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Offline ROH ECHT

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Which looks best?
« on: February 24, 2012, 06:45:21 am »
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Top is satin black now too;



The F'n lids went on a long time ago. Used 3m prep wipes when installed and that stuff kinda melts the H/L lenses, so they need to stay on until I get the dark H/L's I want.

It's back in a new shop and I'm going down there tomorrow and ask for the hood to be all red. I like the all red hood better.

Leaving the roof satin black.

Not going to paint the Forge fmic black this time around either.

Fog grills still need to be opened up, they are new still, and haven't gotten to it yet.

I do have a spare upper grill w/no plate on it. I'll throw that one on when I get the car back for a full shoot.
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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2012, 08:28:39 am »
The bonnet might look a little better if the black went out further as it got back to the windscreen.
(so that the satin black is the full width of the screen)

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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2012, 08:30:43 am »
Don't like the bonnet and prefer gloss black as a contrast with red paintwork.
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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2012, 08:57:27 am »
Red bonnet, and you need to DIY your bottom grills again, That is one mod i love on your car, Just a shame i went for genuine open grills
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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2012, 09:07:24 am »
Gloss black roof FTW, but not feeling the matt and definitely not the bonnet, sorry buddy.  :sad1:
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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2012, 09:30:18 am »
I agree on the bonnet. When comparing the two pics together, I prefer the all red, before look as well.
I'm going to the shop in the morning and take another look at it before I make a final decision.
Thanks for the opinions :happy2:
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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2012, 09:37:29 am »
I'd leave bonnet red. Not keen on bonnet vinyls. Rest looks good though :happy2:
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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2012, 10:28:19 am »
The first pic looks very clean and uncluttered! Thats the one for me!  :happy2:

Do you know how much one of your front number plate holders would be from the dealer?  :wink:
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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2012, 11:06:59 am »
lose the bonnet stripe and get rid of the eyebrows as it would look loads cleaner
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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2012, 12:05:23 pm »
i like the vw badge,  can you buy them like that? or spray job?
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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2012, 12:20:15 pm »
to me personally your gloss front end in your sig looks the best

but who cares what we think? do what you prefer - it's your car
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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2012, 12:27:17 pm »
Top pic for me. Also like your open lower grills- where are theses from as not seen them ( normal it's a rectangle shape missing)
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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2012, 04:10:47 pm »
Quote from: gazon69 on February 24, 2012, 09:37:29 am
I'd leave bonnet red. Not keen on bonnet vinyls. Rest looks good though :happy2:

It is satin paint, but yeah, the nose looks completely different with the black, right?
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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2012, 04:18:20 pm »
Quote from: james on February 24, 2012, 12:05:23 pm
i like the vw badge,  can you buy them like that? or spray job?

TMTuning used to sell them in whatever color you wanted. I bought my 1st one for $80usd. Then I painted the other two that I have myself. After removing the badge from the grill, the chrome VW can be carefully pried off the black back. Spray the colors that you want and put back together. If any connecting teeth were damaged when taking them apart, just use small amounts of a strong adhesive near those points between the two parts before putting them together. I also recommend if you use black on the chrome VW, to go over the black, when dried, again with black plasti-dip. It resists chips very well.
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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2012, 04:18:47 pm »
Red bonnet for me too.  :happy2: I also personally hate lamin-x yellow tinted fogs. Think it makes it look like a cheap sh*tty frog mobile. :rolleye:
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