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Re: matt black fb ute
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 8:35 am
by mudgroup
trev.. you'd be surprised.. the last can i used had a little more fur
i know its a no-no... but it will be getting a coat of polish this weekend...
i mainly do hwy miles.... and the matt doesn't hold up too well after a couple of months... the 'fur' wares off.. and its a prick to pick the bugs out of...
polish it up.... and eventually start wearing the black down to see how many different colored panels she has !
get a 'rainbow' patina going !
on another note.... are there specific manual gearboxes that match the model of grey, i.e. fj grey takes a certain box... fb tanks another... ek takes another.. etc etc.. ? any numbers that i should look for ??
stu
Re: matt black fb ute
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 3:42 pm
by Oldnblue
hey, that looks cool...I like it!!
Re: matt black fb ute
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 12:46 am
by newman
Man you've nailed the look
maybe a couple of peep mirrors, when I put a pair on my ute I found them a pain to use (but looked cool) fixed that by adding the stick on convex mirrors now they look cool and are practical.
Mick
Re: matt black fb ute
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:57 pm
by mudgroup
Re: matt black fb ute
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:02 pm
by Mick
coupla inches lower and it would be perfect but i think the tyres would fowel and also make it not so nice to drive
Re: matt black fb ute
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:07 pm
by Cal
newman wrote:Man you've nailed the look
maybe a couple of peep mirrors, when I put a pair on my ute I found them a pain to use (but looked cool) fixed that by adding the stick on convex mirrors now they look cool and are practical.
Mick
Yeah, I reckon the peep mirrors would really set it off.
There was a matt chopped FB van at MotorEx last year that had a lourvered bonnet, and they had pinstriping under each louvre, Really set it off.
Anyway, it's your car. Looks hot the way it is
Re: matt black fb ute
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:13 pm
by mudgroup
i'd love to lower it... but i use the f'n thing every day... 80kms on country road each day...
had it loaded up for the tip before christmas and sat on the axles... next job.. some suspension !!
Re: matt black fb ute
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:05 pm
by Stygian
Very cool Stu
Re: matt black fb ute
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:25 pm
by fbtim
Awesome looking ute, great job.
Re: matt black fb ute
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:49 pm
by hewey
Looks great! Also reminds me I need to sort out my visor
Re: matt black fb ute
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:00 am
by samprinci
WOW! looks great... its come a long way... Well done mate.
Re: matt black fb ute
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:02 pm
by Devilrod
mudgroup wrote:i'd love to lower it...
Looking at the width of those rims I don't think you'd be able to lower it much anyway Stu.
But 2" would be nice
Suspensions overated....
Re: matt black fb ute
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:59 am
by mudgroup
dont tempt me dr !
Re: matt black fb ute
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:24 pm
by Devilrod
Re: matt black fb ute
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:32 pm
by mudgroup
ha... like it... but pulled into driveway last night a little quick on full lock.... WHHHHHAAAACK !
guards are reasonably flexible you know !
