Yay another thread to whore my pictures in
Lol
Up close you can tell, and it's very noticeable in the sunlight
If you really wanna go up close it's really noticeable obviously lol
From a little bit further away though it looks painted.. somewhat
I went with CF because it was cheaper than buying the FRP and painting it lol. Also has a bit of a extra flare, but not too much like CF on other colors such as red, white, etc.
IMO definitely go for cf sideblades
The ones on mine are carbon fiber as well. Not sure why but I think the rear looks better color matched than in carbon fiber, for the shine/sunline one anyway