Dilema - to paint or not to paint parts..

[nsxotic911]

Someone nicked me in the rear bumper and while I'm having that fixed, I'm trying to determine exactly the right balance of cf/yellow to the car.

Here are the items into considerations:
-Rear CF Type R wing, the exterior side piece only. I'm 99.9% certain I'm doing this, it looks real nice, but if someone wants to talk me out of it...The minor question is, do I pain the interior portion of it..? hmm..
-The CF "fin"
-The Hatch garnish.
-The mirror plastic garnish (I've heard that the pain can bubble up... ) but I've also seen it on a car here and it looks nice!
-The door handle.
-The to be installed CF B-pillars.
-Hopefully someone comes up with a CF T-TOP overlay soon..

In the future, I'll hopefully add a Taitec JGTC diffuser which I'll probably pain the sides yellow... but it's another CF piece....and potentially a NSX-GT style intake vents, though I'll likely have those painted yellow (just to throw another piece in there..)

Anyone have any opinions? I'm taking the car in 8 hours from now but I probably have a few days to decide as they work on the bumper first...

Any suggestions? I gotta be sure b/c once you go yellow, you can't go back

 

[Chris NSX]

I would just paint the rear bumper, the CF "Fin" and the CF B-pillars yellow and leave everything else alone.

Someone nicked me in the rear bumper and while I'm having that fixed, I'm trying to determine exactly the right balance of cf/yellow to the car.

Here are the items into considerations:
-Rear CF Type R wing, the exterior side piece only. I'm 99.9% certain I'm doing this, it looks real nice, but if someone wants to talk me out of it...The minor question is, do I pain the interior portion of it..? hmm..
-The CF "fin"
-The Hatch garnish.
-The mirror plastic garnish (I've heard that the pain can bubble up... ) but I've also seen it on a car here and it looks nice!
-The door handle.
-The to be installed CF B-pillars.
-Hopefully someone comes up with a CF T-TOP overlay soon..

In the future, I'll hopefully add a Taitec JGTC diffuser which I'll probably pain the sides yellow... but it's another CF piece....and potentially a NSX-GT style intake vents, though I'll likely have those painted yellow (just to throw another piece in there..)

Anyone have any opinions? I'm taking the car in 8 hours from now but I probably have a few days to decide as they work on the bumper first...

Any suggestions? I gotta be sure b/c once you go yellow, you can't go back

 

[spase]

me too:biggrin:

 

[fourringpilot]

Carbon fiber will look great against the yellow. I would leave the middle of the wing cf. Leave the garnish black or cf.

 

[tsuchiya]

my advice is to paint everything yellow except the wing

oem look is the most timeless and classy imo

 

[nsxotic911]

my advice is to paint everything yellow except the wing

oem look is the most timeless and classy imo

I am leaning towards this.. but I do think painting the SIDE exterior and possible interior piece yellow makes it look nice. Other owners have this - anyone that has this have second thoughts?

 

[yellow-scorpion]

I also have a spa yellow. I chose to paint match the CF b pillars. And its the only CF painted piece I have. It just didn't look right on a yellow car. I've seen it on a black nsx and it look good. I also have the cf rear deck lip and I left it CF because it blends in with the shadow of the spoiler. You have get the CF side ducts.

 

[nsxotic911]

I also have a spa yellow. I chose to paint match the CF b pillars. And its the only CF painted piece I have. It just didn't look right on a yellow car. I've seen it on a black nsx and it look good. I also have the cf rear deck lip and I left it CF because it blends in with the shadow of the spoiler. You have get the CF side ducts.

I do want them they're just $$$

 

[davidf]

I see no real reason to change them unless it's for looks since theres not enough weight savings to outweigh the PITA removal labor involved.

 

[NSX GT]

+1. How about just painting the top black to blend in the CF pillars:biggrin: If your yellow has the pearl in it, good luck with a match.

I see no real reason to change them unless it's for looks since theres not enough weight savings to outweigh the PITA removal labor involved.

 

[nsxotic911]

+1. How about just painting the top black to blend in the CF pillars:biggrin: If your yellow has the pearl in it, good luck with a match.

hmm............. would save me some money.... I want a CF overlay, waaaaaaaaaahhhh! waaaaahhh!! waaaaahhh!! waaaaahhh!! :redface: