Just thought this might be helpful to people with the invader front bumper: Ya know that aluminum reinforcement that runs behind the front end? Well I hated how I could still see it behind the bumper. So I took off the bumper, sanded the aluminum a little, wiped it down with a cleaner, and sprayed it with a spraycan of black self-etching primer. It's still there but it looks a whole lot better now. Ya might wanna try it.
Ryan
I had mine powder coated to match my FMIC.. that looked even better >
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99 project version 3.0.. hello SEMA 2010 =)
i just painted mine black with spray paint....its sort of a must with the gt4 bumper or it will look like ass.
15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
Ha, I had to cut mine in the middle to fit the FMIC...so my bar is there but useless. Hell, if I wreck, it'll do worse than if it wasn't there. >
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Past -7A-FTE: Will never forget youPresent -3rd Gen3S-GTE: Swap in progressQUOTE (SinisterSinner @ Dec 19, 2009 - 10:52 AM)I dont want to even think of turbos, they blow up way too often...
I painted mine black a while ago too. You could see through the vent and see it, so I painted it black. >
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-Coomer+Sep 15, 2004 - 6:27 PM
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just sprayed mine black..but..where my car is black...it doesn't stand out.
You've got to paint it black or it looks really ugly. Flat black would look the best so you can't even see it
-Brad95 GSX: Stock motor, fp3065, corn = 10.9 @ 14006 R6: Strappd and sprocketed = 11.0 @ 12701 a4: daily94 Celica: totaled - someday have another celica thats fast instead of looks cool
I used a self-etching primer too. A regular spraycan black will probably hold up fine. But aluminum is known to shed (i use it a lot at work) it's surface over time. So using a primer that etches into the metal first and then painting over it is probably the best way.
