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Thoughts on this carbon fiber grille?

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Old 07-20-13, 02:32 PM
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IMO not really a fan, too close to a Benz grill, but it seems like i may be alone on this. I had originally bought a carbon fiber hydrographics TRD grill from Sewell but after about 2 years the graphics started to peel, so I had it painted gloss black to match my paint and it looks good even with a carbon fiber hood.
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Bringing back this old thread, can anyone else weigh in on this grille? It looks like it fits very poorly on all the ads...but the overall design of it is pretty cool IMO

Do you guys think it would look weird on a silver car with black housing retrofits? Few other CF bits on the car, aristo window garnish, roof spoiler, wing add-on
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Fitment was actually spot on. The top portion goes over the edge of the hood on the outside. Other grills sit completely within the hood more flush. All mounting points lined up and no gaps along the edges. I would buy this grill again if I couldn't get Taba or H-Style grills.
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In the current ads, the photos look like there is a huge gap along the bottom edge, which has me worried
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I'll see if I have more photos when I get home. I don't recall a big gap I just remember being shocked that I liked it as much as I did. But then again I also liked the Kazz grill that isn't so popular here.
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