plastic dip or paint or buy midnight grill, that's the question.
03-19-2014, 07:36 PM
#33
There is a thread the DIY section that I followed. The key is to bend the rear vertical section of the radiator shroud over the rear-facing pegs (there are some pictures in the thread to help illustrate) and then get the front vertical section of the shroud over the metal platform the shroud sits on (lift the rear and look underneath it to see how it catches on the platform).
I put my midnight grill on. Looks pretty good - I would have preferred matte black but plastidipping seems like too much of a pain and having to redo it from all the chipping. I left the emblem off for now because I may plastidip that.
I put my midnight grill on. Looks pretty good - I would have preferred matte black but plastidipping seems like too much of a pain and having to redo it from all the chipping. I left the emblem off for now because I may plastidip that.
03-20-2014, 02:33 AM
#34
Here is the grill sans emblem. I did not take pics during install. I'm going to plastidip the emblem. May look weird being matte against the gloss of the grills so I'm going to look for plastidip glossifier (clearcoat) but I don't think home depot has it. If i like it black I'll paint it with caliper/engine paint. I think the chrome emblem doesnt fit. You can see vaio23's album with it on a dark gray G. One of his pics was on the front page and I clicked through.
03-20-2014, 08:03 AM
#35
Well got quoted 100 bucks to paint my grille, figured I'd spend a little more and have an extra grille. God I hate this site, it all started with that 4dsc sticker and now I'm expecting 6 boxes today with more on the way next week lol.
03-20-2014, 09:39 AM
#37
I dipped mine, I love the way it came out.
4 Coats standard black, 2 coats glossifier.
https://i.imgur.com/cp5Ywej.jpg
4 Coats standard black, 2 coats glossifier.
https://i.imgur.com/cp5Ywej.jpg
03-20-2014, 10:20 AM
#38
Funny you say that, I was just thinking about that exact statement when I realized how much crap I ordered. I really wanted this grille but could never justify the price. Got it for $130 plus 12 bucks shipping and it states it is for the 10-12 sedan. Also the seller has a positive review for the exact part already. I guess I decided to turn my car into an xS Anniversary Edition but with 19's and in blue slate. Can't wait to get it all on the car!
we ALL spend $$$ for no reason LOL
03-20-2014, 12:27 PM
#41
LOL, on top of all of the stuff for the car I also purchased a new set of tires for my track bike and some maintenance stuff it needed, and then decided to build a 1/10 scale RC Jeep Cherokee that I of course had to buy a bunch of mods for that lol. I gave up drinking to get a bit more out of my workouts to prep for summer, saved enough money from a weekend of not drinking to buy the grille haha. Soda and lime gives the impression that you are drinking and also happens to be free!
03-20-2014, 01:34 PM
#43
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LOL, on top of all of the stuff for the car I also purchased a new set of tires for my track bike and some maintenance stuff it needed, and then decided to build a 1/10 scale RC Jeep Cherokee that I of course had to buy a bunch of mods for that lol. I gave up drinking to get a bit more out of my workouts to prep for summer, saved enough money from a weekend of not drinking to buy the grille haha. Soda and lime gives the impression that you are drinking and also happens to be free!
03-20-2014, 01:51 PM
#44
