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Old 08-20-16, 03:26 PM
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Default Wrap chrome part in my fsport

im thinking to wrap all chrome trims in body color or and make some trim piece in red. Here is some photoshop pictures. What you guys think?






Old 08-20-16, 03:50 PM
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My vote is for the lower right option on your collage. It's subtle, but enough accent from the contrast. The other ones seem a bit too much.
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Old 08-20-16, 04:47 PM
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I'm with dchar.

The red spindle grille looks too brash. I also don't care for the read around the fog lights that make the car look like it is blushing. And definitely black on the roof rails. I'm on the fence about the mirrors. Any chance you could photoshop the red mirrors from a side profile view. To me, the cool part about the chrome on the mirrors was in certain angles, it would run into the chrome round the bottom of the window. Also, don't forget there is shiny stainless steel on your running boards.

My biggest question, though, is if you are going with gloss black or matte black!?!?!
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I'm just looking for idea to see what looks better on car. I with you guys only wrap lower trim in red. And your right I have some shinny part in running birds also. Maybe leave some of the chrome and only wrap around grill with black wrap.
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I just realized your car is a 350! That means you've also got chrome on the exhaust tips. I say leave some chrome, but have one red piece on each side of the car (front, side, and back). Also, the there is silver trim between the tail lights.

But that's just my thoughts. Go with what you like.
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Originally Posted by behnammavi
What you guys think?
100% hideous looking.
Old 08-20-16, 07:21 PM
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Looks good lower right. Hint of red. I saw another user with a nebula grey f sport do something with a simple pin strip red in the front and rear diffuser looked real good.

I was planning on wrapping the chrome to just gloss black..

If you could post a DIY if you are gonna do it yourself you'd be my hero for the year..

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I'm not sure if I want to do it myself or give it to shop. Depends how much wrap I plan to do.


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^^^^ now that one looks ok
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Let us know what you do!

I was gonna wrap mine but my guy said that it isn't a good idea since it peels after a year. Not sure if it's because he sucks or if he's telling the truth. Google Don Nguyen, he's a wrapping guy on the forums and has tons of pics.

I may just plasti dip my chrome and add a gloss enhancer to it. Makes it alot cheaper and it still looks like it was wrapped.
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All black. No red.
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Yeah, lets see an all black version.
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I want to wrap all my chrome on my eminent white as well. Maybe Ill go the plasti dip route.
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Same here! I will try the black plastidip route and add the plastids glossifier for added gloss look on the black!
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black chrome!


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