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Shark fin detail sideskirts

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 11:02 pm
by vanzep
Not very good pics but got a few fins and stuck em on - what do you think?

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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 11:05 pm
by jjmartin349571
That's pretty cool, I like how it brings the skirt to a similar thickness as the rear lip, looks well proportioned 8-)

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 11:11 pm
by vanzep
cheers jj thats the idea - balance up the rear lip

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 11:15 pm
by RattyMcClelland
Hummmm not sure on the fins, they look like you have stuck them there and an 5 series is missing its aerial down your road. Have your arches been resprayed?

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 11:18 pm
by bristol_bb4
RattyMcClelland wrote:Hummmm not sure on the fins, they look like you have stuck them there and an 5 series is missing its aerial down your road. Have your arches been resprayed?
i was thinking exactly that!

massive respect for the red bb4 crew and all that but i dont really think it flows very well :(

i was also wondering what the deal with your arch was! lol looks like its slightly deformed at the bottom :o

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 12:08 am
by NafemanNathan
I'm assuming you got the idea from that white lude BB1Boy posted up a few days ago? I think that worked better because they were at a slight angle, not just pointing down. Also I think they had a bit of girth to them ;-) Try them at a bit more of an angle and give us a wider pan shot of the whole car froma few angles :)

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 6:08 am
by vanzep
yes i got the idea from that white lude - i thought it looked good - but replicating that is going to take a few goes to get it right...
yup theyre just stuck on - took all of 5 seconds to fit them :lol: they would need blended in of course
if you look at them closely they say Type R on them :roll:
i will try a few different angles and take some photos
im just looking for an easy and cheap way to alter the look of the stock side skirts - the fins i got were the cheapest i could find at £4 ea - there are better quality ones out there

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 8:34 am
by NafemanNathan
I just noticed as well that that white lude's ones start well within the length of the door, so are probably about 4 or 5 times the length of your fins ;-) ...

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It also actually looks quite boxey at the back but then tapers up, almost like the rear end of a Mugen or Value Sports Type 2 side but with an OEM front. In fact...

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I'm not saying yours look bad by the way :) I definitey think with a bit of finishing that that could look great! Definitely ties in better with the rear WW lip 8)

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 10:03 am
by bb1boy
Guys, after some research I discovered that the skirts on that white Lude are off a 94 USDM Accord!! Its a really popular mod in America.. people put the entire lip kit off an Accord on to their Ludes

Here's another one:
http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af2 ... tDay42.jpg

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 11:49 am
by VT3C RUNN3R
bb1boy wrote:Guys, after some research I discovered that the skirts on that white Lude are off a 94 USDM Accord!! Its a really popular mod in America.. people put the entire lip kit off an Accord on to their Ludes

Here's another one:
http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af2 ... tDay42.jpg
Ive got the rear lip off the accord to put onto my lude, just waiting for a new exhaust first so that I can mod the lip for that exhaust and not the current one lol I do think they look sexy though! cant wait to try it out.