colour coded non m-tech bumpers + side skirts

[gareth]

i'm still undecided about the m-tech 2 kit on a touring. i do like them but i'm not sure the rear end suits it so well.

i kind of like the colour coded-ness (new word!) of the m-tech 2 mainly and wonder what it would look like if i colour coded the side mouldings and bumper inserts instead. it would also give me a Ԛ£400 ish lump in my pocket compared with finding a good m-tech 2 kit, even if it's in the right colour!!!

does anyone have any pics? ideally in white!!!

the only colour coded ones i've seen have been done badly, where the owner thought the grilles, repeaters, door handles needed to be white as well... nasty!

[Zayyan]

I highly recommend painting the bumpers, or the front at least, I've done my front one and it's completely transformed the look of it.

By side mouldings do you mean the black sills? Or the rubbing strip things? I'm not too good with names of things

If you're going to paint the sills the middle of the car will probably look too low compared to the front and rear, so you'd probably need something like an iS lip to finish it off nicely

You're right about the painted grilles being hideous, a mate did a quick Photoshop of my car with a red paint overkill, and it looks absolutely awful:

[gareth]

the side mouldings i was referring to are the ones halfway up the doors. i think they're rubber so won't pain very well! well, should look ok til anyone touches them!