guys, woudl it probably be better to have my lip painted and then installed, or installed, and painted at the same time as the bumper so there would be no crease for dirt and crap to get into?

 

you're prob. gonna have to have it painted seperate before installation, just make sure the colors match, btw, wouldn't suggest just painting the part that is showing, it prob. won't come out as nice either, are you getting the whole car painted or just the lip?

 

im going to get the lip and bumper painted just so the lip doesn't look stupid not painted and this fall or as soon as i can im going to have body work done to the car (shaved antenna, pulled/filled dents, and a redone rear lip) and then im gonna have the whole car painted when i can take it off the road and drive something else for the time being.