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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #15 on: February 24, 2012, 04:22:13 pm »
Top pic for me. Also like your open lower grills- where are theses from as not seen them ( normal it's a rectangle shape missing)

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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #16 on: February 24, 2012, 04:50:38 pm »
Std look for me  :happy2:, peel all that crap off  :P, but I do prefer a stealth car anyway  :evilgrin:
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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #17 on: February 25, 2012, 08:33:37 am »
 :drinking: Thanks for all of the input. I was seeing the same thing. Loved the all red bonnet much more than the blk. ctr. when comparing these two photos. :happy2:

So I went to the shop this morning and told them to spray all of the bonnet Red and leave the roof satin black.

I'll open the fog grills when it is returned and then take some new pics.
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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #18 on: February 25, 2012, 10:50:48 am »
Black gloss on grill surround and black gloss roof. Have you considered black gloss wing mirrors as well?

Back to red on the bonnet for me as well. Oh, and I'd lose the eyebrows.

Like the red in the vw badge though.


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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #19 on: February 25, 2012, 04:23:38 pm »
Black gloss on grill surround and black gloss roof. Have you considered black gloss wing mirrors as well?

Back to red on the bonnet for me as well. Oh, and I'd lose the eyebrows.

Like the red in the vw badge though.



No, the black gloss doesn't fly well here(US). I'd get flamed hard for doing gloss blk..
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Thanks, I love the red/blk badge too. That always worked on this one.
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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #20 on: February 27, 2012, 12:52:40 am »
Black gloss on grill surround and black gloss roof. Have you considered black gloss wing mirrors as well?

Back to red on the bonnet for me as well. Oh, and I'd lose the eyebrows.

Like the red in the vw badge though.



No, the black gloss doesn't fly well here(US). I'd get flamed hard for doing gloss blk..
Eyelids need to stay on due to adhesive until I get these;
http://www.fixxtuning.com/store/popup_image.php?pID=428

Thanks, I love the red/blk badge too. That always worked on this one.

I think you are right about the matt black being better than gloss.

I love this oneā€¦.



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Re: Which looks best?
« Reply #21 on: February 29, 2012, 04:19:38 pm »
I've heard some bad on those dark H/L's I was considering so likely staying with oem's.
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