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Old Oct 3rd, 2012, 23:53   #61
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Looks awesomes now you just need to sort those side markers
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lol. When are you going to update your signature photo?

Car looks brilliant by the way
lol need to pick a photo and edit it.

Thanks Alex. I am really happy with the car and the splitter as you said makes a big difference.
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Looks awesomes now you just need to sort those side markers
Thank you.

Tbh I think the orange goes better with the Gold paint than the clear color
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lol need to pick a photo and edit it.

Thanks Alex. I am really happy with the car and the splitter as you said makes a big difference.
Indeed it does. Arcadias now is the only thing left to go on this this car.....

I personally would not change the sidelights to white ones, but instead would smoke the yellow ones. Either with the spray or the vinyl sheets
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Indeed it does. Arcadias now is the only thing left to go on this this car.....

I personally would not change the sidelights to white ones, but instead would smoke the yellow ones. Either with the spray or the vinyl sheets
Can't see me upgrading to Arcadias. Remember seeing them on another gold S40 and it didn't look as good compared with them on the darker colors - Black, grey etc.

Interesting idea for another modification Here was me about to declare me finished lol.
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I tinted my OEM orange side markers, im sure they do a light gold tint which would blend into the colour coded bumper, I went for a light smoke to blend into my black bumpers.

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Where would I get this tint mate?

Yours really suits it. Very smart looking V40
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Where would I get this tint mate?

Yours really suits it. Very smart looking V40
EBAY SPECIAL lol was about 2 very light coats, it actually took longer to remove the side markers than it did to spray them lol be aware that it seems to basically bond itself onto the plastic, so do a very light coats. The make was 'E-tech' I think, still got sooo much left lol

Im not sure what to suggest with yours as it has gold colour coded bumper rather than the standard plastic, not sure if making them darker would look good, might look good to get some clear ones and then smoke them maybe?

It cost me about £3 to get my sidemarkers more subtle, I refuse to pay £45 for some clear bits of plastic lol

Here is mine before btw, before sidemarker tint, tinted windows, gray wheels, dark colour....bright orange markers lol

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The tint has made quite a difference there

I think I can get away with mine in the bright orange, although tinting them is something I will certainly look into, thank you

Now all you need Mitch is some Aerotwin wipers lol

Just got two on mine and are really quiet and modern
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The tint has made quite a difference there

I think I can get away with mine in the bright orange, although tinting them is something I will certainly look into, thank you
No worries, im keeping my car mods very subtle and cost effective, my car is 95% stock, take your time and tweek little things, your car looks epic anyway
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