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ebay "black" painted items, same as obsidian?

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Old May 7, 2013 | 06:23 AM
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Default ebay "black" painted items, same as obsidian?

I have been looking on ebay for spoilers, lips, ect, and have come across a lot of items that are poly urethane black. I have an obsidian black IS. I assume if I purchased one of these items that I would need to paint it, but just wanted to make sure. 50 buck for a trunk spoiler is good deal, but factoring in painting it and the install, I just want to get a good idea of how much I would need to spend to make it match my car exactly.
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Old May 7, 2013 | 07:08 AM
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If it says it is unpainted poly urethane black then it will be a weird matte black like color. If it says its painted black then if might match but there is always a chance if will be off a little. I bought a roof spoiler from ebay and it matched my obsidian car perfect. Black is usualy safe its colors like SFP and such that are hard to match!
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Old May 7, 2013 | 08:09 AM
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I think it really depends on the seller. I know that OEM thing sells painted roof spoilers on ebay and most members say that the paint matches for the most part.
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Old May 7, 2013 | 08:49 AM
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What bob said, you should also look for that seller OEMthing on ebay as they also sell replica OEM spoilers already painted.

I can tell from first hand experience that their 212 color code matches spot on as I just purchased a roof spoiler from them about a month ago.
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Old May 7, 2013 | 09:35 AM
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buy from oem.thing, they have good colour match, good fitment, and good price
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Old May 7, 2013 | 09:53 AM
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check paint code....
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Old May 7, 2013 | 09:55 AM
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If it says polyurethane black its not usually painted - it just comes in a black colored polyurethane form.

I'm gonna vote for getting items pre-painted from OEM.Thing as well. I had a great experience with them and a lot of members have ordered thru them on eBay.
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Old May 7, 2013 | 10:02 AM
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perfect, thank you all for the info!
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