Bumber reflectors new look
06-29-2009, 08:15 AM
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My garage door was open again.
I was bored my red coloured bumber reflectors, because my exhaust tips are now black. So I used a little carbon fiber style sticker, sharp paper knife & hair dryer and this is result.
What you guys think this mod ? is there any sense or no? It was very cheap and fast to do (10 min) ? and of course it is easy to restore to original look, if you hate this..
I was bored my red coloured bumber reflectors, because my exhaust tips are now black. So I used a little carbon fiber style sticker, sharp paper knife & hair dryer and this is result.
What you guys think this mod ? is there any sense or no? It was very cheap and fast to do (10 min) ? and of course it is easy to restore to original look, if you hate this..
06-29-2009, 08:42 AM
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Hey - I think you've got something interesting going on there ... probably would like it better on a dark color but definitely interesting! 
Where did you find the CF material and is it flexible enough to wrap around gentle curves?
Where did you find the CF material and is it flexible enough to wrap around gentle curves?
06-29-2009, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Milko75' post='927355' date='Jun 29 2009, 12:15 PM
My garage door was open again.
I was bored my red coloured bumber reflectors, because my exhaust tips are now black. So I used a little carbon fiber style sticker, sharp paper knife & hair dryer and this is result.
What you guys think this mod ? is there any sense or no? It was very cheap and fast to do (10 min) ? and of course it is easy to restore to original look, if you hate this..
I was bored my red coloured bumber reflectors, because my exhaust tips are now black. So I used a little carbon fiber style sticker, sharp paper knife & hair dryer and this is result.
What you guys think this mod ? is there any sense or no? It was very cheap and fast to do (10 min) ? and of course it is easy to restore to original look, if you hate this..
06-29-2009, 08:44 AM
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not bad.. keep it!
06-29-2009, 08:45 AM
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I think it looks great. On my 2007, they were the painted to match the body color. The red reflectors suck. Who the hell wants reflectors on a car???? It's not a bicycle. 
06-29-2009, 08:46 AM
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From a distance, it will look like a US-spec 04/05. If you've got a lot of CF going, then why not? I changed mine from color-matched to reflectors, so I guess it's all about change.
06-29-2009, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by luigi524td' post='927389' date='Jun 29 2009, 07:42 PM
Where did you find the CF material and is it flexible enough to wrap around gentle curves?
This was just quickly tested and maybe I keep this look for a while