Blackout or leave raw-Mazda CX-5 skirt brace

[Cd]

Hey- your mods look great !
( If I had to nit pick, I would vote for painting the aluminum brace flat black , since it does not match the body line. But that is just my personal taste. )

I hope that you don't have any issues with the front gap fillers though.
If you go over a good sized bump, you run the risk of doing some substantial damage to the car fender, and perhaps the tire itself.
My gap fillers are made of Coroplast. They look like total crap, but they flex just enough when i go over bumps to not cause any damage.
Plexi / Lexan is rigid enough to not flex ...and it also may splinter as well.
They look great though.


EDIT : Holy hell !! I just now saw the covers on the wheels. That really worked well !
I wonder if they make clear zip ties .....stealth mode.

[kafer65]

Thanks Cd.
And again: Mo betta or less better than the blacked out version? I'm using the Rustoleum Peel Paint version of vinyl coating.
The gap isn't as tight as the picture shows on the fronts since it was taken from high above. They rubbed a little on the front edges and, embarrassingly, when I gave my in-laws a ride. I had 1/4 inch gap but once the vehicle was loaded down that gap disappeared and the gap fillers got pulled off into the wheel wells I cut another inch off to open them up and so far its been golden.

Since the brackets are clamped onto the wheel well lip just by the tension in the stainless alone no real damage was done. I reoriented the brackets that twisted on the Lexan and tighten the gaps on a few of them an all is well.

[kafer65]

bump

[Ecky]

I think I prefer the black.

[Daox]

Originally Posted by Ecky

I think I prefer the black.

Ditto.

[Cd]

Black

The black plastidip matches the rocker panels. It balances it all out visually.