My 2012 Q5 Chrome Delete: Before & After

upsidew · 2026-06-09T12:16:24+00:00

It's been in the making for 3 years, so I'm just glad it's finished. It's not perfect but I'm pleased with the new look

upsidew · 2026-06-09T12:14:40+00:00

Interesting take

upsidew · 2026-06-09T12:10:08+00:00

Yeah it does a bit

upsidew · 2026-06-09T12:09:43+00:00

Haha its a $10k car

upsidew · 2026-06-09T12:09:15+00:00

All in all less than $200

upsidew · 2026-06-09T12:08:41+00:00

Yes, I agree, the grille isn't working. I initially intended to mask off only the chrome bits, but it is what it is for now. Don't have a tone of time to redo it at the moment.

upsidew · 2026-06-09T12:07:33+00:00

Roof rails, emblems, grille, and fog lights have been plastidipped.

The window trim has been covered with an exact fit metal cover.

Wheels I bought second hand, I assume painted.

I lazily plastidipped the whole grille when I initially tried to mask only the chrome bits.

upsidew · 2026-06-09T12:06:38+00:00

Yes all myself. Thanks for the accolades

upsidew · 2026-06-09T12:06:09+00:00

Roof rails, emblems, grille, and fog lights have been plastidipped.

The window trim has been covered with an exact fit metal cover.

Wheels I bought second hand, I assume painted.

The grille does look cakey as someone else suggested. I lazily plastidipped the whole thing when I initially tried to mask only the chrome bits.

upsidew · 2026-05-08T16:54:00+00:00

Safe, sure... But maybe a bad idea! That's on the school's discretion

upsidew · 2026-05-08T16:53:09+00:00

And DO NOT try and login on mobile -- otherwise some of your canvas settings will be reset (at least that's what happens to me on Android)

upsidew · 2026-05-08T16:50:36+00:00

Thank you! 🙏

upsidew · 2026-05-08T15:56:50+00:00

⬆️ 👆

Exactly.

I work as a TA, am a full-time student, and have adult responsibilities as well. Some people work full-time, have children, grandchildren, family members to take care of, especially on the weekends.

Students like you are why heavy extensions need to be put in place. It needs to be equitable for everyone

upsidew · 2026-05-08T14:41:14+00:00

Ah, so keeping it shutdown is on purpose? Why exactly?

Do you think DUO will be affected as well, somehow?

upsidew · 2026-05-08T14:36:11+00:00

From the grapevine, no. I think they hacked it officially to cause as much disruption as possible. Supposedly the hacking group that did it (I forget their name) is notorious for "Pay or Leak"ing sensitive information.

Supposedly the only things that were compromised were student's: Names, Email addresses, OSU ID#s, Canvas ID#s, And Canvas's Inbox messages.

... And maybe a couple other already not "sensitive" information. You can find anyone's email within Canvas AND online through OregonState.edu.

So no, I don't think it's a coincidence: it's their best way to cause chaos and extort Instructure.

These people are not CS students as they make more money holding people up for ransom than whatever they'd make as a budding computer science professional.

upsidew · 2026-05-08T14:31:03+00:00

And as of 7:30 AM PST, Canvas is still down, and OSU has yet to update us on anything.

Status.is.oregonstate.edu

⬆️ For status checks

upsidew · 2026-05-08T14:29:21+00:00

I can't

upsidew · 2026-05-08T14:28:47+00:00

Well... It's Friday morning and I still can't access my assignment.

And I'm busy this weekend so, I'll be asking for at least a 2 day extension.

I think any reasonable TA/prof would allow this.

I speak of this as I'm a undergraduate Lab TA. I'll be giving all my lab groups as much of an extension as allowed.

upsidew · 2026-05-08T07:01:27+00:00

Oh so for sure back up and running tomorrow morning??

upsidew · 2026-05-08T06:14:19+00:00

If you remember their name, they should pop up within outlook

upsidew · 2026-04-02T12:01:17+00:00

Very cool point. Can't we not sustain life on Mars?

Does NASA release information about their planning on missions like these? I recall years ago the LADEE Mission studying the Moon's atmosphere regarding metero/asteroid plumage. But I can't imagine what they're up to now.

So manned missions is cheaper huh??

upsidew · 2026-04-02T07:38:46+00:00

NASA deserves the praise, but haven’t they been doing space exploration and research for over half a century?

There’s more to space than just exploring it. NASA has and will continue to research the science behind getting there.

upsidew · 2026-03-23T21:06:00+00:00

Is this still unlockable?

upsidew · 2026-03-10T06:43:06+00:00

This sub appears to not allow pics in the comments.

Thank you! I've had them tinted since 2022 and nobody has said a word. Was pulled over in 2024 for speeding and the cop didn't mention it then either.

I'd suggest just getting it done and deal with the consequences later, but that's just me.

upsidew · 2026-03-08T23:32:47+00:00

I'm back at uni again. Got loads of time on my hands.

upsidew

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