Please read before voting! Otherwise you might not understand my reasoning.
After the accident I replaced my standard hood with a Seibon Carbon M3 style Power Dome hood. It's beautiful. BUT. I cannot decide if I want it to match the car's paint or not. So here's some pictures of it now and I'll explain how I'd paint it, if I go that route:
20170609_142554 by
Matt Steele, on Flickr
135i by
Matt Steele, on Flickr
20170421_125806 by
Matt Steele, on Flickr\
Ok, so that's what it looks like at the moment - now I'll explain my current reasons for wanting to paint it:
- At the very least, the hood needs a clear coat to protect the CF from yellowing, price to paint match is negligible in difference.
- I tend to prefer a "clean" look, which I'm not sure this much exposed CF really gives.
- If painted, it would help the resale value of the car, if it ever comes to that (unlikely).
Reasons not to paint:
- Exposed CF is sexy.
- I could sell the hood easily if unpainted.
If I did decide to paint it, I'd paint the whole thing to match the car EXCEPT for the recessed area around the vents, visible here:
MS7_0138 by
Matt Steele, on Flickr
This way there would still be some exposed CF and it would have that clean look.
What's everyone's thoughts on this?? I'm totally stumped on what to do.