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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 12:28 PM
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before anyone flames me for this, this is temporary and I might even take it off today depending on the weather. I recently bought a GFX front lip from hanzie411 that is black and wanted to see how it would look on my white car so here it is:


Tell me what you guys think! I just did it because it takes like 20 min to switch the front lip and was curious on how it looked. I feel like it makes the car look cheaper IMO
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 12:35 PM
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Doesn't look that great when nothing else on your car is black. Reminds me of those Hondas at the local college with mis-matched unpainted body kits. Spend some $$$ and get it painted and then install it.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 01:34 PM
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If you had black GFX all around it would look better. Honestly this is no different than putting CF pieces on a white car. Another Panda in the making? LOL
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 01:39 PM
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lol I bought the gfx piece for 10 bucks and was just trying it out for the heck of it...I actually went outside to remove it just now it is 100 outside so I said screw it for now haha i hate texas summers
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 02:39 PM
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i think i can picture it lookin pretty good, with some wheels and vinyl black roof, blacked out emblems, ect
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 03:17 PM
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lol just took the lip off but feedbacks are still welcome!
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 04:06 PM
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The black lip disappears into the asphalt, almost like there was nothing there.

Not a good look for the car. But thanks for giving us something to debate.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 06:07 PM
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whaat?! $10?!!!! damn. i gotta find me a deal like that haha
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 06:14 PM
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$10 is a great deal! Looks like you can get it painted and still come out ahead of purchasing one new from the dealer.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 06:15 PM
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^ aha agreed !
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 07:59 PM
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hahaha, $10 the lip kit? maybe you can find someone to paint it for you for $5 too... lol.

Try and see if you can trade with someone who has your color for the black.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 09:09 PM
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White! haha Black it is barely noticeable like camo into the road. Probably noticeable on concrete though.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 09:19 PM
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a black lip on a white car isnt bad, if you have something else black to correlate it with. maybe black pearl emblems and black roof, perhaps?
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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Black roof, full black gfx kit and black emblems / grill and it will flow.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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Interesting idea, but not a fan. I think you need a bigger lip (like INGS) to pull off that contrast look.
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