Painting rear diffuser
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Painting rear diffuser
Has anyone thought about taking off the rear diffuser to get it painted flat black or gloss black or something (like the JDM Evo IX diffuser)? I am not digging the plastic and I think it would look great with just a minor paint job. Any opinions?
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I think if you were going to do it you would also have to do the plastic on the wing and front bumper or it wouldn't look right... I personally wouldn't do it because its just something else that would end up getting chipped, scratched or faded.
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I've thought about this as well... I think it would look good the same color I had on my JDM IX bumper, its like a gunmetal color. I think it would really look a lot better but would have to "smoothed" out some because it has that rough texture.
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^or if someone carelessly rolls a shopping cart toward your car. This might have happened to my friend, less than 1 week after getting his GSR an inexplicable scuff showed up :/ I would suggest leaving it, but flat black would look good.
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Why go through the effort to paint it flat black, when it is already flat black? If I recall, it also sticks out a bit further than the painted part in the back so it's more likely to get chipped if a cart or car taps you. Manufacturers use a paint with a special bonding agent to allow their bumpers to flex without ruining the paint which you won't have access to. The exhaust tips and muffler itself sit pretty close, so there's the chance of heat damage.
It's not worth it, IMO.
It's not worth it, IMO.
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I also don't see a reason to paint the diffuser when it's already flat black. It's even better when it's plastic, because rock chips won't result in paint chips, etc. If you buy some Black Wow or some other kind of trim enhancer, it'll make the diffuser a deep black color.