painted rear diffuser
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painted rear diffuser
anyone have one? my car came with the whole rear diffuser painted (area around exhaust and rear rotor emblem). just wondering if i am alone in the world or what the deal is with it.
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never ever seen that before...it must not look soo good since the diffuser is an abs like textured plastic...show us pics from a far and close up
then go back to who you bought the car from and start fighting
then go back to who you bought the car from and start fighting
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i actually like the fact taht the whole back of my car is red, also its different.
buuuuuuut, on the flipside, yes the abs textured plastic does show its texture. when i first bought the car, i noticed it around the exhaust and thought it was distorting from heat, and figured thats why none of the new ones had a painted rear diffuser lol.
its an 04 btw and ive owned it for quite some time, but never really got curious about why mine was different. oh well, kinda interesting.
buuuuuuut, on the flipside, yes the abs textured plastic does show its texture. when i first bought the car, i noticed it around the exhaust and thought it was distorting from heat, and figured thats why none of the new ones had a painted rear diffuser lol.
its an 04 btw and ive owned it for quite some time, but never really got curious about why mine was different. oh well, kinda interesting.
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did he do that? or did it come from the dealership taht way?
glad to know im not alone...
glad to know im not alone...
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On darker colors I think it'd look better painted if it didn't look as if it were textured... maybe from a distance. On the brighter colors I prefer the contrast of the black. An area I'd really like to see color matched instead of black is around our dang mirrors.
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I always thought that was one advantage to the black body color ... the plastic trim matched.
Actually more than half the custom rear-bumper body kits are like this. They are painted the body color rather than being body color over black plastic. Checkout the pictures on http://www.japanparts.com.
Actually more than half the custom rear-bumper body kits are like this. They are painted the body color rather than being body color over black plastic. Checkout the pictures on http://www.japanparts.com.
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that much i did know, but on a stock rear bumper i've never seen another like mine other than that yellow in the pic. i do have the appearance package, but i know that noone else has a painted rear diffuser, app package or not.
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But is your car new? Or was it previously owned? Maybe the previous owner painted the rear... did you notice that the other cars on that dealership lot have their Rx-8 rears painted too? Or just your's?
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I actually think that looks good from what the picture shows. I recently had my rear bumper replaced after I got rear-ended, and the body shop could have done that for me while they were painting the rest of the bumper (since it does not come prepainted). If only I had known.
I have been thinking about painting the faux mesh on the diffuser silver to match the car color and to look like real mesh. I have seen a few pics in one of the other forums and it looks good.
I have been thinking about painting the faux mesh on the diffuser silver to match the car color and to look like real mesh. I have seen a few pics in one of the other forums and it looks good.
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Originally Posted by redjetpack
that much i did know, but on a stock rear bumper i've never seen another like mine other than that yellow in the pic. i do have the appearance package, but i know that noone else has a painted rear diffuser, app package or not.
In the picture and from a distance it looks good. As you have already noted, the texture of the material is not really suited to painting. If you have the time, I would love to see a close up picture showing a the two different surfaces at the joint between the bumper and the diffuser.
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mine was pre owned, so i assume the previous owner did it, and ill post some pics when i can get my hands on a digital camera lol, im a po boy and i never bought one when i had money. i bought the 8 instead lol, and ive been recovering ever since.
oh yea, and the only portion of the diffuser taht has the abs plastic texture is the two pieces that go around the exhaust, the rest is smooth, so i assume they sanded it flat before painting it.
oh yea, and the only portion of the diffuser taht has the abs plastic texture is the two pieces that go around the exhaust, the rest is smooth, so i assume they sanded it flat before painting it.
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mine was pre owned, so i assume the previous owner did it, and ill post some pics when i can get my hands on a digital camera lol, im a po boy and i never bought one when i had money. i bought the 8 instead lol, and ive been recovering ever since.
oh yea, and the only portion of the diffuser taht has the abs plastic texture is the two pieces that go around the exhaust, the rest is smooth, so i assume they sanded it flat before painting it.
oh yea, and the only portion of the diffuser taht has the abs plastic texture is the two pieces that go around the exhaust, the rest is smooth, so i assume they sanded it flat before painting it.
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Originally Posted by redjetpack
mine was pre owned, so i assume the previous owner did it, and ill post some pics when i can get my hands on a digital camera lol, im a po boy and i never bought one when i had money. i bought the 8 instead lol, and ive been recovering ever since.
oh yea, and the only portion of the diffuser taht has the abs plastic texture is the two pieces that go around the exhaust, the rest is smooth, so i assume they sanded it flat before painting it.
oh yea, and the only portion of the diffuser taht has the abs plastic texture is the two pieces that go around the exhaust, the rest is smooth, so i assume they sanded it flat before painting it.
Mine is the opposite- my car is painted to match the rear diffuser :D