Hi all, I recently purchased a one-owner original 1991 348tb. It is Rosso Corsa 300/12 with tan interior. The bottom edge of the front spoiler (the portion containing the assymetrical opening) .... the bottom portion along the sides (containing the lowest side opening) and the bottom edge of the rear valence (under the license plate area) are all semi-flat black. Can anyone tell me why pretty much in every picture of a red 348 that i have seen these areas have been body-coloured? In all the original sales literature i have seen these areas are semi-flat black. Was it an option to have the lower areas body-coloured? Perhaps only 1991 models were painted black? Thanks! Don
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But to answer you, yes the factory finish on the 348 for the first four years of production was painted black over a body color base. You can wet sand the black off to expose the body color underneath or just have that portion repainted. I did ther repaint a few years ago as the red finish was not great when I bought the car. As you rating here is currently 'rookie', you get a pass on using the search feature and starting lots of threads. Welcome! BT
Thanks Bill for the info and for not taking a poke at the rookie. At least i am keeping everyone amused! Don
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