T/A Contours

[tiFreak]

I think they look pretty good


I was thinking of doing to a set of contour reps sitting in the garage, the rims need to be completely refinished anyways, does anyone know the best way to do it?

[ATF]

Suppose you could always get them powder coated and have someone do the time attack pinstripe?

[Philly]

why do you mix red with the cardobarot all the time? are you color blind?

fix your front before you get wheels... damnit pauly.

[tiFreak]

lol, as soon as I saw "philly" under the last post I knew it wasn't going to be encouragement as for red and cordobarot, red is my favorite color, cordobarot is the color car I got stuck with it at least looks better than my friends green escort with red neons and accents, little too christmassy

[SDKmann]

Originally Posted by tiFreak

it at least looks better than my friends green escort with red neons and accents, little too christmassy

Yet it still doesnt look good at all, just slightly better than your friends rice. The TA doesnt look terrible on the contour but if you have to do it color match the TA stripe to your car, that would be better than what your planning. 2nd-ed on the fixing of the front end.....

[thesk8nmidget]

i think you should do a few things before you put these wheels on....

whats the status of the body kit?

[tiFreak]

my graduation present is going to be having the front bumper and sideskirts mounted and painted and have the lower part of my rear bumper painted

[roadrash]

Originally Posted by tiFreak

as for red and cordobarot, red is my favorite color, cordobarot is the color car I got stuck with it at least looks better than my friends green escort with red neons and accents

Why not strive for making your car look "great" or even just "good" instead of "only 99% as crappy-looking as my friends car"?? Set your goals/standards a little higher!

Even though it may not be your favorite color, Cordobarot is still a great color and with some tasteful mods... oh wait... you don't like what I'd call "tasteful" mods. My bad. LOL

[tiFreak]

how about I buy some chrome rims? nah, never mind, I guess they aren't tasteful

[roadrash]

LOL... good one. LOL

Hell, you're not going to buy them anyway, so what do I care? :-p But, honestly, I think chrome wheels would look better with Cordobarot than with many other colors.

[Philly]

Originally Posted by tiFreak

lol, as soon as I saw "philly" under the last post I knew it wasn't going to be encouragement

i love me too

seriously though,

get some proper grills - they can be had for under $40...
if you reallllllllllllllllllllly like the mesh, at least put it BEHIND the bumper opening, not on the front of the bumper - it looks like you did that and the grills blindfolded in the dark.
and maybe its just me, but i really think they red/cardo combo looks absolutely terrible, there is like no theme happening at all.
the cardoborat is a great color, but not when its clashed with red.

Im not trying to be rude, but seriously man... what do you think is cool about the things you've done to your car? ... if you think im discouraging, post your car up on BF.com and ask for opinions.

[ATF]

Is the time attack style played out? I haven't really seen anyone rock them, especially on a ti. Then again, I don't see very many manufacturers making them, are they usually a custom job? Anyways, I'm pretty partial to the BBS multi-spoke style wheels, but these kind of catch my eye.


http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...All&sort=Brand
18x8
Offset: +40mm Bolt Pattern: 5-120
Rec. Tire Size: 225/40-18
Lightweight: 25.5lbs.


Anyways, back to the topic at hand.
I agree with Philly, the red does kind of stick out like a sore thumb on Cordobarot. Just looking at your sig, the roundel, plate and grills stick out, sharply.

[96cali]

Imitation TA + Contours + Cordobarot FTL, sorry Pauly.

There are several threads on bf.c about repainting wheels yourself. Look in the Z3 forum for someone who redid some M Roadstars with off the shelf wheel paint. BMW also had a really nice smoky silver on their e39 M5's called shadow silver- that would look fantastic with Cordo red and still be different.

You should think about getting the front windows tinted too.