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Old Apr 19, 2007 | 09:03 PM
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paint it black. you should paint the headlight covers, trim, and mirrors black as well. bumper and door handles shoulf be red too. would look nicer i think.
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Old Apr 19, 2007 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by My5ABaby
For once you said something right.
I'm really leaning towards white at the moment. My t2 is black and that is nice, but after seeing a few white fc's, I'm starting to really dig that color. I'll probably throw the n/a hood back on next time I stop by my dad's house(where my t2 is currently chillin').
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Old Apr 19, 2007 | 09:58 PM
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for the time being before you get it painted, if you want to make the paint look a little bit better where the spoiler was, get some rubbing compound and go to town. itll make a huge difference
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 12:45 AM
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rubbing compound? no no no... it will scuff it to high hell. get some cleaner wax.
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 12:47 AM
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but if you do decide to remove a few things and paint the engine bay remember to grind off the paint to the bare metal anywhere that a ground point bolts down.
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 04:15 AM
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wasn't gonna post, but you guys are showing no love for FCs with spoilers. but again, it's all preference, some of you guys like the spoiler, some of you don't. i like how it looks on my car, so +1 for the spoiler!
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 05:14 AM
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+1 for spoilers!

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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by NCross
rubbing compound? no no no... it will scuff it to high hell. get some cleaner wax.
My little brother suggested cleaning wax. The paint wasn't that bad, just has that outline of where the spoiler was haha.
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 07:15 AM
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I'm torn between the two. If the car is stock (wheels, ride height, etc) I think they look rather funny with no spoiler. With a few aesthetic mods I think they look alright.

Originally Posted by Turbo2FC3S
wasn't gonna post, but you guys are showing no love for FCs with spoilers. but again, it's all preference, some of you guys like the spoiler, some of you don't. i like how it looks on my car, so +1 for the spoiler!
I think your car looks awesome the way it is. It's a +1 for spoilers in that pic.

Originally Posted by peachykeenwight
I personally love the way the car flows without it. I think 3rd gens are sexy without wings as well.
Third gens have a bit of a natural lip coming off of the tail light section so they look much better without a spoiler.
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 08:31 AM
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I had one of those little rubber ones on my car but I went with the no spoiler route

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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 08:40 AM
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I hate the way FC's look without the spoiler. Keep it!
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 10:21 AM
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I prefer havin the spoiler


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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by crazyboosta
I had one of those little rubber ones on my car but I went with the no spoiler route

If I'm not mistaken, I believe I have a picture of your car as my wallpaper lol.
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 01:30 AM
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hahaha cool. PM me if you want a higher res version
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 01:51 AM
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Originally Posted by RDFC3STII
I prefer havin the spoiler


ok, i LOVE that car. thats how mine should look. it does, except i dont have the spoiler, so i have to ask: thats just the S5 spoiler, isnt it? like, its nothing special, right??
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 09:21 AM
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Whats that on the back of the bumper? post #38

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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 09:43 AM
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I love them with or without spoilers. I have one that I am dabating on putting on my car.
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by blmcquig
ok, i LOVE that car. thats how mine should look. it does, except i dont have the spoiler, so i have to ask: thats just the S5 spoiler, isnt it? like, its nothing special, right??
its the stock s5 spoiler
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 12:05 PM
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spoiler ftw!
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 01:58 PM
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Love the cars with S4 sport spoilers!! S4 spoilers FTW!
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by phoenix7
Love the cars with S4 sport spoilers!! S4 spoilers FTW!
+1 to that!
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 02:49 PM
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if you take the spoiler off how do you patch the holes and remove the rust off of them? i actually want to do the same thing to the logo inserts on the back too but have no clue how to plug the holes, deal with rust, touch up paint etc. give me like 10 hours and i can remove a starter though lmao. that last bolt is a pos w/o an overhead lift heh.
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by jgrts20
Whats that on the back of the bumper? post #38

They are number plate lights. Australian delivered FC didn't have number plate lights in tail lights so they put them in bumper. I have since fitted Jap tail lights but couldnt justify extra costs to buy rear bar without lights so just had them colour coded
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 08:19 PM
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man I love my '88 GTU spoiler, accents the rear end perfectly. I do love the TII spoilers as well aren't they taller? I don't know man, tough call with your color it seems a black spoiler and accents like what was mentioned before would look badass, take some clear pics and photoshop it
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by so-mars
if you take the spoiler off how do you patch the holes and remove the rust off of them? i actually want to do the same thing to the logo inserts on the back too but have no clue how to plug the holes, deal with rust, touch up paint etc. give me like 10 hours and i can remove a starter though lmao. that last bolt is a pos w/o an overhead lift heh.

if you look reeeeally hard, you can see that i used interior carpet plugs and some rtv. lol you could even paint match them if you wanted but i was too lazy.
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