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Old 01-02-08, 07:13 AM
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IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO RESTORE MY GOLD GRILL TRIM AND EMBLEMS????? THE GOLD GRILL IS STARTING TO LOOK CHROME
Old 01-02-08, 09:52 AM
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Cool, you will have the first GS with chrold emblems
Old 01-02-08, 12:03 PM
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Mine was like that when i first got it. I painted the whole thing black.
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That's why I'd never buy a car with "gold" trim. Sure it looks nice when the car is new, but in the long run it doesn't last and ends up looking like doo-doo sooner or later!
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@ lexusfits real funny @lexucan i feel u man.... now i know @yupimjoee looks nice on ur car but what about the emblems on the back???? urs would look sick painted black
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the emblems on the back are black too. its looks ok. what color is your car
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My Car Is Donatello Green With Beige Interior And Gold Trim
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How Did You Remove The Emblems To Paint Without Damaging Them?
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I've never seen green with black emblems, but I had the car repainted and they removed the emblems then painted the car and I told them not to put the emblems back on but they did. So i had to pry them off. I did chip the paint behind the emblems a little but i touched it up. Just need to be VERY careful
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All you have to do is get them replated. That's how they do it originally, and thats how you get it re-done. They sell kits in lowrider mags and old tuner mags (they still might but I havent read one in a while) to plate your own emblems gold or chrome, or you could look somebody up online or in the phone book and have them make the emblems/grill look like new. Or painting them like Joe mentioned is another option

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Old 09-07-09, 09:14 PM
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get some fancy spray paint homes lol but i did find out that the whole L on the grille is all chrome even the little black backing. i rubbed mine off on accident but it looks ok
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