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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 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 shyt. 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...
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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Paint it all black.
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by SHiZNiLTi
Paint it all black.

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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 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
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 02:49 PM
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just paint the stripes black and leave the outer trim chrome.. thats wat i got
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 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
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 04:45 PM
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go for full black


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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 04:58 PM
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buy chrome paint and paint it again
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 05:58 PM
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ive never seen chrome paint that looks like chrome. i would just go black
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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 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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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 11:56 AM
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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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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by edinburger
go for full black


would look great without the 80's gold grille
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 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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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 04:48 PM
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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...
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 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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