I currently have the stock bumper, and am thinking about painting the plastic grille and the part of the bumper directly below the grille to be black.

Much like this attached photo, except that I won't have a lip kit.

I also will have the smoked / back reflector, along with black headlights.



Can someone please post pics of PPW Z with simiar colour scheme / setup? Just want to get a visual before pulling the trigger.

 

i'd say do it..

 

why not use a piece of black vinyl from ebay so you can remove it?

 

I think it can be pulled off if your rim color is somewhat like the picture. I don't think it will look too good if your rims are gold. That's because I don't think it will flow with the car properly unless you have more black tone on your car.

 

My rims are stock GT silver ones.

I actually own a sign company, and have plenty of vinyl ready at hand to use. Problem is, I want the grille and the bottom of the bumper to be an identical black. While the bottom part is ready to wrap in black or even CF, the grille itself is a pain to work with-----too many bends / intricate corners.

Hence I am thinking of painting the whole damn thing.

 

I'd say do it. i loved the look when i had that lip.

 

IMO carbon fiber looks pretty good with the stock grille (assuming 06-08 front bumper). I would wrap the lower center portion in CF and call it a day.

 

+1 vinyl looks good and is reversible.

 

good idea. looks best on ppw z's. pull that trigger!

 

Do it...looks aewsome

 

The PPW thread has some of them. I almost did it when I put on my V1 lip. They look good

 

Do it!

 

yes do it!! it looks 100 times better than stock
i did mine within a month of buying the car back in 06.


sorry for the crappy phone pic but its all i got

 

Yeah that's the idea, except that I won't have a lip, so the black will sink all the way to the ground


Thanks guys for the input. I am debating between this stock "mod", and Shine Auto V2 bumper.