One are that stands out are the hood vents. The 2013 and 2014 Mustang GT received functional vents on the hood. These vents are color matched to the factory color of the car, and I wanted them to stand out.
If you look closely in this picture, you can see the factory colored vents
I believe in prepping and taking the time to do a job right, so I decided not to paint my vents in place. I removed them by unbolting 1 metric bolt that can be accessed from underneath the hood. This is what it looks like with the vent out.
I used Plastidip Black paint, as well as the Plastidip glossifier to finish the job. It really made the vents stand out, and I am happy with the finished product:
As you can see in this picture, the black vents now stand out from the rest of the car.
Next up, I felt that the factory chrome "Pony" logo on the front Grille was not aggressive, and the chrome color looked cheap. Here is the best picture I could find of a stock Grille (not mine):
Properly removing the Grille to paint the emblem would require dropping the front clip, so this one I painted in place, but did a good job of masking off the surrounding parts. The result is a semi-gloss pony, and I think a more aggressive front end.
Finally, I decided to match the new wheels, the 5.0 emblems should also be black, not chrome:
To accomplish this, I simply masked off the emblem, as well as the red dot in the center of the emblem, and sprayed each logo with Plastidip Black along with two coats of Glossifier. Below is the result:
The logos need some minor touch ups, but othersie look great with the new AMR wheels!
