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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by mikenavy
http://www.stage3motorsports.com/pro...--Painted.html

DG customs, 185$ prepainted, and they matched the paint pretty damn well.



After reading a ton of reviews, I went with http://www.g2usa.com/
It went on really really well and is very high quality.
Same ones I'm getting, should be here Friday. I'm glad to see they look good. Can't wait now!

Oh and it's funny that you actually found them cheaper than what DG customs sells 'em for lol ($199.00). I coulda saved a few bucks.

I got a question for ya though. Are the interior sides on yours painted as well? After ordering mine I saw the disclaimer that only the exterior side is painted (from dg customs).

Car looks nice.

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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 12:26 AM
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OP, how do you think it would look with black louvers on your car? Contrast? Tacky?
Old Apr 22, 2010 | 06:30 AM
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I'm not usually a big fan of louvers but those look really good. Reasonable price, too.

Someone asked this in another thread and I don't recall the answer(s). How do you clean the windows? I guess the answer is you don't. So how grungy does the window get?
Old Apr 22, 2010 | 08:55 AM
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The interior of the louver isn't painted, only the front and the lip on the side is painted. They went on extremely easy and definitely add a good look.


The small rear windows I previously had tinted to like 10% so they're pretty dark, I read someone used vinyl to cover the window.

I washed my car yesterday and was easily able to wash out all the pollen with the hose by just spraying it through the slats. And I was easily able to fit a rag in there to dry it off. I really wouldn't worry about it getting dirty.

I think black louvers on grabber blue would look really weird haha. I'd rather just have no louvers and the tinted windows exposed :P
Old Apr 22, 2010 | 10:04 AM
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looks good. I also like the red, louvers look great! Very Very Nice...
Old Apr 22, 2010 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by mikenavy
The interior of the louver isn't painted, only the front and the lip on the side is painted. They went on extremely easy and definitely add a good look.


The small rear windows I previously had tinted to like 10% so they're pretty dark, I read someone used vinyl to cover the window.

I washed my car yesterday and was easily able to wash out all the pollen with the hose by just spraying it through the slats. And I was easily able to fit a rag in there to dry it off. I really wouldn't worry about it getting dirty.

I think black louvers on grabber blue would look really weird haha. I'd rather just have no louvers and the tinted windows exposed :P
Ahh, I tinted mine also but only 35%. I'll have to wait till I get 'em on I suppose to see what all can be seen from inside. That vinyl sounds like a good option, I'll have to see. I thought about black for mine to match the gold/black theme I apparently have going but worried it would just look like I slapped 'em on without painting 'em lol.
Old Apr 22, 2010 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by mikenavy
I think im done on exterior for a while.... painting the calipers was tedious but the end result was awesome
Here are images of the caliper / rotor painting on my MB using Rustoleum.

The red calipers increased the stopping performance big-time.




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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 07:07 PM
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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 10:12 PM
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I love how the mustang colors pop at night. The blue looks like it's glowing.
Old Apr 23, 2010 | 06:54 AM
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Those night pics are gorgeous.
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