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Old 11-28-10, 03:08 PM
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Default Matte Black Grille and Plastidip Emblems

these mods are good for -1 HP. please forgive the car being a little dirty. the grille was wrapped in black vinyl from avery. it's not the best job, but i like the look. i may practice some more on some other pieces and give it another go. the emblems are plastidip. i will likely wrap the chrome piece on the trunk lid at some point to continue the theme.







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!!! looks really good.
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Do you have a full front photo from a distance? The black around the grill looks interesting, nice effect.
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Originally Posted by RXSF
!!! looks really good.
thx, like i said it's not perfect but i like the look

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Do you have a full front photo from a distance? The black around the grill looks interesting, nice effect.
i kind of prefer detailed photos over wide shots, but i'll try to take one tomorrow.
Old 11-30-10, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by DunWkg
Do you have a full front photo from a distance? The black around the grill looks interesting, nice effect.
sorry about the bad lighting, but it's getting dark early over here.

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black on black always looks good!
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I'm a little late to this thread given that I'm a recent owner. How much would you recommend buying to do the grille and rear hatch lid? Is this difficult?
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Plasti Dip is crazy easy. I had done my f-150, grill, tires, decals, running boards, and handles in one day. My kids even helped me. Here is a link http://www.f150forum.com/f38/plastid...gs-out-124866/. Have fun!!
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Has anyone tried to plastidip their wheels? I assume plasticidip can be removed too?
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Originally Posted by prmdc1
Plasti Dip is crazy easy. I had done my f-150, grill, tires, decals, running boards, and handles in one day. My kids even helped me. Here is a link http://www.f150forum.com/f38/plastid...gs-out-124866/. Have fun!!
Thanks prmdc1 for the link, but I'm actually more interested in the black vinly from Avery for the outer part of the grille and rear hatch lid given that it's not permanent but I have to say the pastidip is good solution if you want to change the badges without buying a whole new set. If their's a finish that could simulate the black pearl badges that Sewell sells I might think about in the future but right now I don't want to do anything that's permanent.
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