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Arkym lip: leave CF or paint to match (bad photoshops inside!)
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61 | 85.92% |
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10 | 14.08% |
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02-13-2013, 06:41 PM | #1 |
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Arkym lip: leave CF or paint to match (bad photoshops inside!)
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Arkym lip: better in carbon fiber or painted to match the car? I purchased one used with a bit of damage, and I'm still debating whether it would look better to just fix the damage and leave it as carbon fiber, or paint it to match the LMB color of my car. I know my photoshop skills suck, but the two images below give a general idea of what I was going for. What say you, internets? A third option would be to blend the lip into the bumper and then paint to match, but I'm scared of what that may cost. ![]() EDIT: For reference, here is a picture of the car it is going on: |
02-13-2013, 06:45 PM | #2 |
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painted always looks cleaner.
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02-13-2013, 06:59 PM | #4 |
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unpainted and add other CF accents
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02-13-2013, 07:21 PM | #5 |
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This is actually exactly what i wish would happen to me...i want to find an used CPS lip and just paint it body color. But for your lci i would just leave the lip CF, cuz the lines on your lci cps lip will show up probably kinda out of place if you painted it...
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Leave it CF!!!!!!!!
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02-13-2013, 07:59 PM | #10 |
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leave it cf and use the paint money to drop the car instead. stock height with front lips look awkward.
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02-13-2013, 08:01 PM | #11 |
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you should add a CF spoiler to match and leave it.
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02-13-2013, 08:10 PM | #14 |
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Fix the crack and leave it CF exposed
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02-13-2013, 08:25 PM | #16 |
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That looks mighty familiar!!
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gross dont paint it.
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