as above, i am about to de-tango my MY99 silver wagon but what colour should i paint the wedges, silver or black?

anyone got photos to compare?

cheers in advance

stevie

 

Black.

 

Why not be an individual and leave them as standard, everyone seems to de-tango their car. IMHO they are as a naff as Lexus style rears, huge rear wings and rally decals.

 

lol... as naff as lexus style rears?!!! I don't think so... it's one of the most subtle and tastefull body mods you can do. I painted mine silver.

 

Body-colour, so silver.

 

SATIN BLACK to match the grill

or STi PINK if ya got a STI pink badge

 

quote: "lol... as naff as lexus style rears?!!! I don't think so... "

Well that's nice for you as you've gone and changed yours. However I do think they are naff which is why I commented, it smacks of someone trying too hard. I'm not alone in thinking like this, although I imagine a good proportion of the scoobynet population (Gold wheel/big rear spoiler lovers!)probably prefer the de-tangoed look.

As the cars are seemingly so rare in cosmetically standard form I reckon it's best to just leave them as Subaru intended.

 

Wedges are infact already black, Subaru just thought they'd paint them orange.

I did this last month bit of paint thinnner soak them overnight and peel off the orange paint. Howver i have dmb and think colour coded would suit silver better in my opinion.

 

Nacro, orange wedges suck!!They are bloody horrilbe.

 

How do you get them off by the way?
Or is it obvious when you look?

 

IMHO - colour code them, but have them black on a silver car.

 

22b said "Nacro, orange wedges suck!!They are bloody horrilbe"

I remember having the same good natured (I hope this is) argument over Lexus style rears. Many comments about how much better they look etc etc. The general consensus now seems to be that they are naff in the extreme.

Short term fashion accessorising of your car is of course your prerogative, it wont be long though before people will be back to the orange wedges craving that 'original' look.

Original and best as the manufacturer intended.

 

is your car totally standard then?

 

Go for anthracite

 

Apart from some performance upgrades the answer is yes looks totally standard. People assume it's just a standard, slow UK Turbo, I like to surprise them.

 

how do you remove the wedges

 

grab em with a pair of pliers and pull

 

unscrew indicator to remove then push them from behind. (if you can't find any pliers!)

 

I used thinners and a toothbrush to remove the orange and just gave them a wipe over with armourall (spelling?). Car is a silver my99.

 

How about NO wedges???

i don't care what anyone thinks, but i am not going back to standard from this...



of course as it's MY95 i never was fortunate enough to have tango wedges - but even if i did, they'd have lasted 2 minutes or less. if you like your car standard, that's good - i see some great examples that look really clean and you can appreciate the as such.

if you like to modify your car, then that's good too. as long as you're happy at the end of the day and you can enjoy your car then there can be no complaints. lets respect each others opinions whether or not we agree - but at the end of the day it what you like that counts!

Kevin

ps, note how Subaru's latest, the WR1, has mesh, small driving lamps, big spoiler and is colour coded. enough said!

 

ok guys i dont know yet what colour i like!!!

tainton- i like your black wedges!!!

k9vyn- where are your indicators(behind the mesh) ???

ex pug - i dont know about silver wedges on a silver car!!!!

can someone show me a silver car with black wedges please

sorry for any spelling mistakes, but i am pissed!!!

cheers

stevie

 

stevie,

my indicators have been relocated in the side lights. some simple modification (making the recess bigger) to the side light is required to take the bigger indicator bulb (required to provide enough resistance so your winker doesn't flash too fast). after that, fitting of Silvertec bulbs ensures that the side light remains clear rather than tango'd!

Kevin

 

Silver all the way

 

 

You are in fact the only person I've known to think that changing the orange wedges is naff. It's one thing to want to be 'different' by leaving your car standard, but I'd be surprised to see anyone else actually thinking that painting the orange bits is naff?

 

Where did you get the clear wedge indicators from, they look great on a silver car?

 

Milamber,

try TSL morotsport, Scoobyclinic, Scoobyworld, Scoobysport etc...

Kevin