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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:16 PM
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Im going to have some free time this weekend and as most of you can relate sometimes you just get bored with not having done anything to your car lately. Well im in that situation and am thinking about painting the side moldings, handles and mirrors. Ive already got the supplies, just gotta take the pieces off and do it. Heres my car, let me know what you think. (Ill replace the mirrors eventually)

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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:17 PM
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at least paint the door handle
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:19 PM
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The black breaks up.......... ALL THE RED
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:20 PM
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I really think you should paint the doorhandleand the molding. Wait till you get some other mirrors before you worry bout em
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:21 PM
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i'd paint the handles and leave the moldings and mirrors black
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:22 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eJone powereD &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i'd paint the handles and leave the moldings and mirrors black</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:22 PM
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Looks really good.

What ever happened to Dan?
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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Paint it all. Mismatching looks kinda cheap!
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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Hes too busy fixing his DSM that breaks everyday
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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He's a DSM Boy, nothin' else. Well.. maybe a Rice boy.

Poor broken *** DSM's
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eJone powereD &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i'd paint the handles and leave the moldings and mirrors black</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:28 PM
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Get a set of spoom mirrors and paint the mirrors but not the base it attaches to.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:32 PM
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paint the mouldings and leave the door handles black.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:35 PM
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lol i love how everyones answers are completely different
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:44 PM
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paint the mirrors and only the moulding piece that's on the door. leave the other parts black
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:46 PM
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Paint it! Makes the car look cleaner. Just think of a CTR when you're doing it. That'll give u inspiration.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:49 PM
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Paint what you were intentionally going to paint from the get go....not just because it was your original plan, but because imo you will be more satisfied with the outcome....nice ek btw
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 09:50 PM
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I like the black on red. The handles could be painted though.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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paint it all.

nice ek
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 10:35 PM
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the fog lights are red so you you got the paint the rest
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 11:14 PM
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i say keep it black
i love the contrast red/black

thats what im doing with my coupe, vsm wiht all black accents and it looks killer
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 12:01 AM
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paint
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 12:40 AM
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Get the best of both worlds... Paint one side and leave the other side black.

OH SO SWEET!!!!
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 04:56 AM
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if you're going to paint, paint it all not one thing, if you're not going to paint, at least paint your sides black so that it all matches.
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 05:16 AM
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i think it looks best how it is.
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