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    Paint Equivalent?

    in Exterior & Interior Styling

    Posted

    cock.

    Drifty, who is this ICI of which you speak?

    You need to find a panel shop that uses ICI paints, I've used ICI, Dupont and Sikkens in shops I've worked in and run, but only ICI has a paint formula for ANO, so if a shop use ICI paints they should be able to match it for you.

    Paint Equivalent?

    in Exterior & Interior Styling

    Posted

    Hey all,

    after a losing a fight with a concrete barrier i got to a panel beater and he said that a respray would be no problem, as the colour was holden's 'cardinal red' is this the same as the superclear red from nissan, or should i just walk away?

    I got a second opinion, but that one told me i was looking at $800+, as the car was a pearl finish. a factory pearl finish?

    Anyone know the real story?

    Nissan super clear red, colour code ANO, the worst colour on the planet to match :devil:

    There's not many paint manufactures that even do a formula, I know ICI do but its a three stage colour, ground coat, pearl coat, and clear, so I would imagine some places would charge extra, I've tried matching it with other colours before but it never looks right, mainly due to the OE paint fading very easily, I've seen people end up respraying the car its that bad, sorry mate but its just a s**t of a colour :P

    Polished Lip Stains

    in Exterior & Interior Styling

    Posted · Edited by DriftyR33

    they are Koya Race Teks (a few months old)

    i presume that they are a polished metal lip!!!???

    but now you have got me wondering......

    what do you reckon?

    Cheers

    Peter

    I couldn't really tell by the pics but after looking at there website they say there "Black & Machined Lip" so I'd say there diamond cut and lacquered, Like Finline said what happened is the lacquer has become chipped, you may not be able to see it but the tiniest chip can cause moisture to get under and attack the alloy, this gives the alloy a milky look, the only way to fix this is have them diamond cut again and re lacquered, expensive :)

    This is why more and more wheel manufacturers are opting for the stuck on stainless lip, easier to maintain.

    Finline - I did the same with my old SSR rims, give a much better finish but its a pain to keep them clean!! lol

    Polished Lip Stains

    in Exterior & Interior Styling

    Posted

    Are you sure its a polished metal finish? could be coated in lacquer in which case metal polishes will do more harm than good, some alloys wheels have a stainless lip stuck over the cast alloy, and some have what they call a diamond cut surface with a lacquer over the top.

    What make are they?

    Wider Front And Rear On R33

    in Exterior & Interior Styling

    Posted

    well where would i get one??

    Well the only place I know of is Do Luck them selves, the one I fitted was brought second hand so you could keep an eye on ebay but there rare, Do Luck are very good at keeping people from copying there kits but I'm betting someone has.

    The parts you need are "Rear Wing Stay w/ Trunk Lid" & "Trunk Side Panels"

    http://www.do-luck-usa.com/products.html?auto=BCNR33

    http://www.do-luck.co.uk/r33gtr.htm

    Not cheap though, you could just go for the GTS rear spoiler that still looks very cool IMO

    http://www.do-luck-usa.com/products.html?auto=ECR33

    http://www.do-luck.co.uk/r33gts.htm

    :rofl:

    Performance Of R33 Skyline Vs Ford Xr5 Turbo Focus

    in General Automotive Discussion

    Posted

    Has anyone driven one of these cars? Im looking at purchasing a car which is abit more practical for me now as im getting older. I have been reading up on ford XR5 turbo focus. Would the performance be similar to my stockish R33 or would I be left craving more. It says it has 2.5 litre volvo engine with 166kw but that doesnt mean squat to me. anyone have any opinions on this car??

    I've had the pleasure of working on the Focus ST before they where re-badged XR5 and shipped over to you guys, yes the engine is a nice piece of kit, and makes the cars a very quick one, lots of torque and power with a 6 speed box and it will quite happily keep up with a stock R33 GTST, the engine is very strong, and so it should be as it was made by engineers at Volvo in Sweden who know what there doing, but thats where all the good points stop, the rest of that car was made by a bunch of hill billys out in Spain (Yes Spain, that country thats renown for its car making ability's?!?!) Having worked on Ford Focus's for over 7 years now I would not own one if it was given to me, They really are the biggest pile of crap to come out of eastern Europe (Except for the Ford Fiesta thats even worse), It wont be long after you purchase one you will see bits flying off in you rear view mirror, as most of it is stuck together with double sided tape and clips made from recycled kids plastic toys.

    Hope this has been of some help :D

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