painted my hood.

[CoastieCosta567]

Got my hood painted black, still on my way to start racing, and i'm almost there. I'm starting to go race in the rallycross here in corpus christi, they race every month once a week in the weekends. it's run by SCCA.

[kodiak]

Wow!! That looks really good! Some how it makes it look more serious.

[nfpgasmask]

Coastie, I have to say, I honestly liked the way it looked before. HOWEVER, maybe you need to paint your insert white now? I just feel like the lack of contrast is slightly off putting now. But don't listen to me if you are liking it!

EDIT: or maybe even red?

Bart

[CrnCnn]

I was thinking of doing this. I also want to do accross the top of the truck too. I kinda agree with Bart tho. Maybe I will still do it and paint the Rising Sun on the insert.

[pbkid]

damn great minds must think alike....i've been talking to body shops for the last week trying to figure out who i am gonna pay to do mine black...and secondly, i am planning on painting my insert red to black fade....

i hate you all...i thought i was being original

that was gonna be my secret project for when i showed up to moab...guess ill have to come up with something else

[JoFotoz]

Yup Coastie...that looks GOOD!


jo

[don moore]

WOW thats sweet looking...good job

[tomdietrying]

I like it. I think it goes with the look your going for. It makes it look like a rally car now.
Peace.
Tom

[don moore]

more stickers...hehe

[Triathlete]

I painted mine black way back in 1999!

[CoastieCosta567]

thanx guys, yeah i'm still working on it, i got a project in mind that i'm keeping under my sleve for now, once i finish it, i'll show you guys, it's completly origenal. And now it's kinda hard to do all i want cuz i got another car i'm hooking up aswell so i have to split my mod.. money with 2 cars and the occassional wifey car. Next mod is finish my exhoust.

[WormGod]

Allow me to sound like the party pooper here, but, I don't like it. Probably mostly because of the aura that surrounds that here. Around here, guys paint their hoods black because they can't afford-want that C/F look. And trust me, you see it a LOT. Sorry CC.... I am sure you have your reasons, but I am already brainwashed.

[nfpgasmask]

Allow me to sound like the party pooper here, but, I don't like it. Probably mostly because of the aura that surrounds that here. Around here, guys paint their hoods black because they can't afford-want that C/F look. And trust me, you see it a LOT. Sorry CC.... I am sure you have your reasons, but I am already brainwashed.

You know, I see this all the time too. I think what Coastie should do at this point is something to his hood insert to offset the tone of the hood now. Either paint the whole thing black, or paint the hood insert another color (like red or white) to bring the contrast back.

And Coastie, let me say after all of this, that your VX is hot looking, I have always liked what you did, and you have the coolest looking rally VX out there, just offering my suggestions is all. It still looks baddddassss in my opinion.

Bart

[kodiak]

As with all mods there’s a right and a wrong way to do just about everything.
Wormgod has a point. It seams like every kid with a Honda and some flat black spray cans is painting there hood. I do thing it look good on your VX but
Bart’s right, it needs a little something extra.


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[pbkid]

agreed....

try photoshopping to paint the insert and see how that feels...

hey, and dont bash white hoods on anything made in japan, ill post some pics of an STI i worked on (white) with a carbon fiber hood (seibon, probably well over $1000)