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Title: iS lip- body color or black?
Post by: 2761377 on November 04, 2010, 05:45:21 PM

opinions and photos sought. thanks,

robert w.

Title: iS lip- body color or black?
Post by: harvey2 on November 04, 2010, 06:05:58 PM

Body colour.

Or, use contrasting colour, like a bright red lip on a silver car, or dark blue lip on a white car.

Title: iS lip- body color or black?
Post by: DesktopDave on November 04, 2010, 07:50:00 PM

Pink.

Oh, sorry, not a choice.  I'd go with black.  I think it makes the car look slimmer.

Title: iS lip- body color or black?
Post by: YetiX on November 04, 2010, 09:15:52 PM

Lip = black

Trunk spoiler = body color

Title: iS lip- body color or black?
Post by: bmwm42 on November 04, 2010, 11:48:36 PM

I have to agree with the people saying black lip

Title: iS lip- body color or black?
Post by: longtallsally on November 05, 2010, 02:30:33 AM

I dunno, I had 2 white E30s both with a body colored lip.  I think it looked MUCH better.  I'm planning on doing mine body color on my diamond schwartz when I get to painting it.  In the mean time, I did it with the SEM stuff.

Both look good, but I think the body color is better.  I'd say if you want to change it up, perhaps paint the brake cooling ducts.

Title: iS lip- body color or black?
Post by: longms on November 14, 2010, 09:37:47 PM

Body color looks way better on Alpine White. Can't say for the other colors.

Title: iS lip- body color or black?
Post by: e30Andym42 on November 14, 2010, 11:40:48 PM

I like them both.  The black lip would follow the rest of the original paint, though, with the bottom of the car being black.

I do prefer the black lip though.  I think it looks a bit more sporty and compliments the impact strips as well in the front.

That said, it's not like I haven't seen pics which make me want to paint my lip white..

All up to personal preference.


Here's mine.  Black ftw :)
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm26/e30Andym42/DSCN2953.jpg)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm26/e30Andym42/DSCN2644.jpg)

Title: iS lip- body color or black?
Post by: Gerta318is on November 15, 2010, 03:10:23 AM

My vote is for body color on the is lip ... D'schwartz just like LTS!  Do it.

Title: iS lip- body color or black?
Post by: fabe on November 15, 2010, 04:58:25 AM

depends how often u go on long distance drives beyond legal speed limit... Stone chips on the lips would be quite noticeable since the paint on the plastic lip would be softer...

Title: iS lip- body color or black?
Post by: n.wesl on November 15, 2010, 02:38:47 PM

I've also contemplated this same question. What do you guys think about my maroon vert? Leave it black or match it? For the record, my trunk spoiler is black too.