Modding day 6: Vinyl and Tow Hook should be red too, damn it.

Taken minutes after applying, just as it started to rain.

Taken months later, in the extremely bright morning light. Hasn't faded, but reflects light differently so looks a different color in photos. Very red in person.

I applied a red vinyl decal to my now-tinted rear window, just under the spoiler. It's a symbol that holds some personal meaning to me.Also, I decided that my tow hook was too obvious: since the tow hook is integrated into the chassis, and painted the body color, mine was glossy metallic white, against dark grey plastic, down in the shadows under the rear bumper. The contrast between the white and dark colors was so high than I found the hook hard to ignore. I decided to paint it the same red as my brake calipers, using the same paint. I cured the paint using a heat gun and an infrared thermal probe, heating the hook to 200ºF for about 1.5 hours.Then I decided I need to go all JDM and put a drift charm on the hook, specifically because the head of my car club said I shouldn't. I ziptied a cute little plush panda to the hook, and have left him there to be slowly destroyed by the road.