Recent Details v.Let the modding begin!

**03COBRA** · 04-24-2005, 04:31 PM

Yes, the title car will be the last, so if you can`t wait, scroll down and come back!

First up, my car!

I have recently been very pleased with OCW as a stand alone on my silver Altima. So I thought I would share some pics of it on silver to help people get an idea of what it looks like on Silver. Paint was in good shape so it was just a simple clean up!!

My Process:

-Wash w/Optimum Car Wash (Great stuff BTW)

-Poorboy`s Clay w/Optimum Car Wash for lube

-Optimum Polish via Rotary and LC polishing pad @ 1500 RPM

-OCW applied and removed an Adam`s MF

-Poorboy`s APC on wells

-Poorboy`s Bug Squash on front bumper and lower panels

-Adam`s Throw Away dressing on tires and wells

-Poorboy`s Wheel Sealant on wheels

-VM on windows, glass, emblems

**03COBRA** · 04-24-2005, 04:33 PM

Not quite ready to tackle all of the factory scratches just yet, but wanted to do some polishing on it to remove some of the swirls for now. But for now with the weather here keeps me from wanting to get all of the scratches and deep swirls in it!

My Process:

-Menzerna FP II via Cyclo w/green pads

-ClearKote RMG via Cyclo w/green pads

-Trade Secret w/PakShak yellow foam applicator (x8 in pics)

-Poorboy`s APC on wells, and wheels

-Poorboy`s Bug Squash on lower panels and front bumper

-Adam`s Throw Away on tires and wells

-Poorboy`s Wheel Sealant x2 on wheels

-VM on windows and emblems

**03COBRA** · 04-24-2005, 04:39 PM

Well Mom always gave me a hard time for modding my cars, now she has started. With a little help from yours truly of course. I told her she couldn`t hold out forever with this car.

New mods:

-Bassani Stainless Steel axle back exhaust

-Tinted taillights

Future mods:

-Eibach springs 1.5"

-18" wheels. Coddington`s or Roush wheels:nixweiss

-Aftermarket rear spoiler

-Possible Supercharger

I applied Poorboy`s wheel sealant prior to install!

**C. Charles Hahn** · 04-24-2005, 04:51 PM

that looks awesome. That `05 design is really growing on me.

**imported_Axe** · 04-24-2005, 05:09 PM

beautiful details! :xyxthumbs

There is a red GT in my local area for sale at a price of 45,000 UKP 90,000$ - they are expensive vehicles over here, not sure what they go for in the states ?

**03COBRA** · 04-24-2005, 05:17 PM

Shiny: Thanks, didn`t take long for me to like them. But that maybe cuz` I`ve been a Mustang fan my whole life!

Axe: Thank you. That is expensive, good lord. With my Mom`s discount, she works for a Ford Dealer, it was in the mid $20K if I remember correctly. I to wonder why they are so expensive there, maybe american muscle. (Tongue in cheek of course)

**grt1today** · 04-24-2005, 05:35 PM

That mustang is looking really good!!! :xyxthumbs

**MongooseGA** · 04-24-2005, 05:38 PM

Import/legalization fees, maybe? :nixweiss

BTW, what weather are you talking about? Those pics show some gorgeous blue skies

**1 Clean WS6** · 04-24-2005, 05:54 PM

Gorgeous work Kyle!! :xyxthumbs Bassani makes some great exhaust systems. Not too loud...not too quite and that lovely polished stainless finish is so sweet.

**imported_series1** · 04-24-2005, 06:27 PM

Nice job. The new mustang is awesome. The one you detailed is very relfective!

**Pats300zx** · 04-24-2005, 06:28 PM

That exhaust reallly compliments the Mustang nicely...:xyxthumbs

**03COBRA** · 04-24-2005, 06:54 PM

Thanks everyone for the nice words!:xyxthumbs

1 Clean: Bassani really makes some quality pieces. I had Bassani on my Cobra and was very pleased with it. I really took a risk on this car, I had never heard an 05 with Bassani. But I think it was a calculated risk that I am very happy I made. It really sounds different than any other Mustang I have heard, and it looks great.

Mongoose: It just poored rain all day yesterday and almost did today. For the most part it has been great, but I don`t want to bust my hump only to have some rain in the near future. When it rains this thing becomes a mess and I don`t want any marring from dirty rain water being on it. This thing is a bugger to polish, I can`t wait to get rid of the rear spoiler and put the aftermarket one on we are looking at!

**Beason** · 04-24-2005, 06:54 PM

how you tint the lights?

**03COBRA** · 04-24-2005, 07:00 PM

Originally posted by Beason

how you tint the lights?

For testing purposes I bought a kit made by a company called Topline overlays, I think that`s the name. It comes for this car as a 7 piece tint kit. Kind of like window tint but a little thicker. You basically just apply it over the taillight and squegee all of the water and air out from underneath it. My Mom was out of town for here B-day when I did all of this, she knew nothing of it, so I bought this kit as a trial fully intended not to keep it on there if she did or didn`t like it. But she turned out to like it so I am going to order the smoked light kit from X2C Motorsports