painted bug guard ! ?

[matthewai]

hey i painted this it came out pretty nice just want to decide if i should do the toyota in blue wanna see what some people think it might go good with the blue on the tires and the blue dashmat and other blue accents in the car i dont even know

[matthewai]

hey guys i thought id add this little story behind why i painted it
it was on the hood (unpainted) all was well but the middle clip was broke
but it didnt effect the integrity, it was on there pretty snug wasnt moving around or anything
so a week or so goes by im out doin stuff and my friend needs something from the trunk
i tell him to pop the trunk and grab it cuz you cant remotely pop the trunk (which sucks)
so im guessing he accidentally popped the hood without realizing and comes back
hes says thanks i lock it up all is good
so were all chillin whatever i go to leave later and not knowing that the hood was popped
i drive away and down the block all of sudden BOOM the bug guard flys off over the roof
im like what the hell pretty pissed at this point but i cant get mad at him cuz i should have just went out there when he did
obvi the air just got underneath and ripped it off breaking more clips and it got scratched up
so i just painted it to hide scratches
i did leave it on to see what would happen but with only like 2 or 3 clips left it was shaking to much at higher speeds so i took it off
any one know if you can get the clips replaced or is this thing basically junk now?
thanks everybody !!

[KCALB SIRAY]

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[matthewai]

thanks for not helping at all
ass hahah
why not just say something irrelevant

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[matthewai]

Originally Posted by KCALB SIRAY

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thanks for sharing the size of your b-hole
anyone else wanna add?

[WeeYari]

^ he's saying leave it BLACK!!!!!!!

[matthewai]

yeah the blue prob wont work
butt the clips are still broken !! can they be replaced ?

[matthewai]

diy broken clip fix: i just used a small piece of rubber (to protect paint) with a document clip thing and used these foam blue pads i glued to the back side its on extremely snug its not goin any where. macgyvered this thing

also added these ridiculous rubber bumper pads i paint matched to protect from people who cant park cars without giving a little tap-a-roo
and the diy trd drivers side mirror tape might take that off though
and these seat belt pads my friend gave to me for free so i threw those on (kinda annoying though hahh)

(waiting on red rear tow hook as well..)

[Revsson]

Slightly off-topic, but what are those three antennas for?

[mazilla]

I like it,and the bumper pads are cool... I thought they were some kind of sensor until I read your explanation.


Looks good!

[auxmike]

Good use for a Long Island Newday, LOL!

[NateDogg]

Originally Posted by matthewai

(waiting on red rear tow hook as well..)

but it wont match the color scheme

[matthewai]

Originally Posted by Revsson

Slightly off-topic, but what are those three antennas for?

they are for lightning strikes (yes they do nothing hahaha) (just kinda a touring car look)
maybe ill just go with one on the top

Originally Posted by mazilla

I like it,and the bumper pads are cool... I thought they were some kind of sensor until I read your explanation.


Looks good!

thanks yeah kinda like those lazer jammers

Originally Posted by auxmike

Good use for a Long Island Newday, LOL!

hahaha yes the best paint rags around nassau and suffolk (which one are you from)

Originally Posted by NateDogg

but it wont match the color scheme

well i thought it would go good with the back of the car like the tails i was thinking blue at first but that was gonna look to "fisher price"

[matthewai]

anyone else think the grill emblem looks crooked?
now its annoying me