My Celica's Front Bumper Paint Scheme - Want Opinions

What would look best?

  • Stock

    Votes: 6 46.2%
  • Option 1

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Option 2

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Option 3

    Votes: 7 53.8%

  • Total voters
    13

2_Liter_Turbo

New member
I was playing with photoshop, and thought that changing the front bumper's paint scheme would be clean looking. First I just did the center "bar" of the bumper, because it would take the focus away from the license plate bracket area. Then I did the lower lip portion to match, then I did the sides of the center section. So I was hoping to get opinions to see what others thought would look the best, or if I should just leave it as it sits, lol.

What it looks like now:
ST185-BumperOption_00.jpg


Option #1:
ST185-BumperOption_01.jpg


Option #2:
ST185-BumperOption_02.jpg


Option #3:
ST185-BumperOption_03.jpg
 

aus jd 2703

New member
thats a tough one, the last one looks awsome but its very evo x styles and i just wonder if its to close to the same. then a gain it would be a very sweet paint job..... i say stock or 3
 

lumbercis

Moderator
If you touch the visual perfection that is that car in the first photo I will personally come over to your house and beat you with a rolled-up BGB.

:evil:

J.
 

2_Liter_Turbo

New member
lumbercis":1fu65pun said:
If you touch the visual perfection that is that car in the first photo I will personally come over to your house and beat you with a rolled-up BGB.

:evil:

J.

Ha ha. I haven't fully decided on what to do. I may just keep it the way it is, but I may not, lol. Thanks for the compliment though! :lol:
 

lumbercis

Moderator
Also, you don't want to break the first rule of modding: don't mod because you are bored. 8)

If you want to change the look up, play around with the wheels. I like the black on maroon, but the fitment is kind of meh. Look for something wider with more lip and and lower it some more and it would be one of the nicest looking ST185s in the US. And I don't even like maroon. But that car's beautiful.

J.
 

WarTowels

Active member
lumbercis":5jev4dl4 said:
If you touch the visual perfection that is that car in the first photo I will personally come over to your house and beat you with a rolled-up BGB.

:evil:

J.

LMFAO.

I'd start with shaving the license plate bracket off and having it smooth as butter. Then repaint it.

Live with it like that for a while, and if you still want to mod it - have it wrapped in matte vinyl to the tune of #3.

-Towels
 

___Scott___

Active member
Here's a tip:

I once ran tempra paint through my air brush to black out the center of some wheels to see how I liked it. It's water base so it washes off easily.

If you try it and are not sure if you like it, you can keep it from coming off too easily by lightly coating it with WD-40. That will give you a little more time to decide.

Personally I like the first pic best.
 

2_Liter_Turbo

New member
WarTowels":3a8xv6a6 said:
lumbercis":3a8xv6a6 said:
If you touch the visual perfection that is that car in the first photo I will personally come over to your house and beat you with a rolled-up BGB.

:evil:

J.

LMFAO.

I'd start with shaving the license plate bracket off and having it smooth as butter. Then repaint it.

Live with it like that for a while, and if you still want to mod it - have it wrapped in matte vinyl to the tune of #3.

-Towels

Well, I am actually going to use the plate area, I just have to make an adapter bracket, lol. Otherwise I totally would smooth it out!
 

lumbercis

Moderator
Towels had a good idea. Go and get it wrapped in black vinyl if you want to test out a new look. It'll be easy to take off and won't ruin your paint when you inevitably decide to take it off. :p

Front mount would be a nice addition.
 

2_Liter_Turbo

New member
lumbercis":gbc5q40v said:
Towels had a good idea. Go and get it wrapped in black vinyl if you want to test out a new look. It'll be easy to take off and won't ruin your paint when you inevitably decide to take it off. :p

Front mount would be a nice addition.

That is a good idea actually, and I just might do that. Never had messed with vinyl though, where would I get such a product? Is it expensive?
 

WarTowels

Active member
I forget what it cost to get my A Pillars done... but I don't believe it is very costly to purchase or even have someone else do the install which is probably far easier and less of a headache.

I'd go with a nice matte black.

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-Towels
 

toayoztan

Moderator
You could go with a subtle CF vinyl...but you'll have some issues getting the plate area wrapped neatly (unless you won't mess with perfection there too much since you'll have a plate to cover it up).

I threw this idea around in another thread I made a while back. The first option would be the cleanest, and I only say that b/c if you start messing with the lower "bar" of the bumper, you'll find there really is no distinct/clear 'cutoff' on the sides from the rest of the bumper. Unless your paint guy is awesome, it'll look awkward unless the lines are absolutely straight and true.

I agree though, I wouldn't touch the bumper until you've messed with the other stuff first (suspension and wheels).

Bryan
 

2_Liter_Turbo

New member
Lol. Not into face CF honestly. The only faux CF on this car, is going to be the stock grill trim pieces, ha ha. My 240 I have been making mechanically awesome with no regard to looks, but I'd like to have a clean car for my daily driver. That's why I'm doing visual stuff on the celica. However, it wont all be looks :evil:

My goal is to have around 400awhp when I'm done with it. Obviously not right away, but eventually. And the suspension will be done correctly as well. I want to buy another one for "off-road" purposes though... haha
 

toayoztan

Moderator
And this mod is functional? :p

I personally wouldn't go with a CF wrap or even vinyl for that matter..just a suggestion, nobody needs to get anything of theirs into a knot :D

Anyway, to the OP, here's a link to an old thread about this:

viewtopic.php?f=24&t=34124&hilit=bumper

Towards the bottom, there are pics showing an FMIC mounted behind the bumper.

I went with a lighter color black/grey, to somewhat represent plastic better or to match the GTR/EVO pics better. Probably could have gone darker, but you get the idea.

Bryan
 

2_Liter_Turbo

New member
Lol, I knew I've seen that thread somewhere, but couldn't find it!

It won't be happening anytime soon, I just wanted to get opinions!
 

lumbercis

Moderator
Meurz":jbntobld said:
Why? CF is meant to be functional.

Oh pull the stick out Rene. :p This is an appearance thread. Seeing as they are wrapping exotics in CF vinyl nowadays, and the car has non-functional decorative CF on it from the factory, there's no reason for him not to wrap a couple bumper pieces. It's a much better alternative than permanently altering the paint. And he can take it off if,when he gets bored with it.

Now that I think about it, CF wrap would probably be a nicer complement to the stock CF trim than matte.

J. :smokes:
 
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