Anyone sprayed the grey rear bumper insert on an S3?

[Welly]

Cheers mate, was half expecting everyone to slate it after reading some comments above lol!

Yes it is standard mate for a facelift. The reason yours had a dip in it is because yours must be a pre-facelift? Mines a facelift and the lock panels are different you see. You can't swap them about either (from facelift to pre) as my friend tried to, they have totally different connections and fittings. Sorry! (although how annoyed would you of been if you had tried to like my mate was!)

I maintain that ANYTHING can be fitted with cable ties.....

 

[djwillb]

Cheers mate, was half expecting everyone to slate it after reading some comments above lol!

Yes it is standard mate for a facelift. The reason yours had a dip in it is because yours must be a pre-facelift? Mines a facelift and the lock panels are different you see. You can't swap them about either (from facelift to pre) as my friend tried to, they have totally different connections and fittings. Sorry! (although how annoyed would you of been if you had tried to like my mate was!)

Ah right ok Does look better tho imo. Maybe a whole new tailgate is in order....!

 

[fran-s3]

LOL at Welly!

 

[Welly]

LOL at Welly!

Only because you know it's true!! :icon_thumright:

 

[jonny87]

I maintain that ANYTHING can be fitted with cable ties.....

errr, welly how did you secure your engine back in?

fran i like the colour coded insert on yours, its a slightly different shape on the facelift isnt it, mines pre and doesnt have that dip in it, just flat

think i may go with carbon wrapping mine, if it looks cack just rip it off again

 

[1animal1]

sorry matey, not liking the silver at all, the bumper looks loads bigger and more subtle, just like an everyday hatchback rather than a subtle sports car

 

[Dani_B19]

Would love carbon rear bumper insert and skirts and wing mirrors and front and rear rings, i like carbon haha

 

[MURRAYS444]

Is the carbon a vinal wrap???

 

[MURRAYS444]

Its ok i found it here;

Any idea if its just vinyl? How hard are these things to remove?

Is the carbon a vinal wrap???

 

[S3-Chris]

there was a nogaro blue s3 - boy from europe somewhere which was on here a while back, his had bit cut out it and bits meshed and painted black - actually looked quite good, car was very quick also!

this is what i was talking about - dont you think it looks quite good???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QikviXOW8s&feature=related

 

[JS1500]

Body-coloured reminds me of...

 

[jonny87]

this is what i was talking about - dont you think it looks quite good???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QikviXOW8s&feature=related

hmmmmm undecided about that to be honest, nice idea but mesh puts me off it, mesh reminds me of corsas with mahoosive flycatcher bumpers smeshed to the max lol

not sure what else you could do with it though, s3 centre exit exhaust, or twin exit?

 

[s3gav]

exactly what i was thinking vauxhall corsa lol

i think spraying them similar to oem would look good but colour coding doesn't look nice IMO to much of one colour
but if you like it do it, its your car

 

[Dani_B19]

Ill get a pic of mine up when i clean it saturday, it looks awesome compared to what it did.

 

[s3_kev]

exactly what i was thinking vauxhall corsa lol

i think spraying them similar to oem would look good but colour coding doesn't look nice IMO to much of one colour
but if you like it do it, its your car

like i have done :icon_thumright: here is a pic of it now, laqure painted very similar to std but slightly lighter

and here is what std looks like in contrast can't tell the difference in the pics really but you certinaly can if you park next to another s3 not that your likely to as were a rare beast

 

[s3gav]

that looks sweet kev
im liking your car alot
are you going to remove the rings?

 

[Sandip]

Your car looks awesome Kev, was just thinking, the lighter grey looks sweet so what if your had the black bit of the Aero 18's sprayed the same grey? Big risk but just a mad thought lol

 

[s3_kev]

that looks sweet kev
im liking your car alot
are you going to remove the rings?

there off already mate, but the plan is to do more smothing then that though

Your car looks awesome Kev, was just thinking, the lighter grey looks sweet so what if your had the black bit of the Aero 18's sprayed the same grey? Big risk but just a mad thought lol

think im leaving the wheels untill they need a referb could'nt bring my self to risking ruining a nice set of rims, but have been thinking of doing the whole wheel antracite when referb is needed, there a really quality wheel though so cant see them needing referb any time soon

 

[s3gav]

cool can't wait to see it at the pod

 

[djwillb]

Is the carbon a vinal wrap???

I want to know this as well!

 

[Mr.G]

Kev...what colour is your car going?

 

[Sandip]

Kev...what colour is your car going?

Good question

 

[jonny87]

this was at ultimate dubs.......

 

[Pete_S3]

wheels look the dogs mate

 

[s3_kev]

Kev...what colour is your car going?

Good question

 

[s3gav]

this was at ultimate dubs.......

car looks nice but not liking the colour coding i thinks its to much but each to there own
love the wheels

 

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