Beau Gotti

painting my car in the coming weeks.

should i paint the mirrors, and handles?

im probally going to paint the entire car, and then re black what i dont want painted

x_outlaw_x

id paint it to match the car, thats what im doing when i get the money

Beau Gotti

what about side moulding and the lower trim?

charliev

paint the mirrors but dont paint handles paint just gets scratched and comes off dont paint trim that ghey and dont paint lower trim uber ghey just my opinion

x_outlaw_x

im getting everything except the mirrors paint matched with the car

HondaFerris

i think it looks way better with the mirrors painted...not the mouldings though...

davens

Its strictly opinion...but...a car painted solid is ugly.
Even a good color.
There are lines on the body of a car that benefit from some accent or contrast to the color of the body.
A white dot on a white field is lost.
A black dot on a white field stands out.

Mirrors and handles...paint
Molding...leave it alone or make sure it stays black

Beau Gotti

the reason im wondering is cause my car will be paitned graphite grey pearl from the IS300, so i dont know if it would look better solid or not.

drprince89

even with that color the black will stand out and make your car look better i would paint handles and mirrors but not the molding. It just makes it a sea of one color. That makes it boring.

crx_88_si

here's my car, painted mirrors, handles, lower body moldings, mid moldings remained OEM.

HondaFerris

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by crx_88_si &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">here's my car, painted mirrors, handles, lower body moldings, mid moldings remained OEM.

</TD></TR></TABLE> thats pretty nice!

Mr_CRX

iTrader: (1)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Beau Gotti &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the reason im wondering is cause my car will be paitned graphite grey pearl from the IS300, so i dont know if it would look better solid or not.</TD></TR></TABLE>

My opinion: Paint the mirrors and handles, but don't paint the moldings.

XJamesX

Paint the mirrors and handles and leave all the moldings black. Moldings usually get chipped and flake off when painted.. just my 2 cents..

-James-

crx_88_si

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by XJamesX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Paint the mirrors and handles and leave all the moldings black. Moldings usually get chipped and flake off when painted.. just my 2 cents..

-James-</TD></TR></TABLE>

not if done properly

Flex agent is needed. mine have held up fine for 4 yrs now (including this winter only).

king-of-the-hill

Painted mirrors and handles, left the moldings black

HondaFerris

nice matchbox car! lol

Targa250R

Mirrors - black

Door handles - paint

All mouldings - black

Slowboy!

Im with you guys about painting the mirrors and handles, but not the moldings. Hey Beau gotti, its curtis SLowboy from IL, hahah i sold my coupe and got a 89 crx. my new project.

Beau Gotti

what up curt. got any pics of your rex? i love mine!!! did you let your wheels go with the coupe? what are you plans

im thinking about painting everything, then just use dupli color trim paint if i dont like it LOL

Newark Built

I painted my handles and mirrors...i like it

http://rockyou.com/viewslidesh...62777

cbp_crx

id say paint the handles and mirrors, but leave the moldings upper and lower black, i personally think it looks good that way, so it doesnt just run all together

Pee Wee

mirrors handles moldings should be black imo

crxforum

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2nd gen Si mirrors were painted the same colour as the body.

I say paint them but leave the mouldings black. It looks cheap if you paint the mouldings.

CRX Forum

Targa250R

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by crxforum &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">2nd gen Si mirrors were painted the same colour as the body.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Not in the US.

crx_88_si

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Not in the US.</TD></TR></TABLE>

or Canada. I have an 88 Si and it was red w/ black mirrors.. i have a pic if you dont believe me