New rides added 9/14/13

I you paint it black, won't it just be a blank, black ellipse? I think that would look odd.

Here are updated pics with the car mostly clean. I washed it yesterday and the weather went a little squirrely overnight. It's about 95% done now.

Also a shameless plug to try and get ROTM. I'd love to be a part of your calendar. I'm guessing a few of you probably aren't thrilled with how much I blacked out this car but I think it looks really good. Please vote for me!!

That riv is scary awesome. Looks like an FBI car or would be great for late night drive-bys.

looks very nice! i dont recall there being any rule about being ROTM before a calender nominee.
I'll start taking pictures this july for the 2011 calendar. all you have to do is send me a few HQ pics (provided they follow the rules) and then it goes to a vote

Mr.Riviera wrote:

looks very nice! i dont recall there being any rule about being ROTM before a calender nominee.
I'll start taking pictures this july for the 2011 calendar. all you have to do is send me a few HQ pics (provided they follow the rules) and then it goes to a vote

Ahhhh... Yeah, I was under a false impression that the ROTM people automatically got in. Either way, I hope I can get in the calendar. Figure I'll have better pics yet, in the upcoming months.

DEMonte1997 wrote:

Mr.Riviera wrote:

looks very nice! i dont recall there being any rule about being ROTM before a calender nominee.
I'll start taking pictures this july for the 2011 calendar. all you have to do is send me a few HQ pics (provided they follow the rules) and then it goes to a vote

Ahhhh... Yeah, I was under a false impression that the ROTM people automatically got in. Either way, I hope I can get in the calendar. Figure I'll have better pics yet, in the upcoming months.

S'allright... I had the same idea that the 2 were related when I was encouraged to submit my car for next year's calendar.

DEMonte1997 wrote:

Here's a pic Tyler. Sorry that took so long

It doesn't look that bad the more I get used to it. The chrome R back there really needs to be black I think though..

looks good! i think the R needs to be black or gone also. i know mines a park ave but some of the newer ones have a buick symbol right there and i like how mine looks without it, just a thought. by the way i voted for you for ROTM, if there was a riv of the year youd have my vote

Rickw wrote:

I think the Ultimate solution the R on the trunk is to have it shaved and filled in.
I think that looks very good on the Riv's that I've seen it done on. It cleans up the whole back of the car and even though it is such a small thing, I think removing it has a dramatic effect.
There are a few on here for reference.
I would find out how much that costs and budget for it and in the mean time you can paint it black and see how that looks also.
Heck you can always remove the paint if you don't like it.

i like this idea, its like what i said about the R on the grill, its something so small but youd be surprised with the difference it makes.

I'm thinking about possibly delaminating the symbol in the back (if that's possible) and painting it flat black. We will see. The way it looks now is pretty good so who knows.

Thanks for the compliments everyone. Love this car. It even got a lot of fanfare over on ClubGP and I don't think most of those guys are Buick fans. lol

I would keep the R, but black in the inside areas, leaving a chrome R

KillaKeninaRiv wrote:

I would keep the R, but black in the inside areas, leaving a chrome R

I like this idea. You could even do this and then have the R painted gunmetal or something, so it still stands out but is in line with your black-out theme.

Damn I want a black car now. Everything on mine is black except the paint.

KillaKeninaRiv wrote:

Damn I want a black car now. Everything on mine is black except the paint.

tell me about it....i feel your pain

Do you want a nappy head of hair too.
Everything is doable, just need to spend a couple of bucks and quit whining.

Who was that directed at?

KillaKeninaRiv wrote:

Who was that directed at?

Hey Rick, the platic "R" on the trunk key hole cover comes off if you push out on it from the inside. I wouldn't push on it too hard though incase your factory glue is still holding on strong cause it could crack . Mine was loose a while back and it nearly fell off, so I secured it with much stronger glue than what the factory used. Once you get it off, what you do with it is up to you.

See....thats when I break out the baseball bat with the nails in it

baseball bat with nails in it wouldn't stand a chance against a determined rivi.

against a human skull...dats anoder story...

KillaKeninaRiv wrote:

See....thats when I break out the baseball bat with the nails in it

Cant afford a gun?


Editing with a Because you might not get that i'm kidding

I'm taking that rear "R" off again tomorrow to see what I'm dealing with. Will post pics when I accomplish something different with it.

Rickw wrote:

Do you want a nappy head of hair too.
Everything is doable, just need to spend a couple of bucks and quit whining.

hope that wasnt towards me...

Looks like someones true colors are starting to show.

KillaKeninaRiv wrote:

Looks like someones true colors are starting to show.

lol u mad brahhh????

Im never mad! lol I call it how I see it. I mean, we could as easily said nappy pubes!

This looks great. I have been thinking about a 99 in black and then add the Charcoal interior from a 95. I like all of the tinting as well. I am thinking that I would want chrome on the outside of the grill and tailight with a silver pinstripe 1" below the top of the side to accentuate the elegance of the body. I used a $8 roll of pinstripe on mine 5 years ago. It has held up and helps define the shape.

Inside I would add a red-ish woodgrain and a 2 DIN stereo/Nav unit to the black interior.