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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 11:32 AM
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Question Painting the stock grill...

My car is being repainted due to me hitting a deer a while back. I got a 2005 3-bar oem grill and can get it painted to match the car for free. So insted of the flat plastic black the grill well match the color of my car (black).

You guys think it'll look good or stick with it unpainted?
 
Old Apr 11, 2009 | 11:56 AM
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I think it would look good. That would be one of those things where no one really would know unless you told them too. Go for it man.
 
Old Apr 11, 2009 | 04:41 PM
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Ive been thinking about that for my car (also black). I'm saying go for it. And please post some pics when its done!
 
Old Apr 11, 2009 | 05:58 PM
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I have both the 3.2 grills painted gloss black.
 
Old Apr 11, 2009 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ecko2702
I think it would look good. That would be one of those things where no one really would know unless you told them too. Go for it man.
+1.

its the small details that make a car sexy and unique when modding
 
Old Apr 13, 2009 | 12:44 PM
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My car is gray and I have a badgeless grill painted the same color as the car. Looks better than black.
 
Old Apr 13, 2009 | 02:23 PM
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^ Pics or Ban.
ehh, I mean:
Pictures please?
 
Old Apr 13, 2009 | 05:14 PM
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I am no photographer, but here they are.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 06:44 PM
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hmm something tells me that it's gonna look hawt with the 3.2 grill...
 
Old Apr 16, 2009 | 01:32 PM
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I decided not to paint the grill. The body shop would do it for free, but said there is a very very good chance the paint well flex and chip off in two years or so. They think this is why the stock grill was never painted. I don't want a flaky paint grill, so I'm going unpainted.
 



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