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Old 11-09-09, 02:37 PM
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i like it. you just need to compliment your aggressive paint job with a more aggressive drop/wheels. i think you can definitely make it work (refer to the joez's SEMA 350c)

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Old 11-09-09, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
I think I'm 50/50 on the hood, but with black wheels it may help.
The wheels will help for sure, that was my main intention behind this, so something would match the black wheels.

Originally Posted by xuserx04
Looks good
Thank you!

Originally Posted by Robs IS250
A set of black wheels and some slammage is needed ASAP!
Yes indeed

Originally Posted by jonjon83
hmm if it was cf trunk and cf hood it would be way cooler, think u should have painted entire trunk...
Alot of forum members are already rocking CF, i want to do something that no one has done yet.

Originally Posted by Phil888
hmmm dont how to feel about it. lol but glad to see you're brave enough to do this on a metador Red. But seriously i think the hood and trunk and spoiler is a little bit to much for my taste.
I was really surprized that i was the first black roof on MRM, so i wanted to take it a bit further lol.

Originally Posted by SeOuLiS250
new rims,,painting the front grill,,replacing your current emblem to Black Pearl
will make it look even better
Agreed my emblems are already black pearl, but not dark enough i guess haha

Originally Posted by Ice350
I'll have to look at it a few more times before deciding but it's definitely different. Black wheels would take it more to the good side.
It's nice if everyone likes it but it's more important that you like it.
These are the 'I'm about to put it away for the winter' shots lol, so i promise the next set of pictures you will like alot, i promise!
Old 11-09-09, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by roooster
i like it. you just need to compliment your aggressive paint job with a more aggressive drop/wheels. i think you can definitely make it work (refer to the joez's SEMA 350c)
My original inspiration
Old 11-09-09, 02:50 PM
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how about smokin out the tail lights
i think itll be matchn with the black part of the car.
but its ur car , have fun with it
Old 11-09-09, 02:52 PM
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Like others have said, new wheels along with black accents here and there to get rid of the silver/chrome will do you good. I love both colors and when combined right, itll look sick. I semi like it, haha ill wait for an update.
Old 11-09-09, 02:58 PM
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I like how you fallowed the hood lines but I would have painted the trunk to the top of the tail lights.

I was thinking of doing something similar. Carbon hood with the sides painted white.
Old 11-09-09, 03:03 PM
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i really think the smoked out lights will match the car. try it out. just 80 bucks to loose

sick ride though
Old 11-09-09, 03:51 PM
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if you were to do that i say you shoulda did the whole hood.
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i like the hood and trunk. hood looks alright IMO. car is still a
Old 11-09-09, 04:24 PM
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Do it! Be the first. Looks good on your 2IS hehe
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Well i think if you had a bigger spoiler like the Wald spoiler it would probably look better. You need to make your car look more aggressive with the look you're going for to pull this off.. just a suggestions
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Originally Posted by Mr. BoXer
how about smokin out the tail lights
i think itll be matchn with the black part of the car.
but its ur car , have fun with it
Def. a possibility, i've thought about it.

Originally Posted by fknISC808
Like others have said, new wheels along with black accents here and there to get rid of the silver/chrome will do you good. I love both colors and when combined right, itll look sick. I semi like it, haha ill wait for an update.
Yup, i'm going to paint the chrome trim of the side windows and the visors black soon. Slowly going to get rid of the chrome/silver. Thanks!

Originally Posted by venZon
I like how you fallowed the hood lines but I would have painted the trunk to the top of the tail lights.

I was thinking of doing something similar. Carbon hood with the sides painted white.
I thought around the spoiler idea was sick because you cannot tell from the rear and the spoiler is painted half black.

Originally Posted by ijulmimi
Do it! Be the first. Looks good on your 2IS hehe
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i think a matte would look pretty good on your car. like the joe z one. i think yours looks pretty good though.



also, how come you didn't line up the hood paint to your grill, like joe z?
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Originally Posted by Phil888
Well i think if you had a bigger spoiler like the Wald spoiler it would probably look better. You need to make your car look more aggressive with the look you're going for to pull this off.. just a suggestions

I'm thinking CF FAB front lip + wald spoiler would look pretty sick, how much is a wald spoiler?
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Originally Posted by Jetfire
i think a matte would look pretty good on your car. like the joe z one. i think yours looks pretty good though.

also, how come you didn't line up the hood paint to your grill, like joe z?
Thank you!

Joe Z's IS-F is a beautiful car

The IS-F grill lines up with the lines in the hood where in the regular IS series only the top of the grill is lined up with the lines, two different hoods and grill surrounds, you can see it if you look closer - the top of my grill is painted to the lines on the hood.


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