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Offline LaserBlue

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Should i paint my side skirts and bumper?
« on: 04 April 2008, 22:06 »
Im thinking about getting my side skirts and rear bumper painted.

But dunno what color? same as the car or metallic black?

I was thinking paint the upper bit of the rear bumper same as the car and the lower bit black metallic maybe?

What do you think?

Offline Sweeney

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Re: Should i paint my side skirts and bumper?
« Reply #1 on: 04 April 2008, 22:09 »
side skirts colour of car, upper part of rear bumper colour of car, bottom part black metallic.

White std gti round these parts has it, looks brilliant. (Could do with paint the front lip of the front bumper black metallic to complete the 2 tone-ish theme mind you)

Offline MikeGTI

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Re: Should i paint my side skirts and bumper?
« Reply #2 on: 04 April 2008, 22:31 »
Wondering the same myself LaserBlue.

Going on a date tomorrow with a girl who's dad owns a bodyshop so hoping she'll get me a cheap price and good job if things go well  :grin:

How easy is it for the bodyshop to get rid of the texture that our black parts have?


Offline Greenouse

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Re: Should i paint my side skirts and bumper?
« Reply #3 on: 04 April 2008, 22:35 »
If I remember rightly, the bodyshop that did mine used a plasticide primer to coat the texture........

Good luck with the date  :grin: could save you a fortune LOL  :wink:

Offline MikeGTI

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Re: Should i paint my side skirts and bumper?
« Reply #4 on: 04 April 2008, 23:04 »
Thanks

Offline LaserBlue

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Re: Should i paint my side skirts and bumper? before/after pix
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Re: Should i paint my side skirts and bumper?
« Reply #6 on: 05 April 2008, 19:37 »
audi wheel centres?? are they any vw ones cus that looks odd., loving the laser blue!!, still miss my old girl :cry:

Offline LaserBlue

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Re: Should i paint my side skirts and bumper?
« Reply #7 on: 05 April 2008, 19:44 »
yeah only put the wheels on last week..

still searching on ebay for some vw centers that will fit

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Re: Should i paint my side skirts and bumper?
« Reply #8 on: 05 April 2008, 20:33 »
yeah only put the wheels on last week..

still searching on ebay for some vw centers that will fit

There are £5 from the stealers mate

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Re: Should i paint my side skirts and bumper?
« Reply #9 on: 05 April 2008, 20:40 »
are they?

my alloys are genuine audi s3s.. ive been told there center caps are 61mm and dip in the center, the guy at vw said he dont think any vw alloys have similar center caps that will fit.

only way i can buy them is to get some aftermarket plain ones or stick a vw badge over it