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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 08:09 AM
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Hi guys

i have a silverstone S with Black headlight jets and would like silver ones, do you buy new silver ones or do you paint them ?
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 08:12 AM
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You'll need to have them removed and sprayed.
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 08:17 AM
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Do i need a special paint ?
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 08:36 AM
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I think the rubber around the bottom can't be sprayed though - or at least it doesn't retain the paint very well.
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 08:45 AM
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Take them off and get a bodyshop to paint them. You can remove them without removing the bumper by taking the plastic panels off from under the engine and reaching up behind the bumper. (bit of a pain but better than removing the bumper)



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Old Jun 24, 2006 | 03:13 AM
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IIRC the later cars have the coloured from the factory but I think they are slightly different
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Old Jun 24, 2006 | 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by ade73,Jun 23 2006, 05:45 PM
Take them off and get a bodyshop to paint them. You can remove them without removing the bumper by taking the plastic panels off from under the engine and reaching up behind the bumper. (bit of a pain but better than removing the bumper)

Cheers for that Ade. That should save me a bit of time, as taking that front bumper off looks like a long job.
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Old Jun 24, 2006 | 03:56 AM
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Originally Posted by mikey k,Jun 24 2006, 11:13 AM


IIRC the later cars have the coloured from the factory but I think they are slightly different
You are right Mike.
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Old Jun 24, 2006 | 03:59 AM
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You should have a bought a black car which is not only faster but also colour-coded from new
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Old Jun 24, 2006 | 03:59 AM
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If you buy one of those much rarer Berlina Black one's a bit of back to black does the job

Edit: Wish I could type without mashing the keyboard
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