think i only went down mfn in it once, u go down often? only went down once this year in mates corsa turbo
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think i only went down mfn in it once, u go down often? only went down once this year in mates corsa turbo
well this what mine looks like its a must if you want that nice cold air hitting the intercooler
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...a/DSC00057.jpg
Love the standard look. Don't like cutouts-looks jap-crap.
Should be looking toward euro-vw themes. They hide huge coolers on BAM 1.8 T's without cutouts.
maybe because an audi A3/mk4 golf front bumper is bigger then a nova one...
and they have intercoolers as standard...
but Rick that is basicaly defeating the whole point of having a large intercooler! by hiding it behind a bumper you are just covering more % of the core, making it less efficient!, i had an i/c made when i first started doing my car which went behind the std gsi bumper with no cutting needed, it all comes down to wanting it to "look good" or do the job it is intended for, keeping the inlet charge temp as low as possible, by taking maximun advantage of the volume/ surface area of your i/c and letting it see as much air as possible! which is the route i went downlolQuote:
Originally Posted by RJM25R
personally I reckon mesh can look OK in cutout bumpers, its just rarely done descreetly.
The pic of mine on page 2 is alloy stretch mesh sprayed Rover hurricane Grey. When i first did the grille I put it in bare Silver. It was back out, blasted & sprayed the next day. It just screams attention when left bright. Dull it down by painting it black & make sure that whatever is behind it (usually not a lot) is dark. As has been said already. My lower fr panel was covered in Black insulting tape to hide the flame Red which wouldve looked cack & empty otherwise.
No offence to Matt172 or Fearless/brett W but I think the fr end of that car looks terrible. The bumper looks weak (not helped by it sagging & showing the grille pins), the mesh is too open & the colour of the car doesnt suit mesh IMO. The space behind the mesh isnt utilised I think is what I'm saying.
If it was a Black or dark Blue car for example, I reckon it might work though.
Subtle is the key.
havent been once this year due to no car, turned into a chav/gangsta wannabe night nowQuote:
Originally Posted by Chris S
got me a gsi bumper yesterday, needs a tow eye cover though, price around you reckon? what grill has matt used on his peppermint nova, as it looks like its made to be there......
anybody know?Quote:
Originally Posted by sri_boi
i have did the same idea yesterday as chris_s's bumper with the numberplate holes still there, did it on a standard mk2 bumper and it looks smart :)
- why did you use tape when spaying it matt black or even bodyguard would have been easier?:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by craig green
I agree though, should be dark behind there :thumb: