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Old 05-04-11, 06:00 PM
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I need some help trying to decide which way I should go with my bumper reflectors. Please give me your thoughts on either stock red, flat white or flat black. I have my own decal shop as a side business so I have plenty of extra vinyl laying around. Here are a few quickly photoshopped pics to help decide. Please excuse the photoshop quality I am not the best at it. All opinions welcome.
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Old 05-04-11, 06:16 PM
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i think stock red is perfect for ur current setup. The black will look out of place especially it does not match the brake light. If you black out the brake light then it will match perfectly with the black reflectors. just my thought
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i would go with white if you can come close to matching oem paint
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Personally I like the factory red reflectors against the white...makes for a good contrast.
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I'd say stock red unless you can get a vinyl that exactly matches the OEM paint and finish, which seems a tall order.
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Keep in mind that if you use vinyl, the small numbers on the reflector will stand out like a sore thumb.

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Old 05-04-11, 08:24 PM
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stock red. unless u can color match it
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It looks like I might be sticking with the stock red unless someone knows of a spray touch up paint that is pretty close to the starfire pearl. I don't believe I am going to be able to find a quality vinyl that will match close enough. Thanks for the comments. Keep them coming.
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http://www.automotivetouchup.com/

they match paint very close to oem, my grill matches perfectly
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white plastidip...i considered...but i decided that the red is a better contrast.
Old 05-04-11, 09:15 PM
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The white for sure!
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Keep it stock.
The rest look tacky.
Old 05-04-11, 10:10 PM
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keep it red. The red is a very nice contrast on white
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stay with stock red
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i agree, leave them alone as stock red.


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