Update: My custom FMIC air panel (just click it lol)

[ILLiCliPSE]

I just got finished making a custom piece for my FMIC that would 1) cover up the nasty gap between the bumper and FMIC and 2) to bring a little more air to the fmic that Im loosing being it sits a bit high. With lowering the FMIC not an option (my dad doesnt want me to cut any more of the radiator support for the short-route piping to go lower), we opted to make a cool looking plate to keep it from looking to out of the norm.

Im trying to decipher wether I should polish it or paint it black. Its not actually mounted yet the pics were taken with it just taped to the bottom of my FMIC. Im mounting it with 3M adhesive. Tell me what you think. Hope this is the right section to post this in....didnt know where else to put it.

**EDIT- NEW PICS AT THE BOTTOM! Cleaned the car and mounted the piece to the FMIC. Its sturdy as ever...its not going anywhere...its now apart of the FMIC .**

 

[FourG63 97GST]

thats hot man, looks nice

 

[Raph]

Where did you get those foglight bezels from???????????i dont have fogs anymore and i need some covers!

 

[snox135]

I wouldn't paint or polish it. It blends in nicely the way it is.

 

[taylork057]

she clean

 

[daren_p]

I too would leave it the way it is, right now it blends right in. If you polish or paint it black its going to stick out & not look as goo IMO.

 

[tkelly27]

I like it the way it is! I didn't think it would make that big of a difference appearence wise, but it does!

 

[Locke]

I agree with these guys. Crappy little piece of metal looks great in there!

 

[romeen]

Functional and aesthetically pleasing. I agree with everyone else, looks great the way it is. Painting it would make it look cheaper IMO. Are you confident that the adhesive will hold up to the heat, vibrations, wind pressure, etc?

 

[RedTurboEclipse]

Looks good! I too would be weary of using adhesive tape.

 

[kidrabbit84]

I too am intrested in where you got the fog light bezels from.

Adam

 

[Rob10_99]

looks good!

 

[DSM-Franek]

I too am intrested in where you got the fog light bezels from.

Adam

Me tooo!! They are hot

-Frank

 

[DSMunknown]

Where did you get those foglight bezels from???????????i dont have fogs anymore and i need some covers!

I guess I'm the ninetieth person who would like to know.

I too would leave it the way it is, right now it blends right in. If you polish or paint it black its going to stick out & not look as goo IMO.

Functional and aesthetically pleasing. I agree with everyone else, looks great the way it is. Painting it would make it look cheaper IMO. Are you confident that the adhesive will hold up to the heat, vibrations, wind pressure, etc?

^^ Agreed. Now all you have to do is fab up pieces for the other three sides and you should be golden. (Oh yeah, and then you might want to consider doing something about lowering you coolant temps.)

 

[DSMnOOb00]

Looks Nice! dont paint it unless your gana paint the whole thing (intercooler and all) another kick ass idea that cost 5, but looks like 100bucks!

 

[ILLiCliPSE]

Hey thanks for the replies guys!

Im not too worried about the piece being held onto the FMIC...we are using 3M double-sided tape, and some other stuff that my dad got (He works for Dupot and has hooks with 3M) that *for lack of a better term* glues quarter panels on. Its not going to go anywhere

Ya I think Im going to keep it the finish it has. I was thinking tonight at work that maybe I could wrap it in carbon fiber, but I think it'll look a little more cooler with it just bare aluminum.

 

[csgsx23]

That is sexy, both the fog covers and the metal strip. Care to enlighten us as to where you attained those kick ass fog covers?????

 

[ILLiCliPSE]

That, my friend, is a secret of mine Pretty easy to figure out tho .

 

[DSMnOOb00]

its a mesh cover painted black!

 

[joe]

That, my friend, is a secret of mine Pretty easy to figure out tho .

With the amount of interest people are giving you..You should sell them

 

[always_broken]

Get some plastic and custom trip your piece. Get a cf wrap and boom cf bezels.

 

[ILLiCliPSE]

its a mesh cover painted black!

No . Theyre real/ true/ authentic carbon fiber.

 

[RedTurboEclipse]

greyforestgst made a thread about foglight covers a while back.

He used stock ones, and I believe covered it up with bondo/fiberglass.... I forget, then painted to match the car. Looks very clean.

If your into the CF deal, I believe you can do it like most other cf applications and apply a layer of it.

 

[chico904]

Well as stated above, I really like the carbonfiber covers, and I would leave the piece as it is. It really looks good like that, no need to bling it up

 

[ILLiCliPSE]

Thanks a lot for the feedback guys