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Mar 3, 2004

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Is this a good DIY mod?

I just painted that black ring around the trunk key lock to match the car. Looks cleaner since I don't have anything else that's black back there. What do you guys think? I just masked off the areas around the outside and used touchup paint. Came out okay, although up close it's not that pro looking.

Mar 3, 2004

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Decent, i guess.......never really bothered me.

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its good. what kind of paint you use? i dont plan on painting mine though because im gonna get the CF trunk this summer.

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I like it..... Probably wouldn't notice it if I just seen it without you telling me. But I definetly like it now that it's done.. GOOD JOB!!!

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Nice little thing to do if you're bored. Looks better

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damn! never tought about that.... NICE!

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not a bad idea at all.....

Mar 14, 2004

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not a problem with my DX, quite a bit of my exterior has black...so it works. But if I had an EX than I would definately do that. good idea

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nice job. it looks good

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buahaha... looks nice to me. GJ

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my car's black, so i'd never know. but i like it.

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you can't get enough of diy-ing can't you. you're a diy *****, i swear bro!

i could kinda tell though it wasn't done professionally, or that it's not stock just from the pics. but that's just me. i think it's a good idea though.

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Yeah, it's not really flat with the car, and you can see the edges sticking up. From a few feet away, it's hard to tell.

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I like it. Is there a way to take off just the black ring to paint it? I think I'm gonna try this out tomorrow, nice DIY gearbox.

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Oh n/m I figured it out... its just two bolts in the back and the ring is rubber so its easy to take out. But the thing is, after I paint it won't it chip due to the material I'm working on? I guess I'll just try it, it's not like I got anything to lose lol.

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nice gearbox. what other diy's ar eyou gonna do? lol

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I just finished it looks good, thanks gearbox!

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origanl gotta give you respect for that one

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eni9ma, how come yours looks so good? I couldn't get the edges very well and it came out a little sloppy. Oh well, good for now. You removed yours, so maybe that's why.

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Quote:

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eni9ma, how come yours looks so good? I couldn't get the edges very well and it came out a little sloppy. Oh well, good for now. You removed yours, so maybe that's why.

Yea I removed mines and I painted it with Dupli-Color Spray paint (T191 Ultra Silver Mcc : 11 oz, the big cans that say Truck, Van & SUV *Its a great match for our SSM color*). I first used adhesion promoter, then primer, then paint, and last clear coat. I don't think you need to do all that, but I had it lying around so I thought I would use it. In the end it came out pretty good, it’s just that you need to be careful when putting the ring back into the hole after painting.

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Mine's black (or it was anyway). I'm having it shaved anyway, so it doesn't matter much anymore. O, and I can't see the pic, guess cause I'm on 56k, but sounds like a good idea for those that don't have a black car.