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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 05:00 PM
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Default Painted lip kit exact match? (SW tC's in general)

Got my lip kit painted but curious how the color came out for you guys who own the SW tC.
I put mine on and can't see that much of a difference when looking at a distance, but when in shade or looking to it closely, i do see a difference.
I purchased the car 2 years ago and just got the lip kit painted, so some people are saying that the color of the car does fade out a bit, but just want to hear some experiences.
Also, is 040 for the tC Super White or Super White II
Old Mar 15, 2010 | 05:04 PM
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if you're asking for our opinion on the paint job on your lip kit, then we need pics...
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Car color does fade, and painted plastic looks different than painted metal.
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my tc was hit by a drunk driver after my car was over a year old and when they painted they had to also blend everywhere cause the new paint was whiter cause the old had faded a little
Old Mar 15, 2010 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Sciontistical_One
if you're asking for our opinion on the paint job on your lip kit, then we need pics...
the pics do not show that much of a difference, only seeing it in person will show differences.

Originally Posted by jonathan110987
my tc was hit by a drunk driver after my car was over a year old and when they painted they had to also blend everywhere cause the new paint was whiter cause the old had faded a little
so you mean it was repainted?
Old Mar 15, 2010 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by RoboCop
Car color does fade, and painted plastic looks different than painted metal.
yep^ straight outa my mouth..
Old Mar 15, 2010 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by night87
the pics do not show that much of a difference, only seeing it in person will show differences.


so you mean it was repainted?

no it was blended where it was near the accident area.. i had SW 040
Old Mar 15, 2010 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by jonathan110987
no it was blended where it was near the accident area.. i had SW 040
hmm how does the process work to make it blend. (sorry if iss a newb question).
edit: nvm juss saw a video about it. dam that's like repainting the whole dam car haha
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had the same problem luckily my buddy works at a body shop the problem is, that when mixing 040 super white there about 5 different shade ingredient, ill try to get the list he used
Old Mar 15, 2010 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by aparreira9586
had the same problem luckily my buddy works at a body shop the problem is, that when mixing 040 super white there about 5 different shade ingredient, ill try to get the list he used
that would b awesome! well, i actually left the front lip to the body shop, and showed him how the color didn't blend w/ my stock, so he said he'll try a better job :/ don't know what that means but let's see how it goes
Old Mar 15, 2010 | 09:59 PM
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it's still not going to come out as perfect as you want it to be, you should of left your front bumper with him so he could of blended the front lip to the bumper so it can match. that's the only way blending 2 pieces is gonna work out right and same goes for the rear lip, as for the sides then you'd have to leave the car at the shop...hope you understand what i mean.
Old Mar 15, 2010 | 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by AcidDrop
it's still not going to come out as perfect as you want it to be, you should of left your front bumper with him so he could of blended the front lip to the bumper so it can match. that's the only way blending 2 pieces is gonna work out right and same goes for the rear lip, as for the sides then you'd have to leave the car at the shop...hope you understand what i mean.
if i only had money haha that's like re-painting the car lol
well it's not THAT bad when i look at it. just a bit close and in shade i could see a difference. let's see how it goes when time goes by thx
Old Mar 16, 2010 | 02:09 AM
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here are some pics. Can't notice that much of a difference so needs to be seen in person. If it comes out like this by pic, then i think it's not that bad

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y didnt you get th skirts fixed while getting it painted??
Old Mar 16, 2010 | 04:49 AM
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Originally Posted by aparreira9586
y didnt you get th skirts fixed while getting it painted??
told the guys to fix it but seems like he didn't. also said that even fixed, will crack again :/ which is true in my case
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It looks brighter on the skirt definitely.
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Originally Posted by RoboCop
It looks brighter on the skirt definitely.
you are correcto~
kinda being annoyed now everytime i see it in the shade haha
what to do what to do
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Whole new paint job!! Have the whitest tC around.

jk
Old Mar 16, 2010 | 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by RoboCop
Whole new paint job!! Have the whitest tC around.

jk
i would definitely try to do that haha but their paint job is not that outstanding. don't want to waste another part of my money getting it re-painted ya know? it's not bad at all really. just a bit noticeable when in the shade. The front lip kis w/ him so depending on how that comes out and if it matches better to my stock, then i'm gonna ask him to redo my other 3 pieces for a lower price
Old Mar 20, 2010 | 07:08 AM
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I just painted my lip myself with some cans from this paint place. They put it in a can and the color came out just like yours..weird. i guess its pretty hard to do it without them looking at the car itself. lol. bugs me as well.
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