Hey Tom, I was gonna paint it. That was one of the reasons I went with the MP66 cause I saw a picture of one with the painted trim and it looked excellent. But I never got around to it; just left it black. It kinda matches up with the black surrounding the a/c *****. I still may try it. There was once a thread where a member stated the p/n for the correct paint that matched the panel the best but I'm not finding it at the moment.