little mod weekend...

[marked001]

little mod weekend with one of my friends last weekend... lotsa work.. i have the silver sedan..he has the black avant..

here's a few before shots to give you an idea of what we started with:



first thing's first... gotta dismantle em:



we really didn't have the time, nor the energy to do a step by step of our mods, but here are a few production photos...
spray booth minus some plastic:


working along:





and of course the finished products. too bad it was raining that night.
For my car, we installed an OEM S4 front with moded grills. Sprayed the lower sides and rear valence.





For my buddy' car, we did a custom molded half bumper/lip and re-sprayed the rear valence.






..and last night, i threw on a lip spoiler (sorry for the crappy camera phone pic).

[MikeLee2484]

did you just spray over the stock black side skirts and rear valence? cause thats a really good idea.

[marked001]

yeah..pretty much.. sideskirts i just roughed up a little.. threw on some adheasion promoter...few coats of primer..basecoat..and clear...

rear took a little more work to get it smooth b/c its textured..its still not totally smooth.. but not bad..

[TudorDrancea]

now i can paint my moldings as well?
where can i get the paint and what do i need, even more so where can i manage an s4 front(i think the rs4 bk is too low)

[marked001]

we used a gravity feed gun with the stock color (which really didnt match)..haha.. but duplicolor makes spray paint called radiant silver...matches almost perfectly.. get some of that, some primer, and some adhesion promoter and go to town..

s4 bumpers are a hot item and tough to come by.. i got pretty lucky getting this one..

[TudorDrancea]

actually i checked at at a nearby dealership the bumper is 458.38 it think, somewhere in that area

im wondering if i fcan get it cheaper tho

[marked001]

yeah.... not sure you can get it new for cheaper..but definitely keep an eye out for used. they can be had for between $200 and $400 depending on what they come with..

remember..the bumper from the dealer is missing the side grilles, fogs, etc..