To paint the lip or not, opinions wanted!

[spoold]

Just picked up a RMDSM lip for my 2gb, and im debating on whether or not to get it painted.

Here's the car:

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the lip:

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what do you guys think? keep it matte black or paint it?

 

[JeffTSi924]

i used to have my rm lip painted. thought it looked good that way.

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[spoold]

thanks for the pic, first one ive seen painted. i like it alot painted

 

[S_Ranger]

View Jeff's photo gallery for more angles. Looks real nice IMO. I was debating on wether I should purchase one or not. This made up my mind. Jeff, did you get your lip off ebay? If not hook me up with a link.

 

[trapspeed]

I say leave it black.

 

[Spooling99]

Leave it black. It will contrast the bumper much better.
-ADAM-

 

[JeffTSi924]

View Jeff's photo gallery for more angles. Looks real nice IMO. I was debating on wether I should purchase one or not. This made up my mind. Jeff, did you get your lip off ebay? If not hook me up with a link.

When I had my rm lip, I bought it used with a few cracks so I repaired it and painted it. A few months later I busted it in half going up my driveway one night drunk.

I then went with the cf rm lip from carbon creations. Thats when I went with the carbon hatch and hood as well. All with green pearl in the clear coat I had sprayed on.

 

[spoold]

i stayed away from the cf lip due to the roads in michigan :X

but im still having trouble deciding! thanks for the input guys, i guess it all depends on when i put it on and ill see how it looks.

 

[Flash]

JeffTSi924 shows his car, and I don't think it's an everyday sort of daily driver (Jeff please correct me if I'm wrong). So painting the lip is ok. I wouldn't suggest painting the lip on your main source of transportation, because it will chip considering 1 of 2 things.
1. your car appears to be lowered, which means you have a greater chance to scrape if your not careful.
2. the lip is going to hang down more, so include that with the fact that your car is lowered and your looking at a huge chance of scraping in the front if you aren't careful.
I hope that helps!

 

[1SLWTSi]

Personally I wouldn't paint it. I think the contrast of it will make it look good.

 

[spoold]

great advice flash.

i do like my cars low, right now the eclipse is at winter height, about -2 in front. during summer its lowered another inch in front.. so that on top of the lip.. i think ill leave it unpainted


thanks again flash

 

[qtracerboy00]

Watch thoes dips.! I usto have that lip.

 

[JeffTSi924]

JeffTSi924 shows his car, and I don't think it's an everyday sort of daily driver (Jeff please correct me if I'm wrong). So painting the lip is ok. I wouldn't suggest painting the lip on your main source of transportation, because it will chip considering 1 of 2 things.
1. your car appears to be lowered, which means you have a greater chance to scrape if your not careful.
2. the lip is going to hang down more, so include that with the fact that your car is lowered and your looking at a huge chance of scraping in the front if you aren't careful.
I hope that helps!

I show my car, but it's my daily too. But I don't drive with the lip on, car is just too low.

 

[spoold]

how low of a drop are you running blacktsi?