painting the foglight trim..

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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 01:31 PM
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painting the foglight trim..

hey guys
thinking about painting the fog light trim...

wut do u guys think?

also wut kind of primer do i use? any tips on painting plastic?
or preparations?
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 04:09 PM
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just curious but what color do you plan on painting?
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 08:31 PM
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Originally posted by tony4311
just curious but what color do you plan on painting?
blk.. heheh
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 10:40 PM
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Originally posted by NeoChaser
blk.. heheh
ok now I'm lost. Do you have aftermarket fogs that aren't black?
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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 05:46 AM
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I have a CG and did it. Someone else here has the blue and did it too. It isn't as noticeable on our darker cars as you might think, but when someone sees it, they usually say, "Nice!!!"

I say, go for it.
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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 08:48 AM
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It should look fine but take them to a body shop to do a professional job. I think anything you could do at home would look pretty bad and likely chip very easily. Shouldn't be more than $100-$150 to do it.
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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 10:22 AM
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I'd suggest getting a grill or m3 lip spoiler painted at the same time, would save you on painting costs.
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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 03:56 PM
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I have seen a few where the housing is painted to match and it looks nice.

Even if its a black car its a nice touch compared to the somewhat cheesy matte black plastic housing that comes standard.
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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 05:17 PM
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Originally posted by gfxdave99
I have seen a few where the housing is painted to match and it looks nice.

Even if its a black car its a nice touch compared to the somewhat cheesy matte black plastic housing that comes standard.
ahh someone undrstands me
hehehe

xizor, it would be more worth it that way u are correct..
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Old Dec 15, 2004 | 07:34 AM
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Anyone have pictures? im curious to do this.


*not sure why this thread is in this section *
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Old Dec 15, 2004 | 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by RMATIC09
Anyone have pictures? im curious to do this.


*not sure why this thread is in this section *
search i've posted the pic in the other more recent threads
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 07:42 PM
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i wanna do the same to my abp
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by xizor
search i've posted the pic in the other more recent threads

i did search, i came up with this thread
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Old Dec 17, 2004 | 07:24 AM
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Old Dec 17, 2004 | 08:02 AM
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fixed

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