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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 09:53 AM
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Opinion on front bumper paint mod

So I'm going to get my front bumper painted finally. Last year after the Ocean City meet, I go to the car wash and got the sprayer too close to what I thought was a BUG, turned out it was a rock chip and ripped a patch off my front bumper.

So this is how my car sits right NOW.:



I made a sig (my current sig, but if it changes later it'll still be here in this post) so anyway, I made a sig with the "EVO KIA WINDSTAR" mod, the XBar painted black and the license plate "plugs" patched up.



So then I was thinking what about the fog lights too.



I've seen it somewhere before (I think) but I was wondering which one you guys think I should get.

Open to ANYTHING!
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 09:55 AM
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I like the black around the fogs, but hate the sharp line it would leave. Maybe if they airbrushed that edge so it fades to black.
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 10:00 AM
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just do evo mod if anything
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 10:02 AM
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evo mod for sure i did it to mine and i love it
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 10:12 AM
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evo mod ftw. or shall i say kia forte mod or whatever hahah
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 09:26 PM
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no opinion on the black cross bar with the evo mod?
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 10:57 PM
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black crossbar is fine, don't square up the fog lights. Doesn't look right with the lines of these cars.
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 10:08 PM
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Well, I plasti-dip'd it just to see. I really like it.

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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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what is plasti-dip, and is it permanent? I like the fogs painted like that. I was thinking of doing that to mine eventually, as well as the bottom of the headlights up to the curves on the hood. Evo mod belongs on this car....just saying.
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 10:27 PM
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That looks like hell! Sorry, but the fog light paint doesn't work with the lines on the car at all.

Ultimately, you're the one that has to drive it though. So whatever works for you!
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 10:28 PM
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That chunk of missing paint makes me cringe.
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 10:35 PM
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Hey randy ! u wanna plastidip the bumper too, u know to actually make it look like an evo mod ? u konw from top to bottom ? it might look good !!!! try it out if u have time
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 10:36 PM
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with the holes patched and the evo/xbar painted.. looks fresh. just my 2cents
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 06G85
Well, I plasti-dip'd it just to see. I really like it.

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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by H3 Proto
That chunk of missing paint makes me cringe.
I know, I attempted to fix it today, and I failed. CLeaned it up and am going to leave it to the professionals.

Originally Posted by kandem
what is plasti-dip, and is it permanent? I like the fogs painted like that. I was thinking of doing that to mine eventually, as well as the bottom of the headlights up to the curves on the hood. Evo mod belongs on this car....just saying.
It's just a can of rubberized coating that you can peel of. There was some overspray (it was pretty windy out this morning) and i was just rubbing it off the car lol.

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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by SunburstSS
Hey randy ! u wanna plastidip the bumper too, u know to actually make it look like an evo mod ? u konw from top to bottom ? it might look good !!!! try it out if u have time
HAHA that may be my solution to the chip of paint lol. I may do that...



NOT lol
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Nope, don't like the fog lights. Corss bar and evo, fine, foglights no. Good idea though, on the plastidip, This way you can see it without making it permanent,
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 10:51 PM
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fog light area painted looks a bit sketchy imo you should just do the xbar and lower part and fix that paint that has peeled off
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 06G85
HAHA that may be my solution to the chip of paint lol. I may do that...



NOT lol
kk try photoshoping at least lol i wanna see how it looks !
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by BooSSted
That looks like hell! Sorry, but the fog light paint doesn't work with the lines on the car at all.

Ultimately, you're the one that has to drive it though. So whatever works for you!
Your opinion is exactly what it is. Like the whole sticker bombing thing... not my thing, but some love it. THat's cool

I was looking at the bumper lines and then the lines on the inner part of each headlight, and they seem to be the same angles going INn toward the center of the bumper.
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by SunburstSS
kk try photoshoping at least lol i wanna see how it looks !
In process
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 10:55 PM
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Peel the fog light stuff off and paint the bow tie either black or silver..........
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 11:07 PM
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The shade of the plastidip is also too dark. In your chops the black is more gunmetal grey, which looks good with your car. The lighter greyish black works better and matches your grille better too.
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Black SS/SC 06
Peel the fog light stuff off and paint the bow tie either black or silver..........
Going to do silver on the bowtie.
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Old Nov 8, 2010 | 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Sox-Fan
The shade of the plastidip is also too dark. In your chops the black is more gunmetal grey, which looks good with your car. The lighter greyish black works better and matches your grille better too.
I could always plati-dip the bars

SunburstSS, I tried the EVOX entire bumper mod in PS, and it didn't work so well, I gave up. lol
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