Rear Valence - To Paint or not to paint?
11-14-2015, 06:24 PM
#46
Rennlist Member
11-14-2015, 06:39 PM
#47
Race Director
Originally Posted by stratocaster69
I don't care for that at all. Too much plastic. No offense. Be interesting to see what most think. Maybe its a hit! If it would have went straight across just above the center vent I would like it, and leave paint above where the plate is.
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http://www.cecwheels.com/cec-blog/ca...orche_911_-991
11-14-2015, 07:01 PM
#50
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11-14-2015, 07:28 PM
#51
Nordschleife Master
Vorsteiner diffuser covering oil pan is a bad flaw, reason I am staying away.
11-14-2015, 08:32 PM
#53
11-14-2015, 10:09 PM
#54
Rennlist Member
An indy down here did a 991 C2S track build for a Cali owner a couple years ago that included the Vorsteiner CF diffuser. It caught fire on track at its first track event out there at Thunderhill. It did a fair amount of damage to the car. Enough that the owner shipped it back to South Florida for repairs. I'm sure there were other mods besides the diffuser but don't recall specifically what they were.
11-14-2015, 10:28 PM
#55
An indy down here did a 991 C2S track build for a Cali owner a couple years ago that included the Vorsteiner CF diffuser. It caught fire on track at its first track event out there at Thunderhill. It did a fair amount of damage to the car. Enough that the owner shipped it back to South Florida for repairs. I'm sure there were other mods besides the diffuser but don't recall specifically what they were.
11-14-2015, 11:46 PM
#57
Pro
I like black skirts with most exterior colors, but I would have them painted gloss black.
Unpainted plastic doesn't just look funny to some as such, but there is a problem that it ages differently than car paint. Plus touchup is possible on paint but unpainted is unfixable.
Unpainted plastic doesn't just look funny to some as such, but there is a problem that it ages differently than car paint. Plus touchup is possible on paint but unpainted is unfixable.
Try Formula 303 to revive these surfaces.
11-15-2015, 12:23 AM
#58
Rennlist Member
Painted plastics give off too much of a fancy schmancy look. I like them unfinished. 
11-15-2015, 01:28 AM
#59
Rennlist Member
Painting them looks much better with a lighter colored car (not agate or black) as it makes the car appear lower to the ground from the side and on the back it highlights the exhaust. Doesn't look noticeable on darker colored cars because the plastic is dark. There is, however, a reason they use the high grade plastic on those areas...road debris tends to hit them often. If they are painted they will chip. So you need to decide....do the looks of painted outweigh the durability of the plastic. With lighter colors I think they do. With black or grey cars they don't.
