MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Cosmetic/Interior Modifications => Topic started by: snapey on September 18, 2009, 06:44:04 pm

Title: Colour code or leave bare?
Post by: snapey on September 18, 2009, 06:44:04 pm
What does everyone reckon to it? I'll be getting it done free i'm just not 100% sure on it and if it'll affect the risiduals a significant amount.

Luke
Title: Re: Colour code or leave bare?
Post by: danishmkvgti on September 19, 2009, 08:01:33 am
 :worthless:
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Post by: gillm on September 19, 2009, 09:14:19 am
leave it as it came from the factory .
Title: Re: Colour code or leave bare?
Post by: danishmkvgti on September 19, 2009, 11:26:04 pm
 :surprised:

I'm totally lost, what are we talking about here??
Rear bumper and sideskirts??
Title: Re: Colour code or leave bare?
Post by: stealthwolf on September 19, 2009, 11:49:18 pm
I'm guess the plastic body trim that's matt black on stock cars. If it's black, paint them black too. If the car's any other colour, the black trim looks quite nice.
Title: Re: Colour code or leave bare?
Post by: big al on September 21, 2009, 01:01:02 pm
If its the skirt and bumper, def colour code, I have one of my skirts done at the moment (don't ask!) and it looks soo much nicer then the cheap plastic that should be colour coded in the first place!
Title: Re: Colour code or leave bare?
Post by: Ross_46 on July 12, 2010, 01:29:28 pm
How much does it cost to get the sides and rear done roughly??
Title: Re: Colour code or leave bare?
Post by: big al on July 12, 2010, 03:05:12 pm
How much does it cost to get the sides and rear done roughly??

I got mine done cheaply,
Rear bumper, side skirts and front splitter for £300, sanded, primered and coded and also refitted.
Title: Re: Colour code or leave bare?
Post by: Ross_46 on July 13, 2010, 10:35:31 am
Jeeez where was that at??
Title: Re: Colour code or leave bare?
Post by: big al on July 13, 2010, 01:10:38 pm
Jeeez where was that at??

Chase automotive in Cannock, Some pics of the work in my build thread.
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,7427.30.html
Though if you have a silver car then the rear bumper will be fr sale soon.
Title: Re: Colour code or leave bare?
Post by: JoshSimpson on July 24, 2010, 03:29:30 pm
no really a fan of colour coding tbh! think it just looks a bit cheap?!

josh
Title: Re: Colour code or leave bare?
Post by: rdfcpete on July 24, 2010, 04:29:09 pm
As posted by Al, with the rear diffuser look where the top and main section of the bumper is colour coded leaving the lower black bit, works really well imo. In fact in most colours I think I prefer it to the Ed30 bumper purely cause of the shape - just my preference  :smiley:

As for the skirts, I think they look out of place black, a bit like a stuck on kit. I purchased an Ed30 splitter anyway but colour coding the standard GTI one is neat.

I'd do it Luke. Photoshop it and see what you think :party:
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Post by: stu_no_1 on August 04, 2010, 01:01:18 pm
I think colour code looks much better I think that it should have been a factory option
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Post by: CAPTAIN BRITAIN on August 08, 2010, 03:23:58 pm
As posted by Al, with the rear diffuser look where the top and main section of the bumper is colour coded leaving the lower black bit, works really well imo. In fact in most colours I think I prefer it to the Ed30 bumper purely cause of the shape - just my preference  :smiley:

As for the skirts, I think they look out of place black, a bit like a stuck on kit. I purchased an Ed30 splitter anyway but colour coding the standard GTI one is neat.

I'd do it Luke. Photoshop it and see what you think :party:

I agree with everything you said,
I'm having my rear valance painted and the exhuast bit left black.
I also don't like GTI's with colour cocded skirts But to each their own i suppose.
Title: Re: Colour code or leave bare?
Post by: RedRobin on August 08, 2010, 04:12:37 pm

If its the skirt and bumper, def colour code, I have one of my skirts done at the moment (don't ask!) and it looks soo much nicer then the cheap plastic that should be colour coded in the first place!


....I couldn't agree more! On some body colours that rear black plastic looks like an old Ford Ka. Who cares about 'residuals'.. Your car is for you to enjoy, not the next owner.
Title: Re: Colour code or leave bare?
Post by: rdfcpete on August 08, 2010, 04:41:01 pm
As posted by Al, with the rear diffuser look where the top and main section of the bumper is colour coded leaving the lower black bit, works really well imo. In fact in most colours I think I prefer it to the Ed30 bumper purely cause of the shape - just my preference  :smiley:

As for the skirts, I think they look out of place black, a bit like a stuck on kit. I purchased an Ed30 splitter anyway but colour coding the standard GTI one is neat.

I'd do it Luke. Photoshop it and see what you think :party:

I agree with everything you said,
I'm having my rear valance painted and the exhuast bit left black.
I also don't like GTI's with colour cocded skirts But to each their own i suppose.


Topman CB  :happy2:

So you're leaving your skirts factory black?
The rear diffuser looks always reminds me of the 3 door A3 S-Lines and I'm a big fan of those too  :driver:
Title: Re: Colour code or leave bare?
Post by: CAPTAIN BRITAIN on August 08, 2010, 04:59:43 pm
Yeah leaving them black  :happy2:
Title: Re: Colour code or leave bare?
Post by: pat15312 on August 11, 2010, 05:07:09 pm
Colour code like the ed30, I hate factory black bare plastic, it looks well cheap.
Title: Re: Colour code or leave bare?
Post by: pat15312 on August 16, 2010, 02:32:38 pm
COLOUR CODE FTW!