Pics of my black painted grille
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Re: Very nice job
Originally posted by blueC230K
Both of you "black twins" look great!! Love it. Just want to know how do you take off the grille? any special tools needed? Thanks
Both of you "black twins" look great!! Love it. Just want to know how do you take off the grille? any special tools needed? Thanks
As long as u have a rachect set (only because i forgot what size) and a flat head screw driver, its and easy, u just need to unscrew the top chrome peice and take it off, then the tricky part is to take the bottom portion of the grill off, u will see what needs to be unscrewd, but on the sides of the grille inside there are 2 clips that need to be taken off then the grille cant be poped of of those 2 clips on eash side, (it will be loose but not out yet) on the bottom of the "Star" inderneath it u will be something where u need to use a flathead screwdriver and pop out 2 plastic peices, Once thats out u can they to carefully remove the grille, it will use some effort though.
Originally posted by Buellwinkle
BlackC230Coupe, looks great, I'll have to ask my local body shop if they'll do it. Do you know if they had to do something to the chrome to make the paint stick? Also, did they do anything special to the paint to make it more chip resistant?
BlackC230Coupe, looks great, I'll have to ask my local body shop if they'll do it. Do you know if they had to do something to the chrome to make the paint stick? Also, did they do anything special to the paint to make it more chip resistant?
Originally posted by hokusbenz
i would do the same thing to the grille for my black coupe, except i would leave the chrome strips at the top and bottom- if someone could photeshop this on blackc230's car i would appreciate it. thanks
i would do the same thing to the grille for my black coupe, except i would leave the chrome strips at the top and bottom- if someone could photeshop this on blackc230's car i would appreciate it. thanks
Originally posted by madryan
i was thinkin of painting mine... but i have black shiny vinyl tape on instead.... this is a good idea for those who leased
at first i did of the silver part ( left the chrome)...
then i did the whole grille....
same effect (except it was free).... but painted looks better
maybe when i paint my wing i'll do the grille too??...
i like the fact that i could just peel off and be stock though...
anyone know how much a new grille costs??
i was thinkin of painting mine... but i have black shiny vinyl tape on instead.... this is a good idea for those who leased
at first i did of the silver part ( left the chrome)...
then i did the whole grille....
same effect (except it was free).... but painted looks better
maybe when i paint my wing i'll do the grille too??...
i like the fact that i could just peel off and be stock though...
anyone know how much a new grille costs??
I once was talking to my service rep and he thinks the grille is like $400.00 but he was not sure, it may not be true since he did not check with the parts dept. but i can imagine them to be cheap.