turboR1

I have a vintage red r1 and Im thinking of painting the mudflaps black..

Does anyone have any pictures of their FD with painted black mudflaps.
Ive seen a silver one a few weeks ago but cant seem to find the picture..

what do you guys think..?

KaiFD3S

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keep it to the color of your car..

turbojeff

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Paint things a different color that you want to highlight.

Ask yourself why you'd like to highlight the mudflaps?

HDP

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I'm thinking to match the front lip and the rear valence...

Sgtblue

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And because they're not so much "mud" flaps as "gravel and rock" flaps, which, if black, would be less likely to show chips.

maxcooper

I think it would look weird. Have someone Photochop it to get an idea of what it would look like first.

-Max

FD_dave

the early euro-spec cars, or at least their press cars, had the mudflaps in flat black, i think the same texture as the front splitter. i don't have a picture in my computer tho. imho, it doesn't look right, and i certainly wouldn't do it. why would you want to do that? to match the splitter?

gdnimr0d

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it looks good unpainted on silver cars i have a pic of one with it

SpeedKing

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What are you talking about? The mud guards showing chips??? They don't chip. They're made out of painted plastic.

turboR1

kinda goes with the front lip. not sure tho.. its different

diablone

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Ugly!

turboR1

maybe it looks better in person

Sgtblue

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Right... "painted" plastic. I believe that they come black, just like the front dam and rear valance.

gdnimr0d

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yeah it looks much better in person

SpeedKing

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Yeah, that's right, "painted" plastic (urethane). Guess what? You're wrong. They don't come "raw" but in pre-painted factory colors. I should know, I ordered a set.

http://www.mazdastuff.com/product.cfm?ProductID=759

Sgtblue

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LOL, Guess what? I'm happy for you. I said "I believe" they come black, just like the front dam and rear valence.
Besides, is it the dealership that arranges for them to be "pre-painted" or is it MAZDA? Wait, forget I asked. I don't want to upset you anymore.

SpeedKing

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You *should* be happy. You learned something new today, now didn't you, eh, Mr. "In learning mode"?

As for myself, I "believe" the mud guards come pre-painted, and how about that - I was right!

Oh, I'm not upset. It's just that if you don't know WTF you're talking about, I'll be here to straighten it out for you.

HDP

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