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Old 11-25-2012, 08:14 PM
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So awhile back i posted here asking for advice on how i should paint the bumper caps. I went with the factory color to match all the way around and i really like it. But after seeing an XJ with a silver bottom i fell in love with the look. i really wanna do it now and I wanna know what you guys think, leave it or paint it? This is how she sits now: paint it or leave it?-6vqt7.jpg

this is the look im going for:
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Leave it, yours is cool
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I like yours better!
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I plan to paint mine black but, yours looks good as is.
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Guess im leaving it as is lol
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The silver makes it look dated.
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The silver makes it look dated.
Heheheh yeah............like mine.
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to much shiny stuff
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Leave it as is and put some real tires on it instead of those Honda tires.
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def leave it. that ish is fresshhhh
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Leave it as is and put some real tires on it instead of those Honda tires.
Wish i could. They are brand new and my dad will not let me get new offroad ones until they are used up.
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Leave it, that's a dang clean XJ.
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gonna leave it how it is. Ill just put the money towards my lift. Maybe ill thin out the chrome too. somedays i like it, some days i dont.
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Wish i could. They are brand new and my dad will not let me get new offroad ones until they are used up.
Go outside and do a 10 minute burn out. Problem solved
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Go outside and do a 10 minute burn out. Problem solved
Haha this could work. New tires here i come!


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