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painting s4play diffuser

Old 08-10-13, 03:11 PM
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Anybody here paint there diffuser to match body color? I was thinking of painting mine SFP to match, I think it would really stand out. Might look ricey though. Any pics? Thanks
Old 08-10-13, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by flipmode
Anybody here paint there diffuser to match body color? I was thinking of painting mine SFP to match, I think it would really stand out. Might look ricey though. Any pics? Thanks
I think it'll look nice but I think you're wrong about standing out. If it's body color it'll blend in more than be a contrast like black. It's worth a try.
Old 08-10-13, 08:48 PM
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You can paint it one color and then plasti-dip the parts you want dark afterward. Personally I like the contrast.
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I got my rear between my tailpipes gloss black vinyl, so i spray painted my rear diffuser gloss black as well.
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I just might try it when I have some time. The issue I have is that when you are driving behind my car, you can hardly see the diffuser.It blends right into the underbody and the color of the road. I thought if it was white, one could really see the fins.
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I will chime in here since we've gotten a lot of questions about why there is no other offering in terms of the color.

Body color is good if your car is black or smoky granite. Any other color makes it "pop" or stand out too much in most cases. I have yet to see one painted actual body color installed but we have done some photoshops for people.

I'll leave you with this analogy, think of the Corvette headlights that are body color vs. the NSX headlights that are grey. If you paint the NSX headlights body color it just looks odd unless it's black. I think this diffuser is the same way.
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Im going to do a combination of a bodycolor and black to my diffuser. I think it will make it stand out more
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