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Nismo
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4th Jul 06 at 13:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got an OEM front splitter for the S2K, its made from black plastic (same material used for bumpers) but the local bodyshop want £150 +VAT to paint it shall i just be pikey and fit it as it is or get it sprayed

Ive just kinda place it there for now to see what it would look like?
big eck
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keep it as is, painting it would only cost money and it'd get stone chipped to fook anyways
Martin_C
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4th Jul 06 at 13:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what the big man said
mav
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4th Jul 06 at 13:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah i would leave it as it is, looks good
Eck
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4th Jul 06 at 13:24   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by big eck
keep it as is, painting it would only cost money and it'd get stone chipped to fook anyways


and it might even look good with the contrast
Nismo
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4th Jul 06 at 13:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thats what i thought , £180 ish on painting it and then it will get covered in chips anyway?
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that type of plastic, the finish isnt guaranteed to last if painted, leave it as it is
Nismo
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4th Jul 06 at 13:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Also got a set of MY02+ Rims (the stock diamond cut rims) like these



Bargin at £100

But im gonna get my other rimsdone in Matt black or gloss black

Will look a bit like this then...



bar the zorst
abdus
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4th Jul 06 at 13:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cool
Liam
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4th Jul 06 at 13:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Lokks cool with the black wheels.
SXi_Tim
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4th Jul 06 at 13:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks tidy as, leave it be
Jason Iles
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4th Jul 06 at 13:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Leave it buddy how come your going to have 2 sets of wheels?

Track days?
Nismo
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quote:
Originally posted by Jason Iles
Leave it buddy how come your going to have 2 sets of wheels?

Track days?


Cus i seen the late spec ones going cheap and i was to afraid to paint the ones i had as if i dont like them i can sell them on and go back to the 02 wheels
Jason Iles
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4th Jul 06 at 13:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fair doo's
Tom
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4th Jul 06 at 14:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
will look super siwsh with the black rims

Looks lowered the one in the pic tho?
Claire
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4th Jul 06 at 16:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I would leave it as it is bearing in mind it will get chipped anyway. £150+vat seems very steep though!
abdus
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4th Jul 06 at 16:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
paint it yourself

[Edited on 04-07-2006 by abdus]
Nismo
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom
will look super siwsh with the black rims

Looks lowered the one in the pic tho?


Yeah, im looking at some spoon progresive springs at teh momment but allot of guys on the s2K forum say that lowering the S2 can cause allot of problems
Marc
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4th Jul 06 at 17:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Leave it as it is, looks good. Should look with dark rims too.
corsa_godfather
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why not put carbon fibre film on it?
Nismo
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4th Jul 06 at 22:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nah think that wont look right.

 
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