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About LinkBacksI was planning on color matching my mirrors this weekend, and in order to do so I would need to sand them to allow the paint to stick. This got me thinking of someone's car I saw about a year ago where someone had a really nice dark grey paintjob and they sprayed brushed aluminum-look paint on the bumper caps. Instead of spraying anything, I just used some 320 grit sandpaper on them for about 15 minutes and a little bit of elbow grease.
This is also the first time I'm posting a pic up with my new SRT front bumper. I was in an accident a month and a half ago and the bumper got mangled, so I had them replace it with an SRT fascia. I'm thoroughly happy with it.
Enjoy!
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03-05-2009, 01:36 PM #1
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Brushed chrome mirrors and SRT bumper installed
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03-05-2009, 01:47 PM #2
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I like.
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03-05-2009, 01:47 PM #3
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Nice work on the mirrors! What else we doing on Saturday?
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03-05-2009, 01:50 PM #4
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Looks like pulling the fascia to install my grill, bake the headlights to color match the housings, and now it seems that I *need* to brush the door handles and window trim to match the mirrors. I'm really looking forward to the colored headlight housings.
Originally Posted by ChuckWagon
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03-05-2009, 01:52 PM #5
no matter where you go, there you are.
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Sweet! Sounds like fun!
2005 Magnum SXT AWD
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Billet Tech catch-can, Airhammer HO
Predator Custom tuned by Johan!
R1 rotors front and rear
Tranzformer shift tool
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03-05-2009, 02:00 PM #6
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that looks really great!
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03-05-2009, 03:01 PM #7
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That looks good, I have been thinking about doing this for a long time. I posted questions about doing it many months maybe years ago.
This is the first time I have seen it don on our cars with just sanding the chrome bits.
Your job actually looks better then the brushed aluminum look, it looks more like brushed stainless steel.Last edited by 4life; 03-05-2009 at 03:03 PM.
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03-05-2009, 03:08 PM #8
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That's what I think too. It's definitley different. Like I said, I was planning on painting them but one of the things that distinguishes the "C" from the Base, Touring, and Limited is the chrome mirrors, and I like that differentiation. Originally Posted by 4life
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03-05-2009, 03:10 PM #9
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That looks killer!!. Way better then paint.
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03-06-2009, 03:14 PM #10
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Did you try the handles?
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03-06-2009, 03:24 PM #11
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those mirrors are really nice, matches ur car good.. SRT bumper is nice i like the Maggy SRT bumper more tho lol
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03-06-2009, 06:40 PM #12
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I'm doing the handles and window trim tomorrow with Chuck and jmckenzie, and possibly somebody from the 300C forums. I'll also be colormatching my headlight housings and installing a new grille - keep an eye out for pics. Originally Posted by Chrysless25
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03-06-2009, 07:21 PM #13
Fight on!!!!!!!!
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Dude the mirrors kick ass!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats and way to be different
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03-06-2009, 08:47 PM #14
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I'm thinkin' of maybe stripping the moldings off my car tomorrow if we have a chance. It looks like we'll be bringning 2 cars over your way too! Hope you got room for them.
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R/T exhaust, demolded, debadged
Billet Tech catch-can, Airhammer HO
Predator Custom tuned by Johan!
R1 rotors front and rear
Tranzformer shift tool
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03-06-2009, 10:32 PM #15
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I think we'll definitley have a chance to do that. I'll dig out my hair dryer. Someone from the 300C forums may be stopping by to do the same. Originally Posted by ChuckWagon
4 additional cars will be a tight fit since there are 4 that live here already, but I think we'll be able to manage and I doubt that the guy from the 300C Forums will show up. If worst comes to worst, we'll have to move one of the jeeps.
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