http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/97v6accord/den-den034.jpg

A lot of XB (except black color) got the middle bummper part black. but i dont want to paint a new car, so does anyone put a sticker on it instead ? if so, pls post a picture of it = )

tks

I had my body shop paint mine for me. I have a Silver xB. Painted it a high gloss black. Had them fill the holes in from the front tag bracket then paint it. I'll get a pic up of it hopefully tomorrow for you.

if you dont want to paint it you could always go to a vynle shop and have it covered in vynle

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/97v6accord/den-den034.jpg

A lot of XB (except black color) got the middle bummper part black. but i dont want to paint a new car, so does anyone put a sticker on it instead ? if so, pls post a picture of it = )

tks

Hey! That's my car. :rofl: I used a flat black vinyl. I used a glossy black vinyl originally but it didn't flow well with the car.

thats funny that this was posted, i just made a pattern for this piece the other day.

Has anyone considered blacking out the flat part of the hood near the cowl? Can someone do a photoshop?

That's a really good idea. Makes the entire front end look better.

Anyone know how much one should expect for this piece?

My local vinyl graphics store quoted me $85 to install a matte black piece for me.

My local vinyl graphics store quoted me $85 to install a matte black piece for me.
ouch. thats about $2 in material.

i want this vinyl randode! keep me posted! will it be glossy? matt? satin? i want i want!

i paid $20.00 installed. flat black will look better and it flows with the top and lower grills.

YES!! where did you get it? can i order it from them? i have no probem doing it myself...i just dont have the material...

Yes, as a matter of fact he has the template for it so he can cut it anytime. Log on to:

www.syntheticdesigns.com and ask for Angel. Let him know you're calling about the black out vinyl on Ned's xB. GL.

can you post a pick of what it looks like on your car? or send it to me? i would appreciate it...i just sent him an email about it...

can you post a pick of what it looks like on your car? or send it to me? i would appreciate it...i just sent him an email about it...

Call Angel since it takes him a couple of days to respond to his emails.

ok ill have to do it tomorrow during lunch...thanks for the link!
so he charged you 20 for the piece and install?

Sweet just got off the phone with Angel and sent him an email with my info hopefully I can get this ASAP for the show on Sunday.

so anyone have pictures of this vinyl aplique up front?

I will when I have it in my hands Angel is shipping mine out today should have it by the Rt. 22 Show, Yay!!!

yeah i ordered mine today as well...so we'll both see i guess...

any body do this with the tC cuz im really interested
i jusr dont wanna paint it

ooohhh thats a good idea...i havent seen it but im sure spendin 25 on it wont hurt...contact that angel guy and see what he can do...

If you guys are interested in getting this done to a tC I'll bring one of the tC's to Angel have him cut a template. Let me know.

yea that would be amazing if you could do that cuz ive been thinking about doing that for awhile. i just didnt wanna have to spend a lot of money to get it painted and then have it turn out looking bad

can you repost your xB (Silver with the black painted nose?) Thanks.

Got my vinyl in today and will be applying tomorrow.

niiice. I painted mine flat gray but its temporary(see profile for pics). I'm thinking about flat black vinyl

vinyl done tonight! looks great!!! took some time...angel wasnt kidding when he said to be patient :p wil post up tomorrow! looks effin great!

niiice. So its $25 shipped?

Sorry it has taken me so long, still can't find my cables and I just got my new phone last night so I took a pic on that. I have more pics on my camera though, I will get some more up when I get the chance.

http://dealer.webmakerx.net/Images/Photo/2008/Scion/tC/JTKDE167X80229044_2.JPG

that looks very nice!

looks good. Pretty good pic from a phone too.

the glossy black looks good since (at least in the pic) it looks like it matches the gloss of the paint.

Do you like the gloss or woul you have gone with a flat black?

looks good. Pretty good pic from a phone too.

the glossy black looks good since (at least in the pic) it looks like it matches the gloss of the paint.

