Finally Blacked My 'S'

Beaker™

Slightly Unhinged........
Nov 21, 2005
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C:\UK\Glos
Been something i've wanted to do since before i even got the car (1 and a half years ago), now that i've done it i'm not to sure about it now :think:

Before...
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A quick spray job...
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Fitted to grill...
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Back on the car...
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Notice the deliberate chip? Doh!...
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Beaker™

Slightly Unhinged........
Nov 21, 2005
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C:\UK\Glos
Atempted to clean the engine bay too, not up to the standard of some of you guys but i do have new respect for those with uber clean bays :funk:

Before...
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After...
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the_prophet

Newbie
Jul 28, 2006
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personally think the badge suits your car, goes with theme of black wheels. looks good. Definatley suits some models / colours more than others though.
 

gavthelad

Bring on the Boooooost
Nov 19, 2005
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Redditch (Midlands)
yeah i think it looks cool mate....

as i was scrolling through the photos, i was gonna suggest maybe a glossier paint but looking at your wheels it matches perfect.......nice one!!
 

Beaker™

Slightly Unhinged........
Nov 21, 2005
1,900
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C:\UK\Glos
Did you do it yours self?

Looks mint btw :)

Thanks yeah i did it myself :)

1x Halfords Plastic Primer (Grey)
1x Halfords Matt Black Spray Paint
1x Halfords Clear Laquer

yeah i think it looks cool mate....

as i was scrolling through the photos, i was gonna suggest maybe a glossier paint but looking at your wheels it matches perfect.......nice one!!

Yeah was after a matt/satin finish to match the wheels, wasnt to happy about having to put laquer on really but had to in order to give it protection against stone chips.
 

Beaker™

Slightly Unhinged........
Nov 21, 2005
1,900
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C:\UK\Glos
does the badge just pop out?

Theres 2 blobs of plastic weld on the back, scrape them off then your left with 4 tiny black clips that hold it in place. Just pop the clips and pop out the 'S'. I found that the 4 clips hold the 'S' in just fine upon refitting, no need for any plastic weld or glue :) Word of warning though, be real careful refitting as its a tight fit and its real easy to scratch your freshly painted surface.
 
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