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Old 07-30-2014, 09:44 PM
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SO I bought the c7 2 weeks ago and already done quite a bit of mods ill post a few pics with a quick description. here she is the day I bought her. 1lt






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About 4 hours later I had painted the Wheels Gloss Black and Lowered on Factory Bolts

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Old 07-30-2014, 09:47 PM
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The very next day I took off the chrome grille insert and Painted it Torch red

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Old 07-30-2014, 09:48 PM
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The next day I removed the Engine cover and Painted it Artic White and hand painted each leter in black (very annoying)

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Old 07-30-2014, 09:50 PM
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The next day I painted all the Side reflectors Artic White. When driving at night the glow still comes thru the paint yet you cant see the orange/red during the day

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Old 07-30-2014, 09:52 PM
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the next day I decided to Paint my roof Gloss Black, took about 20 minutes (im a car Painter)

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Old 07-30-2014, 09:53 PM
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heres the Pic of the Hood Getting Vinyl Wrapped in gloss Black last week

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Old 07-30-2014, 09:56 PM
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pinstripe isnt on the pics which makes it look better





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Old 07-30-2014, 09:58 PM
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Interesting. To each their own.

Enjoy it.
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Heres where the fun begins! Decided not to get the 3Lt red interior because I like to do everything myself

So heres before



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heres the middle process

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After some interior Dye matching and a few beers later I achieved the 3LT look on the dash.. doors im doing on friday



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In for more progress pics.

How close is the color match on the interior pieces?
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The interior is my favorite part of the project...
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Very original, I like it....

Link for the dye....?
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1. Can't say I like what you've done to the outside... much prefer the stock shots.

2. The dye matching on the interior is nice. How'd you ensure proper color/match? Is is sprayed on like paint?
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Interior is a custom blend of dye. I found that torch red mixed with blood orange is very close. The shine fades away after a few days. Very fragile for the first week
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It is rubbed on at the beginning for it to be pushed in all the crevices. Then applied with a gun
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Do you do anything special to prep the material and make it more porous? After the first week I assume it ends up pretty durable?
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Basically Clean the crap out of it, light scuff, clean, clean, spray
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