So, my baby has been in the shop for close to a month. I wasn't gonna post anything about the mods till it was all done but I figured everybody would get a kick out of seeing her under the knife or welder & grinder in this case. So I'll post progress to this thread as it happens.
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The 1/4 panels are being flared 1.5 inches on each side to accommodate the 22x13's with 315/25/22 P-Zeros
Halo's are for BMW's IMO, LOL.....
Surprisingly, The hood actually does open all the way. I'm still not sure about it either. From some angles, I love it, others---Eh! The car should be all back together by Saturday. Once I can move the car out in the open & I can really see it from all angles & I'm not right on top of it I'll decide. The popular consensus at the body shop is everybody who sees it, loves it.
They are nice for sure... something I've always been on the fence about.
The hood though, I think it needs to be seen in motion (post a video of the car in motion with the hood at various angles).
I'm sure people would also have their reservations about my hood:
I think that hood fits that car well. Are those projectors aftermarket? How bout those red calipers? How'd you have them done. I'm thinking of having mine done either red or blue. The v calipers come in silver.
The hood was made my MPD Inc and is fiberglass on top of the OEM structure, it's a copy of the 2002 Camaro SS hood (it even uses the same hood grille and is as functional as a ram air hood can be on a sideways motor).
The calipers are a dual piston setup (from a 2002 Camaro Z28 supposedly could have used corvette C5 brakes too but couldn't find a donor as cheap as these were -free- as I was owed a favor from a guy at the salvage yard) to replace the stock single piston setup. Just had to re-tap the Camaro caliper bracket to 14mm from 12mm bolts and it bolted right up and was a decent improvement.
I sprayed them with high temp paint after cleaning them up then mounted them. Caliper color choice really depends on the color of your car. I think yours is black if memory serves correctly. I did an obvious black and red theme on my car, so red fits mine. Whichever color you choose make sure to pick one that you can continue to accent it elsewhere if desired. I think the yellow brembos look really good on a black car.
The headlights I did a custom retrofit of HID projectors into the stock reflectors. I've done this to the 02 Deville DTS that I had and my girl's 03 Jetta.
High temp paint.. Where can I get it and how long can I expect it to stay on there before I have to reapply? Does it have a shine to it like the paint on the car?
My car is indeed black. I'd say yellow calipers are nice with black rims. I'd like to go red but nowadays kias have red calipers from the factory if you order them. Although they're not nearly as big as mine. That's why I was thinking blue.
Now I have to find a way to keep the v logo on there. Stencil?
Also, I've discovered that the dealer did a shoddy job of spraying my rims before selling the car to me because there is overspray on the calipers. It partially covers the v logo. Gotta figure that one out too.
Don't know if this was asked yet but are you planning on cutting out the center of the rear bumper for the V-coupe exhaust to fit into? Personally I think it looks silly hanging down like that...
Don't know if this was asked yet but are you planning on cutting out the center of the rear bumper for the V-coupe exhaust to fit into? Personally I think it looks silly hanging down like that...
LOL, They were putting the front end back together today but I'm not gonna make it there today so No pics of the Color Matched Housings or LED side markers till at least tomorrow. Sorry...
Almost done, picking her up tomorrow!! Sorry these pics suck, I just couldn't get a good angle where it was parked. The hood Definately looks aggressive but I do like it with the overall look of the car. I will take some really good pics from all angles this week after I clean her, she's FILTHY!!!! Lol
Yup, light housings are color matched & I'm still not completely sold either. Once I have her back for a couple weeks I'll see how I feel about it. Lol
you used the ACC equipped mesh grille to get the big emblem (just noticed it)...nice
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