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      06-17-2016, 09:48 AM   #1
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Need help deciding color

I really want to keep my car looking nice and not ricey but I really think some Black Sapphire Metallic accents would look nice on this unique color.

I want to get a read trunk spoiler and maybe a splitter. I am also looking at getting a rear bumper with a defuser that would be color matched but the defuser would be black.

If anyone has some photoshop skills to mock up some of these parts on my car I would appreciate it or just general input.
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I would use carbon fiber instead of black. Black will look to dull. Want a bigger pop, get wheels. Not black. Red, gold, bronze, copper, hyper silver, titanium, black chrome.
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I would use carbon fiber instead of black. Black will look to dI'll.
I was thinking that too.
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Bumper swaps too.
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Bumper swaps too.
To what?
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To what?
Mtech or msport rear, 1m, m3, or Msport front.
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M3 side skirts, cf trunk lip.
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Front bumper is 500+/- rear similar. Then paintING and installation. Side skirts 200. Lip 200. Skirts need paint too.
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Mtech or msport rear, 1m, m3, or Msport front.
I was thinking m3 or m-sport front. Not into the sharp lines of the 1m on this body. Then i would just go with whatever matched for the rear. Its just such a pain to paint match this color I thought throwing accents on it would be easier.
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It's a factory color? Most paint shops can color match.
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Go with what you like. I went msport rear, 1m front, m3 skirts, cf lip. Brushed Antique Copper Avant-garde wheels.
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      06-17-2016, 10:26 AM   #12
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It's a factory color? Most paint shops can color match.
Its factory Arctic Metallic. I have just heard from a few people that its a pain to match.
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If a good shop does it it shouldn't be a problem. Tell them if it's off you'll have them redo it.
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Notice in the side shot how the rear is blue and the front 3/4 is grey.
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And in this shot you can really see the color change effect from blue to green.
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It's tougher but doable. A good shop can handle it.
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It's tougher but doable. A good shop can handle it.
Ya I know its just going to be sticker shock for a paint job.
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If you get all the parts done at once shouldn't be to bad.
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