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Old 03-18-2007, 01:23 PM
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ok i need opinion, paint or not paint hood chrome
Need opinion, paint the top part of the grille black/black chrome or leave it as is? IMO painted will make it flow better and little more aggressive, gimmie input!
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i say dont paint it... when its left chrome... the black painted section looks more narrow and is more aggressive in my opinion. if it were all black... from a distance you would see a larger opening. i think a smaller/narrower one looks like it is squinting and is more mean.

i think the mattig grille looks much better than the 05 stock!

btw... what happened to your 05 grill? are you still deciding whether or not to keep it?
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it's sitting in my room behind me right now, still trying to debate about paint/tape the top chrome part or not in the moment

also i took some pic of my Navi, gotta show it when it's ready.

IMO the stupid license plate is blocking the cleaness =/
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Why not just paint the entire car chrome. Then you will have a very special coupe, and it would be 1 out of 1. Something like the chrome M3


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cuz the whole car chrome is illegal on the street? =)
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No its not a dealer is selling the Chrome Renntech SL on Ebay. So it must be legal.
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leave it chrome!! and also, sell me your 05 grill! i'm thinking of painting that black!
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I hate all you coupes because I want that grill for my sadan, But I would leave it. Looks good with the chrome up top.
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Originally Posted by powa
Need opinion, paint the top part of the grille black/black chrome or leave it as is? IMO painted will make it flow better and little more aggressive, gimmie input!
Chrome looks good with your headlights. imo.
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Originally Posted by lorinser_komp
No its not a dealer is selling the Chrome Renntech SL on Ebay. So it must be legal.
very tru, saw it a while back. Not sure about the legality of driving an all chrome car will just about kill everyone driving in the sunlight. Not cool, nor smart.
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I think you should go back to the 2005 grill, and sell me this thing hahaha. lemme know when you let go of your 05 grill.
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Originally Posted by advans
I think you should go back to the 2005 grill, and sell me this thing hahaha. lemme know when you let go of your 05 grill.
sigh... yeah i am officially receding from the race for your 05 grille. i am saving up my $$ for something else... something special.

advans... you should get the mattig grille like powa. it would look SIIICCKK on your car, more so than a painted 05 grille
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