vcpatel

Well, I decided to hold off on buying a new exhaust until next spring; so I went ahead and gave my stock exhaust a little bit of my own twist. My car is all black and grey, might as well get rid of any extra shiny silver. I think they go well with my painted badges.







and then a couple more pics- just for fun.





Lemme know what you think...

XDEEDUBBX

other than the sticker in front i guess everthing thing is ok?

Umbra

So what's different?

NgoRX8

iTrader: (1)

painted stock exhaust tips and badge i think.

mysql101

so you painted the inside of the exhaust tips so it always looks like it's dirty?

vcpatel

hahaha, next time; i'll get more mods before i put up a thread. Just doing some little things now... will buy some new parts in the spring. No point buying big parts now just to have them corrode through winter. But yeah... they're just painted exhaust tips... posted pics in case somebody wanted an idea about how they looked. ** the stickers - Autocross organization in my area "nora racing"= northern ohio racing association... they do a good job with auto-x events, figured i might slap one of their stickers on the car [ they DO come off ya know].. haha.

vcpatel

*sigh*.. haha, this is starting to feel more and more like a bad idea.

Tips painted only for aesthetic reasons... I think they look good.

mysql101

heh - btw, wasn't trying to bash you. Just trying to figure out the logic

cleoent

hmmm... needs more contrast, like rotary accents, silver badge and put the tips back.. then it will be nice...

this is what it should look like

theCATALYST

I think they look good too. At least you tried something origional. Not many people do that, most on here like the ssame wheels, the same kits, and its refreshing to at least see something different.

As for the sticker, I agree with you, it comes off. Peoples obssesion about not having stickers is rediculous(spelling?). It.s not like you have vinyl graphics all over the car, you have a simple sticker on the front, and it looks good.

Keep it up, and dont get down.

XDEEDUBBX

i have nothing against stickers, i have "some" stickers on my car, i thought it looked funny where it was.

N rider89

i think it looks fine but the pictures probably dont do it justice

mac11

iTrader: (1)

that is a high temp paint right? i know its not going to get as hot as a brake caliper but it is still carrying hot exhaust gas.

Cody Red

Is it me? Or is the left side of his car being weighed down by something...

Very nice idea btw, what kinda paint/thing did you use?

Michael

Is there a "JDM Yo!" sticker covering the holes that were left by the Mazda emblem? Or did you have your trunk repainted?

dillsrotary

i think its cool, don't worry about getting more mods, picture thread's are always welcome even if you took pics for whatever reason.

N rider89

^ to the "jdm yo"

Rtimes8

Looks sharp...I like the black on grey look and it gives me some ideas.

vcpatel

wooot, lots of feedback. Yeah, its high temp paint- it's actually engine paint that I found at auto zone. Semi-gloss black. Yeah, those are stickers covering the holes... *sigh*... stickers rock when you're on a budget. Being on a budget is good though, it makes you look at all the little details... like exhaust tips and badges... things that i'd probably overlook if I had more $$.

** the car's not being weighed down... its just the angle.

** to XDEEDUBBX: haha, no need to defend yourself man... I respect your opinion and love your car.

dillsrotary

i was actually being serious

UFGator12

Please answer this. I was wondering the same thing. Please tell me that's a photochop.

N rider89

no i was doing that to the JdM Yo post above you. you just posted quicker than me

Umbra

That's why you get a daily driver and put the 8 away for the winter.

I think the badges looked better before they were painted.