To colour code or not to colour code, *UPDATE - front splitter done too*

[Sach_UK]

dont colour coude

[Kalpsn2000]

dont colour coude

You are the first person who I have come across with that opinion. Care to elaborate?

[brookesb32]

Well got my rear bumper on order. 

Also spoke to Naill, he can do the Skirts for £139.99 per side. This will be new gen skirts, and finished to the same standard as the rear bumper. I havent looked into bodyshop prices so i have no idea if this is a good deal or not?

Thoughs people?

Well, the skirts are £40 each from the dealers so £100 a side for spraying (an delivery inc I guess?)

If it helps I paid £80 to get one of my skirts sprayed an it was an R32 pre primed version, so sounds like a pretty good price to be honest. I would think you could barter a little of you got skirts and a bumper done 

[Frenzy]

looks good that mate. If her indoors allowed me to tinker with ours or the car was wholly mine then that's what i'd do with it in terms of colour coding, as folks say a bit of definition really looks good. 

As it is i can live with the black bumpers as they look passable on reflex silver, again they do actually work as definition. I think the same goes for candy white. Of course they aren't so noticeable on black but on all other colours they just look odd, red being the colour they offend the most on imo

[scopes]

I had mine painted, think it looks better! just the way it should have from new...

[brookesb32]

I had mine painted, think it looks better! just the way it should have from new...

Completely agree! Front spoiler is the next on my list, really helps tie the colour from the side skirts to the front of the car.

Nice wheels btw 

[Frenzy]

Yeah it looks smart that, scopes. I think I'd do the rear and the skirts the same as yours but I'd probably leave a bit of black round the front, maybe just on the actual splitter itself to provide that little bit of detail 

[brookesb32]

Yeah it looks smart that, scopes. I think I'd do the rear and the skirts the same as yours but I'd probably leave a bit of black round the front, maybe just on the actual splitter itself to provide that little bit of detail 

Like most people, (and possibly Scopes, can't tell from the pic angle) get the main splitter sprayed but leave the centre section in black - like you say to give the extra detail

[scopes]

Here is one of the front



 

[scopes]

Due to the lighting you can't really see it, but that's what i did, left the centre section oem, with the rear i think it flows nice...

 

[brookesb32]

Due to the lighting you can't really see it, but that's what i did, left the centre section oem, with the rear i think it flows nice...

 

My thoughts exactly, great minds 

[scopes]

think alike 

[RedRobin]

^^^^
Me too 

It's how the Mk5 GTI should have left the Wolfsburg factory and not reminiscent of a Ford Ka.

[scopes]

^^^^
Me too 

It's how the Mk5 GTI should have left the Wolfsburg factory and not reminiscent of a Ford Ka.

I always liked how it looked, but thought it looked better the way i had it colour coded

[RedRobin]

It's how the Mk5 GTI should have left the Wolfsburg factory and not reminiscent of a Ford Ka.

I always liked how it looked, but thought it looked better the way i had it colour coded

....So why did you fix it if it wasn't broken?