I went with black for a few reasons--black was readily available, whereas factory matching color would have had to be ordered, and I thought it might look weird with the negative space of the stock grill and foglight hole covers turned red. I wasn't planning on extending the black that far out the sides, but I got carried away sanding.
Plus, the black will match my eventual tail.
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Originally Posted by Varn
Nice job Vman. How do you see out your side mirrors. Seems like there may be some safety issues. When I had an Illinois drivers license I was required to have outside mirrors. It is a fairly common restriction.
Do you have narrow mirrors in your flattish panels?
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Nope, just some interior convex mirrors from Autozone. I can see just as well as with the stock mirrors, and Illinois only requires one mirror(!), "so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of such motor vehicle." So, blocking the rear window would make the interior mirrors no-go, but as it sits it's legal (but not in Washington, where it's registered until the tabs expire later this year).