hey guys took some pics today.

all thats been done is:- de-badged,colour-coded side skirts,door trims and mirrors.

soon to be done:-verada chrome grill, chrome boot trim(or just colour code them, which do you think i should do???), mesh front bar, paint interior surrounds silver.

need to find another insurance agency and get some 18's and lower it.

any comments good/bad, or ideas are welcome

cheers brendan :D

Looking good.. love debadging as it keeps them guessing :D

Looking good.. love debadging as it keeps them guessing :D

cheers mate, might be de-badged but still looks like an exec :doubt: have to do somethin bout that! :D

Looks nice m8. Lower + wheels + exhaust = beast!

Clear side indicators. VT commo ones for about $30 inc. globes. ;)

Maybe take 3.5 badge off from above indicators. Looks clean as on mine.

Can always put one on boot.

cheers mate, might be de-badged but still looks like an exec :doubt: have to do somethin bout that! :D

I found that almost immediately after I took off my badges, when little 4cyls creep up next to me when I'm stopped at the lights, they don't realise that I have a V6 and always try to run me... Not that my auto 12V SOHC is a ripper but still more torque than the 4cyl 2nd gens.

Looks nice m8. Lower + wheels + exhaust = beast!

Clear side indicators. VT commo ones for about $30 inc. globes. ;)

Maybe take 3.5 badge off from above indicators. Looks clean as on mine.

Can always put one on boot.

thanks bogus, think i will put those clear indicators on the list :D

upu can get VT clear indicators from Ozeparts (http://www.ozeparts.com/) for like $13.50 bargin :badgrin:

this might sound strange but i can remove the indercators on a commodore but when i try on my magna im sh*t scared that ill break it, is it the same method??
cheers

upu can get VT clear indicators from Ozeparts (http://www.ozeparts.com/) for like $13.50 bargin :badgrin:

Who can get em? and How can I contact him?

SuFz :rant:

this might sound strange but i can remove the indercators on a commodore but when i try on my magna im sh*t scared that ill break it, is it the same method??
cheers

Well u have to mod them a bit, but they go in there
u have to get some toe nail clippes (work allrite) and snip away at the other edge of the clip, so it sorta looks like the stock mitsu one :)

and should pretty much clip in then

i would show a pic of what i mean, but i just put some on my car, and i aint takin em out

and cant find the one i broke :(

Who can get em? and How can I contact him?

SuFz :rant:

well if you goto www.ozeparts.com u can order them from there...

or just goto your local shopping center with a screwdriver and some scissors or something :doubt:

ordering them is easier :)

I still prefer the Lancer ones

http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/dvscomputers/Clear.jpg

I went down to my local mitsu parts centre to get a price on some CG lancer clear side indicators, $50 each :rant: , theres no way Im paying $100 just for clear indicators, and not to mention the quote I got for a new dizzy cap for $160 :mad: . mitsubloodyripoffmerchantsscumbishi. I feel better now :cool: .

Looking good.. love debadging as it keeps them guessing :D
Ha, yeah, when I had my recent bingle, the assessor walked to the rear of my car to get the details and looked up at me saying... "ok, debadged... what is it?...Exec?" then she sarcastically said "Oh don't worry, every exec owner who does this has the standard.......rims....oh, you have mags....sorry, what is it?" She was thinking that she had one up on me... :owned: I said, "yes, it is an executive" with a smile!

BLKMAG,

If you don't mind saying, can you please tell me how much the color coding cost you?

I'm just about to get quotes on exactly the same thing for my TE (Mirrors, skirts & rub strip)

Thanks,
-Dan

Hi Guys

I'm all new to this but i love my magna and want to share that girls can do it too!!!

Mine very standard at the moment, but have de-badged except for the boot and bonnet diamonds, and i put clear indicators on. I am wanting to do something with the interior like replace some panels with VRX parts but havent decided what yet (any suggestions would be great). By end of year i will lower and 17" wheels cant afford to go bigger. I also have on the cards to change the standard headlights to the verada/vrx ones.

I also got a local trimmer to custom make me floor mats. Trimming same color as car with the 3 Diamonds in the middle of foot pad. They look great. (well i think so).

well if you goto www.ozeparts.com u can order them from there...

or just goto your local shopping center with a screwdriver and some scissors or something :doubt:

ordering them is easier :)

In that post before.. I saw that you had written "upu" I thought maybe you were writing someone's nick or some thing.. Never mind!

SuFz :rant:

Hi Guys

I'm all new to this but i love my magna and want to share that girls can do it too!!!

