OPINIONS WANTED- possible bumper repaint

msw0085 · 06-12-2005, 04:42 PM

hey all, I am considering repainting the chrome front/ rear bumper on my '96 4runner and wanted opinions on how black would look in contrast with my light colored paint. Check the link out- it is MTL 4RUnner's truck but it is identical to mine...i dont have a pic of mine up yet...

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...81331826DwWxZQ#

any suggestions are welcome. i have a manik brush guard with yellow fogs on each side of the toyota emblem and blue/xenon head lamps...it just looks too cluttered...i was hoping that changing the chrome would tone it down some...

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li_runner · 06-12-2005, 04:51 PM

IMO matching the existing color of your truck would look the best. Black bumpers look good on darker colored rigs.

msw0085 · 06-12-2005, 04:51 PM

I am also planning on painting the gold emblems the pearl black as described in the tech write-up section at the same time i do this mod...

msw0085 · 06-12-2005, 04:55 PM

Li runner i just looked at your profile and you have a DANG nice 4runner. Well done!

msw0085 · 06-12-2005, 06:33 PM

bump por favor

Keggo · 06-13-2005, 07:56 AM

I think it would look nice. I think a flat black would be really cool. But, if your rear bumper is chrome or any other color, I'd paint that as well. Someone needs to photoshop your image to see what it'd look like. If no one does it by the time I get home from work, I'll be glad to do it for you.

msw0085 · 06-13-2005, 11:11 AM

I would appreciate that, thanks alot! i got a copy of photoshop from a guy at work so i could mess with it, but it didnt install on my computer

I dont really want to pay to have it painted to match the body, I just wanted to do something rugged and durable with some cheap spray paint to match the color of the brush guard...

Keggo · 06-13-2005, 10:25 PM

Here ya go! Hope it looks ok, I did it pretty quick.

I like the way it looks. It'll probably look a million times better if you do actually do it. Maybe get another bumper, paint it, and if you like it you could always sell your old one! or the painted one if you don't like it

msw0085 · 06-14-2005, 03:12 PM

wow that almost looks like it was already painted in the picture! Hmm decisions, decisions...i think with the brush guard, fogs, and clear corners that would not look bad at all... thanks a ton by the way...

also.. here http://www.yotatech.com/showthread.p...214#post336214 is another member's rig i have been using to guage how it would look, thanks for your help also, SC4Runner

**waskillywabbit** · 06-14-2005, 04:30 PM

This might help you out some...

Blacking out a bumper

Keggo · 06-14-2005, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by msw0085

wow that almost looks like it was already painted in the picture! Hmm decisions, decisions...i think with the brush guard, fogs, and clear corners that would not look bad at all... thanks a ton by the way...

Anytime man! I'm in photoshop all the time for my graphic design stuff... so, it's no biggie!

NRM · 06-14-2005, 04:55 PM

i think even with the white, that the black bumpers look really good. i guess i'm a little biast since i did this to my bumpers and i really don't like the chrome look as much as the blacked out....just my opinion, good luck with it

06-12-2005, 04:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
li_runner Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 279	IMO matching the existing color of your truck would look the best. Black bumpers look good on darker colored rigs. __________________ -Pete RIP 97' 4Runner SR5 New baby: 07' Sport v6 Shadow Mica

06-12-2005, 04:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
msw0085 Contributing Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Southlake/Lubbock, Texas Posts: 1,988	I am also planning on painting the gold emblems the pearl black as described in the tech write-up section at the same time i do this mod... __________________ TOYOTA\|moving forward 1996 3.4 Litre \| 4-Wheel Drive \| 5-speed Manual Transmission \| Magnaflow Exhaust Deckplate \| Intake Silencer Removal MasterDebater

06-12-2005, 04:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
msw0085 Contributing Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Southlake/Lubbock, Texas Posts: 1,988	Li runner i just looked at your profile and you have a DANG nice 4runner. Well done! __________________ TOYOTA\|moving forward 1996 3.4 Litre \| 4-Wheel Drive \| 5-speed Manual Transmission \| Magnaflow Exhaust Deckplate \| Intake Silencer Removal MasterDebater

06-12-2005, 06:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
msw0085 Contributing Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Southlake/Lubbock, Texas Posts: 1,988	bump por favor __________________ TOYOTA\|moving forward 1996 3.4 Litre \| 4-Wheel Drive \| 5-speed Manual Transmission \| Magnaflow Exhaust Deckplate \| Intake Silencer Removal MasterDebater

06-13-2005, 07:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
Keggo Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 1,831	I think it would look nice. I think a flat black would be really cool. But, if your rear bumper is chrome or any other color, I'd paint that as well. Someone needs to photoshop your image to see what it'd look like. If no one does it by the time I get home from work, I'll be glad to do it for you. __________________ - Kevin E. G. SOLD!!! '91 4Runner SR5 V6 5spd: CLICK!! FOR SALE NOW! Proud dad of Kai E. G.!

06-13-2005, 11:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
msw0085 Contributing Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Southlake/Lubbock, Texas Posts: 1,988	I would appreciate that, thanks alot! i got a copy of photoshop from a guy at work so i could mess with it, but it didnt install on my computer I dont really want to pay to have it painted to match the body, I just wanted to do something rugged and durable with some cheap spray paint to match the color of the brush guard... __________________ TOYOTA\|moving forward 1996 3.4 Litre \| 4-Wheel Drive \| 5-speed Manual Transmission \| Magnaflow Exhaust Deckplate \| Intake Silencer Removal MasterDebater

06-13-2005, 10:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
Keggo Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 1,831	Here ya go! Hope it looks ok, I did it pretty quick. I like the way it looks. It'll probably look a million times better if you do actually do it. Maybe get another bumper, paint it, and if you like it you could always sell your old one! or the painted one if you don't like it __________________ - Kevin E. G. SOLD!!! '91 4Runner SR5 V6 5spd: CLICK!! FOR SALE NOW! Proud dad of Kai E. G.! Last edited by Keggo; 06-13-2005 at 10:26 PM.

06-14-2005, 03:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
msw0085 Contributing Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Southlake/Lubbock, Texas Posts: 1,988	wow that almost looks like it was already painted in the picture! Hmm decisions, decisions...i think with the brush guard, fogs, and clear corners that would not look bad at all... thanks a ton by the way... also.. here http://www.yotatech.com/showthread.p...214#post336214 is another member's rig i have been using to guage how it would look, thanks for your help also, SC4Runner __________________ TOYOTA\|moving forward 1996 3.4 Litre \| 4-Wheel Drive \| 5-speed Manual Transmission \| Magnaflow Exhaust Deckplate \| Intake Silencer Removal MasterDebater

06-14-2005, 04:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
waskillywabbit Super Moderator-Sponsoring Member Staff Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Posts: 14,559	This might help you out some... Blacking out a bumper __________________ WabFab Off-Road, LLC MySpace Twitter Facebook 7th Annual South East 4Runner Jamboree, 2010 The toughest part of a Jeep is the chick driving it. WabFab Off-Road 4th Anniversary Sale

06-14-2005, 04:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
NRM Contributing Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 271	i think even with the white, that the black bumpers look really good. i guess i'm a little biast since i did this to my bumpers and i really don't like the chrome look as much as the blacked out....just my opinion, good luck with it __________________ Nate 1995 4Runner sr5 V6 4WD auto: 32" BFG A/T's on black rock crawlers, 4.88's, jardine exhaust, OME 900 coils, BJ spacers, procomp shocks and steering stabilizer, aisin manual hubs. My 4Runner

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