Topic: Mike's 2011 WRX (Read 2138 times)

nyr8er · « **on:** April 25, 2011, 10:46:46 PM »

I'll be posting all of my updates here from now on. Here's some recent pics with the Rally Armor UR flaps (thanks Fred), pinstripe in the grill and the Kartboy shift kit.

the kit came with the army men. it was awesome

all of the bushing were by far the biggest difference. i also just bought the Nameless Performance axle-back on friday. It's getting powder-coated now (black with polished staggered tips). should be in the mail by friday. i got some red Ray's lug nuts in the mail today too but i'm re-thinking that purchase. they almost look pink and might be too obnoxious for me. might send them back and get black. a change to the tail lights and suspension is next in line.

acwrx · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2011, 10:52:51 PM »

howd you do the red stripe in the grill??? looks great so far! You should def. look into the tailight overlays

John@TheShopCT · « **Reply #2 on:** April 25, 2011, 11:05:23 PM »

looking good!

I love the 2011s

nyr8er · « **Reply #3 on:** April 25, 2011, 11:10:02 PM »

Quote from: acwrx on April 25, 2011, 10:52:51 PM

howd you do the red stripe in the grill??? looks great so far! You should def. look into the tailight overlays

just 1/4" red pin striping from advance auto and about 10 minutes and 2 attempts to make it perfect.

Kavik · « **Reply #4 on:** April 26, 2011, 12:00:54 AM »

love the whole black/red color scheme going there

only part that throws me is the chrome tails of course

BoostSpike · « **Reply #5 on:** April 30, 2011, 10:56:31 AM »

Haha i ordered some rear diff mounting bushings not too long ago and got army men in the box too. I was like what the fuck are these doing in here i guess they do it often now. Nice car man, almost makes me want to trade my hawkeye......almost

flutyr525 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 30, 2011, 11:22:23 AM »

Turn in concepts always sends shit along...I got a wooden airplane kit in my last order

Also, do you have a cassette player case for your phone?

nyr8er · « **Reply #7 on:** May 04, 2011, 12:54:31 PM »

alright, i'm going to be painting my tails soon (hopefully this weekend). i want to do this....

any brand recommendations? or where to get?

Turbaru · « **Reply #8 on:** May 04, 2011, 01:09:53 PM »

Bullshit, I didnt get a kitty with my KartBoy

acwrx · « **Reply #9 on:** May 04, 2011, 04:00:28 PM »

Quote from: nyr8er on May 04, 2011, 12:54:31 PM

alright, i'm going to be painting my tails soon (hopefully this weekend). i want to do this....

any brand recommendations? or where to get?

so pretty

nyr8er · « **Reply #10 on:** May 04, 2011, 06:39:31 PM »

alrighty, just bought the paint for it. Got some VHT Nite Shade, Krylon Stained Glass in Red and some Krylon UV-Resistant Clear Gloss. Gonna be doing it on saturday. i'll post up some pics when done.

flutyr525 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 04, 2011, 08:27:00 PM »

Quote from: nyr8er on May 04, 2011, 06:39:31 PM

alrighty, just bought the paint for it. Got some VHT Nite Shade, Krylon Stained Glass in Red and some Krylon UV-Resistant Clear Gloss. Gonna be doing it on saturday. i'll post up some pics when done.

nyr8er · « **Reply #12 on:** May 08, 2011, 07:18:58 PM »

so, i did the paint on saturday night. came out awesome! couldn't be happier. i taped and painted the red border on first, let that dry and taped over that to darken the reverse light.

i had a little fuck up here. i used leftover wrapping paper on one of the lights and the Night Shades bleed through and stuck to the original red i did. I was so pissed at first, but just lightly scraped it off and then used the LiftOff to get the rest removed along with a tiny bit of the red paint. I just sprayed 2 quick light coats over it and fixed it pretty nicely. If you look really close you can see a little imperfection but overall i'm satisfied.

same light, after the fix.

another angle of the bad one.

thanks for looking. and yes, those pink (supposed to be red) lugs are going ASAP! don't like them at all.

Kavik · « **Reply #13 on:** May 08, 2011, 07:49:00 PM »

that looks pretty damn good (after the mistakes were fixed)

I probably would've put another coat of the tint over the whole thing to tone down the red a bit and go just a hair darker on the clear part....but that's just personal preference

KA_Killuh · « **Reply #14 on:** May 08, 2011, 07:51:51 PM »

I think you sprayed it too thin / dry. Do another coat or two of the clear and put it on nice and thick, so it looks wet. You basically want to get on the edge of causing a drip or run. That will give you a nice gloss finish.

Iant333 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 08, 2011, 07:54:04 PM »

I like the lights. Alot cooler looking than "blacked out".

WRXer · « **Reply #16 on:** May 09, 2011, 09:00:13 PM »

Off topic:is that what I think it is?

Quote from: nyr8er on April 25, 2011, 10:46:46 PM

http://www.unysoc.org/board/index.php/topic,8823.0.html

idipskoalmint · « **Reply #17 on:** May 10, 2011, 07:28:07 AM »

Quote from: WRXer on May 09, 2011, 09:00:13 PM

Off topic:is that what I think it is?

Yes, it is.

nyr8er · « **Reply #18 on:** May 10, 2011, 09:01:01 PM »

^ ha, awesome. mine was $0.99 on eBay. it was that or a nintendo controller. now i cant find the controller one anywhere.

nyr8er · « **Reply #19 on:** May 10, 2011, 09:02:31 PM »

on another note...i got home today and this was in my living room!

should be going on tomorrow. next.....some Perrin sways

Kavik · « **Reply #20 on:** May 10, 2011, 09:23:52 PM »

curious to hear how that exhaust works out for you

idipskoalmint · « **Reply #21 on:** May 10, 2011, 11:29:02 PM »

Quote from: nyr8er on May 10, 2011, 09:02:31 PM

on another note...i got home today and this was in my living room!

Took long enough

FastfreddyRs · « **Reply #22 on:** May 11, 2011, 09:21:41 AM »

Look great, Got any of the red and clear left to do another set

nyr8er · « **Reply #23 on:** May 11, 2011, 10:12:01 AM »

Quote from: FastfreddyRs on May 11, 2011, 09:21:41 AM

Look great, Got any of the red and clear left to do another set

i still have an unopened can of red and the clear is pretty full. i think i'll be adding some more clear though to get some gloss out of it like KA_killuh suggested.

nyr8er · « **Reply #24 on:** June 15, 2011, 08:10:35 PM »

little pissed. came out today and noticed my front bumper was split for about 3 inches on the bottom. i didn't hit anything so i can only assume something hit me...god damn on street parking! can't wait to move. 45 days and counting....

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