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Old 08-02-19, 12:15 AM
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What did they do to black out that area near the vent? It looks great, reminiscent of an R8 IMO. The stance and wheels look perfect too!


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What "Vent" are you even speaking of?
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IT looks like a bit of wrap if your talking about the front fender.
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A few companies offer those fender panel replacements or overlays. They can also be wrapped. Artisan Spirits offers the panel in carbon fiber. I'm personally not a huge fan of the blacked out or carbon fender (I prefer a cleaner look and think that piece breaks up the flow a bit), but the car pictured pulls it off well.
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My God! What are those wheels?
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Hey,

In that picture they wrapped that piece with generic wrap.

We sell Toms Racing carbon sheets that are pre-cut for easy installation.

OR you can get an actual carbon fiber piece made by Artisan Spirits!

We have access to both and get you more information and pricing if desired.

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Not a fan. it's form over function, and the form does not impress (me at least).
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Originally Posted by GunnyFitz
What "Vent" are you even speaking of?
The front fender vent where the F badge is located.
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Originally Posted by Fysisist
Not a fan. it's form over function, and the form does not impress (me at least).
The stance is clearly too low and not very usable but I love those wheels and other small touches. I think that blacked out fender area makes the car look much more aggressive and masculine. I actually didn't like when the R8 did that but for some reason I think it looks great on the RC.
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Originally Posted by Meraki Autoworks
Hey,

In that picture they wrapped that piece with generic wrap.

We sell Toms Racing carbon sheets that are pre-cut for easy installation.

OR you can get an actual carbon fiber piece made by Artisan Spirits!

We have access to both and get you more information and pricing if desired.

Feel free to reach out!

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How much do those each cost and how easy is it to install the small wrap? I've seen several RC F's with that piece blacked.
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Originally Posted by CraigMak
What did they do to black out that area near the vent? It looks great, reminiscent of an R8 IMO. The stance and wheels look perfect too!


This car looks amazing - love it. EXCEPT for the brake calipers and F logo. Really a color mismatch. Red would look way better, or at least black or gunsmoke. Even color matched on the calipers would be beautiful. Those nasty calipers take too much away from the awesome rims, In my not so humble opinion.
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how do they see out of the front windshield lol
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Originally Posted by Vizard
how do they see out of the front windshield lol
LOL- I know right! I just had my front windshield tinted here in Northern Virginia and only did 70%. Since I don't carry a badge anymore, my days of getting pulled over are done! Also- food for thought for anyone seeking to do those pieces in Vinyl Overlays - it looks like crap (IMHO of course) I bought all sorts of Pre-Cut pieces off a guy and when I attempted to apply them they were not even close to fitment. I didn't like the look of Vinyl in that location so I sent ALL of them back. Time to get the Real CF instead. Having a total Chrome Delete in 3M 1080 Carbon Fiber Vinyl done in a couple of weeks. That way, when I add the Rear Window Spoiler in "Real" CF I can potentially add the big Varis Duck Tail Wing and these "Vent / F Badge" locations in true Carbon!

Per an agreement I made w Wheel Co, I will be having some Professional Photos done like this. Finding a similar backdrop is tough!
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Originally Posted by Vizard
how do they see out of the front windshield lol
Most likely photoshopped post-photoshoot.


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