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05-22-2012
I was thinking today of possibly painting or doing something with the area where the lower valences are on the 97-03's to my 04. I just have no idea what, possibly sand it smooth and paint it, or something. Any ideas?
The dark grey area underneath the license plate. Anyone have any creative ideas?
05-22-2012
black the whole car out?
05-22-2012
You mea a new paint job or just lights, windows, rims and the front and rear lower valence areas?
05-22-2012
With your current color I honestly cannot think of any color combos that would look good to me.
05-22-2012
lights and windows and front/rear lower valance maybe rims tooOriginally Posted by 2004GrandPrixGT1
05-22-2012
I would have to say that would look alright. What colors are you thinking exactly?
05-22-2012
I had a jetta before buying my GP (that thing had a worse tranny than the 4T65, the dreaded 01M) that had some crazy view changing window tint where if you looked at it from above it was like a 5% tint and from the side it looked almost stock. I had black rims, lower weather striping and blacked tails on that and it looked pretty good, for a jetta. So if i did any color itd be either silver or black i think, has anyone ever seen the newer body styles with the lower valences painted the color of the car? My friend suggested that but idk cuz ive never seen it.
05-22-2012
semi gloss or a mat black i wouldn't go flat black or gloss but that's just my opinion mines like a semi gloss (my lower and rear valance)
05-22-2012
Did you take yours off too paint? Hows the color holding up, i know when i did my jettas weather striping i put 3-4 coats on and 3 coats of clear and it started to come off after like 5-6 months.
05-22-2012
also Red PONTIAC vinyl on top of ur windshield, tips, retros
05-22-2012
that might be because you laid it on to heavy if you use plastic paint or automotive paint and do 2-3 light coats you should be fine mines holding up great lasred all winder and still looks the same and i just used black plastic paint from autozone lol didn't feel like bringing it into the shop and tape it all out and mix the paint to do them so i did it at my house. and no i didn't take it off just jacked it up and put it on jack stands to make it a little easier. and did you sand your last one before you sprayed the color? if not that's why. if you do this wet sand it with 600 grit
05-22-2012
Where can i buy the vinyl?
05-22-2012
Okay sweet, I would be willing to put time into it to make it as smooth as the body but im not sure if it would be worth it, i think its pretty coarse right now but i can get it pretty smooth. Think it'd be worth putting the time into?
05-22-2012
reflective concepts they have a thread on here towards the bottom of the forum
05-22-2012
yea i mean if its coarse wet sand it with 220 first then go to 320 or 400 then 600 it shouldn't take to long. just tape off the silver so you dont sand your paint while your working on the valances if your not use to wet sanding
05-22-2012
Any thoughts on painting them to match the car? Like i said my friend mentioned it.
05-22-2012
that might look alright to but the paint to match your car would be more expensive and you have to spray it from a spray gun. my friend has a white GTP and his lower valance is white and doesn't look bad
05-22-2012
I can get the paint in cans from Oreilly's they match the color from the VIN, comes in a normal spray can, but it is 6.99 as apposed to the cheaper 4.99 at my store. Needless to say i've spent quite a good amount of time in that isle in the past.
05-22-2012
not bad at all for only $6.99 but its up to you man its your car but if you go for a blacked out look id go with black front and rear valance
05-23-2012
Yeah, if i went blacked out id definitely add those to the black.
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