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Kyle T
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   23rd Jan 06 at 13:35   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If you've seen the pictures of my Ibiza no doubt you will have spotted the chrome mirror covers and thought wtf is he thinking?

Well they came on the car - and ive spotted some brushed aluminium ones on ebay (which come standard on the FR) however Im not sure if I like them either.... so Im thinking of buying them, rubbing them down and attempting to colour code them - with a huge risk of ruining them, as im crap

Another option would be to fit the aluminium ones, and attempt to respray the chrome ones - but how easy is it to rub down chrome mirrors and spray them? I imaging a shiney surface like that is a real bastard to spray, but then again it may just sand off fine.

Any Ideas?




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Brushed aluminium ones look cool, like on Audis. I'd get them personally and not try and spray em. Dont know anything about spraying them though
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im guessin there just plastic wiht a chrome paint applied, prob be able to just rub them down so uve gota tecture then primer etc
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rub them down till its really rough then whack some primer on rub down, repeat till you have a good finish and then just give them a few dust coats of paint, dont rush either
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yeah, just rub them down enough to prepare the surface for painting.
Kyle T
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Yeah they look ok with the brushed ally ones, but Ive not seen one with colourcoded mirrors before, so wondering if they'll be better.

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Originally posted by antscorsa
im guessin there just plastic wiht a chrome paint applied, prob be able to just rub them down so uve gota tecture then primer etc


This is what im hoping, but would like to be sure before sanding away

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I would buy the aluminium ones, they'll probably look good
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Ok then, Ill buy the aluminium ones and whack them on - I know they suit the car (certainly more than the chrome ones) and Ill spray the chrome ones black. then Ill post a pic with each fitted, and see what everyone thinks then - thats the safest option, and I can always sell the black ones on if Idont use them

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For a start they aren't actually chrome. They will be plastic and either chrome plated or coated with a special paint... You can paint them in exactly the same way you would paint any other plastic.
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quote:
Originally posted by Kyle T
Ok then, Ill buy the aluminium ones and whack them on - I know they suit the car (certainly more than the chrome ones) and Ill spray the chrome ones black. then Ill post a pic with each fitted, and see what everyone thinks then - thats the safest option, and I can always sell the black ones on if Idont use them
Why don't you just make the decision yourself. You don't need to please anyone on here with your car...
Kyle T
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Originally posted by ed
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Originally posted by Kyle T
Ok then, Ill buy the aluminium ones and whack them on - I know they suit the car (certainly more than the chrome ones) and Ill spray the chrome ones black. then Ill post a pic with each fitted, and see what everyone thinks then - thats the safest option, and I can always sell the black ones on if Idont use them
Why don't you just make the decision yourself. You don't need to please anyone on here with your car...


I know, Its nice to have other opinions tho.

At the end of the day, If i like them black - I will keep them black despite what people say - its just good to get an outside perspective

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