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First mod, a 90 buck one.

Old 05-31-14, 12:23 PM
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Default First mod, a 90 buck one.

Decided my car looked too generic, my previous car was a 2010 camaro with stripes. Visited a vinyl shop to black out the middle part of the grill. Had a guy in an IS do a double take when I was in his rear mirror.

90 bucks well spent.
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Old 05-31-14, 12:25 PM
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Another angle.

Ps: I hate the front license bracket too. But with the cops around CA it's not worth the trouble.
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looks good . the chrome around the grill and emblem would look good to. total blackout
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
looks good . the chrome around the grill and emblem would look good to. total blackout
yeah idk why so many people on here leave that part chrome, it'd look a lot better if it was blacked out as well
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Hmmm, I was going for this kinda look. Not too ricey. Thing is it's hard to go back once it's a full blackout. While adding stuff incrementally it's easier.
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Looks good - I agree also do the chrome surround black.
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Originally Posted by inramana
Hmmm, I was going for this kinda look. Not too ricey. Thing is it's hard to go back once it's a full blackout. While adding stuff incrementally it's easier.
This is a very nice shot. Looks v-e-r-y good. And I still say these grilles were inspired by blow-up dolls.
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what shop did this for you? i think i want to do mine in gloss black.
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Originally Posted by fsportjay
what shop did this for you? i think i want to do mine in gloss black.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/vinyl-styles-san-carlos

Highly recommend.
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too far from me, but thanks for the info. looks awesome
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i must be one of the very few that does not like this mod. i like the separation the body color gives the grill
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I've been wanting to do this but when you get rock chips you're going to have white (silver) spots everywhere on it and u can't just touch it up with a black paint. That's the bad thing about wraps and plastidips, you'll have to replace the whole thing. lol

It looks good when it's new and not being driven.
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Originally Posted by inramana
Another angle.

Ps: I hate the front license bracket too. But with the cops around CA it's not worth the trouble.
My first mod was $90 too! Except I had the same problem a you, and I opted to be a little different...Just couldn't justify covering up the most beautiful feature of the car IMO...

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Originally Posted by mdhaliwal
My first mod was $90 too! Except I had the same problem a you, and I opted to be a little different...Just couldn't justify covering up the most beautiful feature of the car IMO...

Is your license plate screwed to the bumper or mounted with tow hook mount?
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