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Treyz
11-03-2008, 09:56 PM
Anyone else that lives north do the transformation yet?

Place your pics here if so with a before (Spring/Summer/Fall) look and after (Winter).

I'm about 90% there. Only thing that's left is probably removing the vinyl. Everything goes back on the first week of April.

Before
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Treyz/DSC01486.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Treyz/DSC01470.jpg


After
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Treyz/100_2782.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/Treyz/DSC01571.jpg


P.S. Anyone have 2 2007 15" hubcaps they are willing to part with like mine? My fronts are messed up.
YAR1S
11-03-2008, 10:02 PM
why would you take the stuff off? :/
Treyz
11-03-2008, 10:04 PM
Salt mainly. If I had a beater already, I would have bought a car cover. But hey, it's easy to put on lol.

Plus lookiing to get the eyelids wraped in carbon hopefully so they were gonna come off anyway.
Derek3CE
11-03-2008, 10:10 PM
That is a nice looking car! Colours go very well together. :respekt:
YAR1S
11-04-2008, 01:10 AM
I figured so, wanted to make sure I wasnt going crazy ;)
ruimond
11-04-2008, 08:45 AM
Looks really good with the golden rims and CF hood. Kinda like a WRX style with the blue/gold colour.
thebarber
11-04-2008, 10:01 AM
mmm, wintermode

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b339/dabarber/banners/thebarberwintersig03.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b339/dabarber/banners/thebarberwintersig02.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b339/dabarber/banners/yarissnowbanner2008.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b339/dabarber/banners/EBRAKESIGNEWNEW.jpg
evan
11-04-2008, 10:56 AM
I would think the tow hook would be more useful in the winter than the summer. Where did you get yours?
Treyz
11-04-2008, 12:55 PM
Got mine from Garm at Micro Image. Then painted it gold.
YAR1S
11-04-2008, 12:59 PM
is that your exhaust? it looks really rusty :o
thebarber
11-04-2008, 03:01 PM
is that your exhaust? it looks really rusty :o

was a non-stainless exhaust tip i bought before the previous winter....didnt take long for it to rust up....replaced it this spring w/ a stainless tip
AznGouki
11-04-2008, 04:57 PM
Hey Treyz, is your front bumper painted black in the center or is it a piece. It looks real good.
Treyz
11-04-2008, 06:02 PM
Vinyl my friend .. vinyl. Kinda was a pain to do the corners, but nothing a blowdryer can't handle.

Only thing painted was the lower grill.
AznGouki
11-05-2008, 04:04 AM
It looks really good man..I may have to copy you. Winterized your car looks just like mine haha.
thatboyjer
11-05-2008, 04:12 AM
lol after looking at your car i was inspired to do the front piece in vinyl...then i remembered i drive a black car hahaha.
Treyz
11-05-2008, 08:29 AM
If yo can get your hands on a dark gunmetal, it could work thatboyjer. But not too light. Just enought to distiguish the two colors on the black. Unless you use a flat black maybe also?
the_boss
11-06-2008, 08:24 PM
lol after looking at your car i was inspired to do the front piece in vinyl...then i remembered i drive a black car hahaha.

put a white or grey or whatever color you want and have the yaris world logo cut in it, so you will have a "whatever color" vinil with the logo in black.

hey I think we need someone with photoshop to create an exemple of that!
Luna V 2.0
11-07-2008, 04:57 PM
I really like the front of the car. Where did you get the vinyl for that and what kind of paint did you use on the lower grill?

It's so tempting to do this to my car, but I know I'm too lazy, I'm still curious though, it looks really good!
seth_man
11-07-2008, 05:11 PM
still looks good in winter mode. ill be making my transformation this weekend. steelies going back on and coilovers coming out for some winter tweaks.
Treyz
11-07-2008, 06:38 PM
I really like the front of the car. Where did you get the vinyl for that and what kind of paint did you use on the lower grill?

It's so tempting to do this to my car, but I know I'm too lazy, I'm still curious though, it looks really good!
Picked up the premium vinyl at the shop I get my stickers cut at and the paint was old 500 degree gloss black engine paint I have lying around. Just used what I had left. I did it quickly so no sanding or primer, just masked it off with tape and newspaper and sprayed. starting to chip a bit as I expected due to the way I did it.
auxmike
02-02-2009, 01:37 PM
Yo Treyz,
I'm 99% sure I saw you on the road today, your car looks GREAT!
Ever with the winter gear......:thumbup: