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Old Feb 3, 2022 | 06:49 PM
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Saw this on Facebook today and really liked how it looks. I had not seen a front end painted like this before.


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I think it looks terrible, but if you like the look go for it.
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Not a fan of all body painted front and back at all. Just washes out the C8 lines.
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I think it looks terrible, but if you like the look go for it.
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Looks like a Tesla front end.
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Looks like a Tesla front end.
Nah, it's bad... but not that bad.
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Nah, it's bad... but not that bad.
Ha. Yep, I looked again, your right.
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Looks like a Tesla front end.
That's exactly what I was thinking.
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That's exactly what I was thinking.
Waiting for the "maybe, but a Tesla's faster" folks to chime in...



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Originally Posted by op z
Saw this on Facebook today and really liked how it looks. I had not seen a front end painted like this before.

It looks like the helmet off one of those bad 1970’s Martial Arts Super hero’s that fight large lizards created by radiation as they collectively wreaking havoc on a small model of a Japanese city.

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I hate it. Needs the contrast to break up the front.
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I kinda like it. You can see some creases where the designers may well have anticipated this could be an option. Would like to see it from some other angles.

Probably would not do it to mine, however…
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Mine is body color all around and I like it.



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It looks like that scene in The Matrix where Neo's mouth is sealed shut and he starts to move it around. Not as noticeable on black, but very obvious on white.


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Saw this on Facebook today and really liked how it looks. I had not seen a front end painted like this before.





You can see the two center vents and design details much better with the painted front end.
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You can see the two center vents and design details much better with the painted front end.
Thanks. Some pre-launch renders showed something like this. Not bad…

From a “form follows function” standpoint, this is more “honest” than painting the whole panel black to fool us into thinking it is an intake opening…
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If YOU like it go for it. It's your car.
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Nope have to pass on that it looks shall we say not so good.
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You can see the two center vents and design details much better with the painted front end.
No.... But tell yourself what you need to.
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