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Old 09-17-18, 04:39 PM
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Any of you guys paint the fender trim to color-match the car? I am thinking about painting them, What do you guys think? Something like this below..



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That would look really nice, especially on white rx.
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i personally like the contrast - i think it looks a bit "weird" with those pieces being color-matched.

it doesn't look bad - just personal preference
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I think it looks/would look great!
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I think that in the picture above, they were replaced as part of the rest of the diffuser customization bellow the front and back bumbers along with the ones under the doors on the side.

Painting the standard ones that are rough might not give a smooth effect like these.
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Hello guys,

I am new here and I finally got my white 350 F Sport fixed up, together with a bunch of modifications. I actually painted my fenders to match the color, and here's how it looks!



Personally I love it way more than the original setup, it gives the RX a more premium look.

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Originally Posted by Aur1s
Hello guys,

I am new here and I finally got my white 350 F Sport fixed up, together with a bunch of modifications. I actually painted my fenders to match the color, and here's how it looks!



Personally I love it way more than the original setup, it gives the RX a more premium look.
hey can you upload the picture to this site, your link is not showing and I am dying to see lol
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Uploaded - let me know if it works now.
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Originally Posted by Aur1s
Uploaded - let me know if it works now.
looks great! Do you have a side shot by any chance?
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Please share the details- prep, type of paint, etc.
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Had my car parked in the garage, took it out today to take the side picture



As for the painting details - I had a paint shop paint the whole front for me, including the fender trims, they just said they would do it, so I didn't really ask for further details.
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Looks good.
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Nice setup and trim. Agree looks a tad more premium.
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In my humble opinion, I think it would look better just the fender trim painted.. This is a lil too much but still looks great..
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Thank you guys

Originally Posted by BensonTT
In my humble opinion, I think it would look better just the fender trim painted.. This is a lil too much but still looks great..
I completely agree with your opinion. To each their own! I didn't know how it would turn out leaving the grille and the front lip in their original gray color, also keeping in mind that the lip connects to the fender trim too, but I always liked white/black better than gray. Plus, there were some issues reported with the original paint coming off after some time, so I just said screw it and went all white/black. Chrome just had to go lol. It turned out better than I expected it to and now my RX looks like one of a kind


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