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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 01:08 AM
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check out these pics I took of my grill......also some of the engine.





grill finished and ready



I like this pic


maybe the pics would look better if my car was clean[/img]
Old Feb 19, 2005 | 01:19 AM
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The engine cover looks good. But the grill in blue..it looks tacky in my opinion. But hey if you like it..more power to you. :D
Old Feb 19, 2005 | 01:40 AM
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good job on the engine cover....... thats all i have to say
Old Feb 19, 2005 | 01:56 AM
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engine covers look good - .. cant say that im feeling the grill
Old Feb 19, 2005 | 01:56 AM
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okay so maybe the only good idea was the cover, but I do plan to get a chrome grill later on, I just wanted to try something different
Old Feb 19, 2005 | 03:48 AM
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if your car was blue thatd be hot with the grill, otherwise i thinkyoud be better off leaving it black or painting it silver. nice job though and mad points for originality. any chance you can share with us what you used to pain the engine cover and ect.
Old Feb 19, 2005 | 06:23 AM
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 06:54 AM
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Cover looks well done. I think the grill could be good if only the emblem were painted. The hues around the badge give it an almost glow like quality in the pictures which is kinda slick. Perhaps if the rest of the grill were blacked out? I dunno, perhaps I'm just finding a silver lining.


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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 06:29 PM
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I like the paint job on the engine cover. It's a really nice color. The grill..it would be tight if you could get the emblem to light up!
Old Feb 19, 2005 | 07:43 PM
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Yea Engine Cover is the only thing that looks good! Everything else looks ugly IMO.

I tried my Engine cover and Couldnt do it So I bought a Carbon one..So Good Job..
Old Feb 19, 2005 | 07:53 PM
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What made you decided on Blue with a silver metallic ? esp on the grill . . . if it works for you then go for it, but It doesn't work for me. sorry. don't hate me
Old Feb 19, 2005 | 08:24 PM
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poor TC. you make the rest of us look bad.
Old Feb 19, 2005 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by larry flint
poor TC. you make the rest of us look bad.
holy crap that's harsh, lol
Old Feb 19, 2005 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ScionTCTrav
Yea Engine Cover is the only thing that looks good! Everything else looks ugly IMO.

I tried my Engine cover and Couldnt do it So I bought a Carbon one..So Good Job..
I have to ask, where did you get your engine cover and how much did it cost?
Old Feb 19, 2005 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Fixtion
Originally Posted by larry flint
poor TC. you make the rest of us look bad.
holy crap that's harsh, lol
Old Feb 19, 2005 | 09:22 PM
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it would of looked arite if you did it in black.
Old Feb 20, 2005 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by larry flint
poor TC. you make the rest of us look bad.
i say, if you think what he did to his car is ugly...it makes the rest of us look better
Old Feb 20, 2005 | 10:35 AM
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I think I see where you were going with the grille, but you need to make all of the black trim blue like that imo. I don't know where you would stop... maybe when you get to the tires... i dunno. Good job though.

Originally Posted by TheKnown
... nice job though and mad points for originality.
ditto that.
Old Feb 20, 2005 | 05:32 PM
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I think the grill would good if you paint it silver and leave the "TC" black. My .02
Old Feb 20, 2005 | 06:38 PM
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engine cover looks good, but a bit too much blue i think. Blue Grill doesnt really flow with the silver but overall not bad
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