My friend has a 4th gen sterling silver 99 gle....he just got his car and im trying to keep him away from ricey things...now he just said hes getting a BLACK front lip and he might not paint it sterling silver ....AS IN HE WANTS TO LEAVE IT BLACK.....im telling him, do wut u want, its ure car, but i dont think ive ever seen anyone do something that dumb before...guess i was a little harsh....any opinions please? this isnt carbon fiber bodykit, this is just apainted black lip....isnt this just lazy/cheap? nice sterling silver maxima wit a black lip....

 

tell him to get a carbon fiber lip or die.. lol j/p.

its his car.. o well at least u wont be driving it :P FLAVORS maxima looks nice, white with the black lips.. but there carbon fiber so.

 

I think it'll look fine since no one will notice if it's carbon fiber or not while he's driving. Body color would be best but leaving it black will = carbon fiber look.

 

I would have to compare him to a civic owner that has installed a multi colored bodykit that is unpainted. You know those biotchs that have a aqua rear bumper, primer front bumper and dirty aqua side skirts. IMO having something unpainted on your car looks plain unfinished and tacky.

Y don't you beat him with a stick until he understands that it wouldn't look good.

 

i agree, im gonna tell him to check this board so he can feel stupid, he was like "nah seriously i think its socially accepted among max owners", im like nah its not its stupid

 

As long as the color scheme of the car matches i.e. Carbon fiber lip kit with CF hood and gun metal or dark rims. I plan on doing something along those lines, can't knock it til you actually see it on the car...
If he just plan on just a black lip then it wouldnt look good.

 

i got gun metal rims with high-polish lip and i may plan on getting the stillen lip, and not paint it. you guys think that'll be too ricey?

 

A black lip on a silver car would not look too bad IMO. Although Black is about the only color that would work. It brings more attention to it. Other appearance mods will also make or break the contrast. If every body panel was a different color then it would only add to the confusion and ugliness. If done correctly a black/carbon fiber lip or spoiler on a non-black car can look good. I would still get it painted, but I think it can look good. Just not something I would do to my car, but can see how others would possibly want to.

He is just jelious he doesn't have a black car to begin with.

 

dude it will be jdm ;]

-myke

 

If I had a body kit on my car I would concider leaving the lip unpainted. With my 2.5-2.7in. drop, a painted lip would scape constantly.

 

 

2.5-2.7? how in the hell? i give u props....especially since ure in nj

 

my cars is silver and i have a stillen kit and the front is black. I think it looks good. I used to have paint on it but it started coming off so I sanded it. It looks better painted but not bad black