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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 10:03 PM
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Glossy or Matte?

Planning on getting my window trim vinyl wrapped kind of stuck on matte or glossy, opinions and input welcome. Thanks

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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 10:23 PM
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 10:26 PM
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I think this essentially depends on how do you want it look like. I'd say if you want a contrast you should go with gloss or if you the trims to blend in, then definitely matte or satin. Hope this helps.
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 11:28 PM
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i would go with glossy to match with the pillers
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 12:36 AM
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Both are nice options.
Gloss would add some nice contrast but matte black would blend in with the paint and wheels.
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 08:57 AM
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I think it looks good in chrome as it matches the lip on the wheels. (Your car looks great as is haha) If you're planning on blacking out everything then I would go matte.
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 11:26 AM
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I think it looks good in chrome as it matches the lip on the wheels. (Your car looks great as is haha) If you're planning on blacking out everything then I would go matte.
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 12:14 PM
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 03:45 PM
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I did mine gloss... Mirros grill diffuser r all wrapped in carbon matte..
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 07:00 PM
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http://www.rpmgo.com/cars/main.php?g...2_itemId=13633

This should give you an idea.
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 07:26 PM
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So sick! I would just matte out everything now.. including the pillars like on the brabus! Paint the wheel lips red!

ps. Im a huge fan of the rear on the brabus.
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 07:31 PM
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 09:47 PM
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Thank you everyone for the input I'm still pretty stuck, I'm considering doing the grill also if this is the case does that change people opinions such as should they be the same or can they be different?

[QUOTE=N1ck;5027743][url]http://www.rpmgo.com/cars/main.php?g2_view=keyalbum.KeywordAlbum&g2_keyword= Geneva&g2_itemId=13633]

Thanks but I can't really tell which one it is, but it's matte correct?

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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 10:24 AM
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[quote=C63coupe;5027950]Thank you everyone for the input I'm still pretty stuck, I'm considering doing the grill also if this is the case does that change people opinions such as should they be the same or can they be different?

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[url]http://www.rpmgo.com/cars/main.php?g2_view=keyalbum.KeywordAlbum&g2_keyword= Geneva&g2_itemId=13633]

Thanks but I can't really tell which one it is, but it's matte correct?
Since you mentioned it and I had taking a look closer to it, I'm not really sure now.... The pillars are in matte and the trims are probably in regular gloss black would be my guess because they give that shine in the light.
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