Florida Focus

[Armanduhx3]

Originally Posted by nmd003

door handles, mirror caps, those black bumper strips on the sides of the car (idk what they're actually called; mine doesn't have any )

and no of course the grill should stay mesh black lol

all that is already on my list of things to do
i call them side moldings

ahh tminus 1 hour 30 minutes till i head down to get it.

[Armanduhx3]

So today was kind of crazy. Left Jacksonville about 2pm, got my friend and we headed of to Ormond Beach (5 miles north of Daytona beach). So we parked, and it was windy as f***, we kind of walked around and noticed we had 2 hours till we had to leave to go to the guys house anyways, we decided to go to Bubba Gumps mm, shrimp was amazing, then starbucks. Anyways at 5:30 we left and had a 45 minute drive to his house, and when i saw it i fell in love FEW scratched, nothing compared to mine. anyways in the trunk it went..

and there were 4 of us lets just say the people looked at us funny

and then i threw it into the garage

gently of course


Aaron, give me a call when your in so you can help put it on.
Ordering the lip & maybe grille tonight.

and my friends ordering me this beast

its the one we had when we lived in germany
unless, any better ideas?

[REVSWIN]

Nice snag... Order up that lip and grille! Today is Steve @ Tousley's last day! I will locate those fog light brackets for you today. I have them stashed away somewhere. I will let you know how much I want for them once I find them.

[BlackZX3EvansAD]

What are you doing on the 6th or 7th? I should be free both of those days. See if you can get one of the other guys to come over and help too so it will go quicker.

[CrUziN4L]

HELL YEH Armanda, been waiting for you to get crackin on her!


subscribing

-chris

[Armanduhx3]

Originally Posted by REVSWIN

Nice snag... Order up that lip and grille! Today is Steve @ Tousley's last day! I will locate those fog light brackets for you today. I have them stashed away somewhere. I will let you know how much I want for them once I find them.

thanks i appreciate that. Yeah, looks like ill be ordering them today.

Originally Posted by BlackZX3EvansAD

What are you doing on the 6th or 7th? I should be free both of those days. See if you can get one of the other guys to come over and help too so it will go quicker.

6th and 7th, my mom will be home alone with my gma (she is home everyday), anyways any day is fine with me. and if your wondering 6 and 7th isfine. hopefully my lip and grille will be in if i order them tonighht.

Originally Posted by CrUziN4L

HELL YEH Armanda, been waiting for you to get crackin on her!


subscribing

-chris

Thanks Chris


update
its raining its pouring, and i cant wash my bumper hopefully it stops by later tonight so i can get it all nice and clean. and fix a crack on the tab, nothing super glue and duct-tape wont fix

[Armanduhx3]

Well, after washing the bumper quickly I found some imperfections where is that silver metallic sharpie I had
Anyways, ill be taking it to get fixed once the final product is done. Not that big of a deal for me
Well here we go..





^^red Civic he most likely hit

^^ in the fog light

^^ the worst.

^^ and back in the garage it goes

[BlackZX3EvansAD]

Armanda, i am trying to look up the duplicolor stratch fixer package that they have but the color matching page says "under maintenance". Go here and check every few days to see if you can get the set that matches your silver. I would recommend getting that if the scratches aren't covering a large area.

[Armanduhx3]

Originally Posted by BlackZX3EvansAD

Armanda, i am trying to look up the duplicolor stratch fixer package that they have but the color matching page says "under maintenance". Go here and check every few days to see if you can get the set that matches your silver. I would recommend getting that if the scratches aren't covering a large area.

Thanks Aaron, hopefully thats cheaper.



There are bug guts ENGRAVED into the bumper, apparently the guy never washed it throughly ;o. I tried almost everything, maybe if I wax it too lazy, and this weather suckss.

[BlackZX3EvansAD]

Maybe you should try something a little bit more coarse than a washcloth. Maybe try a really small screw driver or a needle to pick the guts off. If you get the scratch fixer, then you won't have to worry about scratching the paint too bad.

[Armanduhx3]

Originally Posted by BlackZX3EvansAD

Maybe you should try something a little bit more coarse than a washcloth. Maybe try a really small screw driver or a needle to pick the guts off. If you get the scratch fixer, then you won't have to worry about scratching the paint too bad.

i did try something coarser. No luck there, its indented, idk if the pictures can show it

[SVT3658]

Looks like it really needs to be sanded down and repainted...If you don't want to deal with it I'll buy it off ya

[BlackZX3EvansAD]

I will repaint it for you if you want. If i mess it up, you can always take it to someone else.

[Armanduhx3]

Originally Posted by SVT3658

Looks like it really needs to be sanded down and repainted...If you don't want to deal with it I'll buy it off ya

Thanks, but no thanks , then the EVEN WORSE zx3 bumper would go on

Originally Posted by BlackZX3EvansAD

I will repaint it for you if you want. If i mess it up, you can always take it to someone else.

Aaron, can you actually paint? If so, your welcome as soon as I get the final product on ,

update
Ordering the grille tonight from Steve

[BlackZX3EvansAD]

Of course i can paint. Now, how well i can paint is another story. I'll let you check out my Roush bumper and then you can make your decision. Give me 2 weeks to get it done though.

[Armanduhx3]

Originally Posted by BlackZX3EvansAD

Of course i can paint. Now, how well i can paint is another story. I'll let you check out my Roush bumper and then you can make your decision. Give me 2 weeks to get it done though.

haha, alright. When are you coming in from sea?
Yeah, i dont want to paint mine right away.

update
apparently copied keys (even with the chip) will unlock your car, but not the trunk and wont start your car
we have about 2 regular keyes, and 5 "spares" and each spare does a different thing

spare 1= does nothing, sits in car
spare 2= unlocks trunk only
spare 3= unlocks driver door and trunk
regular 1= has no teeth on it (goes in both ways)
regular 2=only one way to put it in the ignition to work

[Jlongoria9]

some rubbing compound or even lacquer thinner would get those marks off. some rattle cans and pop rivets is all u need

[Armanduhx3]

Originally Posted by Jlongoria9

some rubbing compound or even lacquer thinner would get those marks off. some rattle cans and pop rivets is all u need

thanks for the suggestion
ill try that tomorrow.



update
still didnt get that lower grille, should order it tomorrow.

[cdsilver bullit]

i'll help with the bumper if you need me to just hit me up on my cell

[Armanduhx3]

Originally Posted by cdsilver bullit

i'll help with the bumper if you need me to just hit me up on my cell

Thanks David.
PM your number because I never had it, or it got deleted
If Aaron cant make it, ill give you a call


UPDATE
just bought the lower grille

[CrUziN4L]

think its time to buy some Dickey's overalls and mechanix gloves Welcome.

[Armanduhx3]

Originally Posted by CrUziN4L

think its time to buy some Dickey's overalls and mechanix gloves Welcome.

haha, thanks Chris

[BlackZX3EvansAD]

Wife said it was cool as long as she could go to the mall while i am there. I'll call you when i get in and we will work out what a good time to show up is.

[Armanduhx3]

Originally Posted by BlackZX3EvansAD

Wife said it was cool as long as she could go to the mall while i am there. I'll call you when i get in and we will work out what a good time to show up is.

Alright, dont forget the nightshade
and ill give you that hello kitty sticker for your wife because i dont need it.

[Armanduhx3]

update
Shipment of the lower grille has been sent from Tousley.
and I got a great offer on fogs and lip. So should be getting those one of these days.

i am a very happy camper.