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Front End Conversion. B3 to B4

Posted: Jul Sun 31, 2011 5:31 pm
by Audicted
Kevin found me a sweet B4 hood here in helena so we purchesed that. The only downside was now i needed new headlights, a grille, and the underlight trim. I had just bought my B3 E Codes and they had only been on my car for maybe a month at the max then I had to buy some B4 E codes. The headlights arrived about a week ago and so now i'm still looking for a B4 grille and the underlight trim.

I'll post some pictures up about the hood and the sanding process that i screwed up on just a little :crybaby:

Re: Front End Conversion. B3 to B4

Posted: Jul Sun 31, 2011 5:41 pm
by Audicted
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My baby as she is now :D

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This is the color of the hood. It might not look much different but it looks really orange in the sun cause its gold flaked

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Front end of the B4 hood :D

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Left side of the hood, I will upload pictures of the sanding process later.

Re: Front End Conversion. B3 to B4

Posted: Aug Tue 02, 2011 1:33 am
by Audicted
A little late night sanding session :D
Hmm its only midnight, lets go sand!
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Re: Front End Conversion. B3 to B4

Posted: Aug Tue 02, 2011 7:25 am
by MT-Getto
that looks like a lot of work

Re: Front End Conversion. B3 to B4

Posted: Aug Tue 02, 2011 3:05 pm
by Audicted
Yeah it has been a pain in the butt, when its finished though i will look great! I was only supposed to take the clear coat off and scruff up the red paint but while wetsanding it just kept getting lower and lower. Turns out that it goes clearcoat, red, green, black, white, metal.

Re: Front End Conversion. B3 to B4

Posted: Aug Sun 28, 2011 1:45 pm
by Audicted
UPDATE:
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Sanded down and ready to primer!

Unfortunatly I didn't get any primer shots of it only primer but this is what I have for semi-primer shots

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PAINTED AND CLEAR COATED!!!!
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And now we wait! Should be on my car soon thanks to the help of Kevin

Re: Front End Conversion. B3 to B4

Posted: Sep Sat 03, 2011 12:46 am
by Mikewire
Nice man, that looks great! Nice job!

Re: Front End Conversion. B3 to B4

Posted: Sep Sat 03, 2011 1:18 am
by Audicted
Thank you! The spray paint cans that we used matched PERFECTLY! It turned out amazing. I'm very pleased with how it turned out. Also it was a learning experence along the way and its a good skill to have

Re: Front End Conversion. B3 to B4

Posted: Sep Sat 03, 2011 7:29 pm
by padroB5
glad to hear an see it came out VERY well!

Re: Front End Conversion. B3 to B4

Posted: Sep Sat 03, 2011 7:46 pm
by Audicted
Yeah, I'm very very happy with the results. also it was alot cheaper than the grand that collision pro asked for.