well i got this used bumper installed, and my plan was to paint it red. I have an mr, so i have always thought about leaving things looking close to stock. But everybody has told me to leave it the way it is right now and not paint it. What do you guys think?

paint it...

Id personally paint it, but if u had a carbonfiber hood, **** i would leave it unpainted, and i think it would look rly good

red plus nekked carbon fiber bumper no lookie so good

you could always get creative and leave some of the accents exposed in carbonfiber still and paint the rest. some better pictures and angles would help.
this isnt the best example but you kinda get the idea. old pic of a friend's msp

I think it needs paint

no leave it carbon fiber.. i got a CF hood and hoping for a CF bumper soon! thats a hell alot of a sexier setup it stands out way more then leaving an accent or painting it plus you save money and look more sexy? nothing beats that haha

Do what SPOOLD said, leave parts of it CF and parts of it painted. That'd look hot, but not like... spray can civic.

painting on top of CF is P!mP!

thats a tough one...if you get the hood, trunk, and maybe fenders, then leave it. what color are your rims? Me i like the aggressive track look, so i wouldnt paint it, just wait and get more carbon parts to accent it.

let the carbon shine baby it looks good!

leave it that way, for now, save some money and get a carbon fiber hood.

if it was black id have said leave it, but red id paint or do some accents like /\ said, leave then center middle unpainted like the X bumpers :P

^^ I have to agree, if the car was black I would say leave it but with the red it looks odd