need some style guidance.

Subject: need some style guidance. Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:16 pm

OK guys/girls, as you know,I have this

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and I am stuck as far as what I want to do with it. I know I want to lower it, maybe sway bars or other stuff, but my biggest thing is I'm stuck STYLE-wise. I was thinking of maybe a 2 tone? but then what other exterior touches do I do?

I just need some suggestions.
thanks in advanced!!

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:36 pm

Rumion Conversion!!!!

AND it depends on "what look" you are going for!

U wanna be ALL CarShow status?

Performance?

Both?

Cheap way to do something Exterior wise would be Vinyl Graphics....IF u get tired of it..u can Peel it off....Bad Thing its costly!!!!...

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:40 pm

I'm not really TOO interested in going FAST ( that would be WAY too much $ and in the end, it's just going to be FASTER not FAST)

I plan on making this more into a show car than anything, but it would also be my daily driver

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:49 pm

Aight so...just get a GOOD Lowering Spring/Strut combo...

Some Nice Decent wheels.

Window Visor's!

Change out the Tail lights?....Color key the Headlight housing like Martin's Orange & Blue xB.

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:01 pm

I have window visors on the way. I am considering the spring strut thing and as far as the wheels, I plan on running those for a while.

also, the head lights would be a good idea. but I would like to find a stock set in case I screw something up, I can go back to stock.

The tail lights would be cool too.

Basically I am looking at the BIG picture here. I dont want to buy stuff that I am then later going to take off because I dont like the way it looks.

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:05 pm

wow ummmmmmmmm damn you pretty much have the hardest color to work with

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:07 pm

I know. I was kicking myself when I thought of that the other day. if I would have known my wife was going to end up with another car and I would be keeping this one, I would have just gotten a white one like I wanted

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:11 pm

Look wise, since its a pastel color, i would lean more towards the softer/ flat blacks whites or other pastel colors....no chrome.

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:14 pm

I'm not a fan of chrome. and I was leaning towards flat black or white as far as a 2 tone. something like this, but maybe in Vinyl

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I gotta play with photoshop to see what it would look like

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:15 pm

You can get the Traditional Blk Front Bumper Overlay like a lot of people have!

or get the OEM lip kit.

Yea....a Contrasting color would be Hard for your's!

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:18 pm

1stGenRex wrote:: I'm not a fan of chrome. and I was leaning towards flat black or white as far as a 2 tone. something like this, but maybe in Vinyl

I gotta play with photoshop to see what it would look like

hell yea....a flat white or flat pearl would look bad ass.

Light greys and charcoals also go good with pastels.

Just experiment till you get the right color scheme down and go for it

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:26 pm

I was considering the bumper overlay too I think it would look good.

even a gloss pearl white would be cool I think, Like I said and you said, it is going to be hard finding a color to compliment the original color.

Thanks for the help though guys, Any more suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:55 pm

Larry your car would look awesome with black accent. IMO I wouldn't 2-tone it.

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flat black accents would look sick i think too.

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:10 pm

Larry, I have learned the hard way, the way you build a show car is stance, wheels, then everything else. I would look into getting some coilovers. For some weird reason, i have seen coilovers for the 2nd gen for really cheap. Then once you have your stance, see how the wheels fit with the stance. Then go on to the rest of the car. Just my 2 pesos.

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:02 am

omarsxb951 wrote:: Larry, I have learned the hard way, the way you build a show car is stance, wheels, then everything else. I would look into getting some coilovers. For some weird reason, i have seen coilovers for the 2nd gen for really cheap. Then once you have your stance, see how the wheels fit with the stance. Then go on to the rest of the car. Just my 2 pesos.

see I dont think coil overs are the direction I want to go in. IF I wanted to spend that kind of cash, I would just save up and go for a nice air suspension setup, which I might eventually do. I think as far as the suspension, I just want a nice drop, but something I can still drive comfortably.

as far as the accents, I think flat black would be the direction to go in, since that's already the color on the pillars. If I were to do a differeny color, then I would have to de-black it, since I think 3 colors would just be too distracting.

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:10 am

IF u wanna go Flat Blk color on a Budget...

Talk to "JoeinSD" he used flat black vinyl to 2-tone his Silver tC...came out Awesome!...I thought he painted it.

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:12 am

pics of said vehicle?

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:18 am

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=103668&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=360

Joe's car is at the very bottom.

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:19 am

that IS nice. I'll have to ask him about hat for sure!

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:32 am

1stGenRex wrote:

omarsxb951 wrote:: Larry, I have learned the hard way, the way you build a show car is stance, wheels, then everything else. I would look into getting some coilovers. For some weird reason, i have seen coilovers for the 2nd gen for really cheap. Then once you have your stance, see how the wheels fit with the stance. Then go on to the rest of the car. Just my 2 pesos.

see I dont think coil overs are the direction I want to go in. IF I wanted to spend that kind of cash, I would just save up and go for a nice air suspension setup, which I might eventually do. I think as far as the suspension, I just want a nice drop, but something I can still drive comfortably.

as far as the accents, I think flat black would be the direction to go in, since that's already the color on the pillars. If I were to do a differeny color, then I would have to de-black it, since I think 3 colors would just be too distracting.

I know what you're saying but airride is going to cost 1200-1800 for a good setup while i have seen coilovers sell for 5-400 bucks. vinyl is also a good way to go, inexpensive mod. And my car is on coilovers and is a daily driver. Pretty comfy compared to my old goldline springs.

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:25 am

I'm going to have to check out your ride quality sometime then. I was thinking some NF210s for a while (while I save up for the air ride suspension) would be cool. BUT if the coil overs are cool, then I might just go with that.

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:07 am

I think the more I see what other people are doing, the better it will influence my thinking. I think I MIGHT go with an old school style. this was mine for a while, and I had great plans for it, but it got stolen Sad

I never got to really work on it, which really bums me out every time I think about it

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damn that was a nice ride.

Subject: Re: need some style guidance. Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:39 am

if you want to get air i wouldnt get anything more than spring for the time being... dont waste your money...