[NEUE02]

Looks fantastic. Great pics!

[Adem1534]

Originally Posted by ehagerty

Back together with original tips. Since it is MG I have left them the unpainted mat black

Question for you, do you ever regret not going with a lighter shade color? I love MG but I'm worried it'll just blend in too Mich with the crowd, or that I'll get bored of it. Your car is awesome.

[Boneman]

If the tips are too far in you can adjust a moderate degree. Just use allen wrench and pull out till you get the look you want. It is limited though

[horsepower_and_hounds]

Originally Posted by Adem1534

Question for you, do you ever regret not going with a lighter shade color? I love MG but I'm worried it'll just blend in too Mich with the crowd, or that I'll get bored of it. Your car is awesome.

No not really....of course the grey does not show the contrast like lets say blur/red/silver...or white. But grey is such a neutral, mature and classy color that I like it on any German car...period. And then you toss in the coral red and boom

[RDKing2]

So I got my diffuser, front splitter and new spoiler yesterday. Went to a paint guy I have used in the past and he is no longer there. There was another paint shop near by and I stopped in. They wanted $800 to paint the three pieces. He almost immediately dropped to $700 when he saw the look on my face. Have not had a chance to go by any place else yet. Even $700 seems a little steep, am I just out of touch and is that the going price in so cal now? Not that I would do this but looking at what I paid for the shipped painted replica spoiler I could ship the parts to China and have them painted for half that and the color match is fine.

[tnk210]

For the lip and splitter, total coverage or just spots?

[RDKing2]

Total coverage on all three pieces. If $700-$800 is the going rate I will most likely buy a gun and the paint then shoot them myself.

[tnk210]

I'd say that's on the high end of fair.

[mikeyymonster]

The shop I use in SoCal charges around 350 for a front bumper paint and install. So yours seems a tad high.

[Autobot]

What kind of tips do you have on your exhaust? They look black

[horsepower_and_hounds]

Those are the factory stock tips that come on the M235

[RDKing2]

Thanks for the insight. Have not had time to run around some more. $600 would be my max. I would rather do it myself after that. Planning to use my stock tips as well. Sorry for the thread jack ehagerty.

[Autobot]

Originally Posted by ehagerty

Those are the factory stock tips that come on the M235

They look great. It also looks like they extend far enough out. Did you have to do anything to them to do that?

[horsepower_and_hounds]

No that is the MPE with the MPE diffuser. I just tapped them all the way on with a block of wood and mallet. You need to insure the exhaust is hanging directly down for them to be in the correct position. There is plenty of wiggle room

[Autobot]

Awesome, Thanks!

[s1uma1]

Originally Posted by ehagerty

No that is the MPE with the MPE diffuser. I just tapped them all the way on with a block of wood and mallet. You need to insure the exhaust is hanging directly down for them to be in the correct position. There is plenty of wiggle room

did the MPE come with instructions? i.e./ where to cut etc? Thinking about getting one and installing myself, but not exactly super handy =/

[horsepower_and_hounds]

Originally Posted by s1uma1

did the MPE come with instructions? i.e./ where to cut etc? Thinking about getting one and installing myself, but not exactly super handy =/

Nope I looked at various DIY's on the net then figured it out from there. I cut twice and it came out perfect

[Bam226]

Anyone painted their MS defuser gloss black and had pics? I'm going to go that rout or EBII with black center. Pics would be helpful. Thanks