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Old 04-13-11 | 02:01 AM
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Anyone have a photo of what this looks like?

If it blends well or if I should go with a polyurethane one and get it painted.

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Old 04-13-11 | 04:11 AM
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theres a guy in hawaii that has a cf vertex lip im not sure what his name is on here but it looks pretty nice imo. try look through the official sgm thread he may be in there. if not sorry for wasting ur time
Old 04-13-11 | 07:32 AM
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I think it does blend well with SGM, but what's the ultimate goal? IMO, if you just have one carbon fiber lip, and nothing else on the car then it looks a bit odd. Ultimately you have to decide on what your final set up is, then go from there.
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Just wondering if I go carbon (and leave it carbon) will it look okay as carbon, or just get PE and have it painted
Old 04-13-11 | 08:34 AM
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It looks ok if you put more than the lip
Old 04-13-11 | 09:09 AM
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Yeah, I would plan on going all the way around.... I was looking at front and rear in CF and a CF roof spoiler (avoid hassle of getting it all painted) - but didn't want it to be some weird clashing of greys when put on each other.

Still may go PE but taking it in for painting and odds are it still won't be 100% match makes me think a CF would be pretty much the same.
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My buddy Chris (Rush350) on CL has a Fabulous carbon fiber rep lip. It looks smooth but agree with what someone said earlier. It has to have more carbon throughout the car. I suggest cf pillars and a roof spoiler. Maybe even a trunk spoiler so the whole car flows. This is the only pic I have of it with his old wheels.
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Old 04-13-11 | 10:16 AM
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My end game plan if I went CF would be
CF front/rear
CF Roof Spoiler
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