chocodai

i am thinking about painting my front and rear splash guard PWP, same as my body color

is it a good idea?
anyone done it and can share some pics with me?

thx

Bear Trap

It was the first thing I did. They look great. I also had the fog light bezels painted. Pics are below. No problems with the paint in two months.

chocodai

kool it does look pretty kooooolllll
how much did they cost you?

ecsw

looks great. Did u paint it ur self or send it to the bodyshop?

Bear Trap

I took it to a nearby Honda dealer. They painted all six pieces for $120.

dabuda

do you mean acura dealer? price is pretty good

Bear Trap

No, it was a Honda dealer. Any body shop can do it with the paint code that is inside the driver door. I just know the body shop at this Honda dealer does good work and they were closer than the Acura dealer. A local body shop wanted $200. The shop is top notch, but not that good.

schalliol

How do you think the color will hold up? It's a different material than the rest of the body, right?

Bear Trap

The color should hold up as well as the other plastic parts of the car like bumpers. My concern when having it done was peeling and flaking. The shop looked at the parts and said they would be fine. The parts weren't too rough. Evidently, a rough surface will prevent proper sanding but these parts were only semi-textured, not very rough. If the parts are prepared correctly, there shouldn't be a problem.

schalliol

Very detailed info, thanks!

junk5681

How much ground clearance do you have underneath those? Worried about lowering with splash guards.

Bear Trap

My car is stock and the splash guards have 5" clearance in front and 8" clearance in the rear. Lowering the car could be an issue.

junk5681

Thanks. I gotta say though that it looks pretty good... breaks up the underbody line in a good way... reminds me of the new A4 for some reason.

ortiz

Looks pretty good.

ecsw

Six pieces? I though there r only 4 pieces? BTW, isn't TSX comes with 2 pieces only? Did u buy the rear 2 piece or u have to buy all 4 of them?

chocodai

i got mine painted 4 for $100
good deal?

ecsw

All 4 of them? Where did u go?

Spud

Rear mud guards are an accessory.

He had the fog light casings done too... Very nice job...

ecsw

oic. But can we buy 2 piece only for the rear? The front comes with stock, isn't it? But when u look at OEM Acura accessories, they always sell in 4 pieces?

fdl

Those mudguards do nasty things to the paint on your car. I've removed mine for this reason. Arent you guys concerned about this as well? Have you seen the pictures of the damage the splash guards cause?

Spud

Good business practice: sell people something they already have I guess they want them to match.

Acura sells the two-peice for the rear that matches the fronts. I'd only get them if I was goint to get all 4 painted. They stand out too much in black....

Bear Trap

4 mud guards + 2 fog light bezels = 6 pieces

ecsw

Is the front and rear mud guards the same? If so, a set of 4 can be for 2 TSXs?

Bear Trap

No, it's not that simple - unless one TSX had only fronts and the other only rears. Each wheel is specific and can't be used on a different wheel.

chocodai

i don't think the front and rear is the same

overkast

I think the painted mud guards add a touch of class and uniform to the car. I've had my mud guards painted on one of my previous car (1995 Acura Legend GS Coupe), and because the rubber on the mud guards are flexible...the paint didn't stick well and eventually began to flake off.

I know they use some type of flex paint or additive in the paint that they use on the bumpers to allow for adhesion, but mud guards are in a totally different category. If you decide to do it...just be careful...but all in all painted mud guards look nice.

just my .02 cents worth
-S

chocodai

i just got my guards back today..
the rear looks a bit fatter then before...

it's very close to my pearl white body color, but since it's not factory paint it's a bit whiter then the rest of the car...
but i guess you can't have 100% match since it's not OEM @_@;;;

i will post some pics after i wash my car..
hopefully that will help ahhaha

swami

Dude...I can't believe your gonna put those on that sweet lookin TSX of yours. I don't like em black, let alone painted. I like the look better without the splash guards. To each his own I guess. IMHO, the TSX looks SWEET without the add ons, spoiler, bodykit, splash guards. Of course I'm old and like the conservative look.

chocodai

i agree with you
but since i got it
mind as well use it
lol

chocodai

after a long car wash
here is the pics of my car with the body color splash guards

it looks pretty good i must say

Bear Trap

Great color combo, I wish they were offering white/ebony in the states.

majormojo

Looks good chocodai. FWIW, you can't see any colour mis-match in the photos. Looks like a clean match.

mrrippey

does anyone know where I can get my mud guards and rear lip painted PWP in NJ? I went to one place and they wanted $250 for the splash guards alone. I think that is kinda high.

Rippey

CJams

acuradog did as well. He's got a Milano red one

gsclifton

iTrader: (2)

I was going to get mine matched before removing them for the OEM Kit install. I did however, finally get around to getting my fog light bezels color matched. I am installing them this weekend weather permitting.

The splash guards look nice

TSX6one9

The match is great, I don't think the kit is needed on the car if the splash guards are painted, maybe just add the front lip or even a kenstyle bumber

Euro-R

iTrader: (1)

did u paint the whole splash guard?? or the rear part only??

STL

I'd like to know as well.