blown_volvo850r Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Smoked white sections, 3rd brake light, and charcoal taillight/trunk trim. Didn't get around to pulling the rear spoiler off and smoking the charcoal lip...prolly do that next week.Blue bulbs are a wonderful thing. Still gotta smoke those side markers.More blue bulbage.Hova p@wn@g3.And finally, my favorite pic of my car of all time...:wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAKES855 Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 car looks pretty good, but just a little to busy for my tastes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83' turbo Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 hmmmm, way to over the top for me. but the tails look nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97Rwagon Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Is your car a transformer!!?? Or is that just useless ugly metal plating? Lights look really really good. Rims look good from an angle, maybe you should experiment with some color change on them though. Exhaust actually doesnt look that bad. Kinda reminds me of how TM Racing did their red 854 R. Grille looks good. I'd lose the rear mudflaps IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Betty Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 next to your fogs where you have what looks like stainless, make that black mesh to match with the est grille and take the sticker off of the back bumper. then your car will look amazing IMO it will de clutter it alot. IMO stickers are ok if they are small and dont contrast too muchjust my 2 cents nice looking R still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermy Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 really adds a lot of definition to the back of the car.the only things i dont dig are the steel foglight inserts and the skid plate on the front bumper. everything else is incredible IMO. :tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oreo931 Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 dude take off the sticker on ur bumper!!!headlights look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown_volvo850r Posted July 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Is your car a transformer!!?? Or is that just useless ugly metal plating? Lights look really really good. Rims look good from an angle, maybe you should experiment with some color change on them though. Exhaust actually doesnt look that bad. Kinda reminds me of how TM Racing did their red 854 R. Grille looks good. I'd lose the rear mudflaps IMO.It's a transformer...didn't make the cut for the new movie though. Lol...that metal plating is a skid plate put on by the PO. I got smart one day and started to take it off, then I realized why it's on there. The paint on the middle of the bumper is completely destroyed. Next week (if I have time), I'll be taping off the entire front end of the car, then polishing the skid plate and foglight covers and smoking them with the rest of my Nightshade. Kinda give 'em a black chrome look. The silver looks good with a silver grill and stock headlights, but not with the blacked out look.I can't decide what to do with the wheels. I'd honestly like to toss them in the trash dumpster and throw on a set of BBS RKs or Tritons, but money is at a pinch right now. What I'm planning on doing in a month or so is repolishing the lip, then taping it off and painting them hyperblack with Duplicolor wheel paint. Gunmetal would look okay, but black would match the rest of the car better. I have no idea what to do with the mudflaps. It'd look weird to me since they've always been there.next to your fogs where you have what looks like stainless, make that black mesh to match with the est grille and take the sticker off of the back bumper. then your car will look amazing IMO it will de clutter it alot. IMO stickers are ok if they are small and dont contrast too muchjust my 2 cents nice looking R stillMesh wouldn't be a bad idea...we'll see how the VHT does. I'd strip the sticker off the rear but when I didn't have one back there, the back just looked too bland. I've thought about cutting out part of it and replacing it with black mesh, but I'd prolly get flamed for 15 pages if I did that.really adds a lot of definition to the back of the car.the only things i dont dig are the steel foglight inserts and the skid plate on the front bumper. everything else is incredible IMO. Too bad I didn't get them right the first time and had to sand them down. Even with three polishing jobs I couldn't get them to look totally clear again.dude take off the sticker on ur bumper!!!headlights look great.Tell yah what...I'll take the sticker off if someone gives me a good idea of what to replace it with...bumper cutout, different sticker, etc. Oh and Oreo...sorry man, but the HIDstylz guest about the rear spoiler was me. Didn't mean to get your hopes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exexpat Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 I have to say it...Looks a bit too R Icey to me. Edit: Constructive suggestions now: 1. Use PlastX from Meguiars on the tails (you tinted them the right amount!) 2. Paint the lower bumper pieces housing the extra fog lights with black Plastidip 3. Remove the Turbo XS sticker 4. Keep the polished chin piece, for some reason I like that part best.5. Claybar, clean, polish and wax the entire car, it looks like it would clean up really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown_volvo850r Posted July 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 I have to say it...Looks a bit too R Icey to me. Edit: Constructive suggestions now: 1. Use PlastX from Meguiars on the tails (you tinted them the right amount!) 2. Paint the lower bumper pieces housing the extra fog lights with black Plastidip 3. Remove the Turbo XS sticker 4. Keep the polished chin piece, for some reason I like that part best.5. Claybar, clean, polish and wax the entire car, it looks like it would clean up really well.Of course I tinted the right amount. PlastX is the clear coat for plastic right? I sure hope it makes them look a lot clearer than they do now. Lol, more TurboXS bashing. I'll find something to put in its place. I washed it today, but ran out of time. I need to rewash it, clay bar it, compound it, polish it, and wax it. The roof is in terrible shape...feels like 400-grit sandpaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exexpat Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Of course I tinted the right amount. PlastX is the clear coat for plastic right? I sure hope it makes them look a lot clearer than they do now. Lol, more TurboXS bashing. I'll find something to put in its place. I washed it today, but ran out of time. I need to rewash it, clay bar it, compound it, polish it, and wax it. The roof is in terrible shape...feels like 400-grit sandpaper.no, it's plastic polish and it will give you the clarity you seek.-The Oracle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'93 Dave Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 car looks pretty good, but just a little to busy for my tastes+111but dam that front grill....makes me want to get...i might just get...damnit im ordering 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvomachine Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 love the car...im just not sold on the rims yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PharmD Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Well, it's unique Won't be "seeing yourself" in traffic anytime soon :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Reminds me of torquesteers car. Sorry, but it does. Follow J's advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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