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Old 10-28-2020, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by eenzo295
I got a 2021 Black Optics prestige, 2 weeks ago!



Congrats! I like the color, too. I had a choice between a car with the seats I wanted or one with the optic package. I figured I could black it out on my own, but the seats would be tougher to change!
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I live in Canada and I did a Chrome Delete. Happy with the results.



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Originally Posted by Louis Samson
I live in Canada and I did a Chrome Delete. Happy with the results.


Looks good! Did you swap the rails or vinyl them?
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Old 10-30-2020, 04:22 AM
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The rails were wrapped with vinyl.
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I’m debating it for the wife’s E, but I’m also kinda digging a little bit of contrast.



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Originally Posted by Brooklyn
I’m debating it for the wife’s E, but I’m also kinda digging a little bit of contrast.


Damn that looks awesome. Tint the windows for an even greater killer look.
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Combination of angle and a very bright day when wifey took the pic, but it's actually tinted 35% all around, which is the darkest you can go around these parts legally with a sunshading waiver.

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Damn that looks awesome. Tint the windows for an even greater killer look.
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Old 01-04-2021, 04:50 PM
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Well, I swapped the grille myself, and it’s not for the faint of heart! You have to peel off the fender flares to expose some screws, there is some tubing connecting from the headlights to the lower front bumper vents that immediately comes apart when the bumper is removed, wires everywhere and even when you get the bumper off there are layers of plastic framing you have to disassemble with maybe 30 screws to access the clips to remove the grille. It took me a good 2.5 hrs to get it all figured out, replace the grille, and reassemble. Had I known how tough it would be I might not have bothered, but the end result looks great.

Waiting on rear rings and “e-tron” in black. I’ve also got the black splitter to put on the rear bumper but I’m not sure I’ll bother!



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