Body colored front slats

I know Porsche paints these silver as an option, but I was thinking what about body color? I mocked this up in a drawing program to show one side with body color the other just black. What does everyone think of possibly painting these body color? Yes? No?

I agree - this is one area where something needs to happen - I saw pictures of cars with the aluminum look - that or body colour. On new BMWs the same area is mesh painted silver - looks very nice. Maybe the 'plug' fellows will have it as a core replacement option making for a short down time.

I like the painted slats on the yellow. So I guess black is the standard? Hummm this will takesome thought. I will have to get some pics on my photoshop and try some combos. What is the standard on the side slats, both vertical and the horizontal ones in the back? Russ

IMO I would have to say it looks better and more aggressive left black....

I know I don't like them in silver but I do think theylook pretty good painted.......I'd say go for it.

I like the black front air slats as well... reminds of me of turbo 911!!!

Iguess I will have to see the car in person, because I cannot hardly see the black slats in the photos. I guess that is OK but they do look nice highlighted. Russ

In actual fact, when I was choosing my final spec at the weekend the dealer was telling me about this. Apparently the standard spec is with those front lips painted in silver. It's a no-cost option to have them in body-colour. The reason for the silver is that they're going to release a sport body pack soon that will also have the side vents in silver, plus a few other cosmetic tweaks (a bit like on a boxster S i believe). I chose to have mine in body colour (seal grey) but am now wondering whether the silver looks quite cool...

I think it kind of depends on the color of the car. Like your speed yellow I think it looks good painted. Say guards red it might look better just being black. Maybe some of the blues as well left black. Then say on the black exterior the aluminum look may look alright. I think it depends on the color plus seeing it person might help alot too.

Personally I think that painting them would look a lot nicer. I mean, look at the picture. This brings out the design of the car a lot more. Actually, it kind of looks even more like a 997

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I dunno, at first I didn't like the foglights and grills but now I think they give the car character. The pic you've posted looks too much like a Porche Turbo/Ferrari 360/430/Lambo Gallardo, etc. that style has been done already, I'd like something new... I'm sure for a price you could remove them though and some owners probably will, nothing wrong with that either...

Markwm, that photoshop looks awesome... makes the cayman look even more menacing w/ those huge air scoops (a la carrera gt and turbo 911). It is a familiar look though. To each his own.

Doesn't the BMW paint them Titanium, not silver? Agree, fog lights detract from the look. The egg crate in body color with the grill black may work better. P.S. Doesn't the car in to photo corner flat when it is standing still?

That's agood thing in my book. The reason I went with basalt black was because it would hide the foglights the best.

My 330 BMW has silver slates in the grill.

I like the looks of them painted the yellow. Although I ordered white and think they will look better black. I have to agree as well, that the lights and grilles give the car character. Think there needs to be a way to put a fine mesh behind them though to keep as many rocks and debris out as possible.