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Gday,
Just showing the world of Ford Forums some colourcoding I did. I coded the foglight surround before, but they didn't turn out how I liked. They were too dull... I also put some nite shade spray on my rear tail lights. Whaddayathink... I know I need window tinting now. On Sunday I bought 3 spraypacks from Supercheap, plastic primer, gloss black and clear coat, as well as a bottle of metho. I also got a bottle of mineral turps when I stuffed up on the tail lights. Coded Fog light Surrounds ![]() I dropped into KFC Woodbine for dinner, having no grill got a few looks, When I was coming back out had some people say amongst themselves "check out the intercooler in that!" Colour coded rear strip: ![]() Tail Lights: ![]() Grill (I forgot to bring the bonnet lock with me so I didn't replace this at the carwash, hence the dirt marks on the grill surround) ![]() You can see the colour difference where I masked where the Ford badge goes ![]() I'll post more pics later when I'm on my laptop. |
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OMG lucky, I thought you painted your bits (wedding tackle) but yeah looks tops keep up the good work. I want a LS but love my LR too much update plus money lol
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The Niteshade looks really good on the tail lights, would imagine it wouldn't be as subtle on the sedan tail lights...
Grill respray looks great too ![]()
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Pics don't do it justice. Will try during the day to get better pics but thats a bit hard until the weekend arrives!
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Looks very nice. Loving this car as time goes by.
Thats intercooler is HUGE ![]()
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Thanks man, I almost got it to the spec it should have came out from factory! (minus 40,000kms!)
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Man, that intercooler would have to add at least 40 rwkw.
Love your work, very classy.
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Oh! Its an intercooler?
I was trying to work out if maybe the front had mesh on it or something Thats a monster of an intercooler... so no dramas with the car drawing warmer air onto the radiator then? God knows how you fitted that in there.... where di you get it done if you dont mind me asking? I had to admit the normal focus does look a touch "plasticy" the way they designed it. The black normally hides this though. Does look the good.... still 50/50 on the tail lights... i was thinking of tinting mine as well. |
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Nice BlackLS NICE indeed.
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Are you kidding me or what? an intercooler that large on a N/A engine??
The car looks hot yes i agree and awesome job on the paint work!! But an intercooler come on.. ![]() Luke
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sorry my bad,
Ive been working all night!! bed time i think.. but stripes do add 10RWKW. believe it. Going to get nitrogen in my tyres today.. adds 47RWKW Luke
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good to see you get it. lol.
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More pics, some before and afters:
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Another frontal shot
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Hot looking car bud!! you have done well!!
Im not going to post a pic of my XR5 in this thread lol Luke
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You have your own thread Mr XR5 Drifter.
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lol. i have to admit BlackLS your doing well. ware did you get the light spray. i might do my fronts and backs.
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OK the intercooler thing.... i really honestly got sucked in!
I just figured he had done work to the engine and went stupid crazy on the intercooler. Any mod shop willing to make something that large.. haha figured would make someting easy as pie for the XR5. |
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Just wanted to ask you how easy were the fog light surrounds coming off? i actually thought they were stuck on the bumper at first. Im going to color code my ones too and just wanted to know how u took them off. Thanx
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Good idea, but i would probably have taken it to a proper paint place to have all of this done.
But i am a paint Nazi after all. Car is lookin good man
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I'd start off taking the headlight out (the torx/flathead combo screw) and a clip on the lower side, pull the headlight out (forward) about 4cm then lift it from where the indicator is on the light. It will sort of swivvel out. Rest it on the radiator support and get the power clip off (small flathead screwdriver levered under the plug housing on the "inner side" of the plug. Once out pull the buldge bit above the foglight. Get your fingers in there from underneath. A bit of off topic info, when you take it off there is a hole with a thread in it. This is where the towing eyelet thats attached to the jack goes. (on the back bumper theres a square piece of bumper). From there you should be able to carefully lever out the fog light surround. It may help to push the tabs from behind as well. Be very careful if your using metal tools. If it slips you scrath your front bar. Start on the side closest to the number plate and work around. Leave the side closest to the side of the car to last, and be careful that the middle clip on the bottom isn't bent in any silly way(if you try to get your hand in there to sort of pull it it'll probably snap, I used a really big screwdriver) This is advice only, if anything happens I have no responsibility; use a bit of thought and common sense when doing it. ;) |
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Wow not as easy as i thought but thanx alot for that information. I was hoping u would say something like jack it up, take off a couple of clips behind the bumper and they pop out hehe. I think i might just leave it to panel beater to take care of it, once i get my XR5 spoiler, ill get a quote to get them done altogther.
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Has anyone painted their bits on their LR Focus?
Im keen to either colour code all the dull plastics around the body (ie. side and rear strips and the door handles), or spray them a gloss black.. Any idea how much getting them sprayed professionally would cost? Cheers Ads
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