lookforjoe Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Been futzing with some cosmetic mods. toying around with carrying the black out pillar / glass line from the A pillar to the D pillar.... not sure about the line following off the windshield upper trim - hard to decide what angle is best. I may redo it at some point, it's only tape so easy enough to remove. Haven't decided if I want to re do the B & C pillars in the CF vinyl or no bumper skirt treatment can be seen here. I used an XC rear bumper cover & cut it up. I tried a full wrap & tuck under the tailpipes across the center, but it looked iffy - BMac saw it - couldn't stop it from sagging a little. Split interior on my Mom's S70 - got rid of the beige seats for charcoal - so to balance it, I redid the door panels - pulled them apart, repainted the inserts with SEM dark charcoal (tried re-covering the inset with fresh vinyl, that didn't work out so well - fortunately I had a spare set of beige panels from an old XC) Still have to get charcoal rear seats, and do the rear door panels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t8fanning Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 I'm not a huge fan of the blacked out A and D pillars but that rear bumper wing looks good. Is that what you made out of another XC bumper? How did you attach it? Also, your mom's S70 interior reminds me of the P2 R's just do the same to the back seat and it'll be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aequitas_Veritas Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 I agree, I am not liking the A and D pillar blackout or the XC trim. Just too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Vexed Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 it just doesn't look right, ya know?? i understand what you tried to do bro, but it's one of those things where it just seems like you're not sure where to start/stop the wrap or where the transition from window to wrap back to body color *should be?? like you said it's just kind of "iffy" all around to me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volta55 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 im not even mad...i like the first shot, just not a fan of the XC trim +1 for fukkin around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod'sT-5 Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 H, leave the A-pillar silver, D-pillar looks ok with the tail lights and back window. Has your rt rear door been changed, or painted? What steering wheel is your moms car, like the wood, S90? Love your wagon, what a beast! Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted August 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Yes, the R/R door was changed. The wheel in my mom's S70 is my old V70 wood trim wheel. pics from this evening Gonna sit with the pillar trim for a bit, see how I feel about it over the weekend. I'm not a huge fan of the blacked out A and D pillars but that rear bumper wing looks good. Is that what you made out of another XC bumper? How did you attach it? The bumper piece is attached with the hardware from a 740/940 front bumper skirt. It is also anchored to the mudflap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankenMoose Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 i understand what you tried to do bro, but it's one of those things where it just seems like you're not sure where to start/stop the wrap or where the transition from window to wrap back to body color *should be?? I agree. With mine, I was not sure where to end it at the door, so I just took it to the headlights. If you want to keep the A pillar covered, I'd suggest extending the tape around the top of the doors. That way, the line of blackout starts at the door rubber, which is higher than the window glass, and makes the odd angle to the windscreen a bit less harsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzer555 Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 The "floating roof" has always been a range rover thing and it kinda reminds me of one in the last pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximumbuckeye Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Not a fan of the blackout around the windshield, but I really like the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEU Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Not really feeling any of it. Was never a fan of the XC window strip under the rear window, but the B and C are OK. Maybe remove some of the tape and I think it would look better if you paint your rockers, mudflaps, rear bumper and maybe even the front skirt silver. More silver, less two tone. I don't know if anyone else gets this, but ever since you did the big opening in the bumper it's been looking more and more like the ole skool Cylons to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted August 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Thanks for all the suggestions! I agree. With mine, I was not sure where to end it at the door, so I just took it to the headlights. If you want to keep the A pillar covered, I'd suggest extending the tape around the top of the doors. That way, the line of blackout starts at the door rubber, which is higher than the window glass, and makes the odd angle to the windscreen a bit less harsh. Nice work. I did a similar extension on my X1/9 - carried the door shoulder line down to the headlights I didn't do the entire door frame, in part because all the older Volvos since the 240Turbo had that look. Hard to decide whether blacking the entire frame leaves enough silver width up top, to balance against the lower body - I don't have the silver rockers, etc that you have. Not really feeling any of it. Was never a fan of the XC window strip under the rear window, but the B and C are OK. Maybe remove some of the tape and I think it would look better if you paint your rockers, mudflaps, rear bumper and maybe even the front skirt silver. More silver, less two tone. I don't know if anyone else gets this, but ever since you did the big opening in the bumper it's been looking more and more like the ole skool Cylons to me. That's great! I like it! Don't want to do the lower panels silver, I feel it makes the wagon too 'fat', I had played with the idea - I had a silver V70 I bought earlier this year, and considered swapping the rockers, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEU Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 I think the silver rocker/flaps/rear bumper would really emphisize how low you have the car sitting. I'm going to color match my flaps some day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phunktified Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 I feel like at some point this whole car is going to end up flat black ...and it wouldnt be a bad thing .. anyways, the only thing looking 'iffy' to me is the a pillar, nice work ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted August 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 I think the silver rocker/flaps/rear bumper would really emphisize how low you have the car sitting. I'm going to color match my flaps some day... That is true - silver rockers would do that - I'll have to reconsider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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