Forum;

I don't like the matte black portion of the diffuser (venturi underneath the exhausts) and how it makes the back end of the car disappear. I've seen solutions where people wrap or paint the section.

I've been quoted ~$400 to wrap and up to $800 to pull and paint.

My questions are:

1. For wrapping it since color matching is apparently impossible I was thinking something really wild, like white carbon fiber pattern (gloss).

2. The paint quote seems high to me. Wondering what others paid?

3. Is it possible just to order the piece in matching paint for a 2016 and retrofit it to a MY2015?

 

I assume you are talking about an R? If so, I'm guessing there would be a few who would be willing to trade their 2016 diffuser for your 2015 diffuser The painted diffuser makes the back end of the car appear much narrower than the black diffuser. The 2016 base is still matte black and the S is gloss black unless they have the design kit. All 2016 Rs have the design kit. No parts come pre-painted. You'll need to get a body shop to do it.

 

I had my parts painted as a dealer options before delivery. I was quoted $1114.55 for R&R and paint of the rear diffuser, both side skirts and both front winglets. Your painting quote is indeed very high, I believe i paid just under $400 for my rear diffuser to be painted.

That being said, if you wanted a color like white or red, etc. I'm sure you could swap with a 2016 F Type for free and they'd gladly do it, because everyone (myself included) seems to hate the body colored parts on the 2016 AWD models.

 

I hate the sides, but the back I think adds some visual heft which I find the matte black piece seems to lack.

If a forum member wants to swap their 2016 IRR diffuser/venturi piece for my 2015 matte black version, I'd be more than happy to discuss it.

 

I'd like to see a design in carbon fiber with some functional strakes!!!! Similar to the Project 7 appearance.

I'm planning on designing one soon for a carbon mold just need to get the 2015 factory R unit scanned.