Blue Sky

Hi there,
Wondering if anyone has their mud guard painted silver? How much did you pay and how well the paint is matching the body color? Thanks. And photos are great if you have them.

maddog136

$72.00 at ABRA Paint & Collision in Metro Atlanta. Look at my slide show link in my signature. It was the best money I have spent on this car after the wheels and tires.

nayyarn

nice, I think I will get mine painted too.

kona

Excellent job, maddog136

ITL

nice...my car is black so I don't need to paint em (just thought I'd throw that in there for the hell of it)

DFBRL8R

Nice!

Blue Sky

Very nice. I will have mine pained this week or next. I have asked around and got quoted $100 in the Seattle area. Thanks.

TL-Rocket

Very nice!! My mudguards are still in the same box the dealer left them in when I picked up my '04 TL. Did the shop use paint with a flex additive? Does the paint crack when the flaps are flexed?

TL-Rocket

PA-TL

maddog136:
Any special paint used? When I asked the dealer if they could be painted, he saidn no? He said you would see cracking/peeling.

varanelli

Very nice. I'm inspired and will do the same soon. I never understood why Acura doesn't make color-keyed mudflaps.

maddog136

When I removed the guards and dropped them off the shop manager took a picture of the paint on the car near the wheel well and another of the bar code on the door jam which has the paint match code. The painter took care of cleaning and prepping and I was told they would use flex additive in the paint. The painter left the guards unpainted on the surfaces facing the tires as I requested. If that causes peeling or cracking I'll post an update. They told me that as long as the guards were not impacted by anything more than would cause any other plastic body part to crack or peel they should be alright. I did not recieve a guarantee from the shop, so my fingers are crossed.

wolftag

Nice! My car had the guards and I made them take them off. The mounting hardware is still there, though. I'm very tempted to do this.

EmuMessenger

Nicely done, although, IMO, your rims, while nice, make your brakes look very small.

cpa4u

Maddog,

How are the painted mud guards holding up after being on the car for a little while? I'm thinking of buying a set and having them painted locally (if I can find a shop that will do it for a reasonable price).

Krypton Ken

I couldn't agree more. Acura should have included color-matched mudguards on the TL. My wife's Toyota Highlander has them!

Maddog, your mudguards look very good!

maddog136

They are holding up great! I guess only time will tell, plus I only hand wash the car. I just finished Zainoing the car last week so I hope that will help. Prior to painting the guards the shop took a picture of one of the doors and another of the sticker on one of the front door jambs which has the paint match code on it.
ABRA Auto Body & Glass
285 Clover Reach
Peachtree City, Ga. 30269
770-632-5858 Fax 678-364-0065
Ask for Jim Craft or Bill Matson.