New coat on wheels, renewed headlights and bonnet badge
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New coat on wheels, renewed headlights and bonnet badge
This past weekend I purchased a 3M headlight kit and got to work. In addition, I had the license plate bracket removed and filled in. After that, the bumper and wheels got a fresh coat of paint. Finished it all off by removing the leaper and replacing it with a "4.2 Litre" bonnet badge.
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Its the remaining adhesive from the leaper. it needs a bit more than "goo gone"
BTW: Anyone interested in removing the leaper base should use brutals "screwdriver method"
Basically after removing the leaper, you insert a screwdriver into the remaining hole and rock it sideways. The base will pop right off with most of the adhesive.
BTW: Anyone interested in removing the leaper base should use brutals "screwdriver method"
Basically after removing the leaper, you insert a screwdriver into the remaining hole and rock it sideways. The base will pop right off with most of the adhesive.
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I found them on Craigslist for a cheap price, but they were scuffed. After that I took them to a local shop to be painted along with the front bumper.
The shop did not take off the tires for this. I believe they sanded, primered and painted.
I found a pic of these wheels on an STR w/ Brembos, I think the MY is incorrect:
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Way cool! The wheels are great, hot but not over the top! Love your paint color as well, very classic and classy! I'm kind of not too seriously shopping for 19s to put on my '04 STR. Would like to be brave but will more than likely play it very safe and get a set of staggered Barcelonas as on the '08 STR. Would much prefer to find a staggered set of 5-spokes similar to yours though.
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Ran into a little issue with the center caps:
The MODA centercaps are larger in diameter only slightly than the Jaguar center caps I bought online. So what I did is pry off the old "MODA" logo from the centercaps. Then I sanded the face a bit and sprayed them black. I will attach the new "growler" later today and post a picture.
Hopefully they come out nice.
The MODA centercaps are larger in diameter only slightly than the Jaguar center caps I bought online. So what I did is pry off the old "MODA" logo from the centercaps. Then I sanded the face a bit and sprayed them black. I will attach the new "growler" later today and post a picture.
Hopefully they come out nice.
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