I recently had my oem bumper repainted and while the car was in the shop, I had them fill the license plate mounting holes and the Nissan burger spot. After about 4 or 5 months, the stuff that they used to fill the hole has somehow changed and now I can see where the outline of the emblem used to be. I took my car back to the body shop and they said it was normal, but they would be happy to fix it for me.

After I was told that they would repaint/ fill the bumper, I was told that because the oem bumper is flexible plastic, and the filler is non flexible fiberglass and resin, that the unwanted "wripple" would come back in a few months. He then recommended getting an aftermarket front bumper because I might as well have my oem and a new bumper since the paint and fitting was free.

After a few days tirelessly looking over all of the front bumpers that were available, I settled on 2. I was looking at the Ings type e long nose and the sl2. After thinking of what i wanted the rest of the car to look like in the end, I chose the sl2 non cf.

I saw a few pictures of the sl2 painted all black and I can not confidently say that I like how it looks. I want to do a 2-tone (have the lip a different color) but I do not know what color to have it painted. I like the Nismo color scheme, but I want something different because and more subtle because the side skirts and rear will take a while to get.

I am looking for opinions on what color I should have the lip painted. I want subtle. I was leaning towards satin black but I couldn't find pictures of Mag black and satin black together. My other idea was a very dark gunmetal, almost black. OR if nothing else, just all Mag Black. ANY AND ALL HELP IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED

Here is the all mag black:

Here is the new bumper I have:


and here is my car:

 

Here you go - my HR Mag Black with INGS Longnose frontend

 

Ya I had my burger pulled too and like month or so later I saw the outline of it distorting the paint.

I haven't even bothered going back to ask them to fix.

i say paint it all one shade

 

I think it would look good with a color scheme like the nismo Z, but it would have to be done w/the right side skirts and rear...

 

I liked to long nose and had them side by side when i went to the warehouse, but something pulled me towards the sl2. your's looks great though!

 

a 2 tone is what im thinking but I cant see how a really dark gunmetal or satin black would look.

The side skirts are in the works, i'm just shopping for them, but it will follow the same paint scheme as the front. Rear is probably going to be oem with ts style diffuser. I got hit in a parking lot at school and so I need to replace that anyway.

 

It kind of looks like the all black will be too plain. Most of the sl2's are on something other than a black car, so the black lip works for them, but i'm stuck lol

 

thank you to everybody for the help!! Keep it coming! maybe somebody could photoshop a dark gunmetal onto the lip to give an idea of what it looks like

 

Chargespeed Bottomline sideskirts.
Rear diffuser.
Dark gun metal gray.

OP.
I think I saw your car in Long Beach a few months back.
I'm originally from there and I was visiting family for a funeral.
It was one of the only two Z's I saw down there.

 

Yup I'm kind of all over Long Beach. The bottomlines are my ideal sides. I'm in the market for some so if anybodys sees them PLLEEEAAASEEEE let me know. ts rear diffuser. Both is cf, and I'd tint it just like my hood.

 

Update: went to Dtm autobody today. When I was told everything was going to be free except for the two tone color on the lip, they lied. Classic bait and switch. Dtm does great work, but they will not honor their word. I'm sorry to inform everybody, because was looking forward to bringing my car back there becasue most of the time they do beautiful work, but this is just not good buisness. The guy named Manny will tell you one thing and make it sound like a great idea, but then David will say that "this is a buisness, not a charity" and he won't honor their word. I'M NOT ASKING FOR A CHARITY, I WOULDN'T MIND PAYING, BUT THEY NEED TO HAVE THE INTEGRITY TO DO WHAT THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO! Anyway, My SL2 is now for sale in the southern california market place. It will be in my garage until it either sells or I can find a different body shop. I'm actually really bummed. I never was interested in body kits, but once I started I fell in love with this sl2. I guess things just don't work out when it seems too easy/good to be true.