Rear valence poll! Help me out

[junya1985]

Get the carbon fiber one

 

[fishdonotbounce]

will that work with my car though? I really dont have anything CF on the car....

 

[Valk]

it will work, but its like $200.. can of bbq paint is $10.... they look nice, but as with any stick on parts,they tend to peel off over time. which then looks like crap.

 

[speed5hornet]

its one of my favorite mods, do it!

pro5x2 what the heck kinda lights do you have for your license plate lights! jeez there bright

 

[fishdonotbounce]

I think I'm gonna do it next week.

 

[speed5hornet]

heres my beauty, and a pic of the process

 

[dxaveP5]

HOLY CRAP u masked up the whole back like hardcore.
i just masked the rear bumper and bagged the muffler.
what kind of paint did u use?
i used Krylon Fusion Gloss Satin Black.

 

[kura808]

looks good everyone but how does the paint hold up if ur car is in the sun all day >< was thinking of doing it but my car is out in the sun more because gotta drive to school now lol..

 

[kura808]

sorry to get off topic but are those LEDs?

 

[808MP5]

it will look nice fo shua

 

[ScratchNSniff]

looks good everyone but how does the paint hold up if ur car is in the sun all day >< was thinking of doing it but my car is out in the sun more because gotta drive to school now lol..

Mine has held up great so far...almost 25,000 miles in five months...

 

[TWISFM]

seems like everyone wants to do it... fish def do it. if mercedes have black valences so should we.

Scratch- how did you do yours sand ?primer? which paint and clear?

 

[kboutsider]

Wow, I think I want to do mine now too!

That looks really sharp. Will fit in nicely with the paint job i'm getting done to my hood.

 

[imola.zhp]

Ok, I'm confused and drove my BMW today, so I can't walk out and look...

Someone said to buy the CF piece. Uh, does that mean this piece can be taken off of the rear bumper?

It can on my BMW (they also make a CF replacement), but I thought it was one-piece on the Pro5. Or is that guy talking about an "overlay?" I'm asking because if this piece can be take of the Pro5, why wouldn't you take it off the car and sand/prime/paint/clear as opposed to masking off the whole back end?

 

[Crazee D]

no its a real CF overlay

we r painting the area inside the recess on the bumper itself

 

[Crazee D]

speaking of which, did u guys paint into the crevice?
I am thinking about where to make the edge to mask off.

 

[mx-p5]

imola, it's basically a CF peel and stick. It's a real CF mold that you put double sided tape on the inside and just sitck it to the bumper.

Crazee D, on both mine, i did paint into the crevice. I think it's more of a "completed" look to be honost.

 

[gottacatchup]

I say don't do it. It makes your car look like it has more cheep plastic body-cladding. Keep it white.

 

[mx-p5]

but i think it looks kinda dumb. I mean, they made it look like a seperate peice, really for no reason, so, i think it should have been painted from the factory.

But, that's my $.02

Take it for what it's worth

 

[raserx]

Resistance is futile...

really though, ever since I first saw these cars I wondered why the valance wasn't painted.