FS lip pre fitment/install

grocerygetter · Mon May 28, 2007 2:19 pm

Been busy this weekend with the car, headlights(still trying different color combinations), front lip and rear fascia. Here's a pic, more on FocalJet in Exterior and Focus Sport areas if interested.

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soul_hammer · Mon May 28, 2007 4:15 pm

lookin good you going with body color or black?

Deagle50ae · Mon May 28, 2007 5:45 pm

get some finished pics up when you can. I've been pondering one of these.

Sucka612 · Tue May 29, 2007 11:45 am

That does look good. Go with body color IMO

grocerygetter · Tue May 29, 2007 1:19 pm

soul_hammer wrote: lookin good you going with body color or black?

I am leaning towards a textured Black as of now just because I can do it myself, doing it body color on such a big piece would require tools I don't own and talent. All the factory parts (skirts and rear fascia) are already painted so those will just need the install.

Brian

Tue May 29, 2007 4:50 pm

Even if you sprayed the red, and it turned out crappy, it would look better then black on there...

19-Delta · Wed May 30, 2007 10:25 am

See if this works out.
First attempt at photo-chopping a car.

and now in black

To me it looks better in red, but it is your car. You can always have the paint mixed and put in a rattle can for you at some local paint shops.

Wed May 30, 2007 10:27 am

PLEASE paint it body color....

grocerygetter · Wed May 30, 2007 6:23 pm

19-Delta wrote: See if this works out.
First attempt at photo-chopping a car.

and now in black

To me it looks better in red, but it is your car. You can always have the paint mixed and put in a rattle can for you at some local paint shops.

Thanks 19 Delta, body color does look sharp, good job on the chop!

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grocerygetter · Wed May 30, 2007 6:28 pm

One thing I absolutely hate about Focus owners is that no one has an opinion and even if they do they never seem to share it!

Thanks for the feedback everyone, I will look into the rattle can idea.

Oh yeah, Suspension going on Friday so she'll be sitting a little lower (FRPP)!

Brian

Thu May 31, 2007 11:36 am

Check out Checker Auto, or any place that sells DupliColor paint. They typically carry the Focus colors in a ready to spray can. I painted my dad's mirror caps on his old ZTS last year with that paint(red), match perfect.
Its the paint I've been using on Rattles and Chromie for misc parts.

grocerygetter · Thu May 31, 2007 6:16 pm

o2designs wrote: Check out Checker Auto, or any place that sells DupliColor paint. They typically carry the Focus colors in a ready to spray can. I painted my dad's mirror caps on his old ZTS last year with that paint(red), match perfect.
Its the paint I've been using on Rattles and Chromie for misc parts.

Thanks O2, I have been using the Duplicolor paints on the headlights, but I have only been able to find it in the small 5oz cans instead of the larger cans. I have the issue solved however one of the salesmen at work is a car nut and does a fair amount of painting. I've seen his work and it is nice, his most recent adventure was an Old's 442 complete with the hood stripes. I had talked to him about the nibbler before and he asked me about it today and as we were talking it hit me like a ton of bricks, Doug paints! Duh, so the answer was there all along I was just thinking way too hard about the "problem". I am going to pickup an SVT Spoiler from Steve tomorrow and have both the lip and spoiler painted. Might take a little longer to get it done but it will be done right and CHEAPLY.

B