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Old May 24, 2007 | 01:15 PM
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Guys, ive seen on this website that some people have painted thier grille black. How did you guys remove the grille and what did you pait or spray it with. Im looking forward on doing this but need some input.
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Old May 24, 2007 | 01:40 PM
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What do you use to remove the chrome from the grille?
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Old May 24, 2007 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by ThoLe
What do you use to remove the chrome from the grille?
lol, hey. ive seen that some people made their grille black. i just wanted to know how they removed it to get it painted or sprayed.
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Old May 24, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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cant ne body help me out?????
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Old May 24, 2007 | 05:22 PM
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This is what I used to take out mine. Remember, its going to be a little hard to take it out, so pull it with some muscle.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...5&postcount=42

Good luck
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Old May 24, 2007 | 05:50 PM
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ya it does take some muscle to get the chrome piece off of the assembly. My painter sanded down the chrome, primed it and painted it the same color as my car.
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Old May 24, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Hartawan
This is what I used to take out mine. Remember, its going to be a little hard to take it out, so pull it with some muscle.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...5&postcount=42

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what did you do afterwards??? Did spray it yourself or get it painted br someone.
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Old May 24, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigrahizzl
what did you do afterwards??? Did spray it yourself or get it painted br someone.
I didn't paint it.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...arbon+fiber+yo
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Old May 24, 2007 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Hartawan
HOLY **** dude thats is soooo nice. You have to let me know where you got it from man. Can you give me the full detail on where you got the grill and also is there a option for black instead of the carbon fiber. And where did you get the emblems.
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