I was able to learn how to powder coat at work so I did a few parts.

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Hood vent mesh got glued to the underside of the hood. I didn't use a surround on top to hide the cut edges of the fiberglass so I painted the edges black. I like how clean and simple it looks.

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Door sill covers. I'm glad I could powder coat these for some added durability because I'm sure they'll get kicked, scratched, and beat up.

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I powder coated the FFR mesh for the rear bumper but ended up using a larger plastic honeycomb mesh I found. I used the FFR surround piece to hide my cut edges but still painted the edges of the fiberglass black since you can see them from certain angles. I glued in bondable studs for the mesh with RTV silicone. RTV didn't stick well to the plastic honeycomb so bolting it on is more secure. RTV does bond well to my Raptor bedliner. I didn't grind any of the bedliner off, I just cleaned it before applying RTV.

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I routed and covered my wires with black sheathing to make everything look neat. I also bonded in an extra stud to hold my passenger tail light wires out of the way of the exhaust and from being a large black bundle of wires running straight across the engine bay which wouldn't look as tidy. From behind the car you can't see the wires through the mesh, and looking into the engine bay you can't see the wires hung up on the bumper. It just looks clean which I was trying really hard for.

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