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who here would put on a non painted lip?

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Old 03-05-10, 12:49 PM
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Default who here would put on a non painted lip?

Just wondering, who would put on a non-painted lip for any reason? And if u guys did, can ya post a picture? Can be any lip, non-painted. Thanks.
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i would if i could get away with it. Call it matte and a day
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What about a TTE lip non-painted polyu. on a black car? I wonder how would that look lol.
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Atleast spray paint it until you can get it painted. Who knows, it might turn out well.
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on a black car is fine IMO. I had it on w/out paint for a bit. No pics tho..
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Lol good point. Infamous.
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I personally can't stand unpainted body parts. See it all the time around here. Test fit it but don't drive around like that for weeks or months!
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I know what you mean kyle. I guess some people are just low on money to paint them. >.<
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Hmm, I don't know but hey if your comfortable with it that way and it doesn't bother you I don't see why you would be worried about what other people think personnally, I don't think I would do it but I have never been put in that situation to make a statement on it.
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if it looks good to you, then do it.
it looks terrible to me though
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Originally Posted by iLuvMyLEXY
I know what you mean kyle. I guess some people are just low on money to paint them. >.<
My personal opinion is if you can't afford to paint them don't put them on until you can, to me it just looks tacky. I've seen all kinds of primered kits where you see the same car for months with the unpainted bumper, wouldn't be caught dead driving my car like that, but that's just me. My opinion doesn't mean jack if it's not my car.
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Originally Posted by Kyle Harty
My personal opinion is if you can't afford to paint them don't put them on until you can, to me it just looks tacky. I've seen all kinds of primered kits where you see the same car for months with the unpainted bumper, wouldn't be caught dead driving my car like that, but that's just me. My opinion doesn't mean jack if it's not my car.
Lol I agree 100%. I mean, an unpainted would look incomplete when its on a beautiful car like the gs. Like we all say "its not a honda" lol!
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Unpainted lip (only if black and PU) is fine for a sporty look or for a track car. However, its a big negative for a daily driven luxury car.
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