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Old 08-27-09, 02:14 PM
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Thumbs down grill problem..

so i tried the diy chrome grill. and yes i messed up. lol
i tried doing the whole grill chrome and i guess i waited to long( about 15 mins )
and it started eating away most of the chrome on the inside. so know most of the plastic is showing only on the inside. you cant tell at all from far but, up close looks like ****. any suggestions on how to go about making it aleast look decent again?? i know it means now im not going to be able to have a all chrome grill. unless i buy a new grill which i dont want to do yet...
Old 08-27-09, 02:26 PM
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Paint it all black.
Old 08-27-09, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by SHiZNiLTi
Paint it all black.

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Old 08-27-09, 02:43 PM
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yea i guess that my alternative. i mean thats what i had and i tried to change to chrome. so it looks like its back to black.. lol
Old 08-27-09, 02:49 PM
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just paint the stripes black and leave the outer trim chrome.. thats wat i got
Old 08-27-09, 02:52 PM
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went from 99 DIY chrome grill to 01 paint black

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...the-grill.html
Old 08-27-09, 04:45 PM
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go for full black


Old 08-27-09, 04:58 PM
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buy chrome paint and paint it again
Old 08-27-09, 05:58 PM
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ive never seen chrome paint that looks like chrome. i would just go black
Old 08-28-09, 11:37 AM
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i repainted my the other day . I actually took off all the paint , but i didn't like how all chrome grille looked on white car . I repainted it Titanium color witch is close to OEM color
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yea i sanded down the insides as much as i could and i repainted it black and left the outer ring chrome.. looks okay for now
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Originally Posted by edinburger
go for full black


would look great without the 80's gold grille
Old 08-29-09, 01:01 PM
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+1 for the 80's gold...I think that car would look much better if that was chrom instead of gold, the gold doesn't match the car or the rims at all imo...
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Originally Posted by sakataj
would look great without the 80's gold grille
Ouch! But true!


Originally Posted by dunbar43
+1 for the 80's gold...I think that car would look much better if that was chrom instead of gold, the gold doesn't match the car or the rims at all imo...
Old 08-29-09, 04:52 PM
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well to each his own. I like how it offset's his colors. It's classy.
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