If you could just paint the diffuser, that would be great... - Page 2

DREWZ SS · 08-23-2015, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by LesserO2Evils

Lol. Nice analogy! I actually dont like the gloss black painted. Make it rough texture or flat black for me.

haha, good stuff on here

yeah, even a flat black would be much better than plastic... good call!

DREWZ SS · 08-23-2015, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Millertime555

It's not plastic, it is painted. Here's a pic that I took at the reveal with a good view of it.

this is true but the new configurator on the 2016 Camaro website is plastic across the board...

amerhash28 · 08-23-2015, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Millertime555

It's not plastic, it is painted. Here's a pic that I took at the reveal with a good view of it.

Don't really like the popped out design. The flat diffuser on the 2013 models looks nice

Ragnar · 08-23-2015, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisvr6

flip flops

not exactly color matched but for a idea its ok

See how the outer tips are darker, that is what my car did after my fuse pull! I always have to wipe them out.

I like the contrast of my diffuser not being painted, JMOH...

Subperfect · 08-23-2015, 09:13 PM

more mustang talk i know i know but i think they look strange with the same color diffuser, i like the black no matter what color the car is Im just a big fan of different contrasts. i would leave mine black not colored matched.

RenegadeXR · 08-23-2015, 11:01 PM

The rear diffuser is a sore spot for me, just as much as the SS spoiler. IMO, the 6th gen Camaro has a nice front but a very ugly rear end. I miss how the diffuser on the 5th gen had an angle to it which recessed back into the car. The diffuser on the 6th gen looks like a solid wall of plastic.

If I had to have the diffuser any color, I'd prefer matte black to gloss, though.

CamaroBody · 08-24-2015, 12:10 AM

which is why black is the most popular color

Number 3 · 08-24-2015, 06:25 AM

MIC, Mold in Color. Generally black or gray, but the plastic contains UV stabilizers so it doesn't turn that nice chalky white.

Painted. Generally a version of the same plastic without UV stabilizers because the UV stable material doesn't hold paint very well.

So having painted and MIC adds some cost as typically 2 different materials are required. And painted is not cheap. Also painted body color adds sequencing costs as the part now has to show up on the assembly line painted the same color as the car.

Also, for reference, the SS had MIC (my car) for 2014 and it was painted in 2015.

That is all.

chrisvr6 · 08-24-2015, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Subperfect

more mustang talk i know i know but i think they look strange with the same color diffuser.

yes it looks weird, color matched..

c5Legend · 08-24-2015, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by RenegadeXR

The rear diffuser is a sore spot for me, just as much as the SS spoiler. IMO, the 6th gen Camaro has a nice front but a very ugly rear end. I miss how the diffuser on the 5th gen had an angle to it which recessed back into the car. The diffuser on the 6th gen looks like a solid wall of plastic.

If I had to have the diffuser any color, I'd prefer matte black to gloss, though.

whoa that 6th gen diffuser is pretty ugly when you put it next to the 5th gens

LesserO2Evils · 08-24-2015, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisvr6

yes it looks weird, color matched..

The diffuser on the new Mustang is the ONLY THING they did right on the ass-end of that car. Too bad the rest looks pre-wrecked.

IOMike · 08-24-2015, 12:14 PM

I think the rear with the ground effects package looks really good. A big improvement over without.

08-23-2015, 09:13 PM	#19
Subperfect Drives: 16 Camaro Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: 805 Posts: 282	more mustang talk i know i know but i think they look strange with the same color diffuser, i like the black no matter what color the car is Im just a big fan of different contrasts. i would leave mine black not colored matched. __________________

08-23-2015, 11:01 PM	#20
RenegadeXR Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,849	The rear diffuser is a sore spot for me, just as much as the SS spoiler. IMO, the 6th gen Camaro has a nice front but a very ugly rear end. I miss how the diffuser on the 5th gen had an angle to it which recessed back into the car. The diffuser on the 6th gen looks like a solid wall of plastic. If I had to have the diffuser any color, I'd prefer matte black to gloss, though. Last edited by RenegadeXR; 08-23-2015 at 11:30 PM.

08-24-2015, 06:25 AM	#22
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,170 View My Garage	MIC, Mold in Color. Generally black or gray, but the plastic contains UV stabilizers so it doesn't turn that nice chalky white. Painted. Generally a version of the same plastic without UV stabilizers because the UV stable material doesn't hold paint very well. So having painted and MIC adds some cost as typically 2 different materials are required. And painted is not cheap. Also painted body color adds sequencing costs as the part now has to show up on the assembly line painted the same color as the car. Also, for reference, the SS had MIC (my car) for 2014 and it was painted in 2015. That is all. __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

08-24-2015, 12:10 AM	#21
CamaroBody Drives: Hyper Blue 2SS Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: CA Posts: 1,160	which is why black is the most popular color

08-24-2015, 12:14 PM	#26
IOMike Drives: 2022 F150, 87 Monte Carlo Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: MN Posts: 1,267	I think the rear with the ground effects package looks really good. A big improvement over without.

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