Exterior Appearance Makeover
1/9/13, 10:17 AM
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Ok guys its been a while since I did anything exterior to the car...and to be honest looking for a lil change here! Need your opinion...
Heres my car as it sits now:
Gt/cs front fascia, rtr side splitters stock rear valance w/ gt500 AB & Raxiom Taillights
Option #1: ($3,000)
REAR: '13 GT500 rearend (bumper, taillights, valance, exhaust)
SIDES: painted Side skirts and keep RTR side splitters
FRONT: ROUSH front fascia w/fog lights and splitter
Option #2: ($1,000)
REAR: '12 GT/CS rear valance Painted (ala 3d carbon), keep Taillights I have now
SIDES: Painted side skirts and CF Side splitters
FRONT: paint GT/CS front fascia and keep custom CF front splitter
Option #3: ($150)
Add '12 rear Gt/Cs valance only and keep all the rest as is
Few pics to help you decide:
2013 GT500 rearend
http://www.google.com/search?q=2013+...9QSGr4GIDA#i=4
Painted GT/CS rear valance (3d carbon version)
http://static.zoovy.com/img/stage3mo...0_diffuser.jpg
Painted front gt/cs valance (photoshop, but you get the idea)
http://www.allfordmustangs.com/forum...img3527486.jpg
Heres my car as it sits now:
Gt/cs front fascia, rtr side splitters stock rear valance w/ gt500 AB & Raxiom Taillights
Option #1: ($3,000)
REAR: '13 GT500 rearend (bumper, taillights, valance, exhaust)
SIDES: painted Side skirts and keep RTR side splitters
FRONT: ROUSH front fascia w/fog lights and splitter
Option #2: ($1,000)
REAR: '12 GT/CS rear valance Painted (ala 3d carbon), keep Taillights I have now
SIDES: Painted side skirts and CF Side splitters
FRONT: paint GT/CS front fascia and keep custom CF front splitter
Option #3: ($150)
Add '12 rear Gt/Cs valance only and keep all the rest as is
Few pics to help you decide:
2013 GT500 rearend
http://www.google.com/search?q=2013+...9QSGr4GIDA#i=4
Painted GT/CS rear valance (3d carbon version)
http://static.zoovy.com/img/stage3mo...0_diffuser.jpg
Painted front gt/cs valance (photoshop, but you get the idea)
http://www.allfordmustangs.com/forum...img3527486.jpg
Last edited by Nocturnal'14; 1/9/13 at 10:21 AM.
1/9/13, 10:43 AM
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I have the 3D-Carbon rear valance on mine. It looks a lot better than the stock one.
You can get a used (take-off GT valance and rattle-can it to see if you like it, and if so, send it to a body shop for proper prep/paint. While you're waiting for it to be painted, you can drive around with your original front valance on the car.
There are other front valance options, as well.
You also neglected to list "option 4" which would be a body kit, such as the 3D carbon Boy Racer, or the Street Scene kit.
You can get a used (take-off GT valance and rattle-can it to see if you like it, and if so, send it to a body shop for proper prep/paint. While you're waiting for it to be painted, you can drive around with your original front valance on the car.
There are other front valance options, as well.
You also neglected to list "option 4" which would be a body kit, such as the 3D carbon Boy Racer, or the Street Scene kit.
1/9/13, 12:04 PM
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I seriously like it as is. It's perfect. I even like the stock 5.0 rear valence better than the CS/500 one.
I would vinyl the roof black, Boss front grille, pony tribar emblems for the fenders and standard V6 rear faux gas cap, then spend the rest of your budget on Brembo front brakes and '13 GT500 rears.
I would vinyl the roof black, Boss front grille, pony tribar emblems for the fenders and standard V6 rear faux gas cap, then spend the rest of your budget on Brembo front brakes and '13 GT500 rears.
1/9/13, 12:43 PM
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I really like what you got going on so far. I too have a PW GT, with gloss black hood spears, gloss black roof vinyl, gloss black oem lip spolier, blackout decklid, blackout covers for taillights and foglights, as well as, black 5.0 emblems, and tinted reflectors. My opinion with what you got going on right now is to go with Option #1, but forget the Roush front bumper, and just get the cs/boss lower fascia painted with the black splitter. I think it would just set it off. Is that a cowhood?
1/9/13, 01:32 PM
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I like it as is. I think a roush grill would look nice. Option 2 might be nice as well. I sprayed my valances with white plasti dip once just to get an idea of what it would look like painted and liked it. I saw your photoshop of the front and wasn't too crazy about having it all painted. It makes the car look less aggressive. What do you think about painting the rear, sides, and only painting the side of the front to make it flow with the sides like this..
1/9/13, 01:47 PM
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I like it as is. I think a roush grill would look nice. Option 2 might be nice as well. I sprayed my valances with white plasti dip once just to get an idea of what it would look like painted and liked it. I saw your photoshop of the front and wasn't too crazy about having it all painted. It makes the car look less aggressive. What do you think about painting the rear, sides, and only painting the side of the front to make it flow with the sides like this..
1/9/13, 02:01 PM
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I like it as is. I think a roush grill would look nice. Option 2 might be nice as well. I sprayed my valances with white plasti dip once just to get an idea of what it would look like painted and liked it. I saw your photoshop of the front and wasn't too crazy about having it all painted. It makes the car look less aggressive. What do you think about painting the rear, sides, and only painting the side of the front to make it flow with the sides like this..
Talked to my painter and he quoted me $300...complete Labor & paint to do this! Add the cost of the GT/CS rear valance & the CF Side Splitters and we are only at $850!!
1/9/13, 02:32 PM
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I'm with the others. Your car is perfect as it sits. Don't change success just bc you have the mod bug. Haha I know how easy it is to do. I have no idea what to tell you to do instead though. But I like the rear of your car, the sides, and definitely the front.
1/9/13, 02:37 PM
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Appearance mods are great 'as is', IMHO. You don't need to spend more money on non stop 'Joan Rivers facelifts' for your 'Stang. For the money are you are considering, how about;
1) Sound tube delete
2) Hood Struts
3) MGW Shifter
4) Aluminum Driveshaft
You can also upgrade your brakes too, from Dot-4 fluid & stainless steel break lines, to a complete Wilwood or StopTech package.
Just depositing my 2c.
1) Sound tube delete
2) Hood Struts
3) MGW Shifter
4) Aluminum Driveshaft
You can also upgrade your brakes too, from Dot-4 fluid & stainless steel break lines, to a complete Wilwood or StopTech package.
Just depositing my 2c.
1/9/13, 02:37 PM
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1/9/13, 06:15 PM
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Got a pic of those? I actually really like the Boy Racer side skirts. I think they break up the hard horizontal lines of the car and make it look a little more "tucked" in the mid section.