anyone going with an NA setup ever thought of painting the grill insert color matched to the car?

 

nobody. never.

 

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Exacto? I'm doing you a favor by telling you to avoid trying to use an exacto knife or a razor blade at all costs! Unless you never want to be able to count to 10 again.. Dangerous on this duarble plastic... Use a mechanized power tool for this job, with the right amount of control and speed, a dremel tool would work perfectly, the only drawback to a spinning tool is you usually build up a fiar amount of heat and you will get some melted plastic stubble on the top and bottem of the cut. most of this can usually be broken away with your fingers, and you can also drag a magi-cut file or something else very fine across the cut, if you hold it steady you will get a PERFECT cut that almost looks like it was molded there OEM. Goodluck.

Sincerly,
Four fingers Freddy

P.S. Wear your safety glasses!

 

Gah, sorry to hear about the finger.

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Hah, thanks. There's of course more pictures on the website. Wheels are a Volk TE-37 knockoff (Rota Grid +38 offset 15" gunmetal with polished lip). They didn't offer a black with polished lip at the time

I cut out the insert in prep for a turbo setup...which is my graduation gift to myself In the mean time, run to Home Depot and pick up some black gutter mesh (plastic) if you're concerned about something flying in there.

Painting the inside area was a great idea I know mine is a little rusty as well so I might just grab some black and do that too.

 

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Exacto? I'm doing you a favor by telling you to avoid trying to use an exacto knife or a razor blade at all costs! Unless you never want to be able to count to 10 again.. Dangerous on this durable plastic... Use a mechanized power tool for this job, with the right amount of control and speed, a dremel tool would work perfectly, the only drawback to a spinning tool is you usually build up a fair amount of heat and you will get some melted plastic stubble on the top and bottom of the cut. most of this can usually be broken away with your fingers, and you can also drag a magi-cut file or something else very fine across the cut, if you hold it steady you will get a PERFECT cut that almost looks like it was molded there OEM. Goodluck.

Sincerly,
Four fingers Freddy


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The plastic is not that durable. Cut the big piece out with the dremel if you want then clean up the melted stuff with the razor or Exacto. I'm sorry if you lost a finger that way but it works. Try not to be a dumb *** and force anything and you won't lose any extremities. I've done 4 cars that way and my fingers are still intact.

 

cleaning it up with an exacto is fine, but I just ment don't try to use an exacto knife to try to cut a bumper apart and expect to do it in a controled manner, that plastic isn't that durable, but an exacto blade is called a hobby knife for a reason. I didn't really lose a finger.. btw.

 

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you registered just save a finger.

welcome aboard

 

wow it look pretty nasty when you cut it out, i had to cut mine out in order to fit the intercooler in and guess what i used. My mom scissor, it work pretty well. i had the bumper off tho so it easier. i think with the intercooler on it look mean but without it a



Havent had the time to smooth all of those rough surface out

 

Why would this guy cut it out with no turbo then...? Hmm

 

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well, tons of people put altezzas on their cars, does that make it cool too? =P

 

The previous owner of my bumper cut the grill out, and didn't do a very clean job. I wish it was all still in there. I will have to try to clean it up some, and put some black mesh in there. I want the mesh in there anyway to cover up the foglights that I will be installing eventually.