[wunderboy987]

a few weeks ago i saw a thread about putting mesh over the intercooler and using a template to put the STI or WRX or w/e logo u wanted on the top of ur intercooler. i want to do the mod but cant seem to find where it was posted, if any1 can send me the link that would be awesome, thanks

 

[06wrx4me]

We have a DIY forum here but this is what you seek probably. Just did a quick "search" with "mesh intercooler"

The DIY section:
http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=21

DIY:
http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/showthread.php?t=144608&highlight=mesh+intercooler


Moving to request a DIY

 

[Micah]

I have mesh on my TMIC - no need to paint it, you can see through the mesh.

 

[wunderboy987]

I have mesh on my TMIC - no need to paint it, you can see through the mesh.

yea but i dont have any letters on my intercooler, it stock wrx intercooler, i want to put the WRX on the intercooler so i would paint the mesh.

 

[06wrx4me]

yea but i dont have any letters on my intercooler, it stock wrx intercooler, i want to put the WRX on the intercooler so i would paint the mesh.

Just buy an STi IC. The stock 06/07 wrx one is the worst iteration yet.

 

[wunderboy987]

i dont plan on upgrading my turbo for at least 2 years tho i would rather spend the money on stage 2

 

[20WRX04]

yea but i dont have any letters on my intercooler, it stock wrx intercooler, i want to put the WRX on the intercooler so i would paint the mesh.

what i got was that i need to scan the logo, make a stencile, and spray my way to happiness.

I think you're a little confused. You want the letters WRX on your intercooler & you want the mesh on there too? Do what Bounce suggested with the stencil,(that's what I did) & then get a mesh piece to go over it. I'm sure you can still see the letters through the mesh like Micah said.

You mean like this right?

 

[wunderboy987]

u can just paint the intercooler? what i ment was paint the mesh with WRX

 

[20WRX04]

u can just paint the intercooler? what i ment was paint the mesh with WRX

Yeah, you can paint the IC. If you want to paint the mesh, just buy some & use this as a stencil. Boom whack done!

 

[wunderboy987]

what should i paint the IC with?

 

[20WRX04]

what should i paint the IC with?

Spray paint in any color of your choice. :rotfl: I used heat temp paint just in case.

 

[wunderboy987]

ok sweet, thanks for the pattern

 

[20WRX04]

ok sweet, thanks for the pattern

No problem. I used poster board as a stencil. I centered it & then cut it to size for the IC. It took about 10 minutes all together. Maybe 20 mins total with painting 3 coats. It's really easy. Good luck.

 

[Bedhead42]

i was bored the other day and did mine, it took me forever to make a stencil because i wanted it to take up the whole intercooler...

 

[Wrinklechops]

I think you're a little confused. You want the letters WRX on your intercooler & you want the mesh on there too? Do what Bounce suggested with the stencil,(that's what I did) & then get a mesh piece to go over it. I'm sure you can still see the letters through the mesh like Micah said.

You mean like this right?

I know this is ancient, but I love the WRX logo on the intercooler! I have read all about how to do it, but I just need to find a big enough WRX logo to make a stencil cutout of... any suggestions where I can find one?

 

[Wrinklechops]

Yeah, you can paint the IC. If you want to paint the mesh, just buy some & use this as a stencil. Boom whack done!

I need to figure out how to make that decal just a bit bigger...

 

[Wrinklechops]

Nevermind, I figured it out. I just enlarged a logo to the right size. Here it is for anyone who wants it: