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Old 03-14-2008, 01:01 PM
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What paint/color did you use? Are you happy with the color matchwith the rockers??

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Old 03-14-2008, 02:26 PM
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I used duplicolor bumper paint.
The color is fine but its not tough enough to take the abuse from rocks on the road.

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Old 03-14-2008, 11:11 PM
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looks good i'll check with u within a few weeks to see how much damage it takes, sorry lol its just that ive heard it takes alot of easy damage and i really want one but i have alot of hills by me and even though my v6 is stock height i afraid i'll mess up an expensive chin spoiler, and my current one is all torn up so i do need a new one. its either that or the b2 one
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Old 03-15-2008, 12:21 AM
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Isn't there a chin spoiler made of abs plastic or something that wont chip?
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Old 03-20-2008, 11:05 PM
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Im not thrilled with the paint,, I might take it off and let a pro paint it if its not too much money.
What does it look like unpainted? Does it just come directly to you with a matte black finish if it's unpainted? I'm definitely liking the look of this spoiler, but I probably wouldn't get it color matched to match the body. I like the look of the unpainted black, which I'm asking what it looks like unpainted. Thanks...
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Old 03-20-2008, 11:18 PM
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It looks like fiberglass and bondo unpaited.

I want it black to go with the roof and the rockers and such.

Its been 2 weeks and it is beat to crap. Chips and crap down to the primer.

since tomorrow is a no worky day Im going to the store ( shop will be empty) and take if off. ( Im installing my new Hurst short throw tomorrow)
Then its off to the Line-X guys to raod rash proof the thing. For 75.00 bucks they can coat it so the road wont beat it to death and it is very close the the texture and finish of the V6 Rockers.
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Old 03-20-2008, 11:37 PM
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It looks like fiberglass and bondo unpaited.

I want it black to go with the roof and the rockers and such.
Yeah, I'd want it black and unpainted to match the look of the rocker panel. So I guess what you're saying is, if I wanted it to have that look, I would need to paint it a matte black, right? Thanks again for the info...
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Old 03-20-2008, 11:57 PM
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yup when you get it it looks like the color of silly putty.
plus it looks freaking huge,, I thought I had to trim it or something.

Another note,, when doing the install you will want to lift the front end and have some sort of clamps to hold it in place till you get it in the right spot. I put my car on the lift, went up about 3 feet then clamped it on and wiggled it around till i had it where I wanted it. Then (gulp) drilled the holes. ( the spoiler comes pre drilled the bumper doesnt)
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Old 03-21-2008, 12:06 AM
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yup when you get it it looks like the color of silly putty.
plus it looks freaking huge,, I thought I had to trim it or something.

Another note,, when doing the install you will want to lift the front end and have some sort of clamps to hold it in place till you get it in the right spot. I put my car on the lift, went up about 3 feet then clamped it on and wiggled it around till i had it where I wanted it. Then (gulp) drilled the holes. ( the spoiler comes pre drilled the bumper doesnt)
Thanks for the info. I was wondering how the install worked...
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Old 03-21-2008, 12:08 AM
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here it is out of the bubble wrap

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