G37 Coupe
Sponsored By:
Sponsored By:

Autokits x V2 diffuser flat black or gloss black?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 01-18-2012, 06:48 PM
  #1  
G37SBS
Registered Member
Thread Starter
 
G37SBS's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 648
Received 4 Likes on 3 Posts
Autokits x V2 diffuser flat black or gloss black?

just got my Autokits X V2 diffuser and i'm thinking whether i should paint it flat black or gloss black before i install it? i'm planing to paint it professionally at the body shop.

BTW any blue slate with V2 diffuser? if so share your pictures.

Thanks
Old 01-18-2012, 06:56 PM
  #2  
naka2510
Registered Member
iTrader: (2)
 
naka2510's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 71
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 1 Post
i had flat black on mine at first and painted it gloss black. gloss looks better imo
Old 01-18-2012, 08:00 PM
  #3  
A_Palaroan
Registered User
iTrader: (2)
 
A_Palaroan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: San Diego/Lake Tahoe
Posts: 1,011
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
post pics when your done cause their arnt too many blue slates out here with diffusers.
Old 01-19-2012, 12:30 AM
  #4  
naka2510
Registered Member
iTrader: (2)
 
naka2510's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 71
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 1 Post
Old 01-19-2012, 12:32 AM
  #5  
LegitMW
Registered User
iTrader: (6)
 
LegitMW's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: SoCal
Posts: 1,090
Received 37 Likes on 29 Posts
I say matte. Stock diffusers on cars like BMW's Mercedes etc. come matte. Plus I think it looks better than gloss
Old 01-22-2012, 01:09 PM
  #6  
LIKE-A-G
Registered User
 
LIKE-A-G's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 259
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I'm think I'm going satin black with the V1 on my LP. IMO matte looks better on light colors and gloss looks better on dark colors
Old 01-22-2012, 01:57 PM
  #7  
myk1013
Registered User
iTrader: (2)
 
myk1013's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Northside, Isle of Guam
Posts: 6,190
Received 19 Likes on 19 Posts
I went with gloss black on my V2. I think it will look good either way...

What color is your wheels? tint? grill? emblems? . . . you may want to coordinate with those.
Old 01-22-2012, 02:28 PM
  #8  
J2S2M
Registered User
iTrader: (22)
 
J2S2M's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,794
Received 9 Likes on 7 Posts
Like mentioned above, it really depends on the theme of your car. Did you paint your grill or headlights?
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
ANMVQ
G's FS
42
12-08-2016 04:55 PM
Striderx88
Private Classifieds
3
11-11-2015 01:02 PM
808MIKE
G37 Sedan
18
10-11-2015 12:21 AM



Quick Reply: Autokits x V2 diffuser flat black or gloss black?



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:04 PM.