Painted mirrors?
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absolutely....there are dozens of new vehicles with black mirrors now from all the car manufacturers offering a sporty product.
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I think the mirrors painted black would look pretty good on a pewter car. 
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I think your car will look awesome!
I have a Pewter car, and also looking to have some black detail on it too....
just got some black and crome wheels, but also thought about black mirrors, and also like to do the bit round the exhausts as well
make sure you post up some pic' s when you do each bit!!
I have a Pewter car, and also looking to have some black detail on it too....
just got some black and crome wheels, but also thought about black mirrors, and also like to do the bit round the exhausts as well
make sure you post up some pic' s when you do each bit!!
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I remember when GM and other car companies would use universal, black plastic mirrors on the lower end models and it was only when you upgraded to the premium models that body-color mirrors were included. I guess that's why I think black mirrors on non-black cars look cheap.
One exception IMO that looks great are the carbon fiber mirrors on black C5s. There is a forum member who added them to his CF roof and CF side skirts/spoiler/splitter. Looked great.
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In my opinion there is no way I could paint my halo black, Let alone the mirrors, To me the pewter looks great as is and the black takes away from the nice lines of the car, I also think when I see a Vette with a painted halo "Mitsubishi".
But I don't have to drive it now do I? Just something I opt not to do.
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But I don't have to drive it now do I? Just something I opt not to do.
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Actually, if I were you I would do it with Plasti-dip first for less than $20 just to see if I liked it...if you like it you can spend more money to have it professionally done if you choose.
