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Old Aug 28, 2014 | 09:40 PM
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Should I paint the sides of the diffuser my car color and keep the middle black OR should I keep the whole thing black? I have a white IS. Also glossy or matte? What do you think is a better look? I've seen pics of both but can't decide....
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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 03:08 AM
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I'm assuming your talking about the Myride diffuser? I pondered the same thing. I went with all glossy black. I should have it back from the shop Tuesday and will upload some pics. My car is SFP.
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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 05:04 AM
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I'm assuming your talking about the Myride diffuser? I pondered the same thing. I went with all glossy black. I should have it back from the shop Tuesday and will upload some pics. My car is SFP.
Yes myride diffuser. Hmm... idk im leaning maybe all matte black but ill wait and see your pics first on the glossy. Thanks man!
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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 10:16 AM
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anyone with glacier frost mica and have diffuser? what color did you go with and how hard was it to color match to stock?
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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 12:17 PM
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Definitely paint the diffuser white but leave part of it black.

if it is all black it is very obvious that you just stuck some bulky plastic on the @ss of your car.

If you paint, as in the pic below, it gives it a much cleaner look. But I also think it needs to be paired with a wald spoiler. I think either on their own looks a bit tacky but together they work well.





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Old Aug 29, 2014 | 06:12 PM
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2nd pic paint is nice... might go that route.. but i dont have wald spoiler so i hope it looks alright
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Paint the sides and gloss black in the center. Otherwise it'll look cheap.
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Originally Posted by Sffd103
Paint the sides and gloss black in the center. Otherwise it'll look cheap.
I second to that!
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