Mine very standard at the moment, but have de-badged except for the boot and bonnet diamonds, and i put clear indicators on. I am wanting to do something with the interior like replace some panels with VRX parts but havent decided what yet (any suggestions would be great). By end of year i will lower and 17" wheels cant afford to go bigger. I also have on the cards to change the standard headlights to the verada/vrx ones.

I also got a local trimmer to custom make me floor mats. Trimming same color as car with the 3 Diamonds in the middle of foot pad. They look great. (well i think so).

welcome to AM nice to see some females around who mod magnas! mine is more standard then urs right now lol so i win! but yeh i got plans for my baby... all in good time (and tax return!) cheap trim job for interior is replace door trim with leather/vinyl or whatever fabric u want get it from spotlight or ur equivalent then just take old door trim off and replace it :) oh and tint ur tailights, looks mad :D

BLKMAG,

If you don't mind saying, can you please tell me how much the color coding cost you?

I'm just about to get quotes on exactly the same thing for my TE (Mirrors, skirts & rub strip)

Thanks,
-Dan

Originally Posted by akko

All up it looks like i'm going to be well in front, after initially being quoted $280 to get my existing black wing mirrors and grille surround colour coded white I've mangaged to:

1.) Get second hand wing mirrors in the correct colour. $125 + $18 postage.
2.) Get my grille colour coded for $60.00
3.) I now have my black wing mirrors to sell.

It deffinately pays to shop arround and to keep your options aswell as eyes and ears open!



You guys have got to get friends in the industry. one of my mates is a spraypainter, awesome one at that. has done hot rods and other custom jobs for shows as well as his weekday job.

he did my side skirts,mirrors,door trims, de-badged,wash,buff an polish for $130 plus my car is sable and is a bit of a b*tch to match apparently. all professional job in the booth, non of this backyard stuff. WHAT A CHAMP!

hope this answers most your questions mate :D

does anyone have an opinion on whether i should colour-code my front grill and boot trim OR get a chrome grill from a verada and chrome my boot trim???

cheers brendan

Originally Posted by akko
hope this answers most your questions mate :D

Thanks mate. I don't have any spraypainter friends as good as yours, but I think my old man knows one that will give me a good price.
I'll getting all the following sprayed:

Side mirrors
Side rubstrip
Side uper-half of current skirts
Talon sideskirts
Talon rear pods
Mitsu guard flares
Talon front lip
Some damage on one of my rear doors + rear 1/4 (some beating required here too)

I'm thinking about 500-700
We'll see
-Dan

Thanks mate. I don't have any spraypainter friends as good as yours, but I think my old man knows one that will give me a good price.
I'll getting all the following sprayed:

Side mirrors
Side rubstrip
Side uper-half of current skirts
Talon sideskirts
Talon rear pods
Mitsu guard flares
Talon front lip
Some damage on one of my rear doors + rear 1/4 (some beating required here too)

I'm thinking about 500-700
We'll see
-Dan

no worries, let us know how you go.

i heard that you can get VT indicators for free. you run out into your street run up one of the vt's that is bound to be in the street and rip em off and run

i heard that you can get VT indicators for free. you run out into your street run up one of the vt's that is bound to be in the street and rip em off and run

Better if you go a couple of streets up, mite like a bit suss if indicators from a VT vanish and magically re-appear on a Magna :)

I ordered these from OzeParts. No where near as cheap as the VT ones, but I reckon that they look heaps better. They only protrude perhaps 5 mm from the vehilce and have that snazzy black seal. They were $53 including postage.
I strongly recommend you wrap a rag around your screwdriver to get the old ones off! I piered a hole in my rag and made a small scrath in my paint. not good!

Hi Guys

I'm all new to this but i love my magna and want to share that girls can do it too!!!

Mine very standard at the moment, but have de-badged except for the boot and bonnet diamonds, and i put clear indicators on. I am wanting to do something with the interior like replace some panels with VRX parts but havent decided what yet (any suggestions would be great). By end of year i will lower and 17" wheels cant afford to go bigger. I also have on the cards to change the standard headlights to the verada/vrx ones.

I also got a local trimmer to custom make me floor mats. Trimming same color as car with the 3 Diamonds in the middle of foot pad. They look great. (well i think so).

Welcome to the forums!! :D

Alot of the things you'll want to know have been covered many times, so the search bar will get you alot of clues.

There's a post in this section "EEK!! The interior" which will give you an idea.

Good luck.