Has anyone attempted to paint the vents behind the front wheels?
05-13-2005, 09:45 PM
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Has anyone attempted to paint the vents behind the front wheels?
I have a Nordic green and they can't be seen. I was thinking about painting them silver
05-14-2005, 01:04 AM
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hmmm i haven't seen them painted anywhere.......i have seen a replacement for them tah is carbon fiber.....but they aren't cheap....and still dark.
you could alwasy accent the color it is now with some strakes ?
you could alwasy accent the color it is now with some strakes ?
05-14-2005, 01:11 AM
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I painted the vents on my Nordic Green silver and it looks awesome! The black vents really get lost against the body color unlike on lighter colored cars. I used a can of silver hobby enamel paint and then being the paranoid type sealed it with a clear coat.
I'm considering casting aluminum replacements for the door handles to match the strakes, but that might be a step too far. Time for photochop!
I post some pictures tomorrow, rain willing.
I'm considering casting aluminum replacements for the door handles to match the strakes, but that might be a step too far. Time for photochop!
I post some pictures tomorrow, rain willing.
05-14-2005, 03:07 AM
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I painted the vents on my Nordic Green silver and it looks awesome! The black vents really get lost against the body color unlike on lighter colored cars. I used a can of silver hobby enamel paint and then being the paranoid type sealed it with a clear coat.
I'm considering casting aluminum replacements for the door handles to match the strakes, but that might be a step too far. Time for photochop!
I post some pictures tomorrow, rain willing.
I'm considering casting aluminum replacements for the door handles to match the strakes, but that might be a step too far. Time for photochop!
I post some pictures tomorrow, rain willing.
05-14-2005, 09:34 AM
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Pics please!
I also have a Green and recently added strakes.....I thought that the strakes really added enough 'silver' to the vent area highlighting that area. I'm curious to see if the strakes get 'lost' when the vents were also silver.
I also have a Green and recently added strakes.....I thought that the strakes really added enough 'silver' to the vent area highlighting that area. I'm curious to see if the strakes get 'lost' when the vents were also silver.
05-14-2005, 12:22 PM
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I have seen a cheap silver job, and a real nice one.
There is one problem dust and dirt.
I have also seen someone make them out of wire mesh with black rubber at the ends.
There is one problem dust and dirt.
I have also seen someone make them out of wire mesh with black rubber at the ends.
05-15-2005, 01:01 AM
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OK, I took some pictures of my NG with the silver vents. I also have strakes, so you can see what they look like together. I'd originally planned to paint the vents gunmetal so that there was some contrast between the vents and the strakes, but now that I've painted them I think silver works best. I particularly like the way that it pops the vents and how the clear corners, stock wheels and vents seem visually related. This is why I was thinking of adding aluminum door handles or the metal fuel filler cover. That might be a bit too OTT for me though. Perhaps the piano black window pillars with the RX-8 logo might be better.
BTW, with the black plastic vents I found that they almost always looked like hell because of water marks. I don't have that problem now that they're silver, but perhaps clear coating them would have had the same effect. Saves a lot of time with a q-tip!
My car has finally started turning heads. This color is a bit of a sleeper in terms of people noticing.
I'd love to compare my car's look with pictures of other 8's with painted vents.
BTW, with the black plastic vents I found that they almost always looked like hell because of water marks. I don't have that problem now that they're silver, but perhaps clear coating them would have had the same effect. Saves a lot of time with a q-tip!
My car has finally started turning heads. This color is a bit of a sleeper in terms of people noticing.
I'd love to compare my car's look with pictures of other 8's with painted vents.
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05-20-2005, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by truemagellen
EZZY show us some pics...I've seen your car before many times I just can't remember the details :p
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06-16-2005, 08:41 PM
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i love the burnt orage car, with the SL500 style vents. Stunning!!
question for the guy with the NG silver vents, did the vents unclip formt he car, how sis u spray them etc?? thanks
question for the guy with the NG silver vents, did the vents unclip formt he car, how sis u spray them etc?? thanks
06-20-2005, 08:49 PM
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Got any idea what color to paint the vents on a Vred. I have tried white. White is way to bright and over powering. I then tried a gray/silver color did not look good at all. I do not want to paint the vents red, because it will be to hard to match colors. Got any color ideas. Maybe a glossy black?
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