Treza360's .:R32

[Mrk_Mickey]

Wow, did they have troubles with the mk3 bumpers randomly falling off or something? Mine only has FIVE bolts roflcopter...

Good luck with your future screwing!

[Mrk_Mickey]

So this evening I had the pleasure of disassembling my front bumper ready to take it to the spray shop on Tuesday for shiny new paint.

My mate has a mustang which got hit a few nights ago and he told me something very interesting I didn't know...you apparently can't match metallic paint.

How is your bumper going to be matched if this is true? :S

[Treza360]

My mate has a mustang which got hit a few nights ago and he told me something very interesting I didn't know...you apparently can't match metallic paint.
How is your bumper going to be matched if this is true? :S

Whilst I'm nowhere near sure, I think it depends on the metallicness and the way it's been painted.

Because this is an entire panel the whole panel will be resprayed. Also Deep Blue Pearl (DBP) has a specific paint code. Your mate may have some custom metallic paint which will be very difficult to match.

I know when Dad's old VT commodore had the bumper damaged in an accident it had a much more speckley metallic paint so to speak and they got that to match fine due it also being a specific Holden colour. It was bloody expensive that one though!

Also quozl on here pranged his rear bumper during a targa rally in his R and from memory you can't tell at all that a respray has been done.

I'm hoping everything will be alright (fingers crossed).

Cheers,
Trent

[Manaz]

My mate has a mustang which got hit a few nights ago and he told me something very interesting I didn't know...you apparently can't match metallic paint.

They can be very difficult.

This is one reason that whilst you could buy a Ford Falcon in a deep metallic black/purple colour, you couldn't buy an FPV vehicle in the same colour - FPV fitted and painted their own front/rear bumpers, and couldn't match the metallic from the Ford factory.

[Treza360]

Also to help anyone out there searching for the the paint code for DBP, the codes are as follows:
The spray part: #LLS-0P6-B5R
Touch up stick part: #LST-0P2-B5R
Cheers,
Trent

[quozl]

Trent I wouldn't worry about the matching, when I had my "incident" at Wheels on Wide Bay, Shipstones were able to match the paint perfectly with the paint codes and there is no noticeable difference on my rear bumper.

Cheers Al

[Mrk_Mickey]

Yeah I didn't think it would be an issue...I would have thought that would be pretty silly on a new car if you get a light scratch on the smallest panel.

Can't wait to see it mate!

[Treza360]

Trent I wouldn't worry about the matching, when I had my "incident" at Wheels on Wide Bay, Shipstones were able to match the paint perfectly with the paint codes and there is not noticeable difference on my rear bumper.
Cheers Al

Thanks Al. Your comments always put my mine at ease.

Yeah I didn't think it would be an issue...I would have thought that would be pretty silly on a new car if you get a light scratch on the smallest panel.
Can't wait to see it mate!

Yeah so am I. That mystery scratch has been there for quite a while now and every time I look at it, I just cringe.
Since day one the bar has had all kinds of scratches and scrapes on it. I suppose it comes with the territory, stock ride height it was so easy to scrape the bottom of the nose if you don't pay attention or aren't to bothered by it.
I crab around most places now even if I don't have to and my bum is always sticking out of car park spaces like I'm in a Statesmen or something to make sure I don't take off the Cupra lip.
It's so worth it though. I love my .:R.
Cheers,
Trent

[JVLR32]

you blokes are killin me!....just about to do bumper ,bonnet and blend doors in ....Rock chips mmm

[SoVeReIgN]

How many torx screws does it take for the full installation of a R32 bumper? 1,374,852 that's how many...


Add another 1,945,710 clips for the screws and other miscellaneous clips and screws etc...

Hahah I know how you feel,

I removed a few things here and there, had a million of those screws and thought I had them all in after I finished but it turned out I didn't.. I drove over one on the way out of my garage and ruined a tyre

[Treza360]

I'll let the pictures do the talking. Plate location is only semi-permanent at the moment. Not 100% sure what I want to do there.
Cheers,
Trent

[JVLR32]

not enough rock chips on this car.....

[Mr. JLT]

The plate looks good there. I ran my euro plate there for a 2 years or so cause i didnt want to drill holes in the bumper.

[Treza360]

The plate looks good there. I ran my euro plate there for a 2 years or so cause i didnt want to drill holes in the bumper.

How'd you go with cooling and radiator air flow? That's really the only thing I'm worried about. Well that and some little scum ****ers stealing the plate...
Cheers,
Trent

[Mrk_Mickey]

Mate, are they slippers?!?! Hahaha

That bumper looks SO fhaking horny, wowwwza. Only problem with that plate location is loss of some air flow it does look pretty perfect where it is though so if you drive the car and feel nothing different/know that the car isn't suffering much I BEG you to keep it there