LigouriRd

I just ordered some JDM S-14 sideskirts, I still have to find the OEM style front lip. But anyway I was thinkin of painting them black (gloss not flat like in the image). I figured it would be really difficult and somewhat xpensive for a body shop to color match my already 9 year faded red paint, or have to fade factory red on the skirts into the side of my car. I just wanted to see what yall thought.
Please forgive the crappy photo-chop a white s-14 was the only one I could find with em on...If this someone reading's car, nice ride!

LigouriRd

Here is the version with body coloured side skirts.

-HyJynX-

I say all red except the front lip...

nguyenmk

do all color match minus front lip, would look clean.

LigouriRd

WTF, why the sides red with a black lip?
So i can be like this guy:

"Oh, I ran out of paint, lets bolt it on anyway"...j/k
Sorry, please for give the sarcasm. Your input is appreciated. Mabye i'll stripe the red over the black, so that the red fades iinto the black.

nguyenmk

lol, that dudes car is nice. black contrast with the red, just thought it would look nice. but the sides has to be red, dont leave them black. and i think if u paint the lip red it would look ugly IMO. the lip is flat black oem anyways.

LigouriRd

The lip was not always flat black oem.

This is OEM (also not my car, sorry)

So is this.
Like all the other shiz on the 240's, it depended on the dealer. I "heard" that some were throwing the lip on there unpainted (alota dealers don't have paint facities) to jack up the price.

-HyJynX-

I still stand with my choice, all red except the lip.

l2aine

How about leaving them flat black, waiting until you get the front lip, then deciding from there if a full paint job is desired?

BTW, kinda off topic - anyone wanna guess the wheel size on the white car in the above post? My guess is 17's.

-HyJynX-

they are 17X8s raine

LigouriRd

-Well, currently the skirts are metallic orange-wtf! I bought em off an importer on ebay. The lip that i found is gold (don't have it yet, its on an abandoned '96 SE), so I have to repaint both of them anyway. I guess once i fill in the scratches I can primer it black and see how it looks. Thanks guys.

l2aine

Nah, I say keep them mettalic orange. JUST KIDDING!

show some pics when you're done... I've got a 95 and I'm in that forever debate with myself as to how far I want to go with the exterior

nis-s13

to me i think black lips would look good if you had black rims also. my friends car is red with black lips all around sitting on some type x's black with red lip..........sweet.

ixcocoyxi

cant go wrong with a black lip..

ixcocoyxi

oops.. kinda forgot to throw a pic up in this biatch..



notice i also cut out that oogly bar thing in the middle of the bumper.. IMO it looks better without it