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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 06:01 PM
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Hello everyone. I have an 07 Black Cherry Pearl TC. I'm looking into painting my front end but not sure what to go with. A few of my friends have the audi look on their tc which i like a lot but i dont want to feel like im copying them. On top of that i have trouble finding pics of a BCP with that paint job so im not sure how it would look on my color. Also if i were to go with that design i was thinking about changing the color instead of the common black that everyone does. I was thinking possibly gold just not sure what shade of gold.

I would appreciate it some advice or suggestions at to what i should do. Also if anybody has a BCP TC with a custome painted front end can you please post some pics of it so i can get and idea of what to do. I tried searching but i couldn't find any in my color.

The reason im asking is because i was thinking about doing the BCP and gold theme to my car and half my friends say go for it and the other half said go with a BCP and black theme. So now in stuck in the middle and not sure which route to take. My goal is to try and be different as much as possible but at the same time dont go too overboard.

Here is a few pics of my car and the wheels that i'm thinking about getting. The color of the wheels arent really my fav but i like the design. So if i were to go with the gold theme i would paint the wheels whatever shade of gold i end up going with and possibly paint the lip BCP or leave it as is. If i go with the black theme then the same would apply.

Unfortunately i'm not good with photoshop at all so if its not to much trouble i would appreciate it if any of you guys could photoshop some ideas of what would look good on my car.

Thank you all in advance.











Old Jan 18, 2009 | 06:18 PM
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leave it the way it is
Old Jan 18, 2009 | 06:44 PM
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^^^ you dont think it looks too plain?
Old Jan 18, 2009 | 07:51 PM
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i would say go with an oem front lip.
Old Jan 18, 2009 | 08:16 PM
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it looks fine the way it is you dont wanna do too much but i know what you mean it looks like its missing something from the front but i dont know what......maybe you should do the audi look
Old Jan 19, 2009 | 12:23 AM
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Id say go with gold rims, Kaminari wing, CF rs1 lip kit, and throw on some Bluebat eyelids.. It would look pretty sick IMO.
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Originally Posted by Cwatz5219
^^^ you dont think it looks too plain?
you could get an oem lip kit. i dont know about the audi look though SW's can pull that off. i honestly dont think it'll look good on your BCP
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i have never seen it on a BCP before but use tape or something to test it out and see if u like it.....it might look good you never know
Old Jan 19, 2009 | 01:29 AM
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Originally Posted by TCyalater
Id say go with gold rims, Kaminari wing, CF rs1 lip kit, and throw on some Bluebat eyelids.. It would look pretty sick IMO.
Bluebat eyelids? What are those? I currently have the corsport cf eyelids. Do those look better?u
Old Jan 19, 2009 | 01:37 AM
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oh yea bluebat does bumper overlays

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...=bluebat+vinyl
Old Jan 20, 2009 | 05:47 AM
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My boys tc. What you guys think?



Old Jan 20, 2009 | 05:53 AM
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its actually not that bad. u got any with the hood closed?
Old Jan 20, 2009 | 08:43 AM
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Your boy's interior is horrible, get that yellow outta there. It woudve looked so much better in black. Now it just looks cheesy (giggles).

But seriously, your tc looks great. I would take off the Evo style hood though and just replace it with an OEM cf hood, but whatever floats your boat. Honestly, go wit h the BCP/Black theme, the gold is harder to pull off, and IMO just woudnt look right on a BCP. Other colors can pull it off well, I dont think the BCP can. The RS1 lip and maybe sides would be an awesome addition and can add to the overall look of your car. Get a badgeless grill and some overlays and you have one mean looking tc.
Old Jan 20, 2009 | 01:31 PM
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yea i would like to see more pics......
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I have a BCP....if you go with a dark color, try Gunmetal...not black (typical/common)!! If you want a brighter color, try Bronze, not gold...brings out the dark tint in our car color.

I decided to go with Gunmetal and touches of polished metal....

Try here too:
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...r=asc&&start=0

You'll see a number of BCP's with Black theme, Gold, Bronze, etc....

Let me know if you need more help.
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What do you guys think about this. I might do this?

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i say dont do it, and that yellow tC looks like ____....
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Old Jan 20, 2009 | 11:44 PM
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lol
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