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Old Jun 13, 2009 | 11:15 AM
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Cool another stillen grille owner That black chrome emblem is a nice touch to an overall very clean set up and I'm not even a fan of red Want to go black chrome myself but it would require a few more mods to make it look right on my IP the modding never ends... I'm done for this year, I think...
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Old Jun 13, 2009 | 01:43 PM
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Finally a pic of it on a red car, if I didn't know of a even better grille (not Ionic) coming out in a coulple months I'd be all over this.

What grille u talking bout bro. Was thinking of picking up the stillen grille but since u mentioned another grilles coming out, I may just have to wait. Whats up? I want a grille that matches our VR color.
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Old Jun 13, 2009 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by RedG37SNC
Just finished installing the Stillen Grille. Overall the fitments is good however there was one major issue I find very disappointing for a $254 grille and that's the mount for the emblem. Unlike the stock grill mount which has two holes in a thin hard plastic back plate the emblem clips snuggly into, the stillen grille emblem mount has a thick piece of softer plastic which is too wide and rather wedges the emblem in on a ridge on the edge of the plastic which is not as secure for my tastes. You need to do some work on it to produce a good fit. Another modification required is the removal of the center arm on the emblem itself since that's where the bar is and not a gap any more. A dremel makes short work of what otherwise would have been a painfully hard mod to do without possibly screwing up the emblem since you need to remove the arm all wth way to the fugi practically.

Overall though I like the look, especially with black chrome emblems which serve to not emphasis the bar as much and produce a semi-emblemless look. The semi-gloss grille coordinates well with matte black lipped rims which was my hope. I actually ended up liking the look quite a bit more then I first thought I would.









Ur ride looks sick RedG37. Nice to see another VR repping, and repping hott. VR usually doesn't get much love.
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Old Jun 13, 2009 | 05:12 PM
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Your car is so sick
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 02:31 PM
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Dude, when I first saw that grill I HATED it! But as a fellow VR owner, I totally dig it, nice work. With your parking pass in the windshield you have all the colors of my beloved Ferrari
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 05:14 PM
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not a huge fan of this grill but it fits your cars look well.
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 05:27 PM
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I love it...gorgeous looking grill, and considering the crappy quality of the stock grill (gets chipped easily) this may be a pretty good fix for the problem. How's the quality of this material? Does it chip easily or is it flexible? Where did you order it from? I'm thinking I'm gonna do it, since it will also match the finish on the wheels I ordered
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by LightningG37
Dude, when I first saw that grill I HATED it! But as a fellow VR owner, I totally dig it, nice work. With your parking pass in the windshield you have all the colors of my beloved Ferrari
I know exactly what you mean, I was so desperate for a sporty grille I tried several ideas to make this work but couldn't find one so I waited and waited and waited until I couldn't wait any longer. Even this grille was better then the alternative in my eyes. Then it came to me to de-emphasize the emblem and with that the bar and from there the idea to try black chrome and I was plesantly surprised. I like this better then an emblem sitting on mesh since it keeps the shape of the front from the side and doesn't give an open mouth gap like the Zele would.

I need to get some real dark tint on the front 4" to hide that parking pass a bit... oh hell didn't I say I was done...lol

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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 07BlackG35Stud
I love it...gorgeous looking grill, and considering the crappy quality of the stock grill (gets chipped easily) this may be a pretty good fix for the problem. How's the quality of this material? Does it chip easily or is it flexible? Where did you order it from? I'm thinking I'm gonna do it, since it will also match the finish on the wheels I ordered
This grille is much more resilient and very flexible it's solid black so no paint chipping although I imagine it could get scuffed by a rock. I expect it will hold up better then anything else on the front. Ordered direct from Stillen, didn't see a better price anywhere.
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 02:49 AM
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Please post a pik if you have a black G with the Stillen grill
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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I like it. Looks sexy, but not ricey, compared with other aftermarket grilles. It blends with the motif of your car.
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 10:23 PM
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Red.... first off I think the Stillen grill looks great on VR. You may have posted this in another thread somewhere but what am I looking at (circled in white)..... looks too big to be your city light considering they are installed from the rear and the hole is very small (that sounded kinda pornographic).....

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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 10:38 PM
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^^ multiple LED bulbs? I have them on mine.
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 10:43 PM
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Does the Stillen grille fit sedans??
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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no sir. it wont
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