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Match the Melbourne Red with Red Covers | 22 | 53.66% | |
Match the Gloss Black Trim with Gloss Black Covers | 19 | 46.34% | |
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02-11-2015, 08:12 PM | #1 |
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I've grown to dislike the silver OEM outside mirrors and going to swap them out.
The Car: Melbourne Red, Gloss Black Trim, Gloss Black Grills and Gloss Black Wheels for Summer on Order Am trying to decide between: Melbourne Red Mirror Covers or Gloss Black Ones? Am leaning towards the gloss black ones, but afraid its going to look to "Tonka Toyish"....Safer bet might be just to match the red body color? CF not an option - not in our harsh climate.
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02-11-2015, 08:59 PM | #2 |
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I had been debating this very same question for months!!!!! Couple of weeks ago I painted mine black just to get a feel for it and will be picking up the carbon fiber covers hopefully this weekend. Can't go wrong either way!
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02-11-2015, 09:06 PM | #3 |
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Red. Understated. Gloss black (and the current ferric colour) not so much. IMHO of course.
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02-11-2015, 09:15 PM | #5 |
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I agree the mirrors may look good in black as well the wheels in black
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02-11-2015, 09:15 PM | #6 |
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If you haven't seen this MR with same color side mirror, check it out:
http://www.2addicts.com/forums/showt...=939499&page=2 |
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02-11-2015, 09:35 PM | #7 |
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I think sometimes we change things just because we can. If the cars came with body colored mirrors I guarantee you we would complain and change them to anything else! I'm guilty, too, changing mine to carbon fiber to match my M Performance accessories.
You asked, so my two cents is that black can often come off as cheap, like the very base models of many American and Japanese cars. And body color is so plain and unimaginative like most of the cars on the road. At least silver is distinctive and says, even at a distance, that this car is something's special. Audi does this with their S models. In the end, just do what you like! Don't listen to us dweebs on the Internet!
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That's a nice classy accent that plays well with the other black trim on the car
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02-11-2015, 10:01 PM | #9 |
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RW Carbon caps for $200 - barely more than the IND color-matched mirrors.
http://www.rwcarbon.com/59/0/0/11/bm...or-covers.html
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1). I don't have any cf trim on the exterior including my MPE tips which are chrome 2). I don't completely trust these to wear well in our harsh winter, salt and hot summer too Yah, I asky myself why I live here too...
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I've got mineral white and debated this for a few days as well. I went with the glossy black and am glad I did. I don't think there is anything special about the mirrors so I didn't like the idea of trying to accentuate them. Getting black caps matches the bottom half and makes them essentially disappear--especially with tinted windows and when folded up. At least that's my take on it...
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02-13-2015, 08:09 PM | #16 |
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I can't stand the silver covers. It looks like someone raided the spare parts bin. Go for the body colored caps.
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I would do gloss black it will tie in into the trim and grills nicely
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either body color or gloss black is going to look 1000x better than the ugly ferric grey mirrors
i voted body color but it ultimately depends on what else you're doing w/ the exterior. if you're staying mostly stock exterior wise, then body color for sure. But if you add black wheels, diffuser, grilles, front lip, then black would look best |
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02-14-2015, 09:05 AM | #19 |
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Thanks everyone for weighing-in, sharing pix etc...Cars look great btw.
I decided that with a color like Melbourne, I'd be happiest with the more integrated appearance of the body color mirror. Its the best of both worlds to me...The more integrated look + there is still some gloss black trim on the mirror. For me that provides a more racy appearance (and will tie into my gloss black wheels this spring). https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2851/...60d1a576_o.jpg Now I gotta wait for these things to get in stock..
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