Do you like the gloss or woul you have gone with a flat black?

I'm very happy with how the gloss turned out. Wouldn't have gone flat black.

flat black comin atchya!
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this is the vinyl from angel

are these paint or vinyl??

the one above you is vinyl! :D

PM SENT.

I just bought flat black but I really like how the glossy one came out. I'll try this for now and change it later, i guess

Just to let you know, mine isn't the vinyl, this is two coats of high gloss black and clear coat.

ooohhhhh. I thought it was thats why i was asking about how it looked (glossy vs. flat)

I chose the vinyl over paint 'coz of $$$. The vinyl serves also to protect part of your front bumper from rock chips and bugs and cheaper to replace IMHO. Just my $0.02.

true. I'm going to try to do mine today. I just purchased the vinyl yesterday but i have to cut it to the area.

Any advice in cutting/applying?
I'm just nervous about using the exacto knife on the car

dont do the esacto on the car!!! see if you can make a stencil from tissue paper and then cut...i paid the extra moneys to get mine from that angle dude and its awsome!! already had someone bump me when i was parked and no marks on the cinyl but i have to touch of part of the bumper that was not covered...kinda sucks but its no big deal...

I had an issue with my vinyl took it off and started to apply it then realized that I had no heatgun so I was screwed. Ordered another from Angel, decided to go glossy this time. Will post pics when I get applied.

I did the same so to save it I just put on the top part. Doesnt look bad but I def. need to do it over

noodles5666 too bad you scrapped yours...all you need is a hair dryer / blow dryer...heat gun is too much heat...be carefull with it cause it heats up quick and you can stretch it too much and it will look real bad...but you can also use it to shrink the vinyl if you just blow on it and let it heat up without touching it...

Yeah I'm having my tint guy apply it. So he knows about using the heat gun just right.

sticker. Its cheaper to reverse it.

What color would look good on a black xB?

Flat black might look cool with a black on black look.

Any other suggestions?

I'm definitely going to give this a try for $25.

i guess a really dark gray, red, gold.....
go with red

Well I got my gloss black applied today.

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That looks way awesome. How did you get the red trim around it?

Just posted my order with Angel. :drool:

Thanks stick_1NZ for the heads up!

Red pinstrip

Just posted my order with Angel. :drool:

Thanks stick_1NZ for the heads up!

No problem.....post your pics once installed. :bow:

Hahaha, with the red it's just a bit tooooo much like a gti :D

i was thinking the same thing. red trim is too much

For those of you who chose the vinyl, when applied, did it cover the two inserts for the tow hook?

apply over them then cut in the creases

So uh, it's OK to not have a front licence plate on there?

Front Plates NOT mandatory in all 50 states. Some of us do not have to have them..

So the vinyl came from Angel. It was great quality.

Unfortunately, my vinyl application abilities are not great quality.

I will be ordering another, and I can hopefully get a pro to put it on.

:kicksrock:

Yeah no front plate needed. I had to do a second order on mine as well but I'm glad I did. I did not like the flat black.

someone try this on a tc already =)
or someone make one and ill try it out haah

can anyone post pics of a flat black and a glossy black?

I have this Overlay available now :). I'm offering a good deal in exchange for some pics! Email me if interested :wink:

Bat™

I have these available in clear bra aka 3M Paint protection. I can also cut just about any color of vinyl you want them in.

you should go with the vinyl cause you dont wanna paint on a new car and you dont wanna mess up new new paint on a new car. or look into the paint and and ClearBumper protection


WWW.CLEARBUMPER.COM

I'm so glad someone came out with this in Vinyl! I want one badly :)

red pinstripe makes it a GTI MkV D;

is it easy to remove off the bumper? my concern is it messing up the paint if you want to remove.

Hey Blue batmobile, there's a choice for flat black or glossy, yeah? i'm interested. e-mail already sent yesterday.