Looking good. My bodyshop has used the Ford Titanium Grey paint on all my plastic bits and the match is PERFECT - better than stock. If you look at stock titanium front and rear they are slighlty darker than the bodywork.

Agree with getting the grill painted matt black. I had my INGs grills silver for a bit, but much prefer in black.

 

Looks good! A set of carbon fiber splitters would look goood with the front.

 

Have the hood painted

 

Has to be black. Shouldn't mess around with being any other color for grills.

 

Umbra... if I was gunna paint the hood I would have saved myself $220 and bought a PRF hood instead of CF, I like it unpainted.

As for naysayers against the grill, untill I get the time or bravery to pull my front bumper off theyre staying alum. It matches the rims, fuel door and strakes for now so i doesnt look to out of place. Ill get around to it though.

 

Did you remount the Fogs in that bumper behined the mesh or did you leave them off?

 

No fogs... I never turned them on to begin with, didnt bother with the rewire, and its one less thing to worry about in my mind. Plus, I dont plan on driving thru the everglades any time soon :P

 

You're supposed to get carbon fiber for weight reduction not looks. So how much weight did you loose?

 

Yes, the purpose is weight reduction, and even more importantly increased airflow, but I like the look of CF, especially this weave, its very tight.
The hood is insainly light, fits perfectly, and looks great in person. Im not sure of the actual weight loss, but Im sure its a couple of pounds.
Not to step on your toes, but painting the hood would make it heavier, negating the ultiamte goal of weight loss, so that doesnt totally jive. I know there will be people that dont like the bare CF look, but I dont care, I do and its my ride, and thats all that really matters, right?

 

grill makes it look cheap reminds me of a friends budget crx

 

Just want to let you know about the color thing...when I got my front lip painted, I used the paint color code 29Y for my Titanium. After it was painted, it looked great...but when placed up to my car, it looked different. In fact, it turns out that the 29Y color matched the bottom edging of the Mazdaspeed side skirts. After doing a lot more research, I found out that the color should have been 31Y for poly material.

So now, I have a slightly off color on my front lip. Can't tell during the night and the layman won't be able to see it. But since I know that it's wrong, it stands out like black and white. I'm going to need to get it repainted...that is, after the custom clear bra is removed...grr!!

 

yea, all the grills for aftermarket bumpers are these chrome shiny silver meshs (except for authentic ms). i painted mine black and i think that is how they should all be.

btw SoFL, did you get the shop to fix the color imbalance.

 

that sucks blue... i had a lil scrape accident the other day and i just pulled off my custom clear bra.. there went a couple hundred down the drain... the clear bra really helped me.

 

The color is better, not perfect, but better... like I said, Im gunna paint the screens when I get around to it, I think it looks alright for now.

 

I guess I'm the only one who thinks the hood looks awful... And I'm not talking about the color. I hope the reason is like you said, the pics don't do it justice.

I'm not crazy about the largemouth bass-look of the new bumper cap, either.

 

I don't like the bumper. Hood in interesting.

 

I like the overall design of the Tsunami kit, the only thing i HATE about it is that it gets rid of the corners, which in my opinion leaves the front end looking naked. But I definitely like the veilside hood, does it come with a rain gutter underneath or is it open to the engine?

 

Its open to the engine, Im having to be careful with all the rain we've been seing in Miami recently. The hood is stunning in person, but if you dont like it in pics at all, then IDK if seeing it would change your mind... I love the hood, and I love the Tsunami front end, Ive done exactly what I planned with the front end and Im extremely pleased with the results.

 

Did u buy that K&N Drop in, I have the one racing beat sells fairly new. I only had it in the car for about 3 months. I upgraded to the Revi, Let me know, it's just sitting in my garage...

 

Do you have close up pics of the hood? I LOVE it!!! How is the fit though. I am seriously considering getting a set for my 8.

 

Glad you like it!

 

i have to agree the paint doesnt match.. looks kinda funny... makes me scared that mine might come back looking funny =/
definately need to paint the mesh black... i think its either cf/black theme or aluminum/chrome id ont thinkt the two mix..

all in all love the car cant wait to get my kit on!!!

 

Not bad, just don't like the mesh