R cars or is anyone great with photoshop??
there is a forum member with a 96 LT4, i'm thinking, in an atomic orange repaint. I seem to remember he did some blackout, rear bumper, paint treatment, and I thought it looked pretty good. did a search for a pic, but came up empty. maybe someone else will have better luck.

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i feel like someone on the Facebook page has done it but I just cant remember.. there's a guy in town that has a white faced bumper on a blue late model c4 but i'd like to see it on the early bumper..

Hopefully someone with photoshop skills that i won't pay for can help out
Old 05-29-2016, 12:08 PM
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It's been done, and there are some c5, c6 guys that do it. I seen them on youtube.
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yea polo i like the way they look on c5 and c6's but i would like to see the treatment done on the early c4 bumper
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Originally Posted by L98Justin
i feel like someone on the Facebook page has done it but I just cant remember.. there's a guy in town that has a white faced bumper on a blue late model c4 but i'd like to see it on the early bumper..

Hopefully someone with photoshop skills that i won't pay for can help out
LOL. Everybody wants something for nothing.

Been working with photoshop since version 2.5, but those skills are not cheap or free, and time is the one asset that I cannot replace.

On the other hand, I'd love to find a really good wrench turner to fix a few items on my C4 at no charge.

Good luck.
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Post your request in the Off Topic and I'm sure someone will help ya out its nothing overly special, just put Photoshop Request in the title
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Originally Posted by ElisTwoCents
Post your request in the Off Topic and I'm sure someone will help ya out its nothing overly special, just put Photoshop Request in the title
Thanks will do
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IMHO, a black rear fascia on a white car would make it look like it came out of the body-shop unfinished. May be OK on a darker color, but not on white.
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^^^^
ask ot usually if youre nice about it and can take a joke or 5 someone will do it.
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ask ot usually if youre nice about it and can take a joke or 5 someone will do it.
That's the first thing I thought, does to OP know what he is diving into. Going to OT with a C4 request, be mentally prepared and have thick skin. Probably will get some interesting photochops returned.
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Here is a half a$$ attempt using one of your low res pictures.
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Originally Posted by Renfield
LOL. Everybody wants something for nothing.

Been working with photoshop since version 2.5, but those skills are not cheap or free, and time is the one asset that I cannot replace.

On the other hand, I'd love to find a really good wrench turner to fix a few items on my C4 at no charge.

Good luck.
Seriously? It would take less than 10 minutes to do that on Photoshop. If my computer hadn't died I'd have done it for him rather than reply to you.

Way to help a fellow Vette guy out.
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Originally Posted by ColaBear


Here is a half a$$ attempt using one of your low res pictures.
lmao!!!
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Originally Posted by Raidmagic
Seriously? It would take less than 10 minutes to do that on Photoshop. If my computer hadn't died I'd have done it for him rather than reply to you.

Way to help a fellow Vette guy out.
A guy on Facebook was able to help me and I'm gonna give it a go after the bumper is painted white with plasti dip, if i like it I'm going to have it sprayed again
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Originally Posted by Raidmagic
Seriously? It would take less than 10 minutes to do that on Photoshop. If my computer hadn't died I'd have done it for him rather than reply to you.

Way to help a fellow Vette guy out.
Um, yes absolutely serious. About the wrench work too. Do what you want with your lively hood. I gave him a link for 20 percent off.

Put up or shut up sound familiar?

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Damn those look good I still wish I had one from a 84-90 though thanks TA
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I think using black visually shortens and tightens up the body


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