PAINT FACTORY MIRRORS

1BAD96SVT · Dec 10, 2007

I have seen more and more sn95er's doing it i just need some more solid input on if i should do it or not i hate the fact that my mirrors are starting to fade even after back to black is applied to them. My concern is how safe is it to do what are the chances that the paint could crack and peel off even if there is a good prep job..., Are there some color stangs that just looks better with them factory black because i am not sure how lazer red would look im feeling a little to much red and only dark color stangs could pull it off.. :snow_cool:

Matt94GT · Dec 10, 2007

good prep and proper procedure you will have no problem.

thorco3 · Dec 10, 2007

1BAD96SVT said:
... im feeling a little to much red and only dark color stangs could pull it off.. :snow_cool:

my car is by no means a "dark" colored car... and I think I pull them off :santa_afro:

OnyxCobra · Dec 10, 2007

I think the mirors look good painted on any color stang, if anything looks better on lighter colors because it stands out a lot more. Yellow stang looks great.

thorco3 · Dec 10, 2007

now that I think about it, I'm sure i've got some lazer red pics...

gimme a sec to look for them.

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Mesarina · Dec 10, 2007

i just got mine painted..

before and after pics..

2slo95fiveoh · Dec 10, 2007

painted mirrors FTW! they look good on all colors, although i'm not sure that black cars would gain a lot of benifit from it,
but it would still probably look better then too.

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trav_19 · Dec 10, 2007

i guess im alone when i say i prefer them unpainted.... to keep them looking nice mr. cleans magic eraser works great and same goes for your cowl....and a lot of guys use tire dressing on there black parts to keep them shiney

OnyxCobra · Dec 10, 2007

Man i really like how the painted mirrors look, I'm definitely having mine done over winter. At least, that's the plan.

94Pro-5.0 · Dec 10, 2007

i also agree that any color looks good with painted mirrors. i will be doing it soon :santa_evil:

97WhitePony · Dec 10, 2007

painted is the way to go... seeing them not painted it just plain wierd im so used to mine... haha

Mesarina · Dec 10, 2007

97WhitePony said:
painted is the way to go... seeing them not painted it just plain wierd im so used to mine... haha

did you painted the panel that goes behind the hood too??

thorco3 · Dec 10, 2007

Mesarina said:
97WhitePony said:

painted is the way to go... seeing them not painted it just plain wierd im so used to mine... haha

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did you painted the panel that goes behind the hood too??

yeah it looks like he's had the wiper cowl painted as well. I've got an extra cowl that I could paint body color, but I just dont' know if I want to mess with it. I've never seen a car in person with this done and I'm just not sold on doing it... It will probably get painted when we paint my other stuff though, might as well if I've just got an extra lying around.