Kidonedatone Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 I was thinking of painting them the same color as the car. What do you guys think? Too tacky? Otherwise I can wait for some retrofit fogs to toss in there when they come out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoBro2 Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Since my car is black, they already are the same color (well, almost). One of the reasons I chose black was to have all of the contrasting doo-dads blend in a little better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plus 3 golfer Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 I'd photoshop them first to see how they might look before painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidonedatone Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Good idea! I'll give it a shot tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowStorm Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Has anyone had a problem with these covers popping loose? We lost the right one while driving (heard something but didn't know what at the time) went back later and couldn't find it. This was the same side that received a "minor" deer hit a year ago so thought that might have weakened it causing it to finally let go. Recently, however, I noticed the left cover was loose at the front corner. It looked like one of the plastic clips might have broken but it snapped back so it looked OK but I don't trust it. Back to color - has anyone painted them? I'm thinking about it when I get the replacement(s). Could do without "black eyes" on a white car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottwood2 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 No issues with the covers on mine so far but only 9K and 7 months old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B&B Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 I did. Seems like I may be the only one. I like the look. This is from my post on Plasti-dip on this site. I have an SEL so it's with fog lights and I have the white platinum color (hard to match) but, it might give you a clue. It's been over a year now and no chipping or pealing issues. obob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackalopetx Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 I want to paint mine but it seems very difficult to remove them... Don't you have to remove the whole bumper? I also want to paint my rocker panels. Paint matching should be easy because my car is white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackalopetx Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 (edited) I painted mine with Rustoleum 2X white gloss. The color is pretty close and you can only tell it's not factory paint in certain light. I think it looks much better than stock. I was originally planning to mask the fake grilles but was too lazy, but I think it looks fine all white Use a sharp object to pop out the front edge, then pull outward. Then once the front, top, and bottom clips are popped out, slide the whole thing forward. It takes a lot of force to pull forward and overcome the rear clips. Mine don't seem to pop back in 100%, I guess I did some damage to the clips Edited July 7, 2016 by jackalopetx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevedebi Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 I painted mine with Rustoleum 2X white gloss. The color is pretty close and you can only tell it's not factory paint in certain light. I think it looks much better than stock. I was originally planning to mask the fake grilles but was too lazy, but I think it looks fine all white Use a sharp object to pop out the front edge, then pull outward. Then once the front, top, and bottom clips are popped out, slide the whole thing forward. It takes a lot of force to pull forward and overcome the rear clips. Mine don't seem to pop back in 100%, I guess I did some damage to the clips P1140996.jpg P1150002.jpg Well, that certainly won't work with my Ice Storm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackalopetx Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Well, that certainly won't work with my Ice Storm! You can probably buy that color in a can https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dautomotive&field-keywords=ford+ice+storm+can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackalopetx Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 (edited) I want to paint the rocker panels but I can't find any instructions for removing them. Maybe I'll just mask off the rest of the car Edited July 7, 2016 by jackalopetx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevedebi Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 You can probably buy that color in a can https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dautomotive&field-keywords=ford+ice+storm+canInteresting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmax-nynj Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 As an alternative I added aftermarket foglights and covers to my SE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackalopetx Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 I wonder if it would help highway mpg to have smooth covers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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