Advice needed.. which looks best?

[Newtz07]

ok guys, i am thinking of spraying the inside of my bumper grill black, to create a "wide mouth" look...

i have knocked up some quick proofs of before and after,

can i jave some honest opinions which you think looks best.

cheers

btw, the edited version looks like ass, i know! lol

BEFORE

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm267/RaveyRaves/rsz_img00439-20100816-1302.jpg?t=1282050821

AFTER

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm267/RaveyRaves/rsz_1img00439-20100816-1302_b.jpg?t=1282050821

Again, excuse the crappy editing, and kinda squint a bit to see it clearly!

thanks

[02furio]

looks better with wide mouth

[Newtz07]

Yer i think so.

every1 round my way has standard saxo's, standard wheels., no individuality at all. all generics, dont think any1s got ther balls to do anything tbh.

so i am like modded saxo numero uno, which is weird!

i do prefer the wide mouth, but dont wanna spray it and then it looks shit... theres no going back once that tins being squeezed!

Any1 got any tips? i am gonna be using Satin Black, just a plastic primer, and laquer.

[Rudpud]

Widemouth it properly :y:

[Piggie]

Widemouth it properly :y:

+ 1 it looks the shit

[cloke]

yeah widemouth it properly, looks a hundred times better imo

[Newtz07]

what you mean, cut out the grill and mesh it?

was thinking of that, but was just gonna do this 2night as i have the paints and stuff...

not sure if i can be arsed doing all kinds of cutting and fibre glassing things smooth!

[pteflint]

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did this to mine looks cool will upload a picy tomoz

[pteflint]

hmmmmmmmmmmm guess a did that wrong

[pteflint]

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329778

[bourney]

looks way better painted black IMO

[Futurism]

Widemouth looks well nice

[Newtz07]

cheers guys.

i was going to do it last night, but wasnt sure if i would have enough paint. i got about half a tin of primer, half a tin of black and half a tin of lacquer... so going to go and get some more when i got some cash.

will be defo doing it though. cheers

[Newtz07]

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329778

Yer, that looks sweet at fuck

see mine is colour coded, but i wanted to do the splitter black and take the wide mouth down to there. will do some photoshopping and see what its like.

[beermonstah]

only problem with spraying the bottom splitter is that its totally untreated plastic, quite alot of prep work is needed, and imo is alot harder to get a smooth shiney finish with, im still trying to get mine 100% but its worth it, i havnt seen ANY saxo's in my area like mine :y:

[pteflint]

http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx49/pteflint/P180810_194901.jpg
mine done

[andiz]

http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae253/andydurant/DSCN0258.jpg
this is mine with bottom splitter painted this is an old photo so car looks diffrent now but you get the jist

[jeffchiz]

id say dont paint it, either widemouth it properly or dont do it at all

[CoolC]

Leave it and get it lowered instead

[RachBabyX]

paint it i think it looks nice :) love it on silver saxos too :)

[pteflint]

a like it as its different

[jeffchiz]

a like it as its different

quite a few people have done it

[Newtz07]

Leave it and get it lowered instead

lowering is gonna cost me about £350... and to be honest i would be sick if i paid that to make my car lower!

after buying an apex kit and getting it chucked on... its a 3rd of the price of the car, so not worth it at all IMO

i love lowered saxo's, and always wanted it doing, but its just too expensive.

plus i am prob gonna be gettin rid of the saxo sooner or later... another year or so i think in the build quality is driving me crazy. so if i spent close to £400 on making it lower i would have to keep it for a while more to get my cash out of it, and then i would end up making a massive loss on resale. i HATE losing cash...

where as spraying a bit of my bumper would cost about £10... so not really the same mate. lol

[timmythechef]

350, if thats including the kit, its not bad, and is worth it IMO

[Pixie]

+1 Go for the Widemouth :D

[Newtz07]

350, if thats including the kit, its not bad, and is worth it IMO

£220 for the kit...

and up to an endless figure for some1 to fit it...

i cant see the pro's really. yer it looks sweet as fuck. but you lose all ride quality, and in a saxo you start off with zero... so if you minus away from zero... what u left with? lol

[mischief]

Wide mouth look nice, mirrors the grill nicely.

[timmythechef]

£220 for the kit...

and up to an endless figure for some1 to fit it...

i cant see the pro's really. yer it looks sweet as fuck. but you lose all ride quality, and in a saxo you start off with zero... so if you minus away from zero... what u left with? lol

depends who yo get to fit it, and i dont get what your on bout with that?

I got my widemouth done, has to be done professionally IMO, seen to many on here, and you can tell they done it themselves, not a good look

[jeffchiz]

depends who yo get to fit it, and i dont get what your on bout with that?

I got my widemouth done, has to be done professionally IMO, seen to many on here, and you can tell they done it themselves, not a good look

well most people dont cut it out they just paint it like hes talking about which yea imo looks shit either cut the grille out and have a proper widemouth or just leave it and if your only having the car for about a year, you can buy springs for about £60 fit them your self and then get a garage to do your torsion bar which cost me another £60 so thats only £120 to lower it

[Pomaz]

why dont you just mesh it :D

[RachBabyX]

lowering is gonna cost me about £350... and to be honest i would be sick if i paid that to make my car lower!


that is a shockin price... i bought gmax springs off ebay for 50quid then took it to my local tuning garage and paid 20quid a corner for lowering :) bargain if you ask me

[jeffchiz]

that is a shockin price... i bought gmax springs off ebay for 50quid then took it to my local tuning garage and paid 20quid a corner for lowering :) bargain if you ask me

well hes on about a real suspension kit not just some springs, apex dampers are £220 iirc and my spax springs were £60 and lowering the torsion bar was £60 so it cost me £340, i did only fit springs to start with but then i fitted the dampers rides much better with them

[Newtz07]

well hes on about a real suspension kit not just some springs, apex dampers are £220 iirc and my spax springs were £60 and lowering the torsion bar was £60 so it cost me £340, i did only fit springs to start with but then i fitted the dampers rides much better with them

Yer, i am talking about a full on suspension upgrade.

the thing is, i cant gaurantee i am going to only have the car for another year, you dont know whats round the cornewr, i could lose my job or anything, and i wouldnt want to be chucking some springs on standard stock shocks coz i heard alot of reports that it wont last very long before you have to upgrade... dont want to be on a time line really.

sayin that, i know a guy who has had standard shocks and 40 mm springs on them for about 2 1/2 years with no problem. i suppose its all about how you drive, and i dont thrash my car. so maybe i could look into that.

[Ashl3y]

Yer, i am talking about a full on suspension upgrade.

the thing is, i cant gaurantee i am going to only have the car for another year, you dont know whats round the cornewr, i could lose my job or anything, and i wouldnt want to be chucking some springs on standard stock shocks coz i heard alot of reports that it wont last very long before you have to upgrade... dont want to be on a time line really.

sayin that, i know a guy who has had standard shocks and 40 mm springs on them for about 2 1/2 years with no problem. i suppose its all about how you drive, and i dont thrash my car. so maybe i could look into that.

My corsa is lowered on standard shocks, i wouldnt recommend it. although it is really low in the arches and sits nicely the ride is pretty uncomfortable plus i went over a bump a little too quick in the dark and it bent my whole tracking contol arm and drivers side shock. So id do it properly :)

[Riiko7]

Widemouth ftw..

[jeffchiz]

i had the 60mm springs on oem shocks for a while they were fine, were still stiff after a good 6 months of me using them, as long as they are in ok condition to start with you can get away with it, dont think the moment you put lowering springs on, it will mess up your shocks

[Dane1]

Yea i think it looks better before!