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View Poll Results: a fairmont (reflective) or painted boot facsia?
fairmont 14 73.68%
painted 5 26.32%
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Old 19-12-2006, 07:58 PM   #1
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would a eb gl look better with a painted boot fascia or the refelective fairmont one?

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Old 19-12-2006, 10:42 PM   #2
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i say paint it, to many people getting the fairmont, gets boaring after you've seen everyone do it.
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Old 19-12-2006, 11:07 PM   #3
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not much of a fan of the colour coded ones.
the fairmont ones are a better alternative IMO.
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Old 19-12-2006, 11:23 PM   #4
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Fairmont ones rock, not a huge fan of colour coded ones.

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Old 20-12-2006, 12:14 AM   #5
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only coloured ones i liked are the sprint ones in black...but really i dont like painted ones that much.....only good one that iv ever seen that actually looked good was an ea spac white with the garnish painted white too, debadged

id go fairmont one mate
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Old 20-12-2006, 07:26 AM   #6
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Painted ones look odd.

I'd go monty.
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Old 20-12-2006, 07:28 AM   #7
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Painted ones look odd.

I'd go monty.
Ditto, fairmont one and change the badge to suit your car. Although the EB S pack badge looks good.

I think saying that the painted ones look "odd" is being very very nice.
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Old 20-12-2006, 07:30 AM   #8
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I colour coded mine, I like it that' s only my opinion.

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Old 20-12-2006, 09:14 AM   #9
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Be different and dont change it..... Im thinking of going back to my standard futura one. I also think it depends on what color car you have. Dark blue, green or burgundy might look okay? Cant say ive seen any tho.

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or you could paint it black. fairmont ones look heaps better than colour coded ones tho. looks tacky colour coded IMO.
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Old 20-12-2006, 10:47 AM   #11
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i saw one painted on a white ED XR/6 but they didnt paint the bit around the reverse lights and number plate and left it grey like the fairmont ones
i thought it looked tough
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Go with the Fairmont garnish, here is a pic of mine
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hey barnsy, paint the grey sections on the garnish a matt black with a decent clear. give a unique look!
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Old 20-12-2006, 04:40 PM   #14
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I colour coded mine, I like it that' s only my opinion.

To me that looks different and looks good.

Good job much better than the everyones got the fairmont garnish.
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Old 20-12-2006, 07:24 PM   #15
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IMO i would go with the colour coded one.
im also thinking of colour coding mine too!

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Old 20-12-2006, 11:03 PM   #16
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or you could paint it black. fairmont ones look heaps better than colour coded ones tho. looks tacky colour coded IMO.
Why the hell would you paint something black that's already black?
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Old 20-12-2006, 11:16 PM   #17
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be different. paint!
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Why the hell would you paint something black that's already black?
aha, see its more of a darkish grey than black, i know mine was, painting it black gives it that pitch black look rather than a faded look.

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