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Old 02-11-2021, 02:27 PM
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I would like to swap out the grill. To all black or maybe carbon fibre. looked on Ebay lots of choices but not sure its is the right one. Anyone know who is making them for a GTR.
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I don't understand blacking everything out a hiding the features and design of the car. (At least that's what happens when I look at an all black and blacked out vehicle.) But if you are going to go for black and black out, why not go all the way: ultra black.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/11/s...s-animals.html

BMW is doing it with Vantablack:
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I don't understand blacking everything out a hiding the features and design of the car. (At least that's what happens when I look at an all black and blacked out vehicle.) But if you are going to go for black and black out, why not go all the way: ultra black.
Eh, to some of us chrome looks tacky and garish.
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Originally Posted by NSAMG
I would like to swap out the grill. To all black or maybe carbon fibre. looked on Ebay lots of choices but not sure its is the right one. Anyone know who is making them for a GTR.
I was wondering what a carbon fibre pan Americana grill would look like on the gt! Any photos of examples?
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I was wondering what a carbon fibre pan Americana grill would look like on the gt! Any photos of examples?
This should give you an idea:

https://www.aliexpress.com/i/4000414658951.html
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Just had mine wrapped. Easy peasy. $175.
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I had mine wrapped but it never looks as good as something that was finished in glass black as part of its formfactor. The nice part about moving to a replacement grill is you can add the front camera yours didnt come with it from the factory.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...archweb201603_

plus, if you look at this one, it also finishes the star housing in gloss black too rather than the factory ABS plastic.



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I plasti-dipped mine. Just the vertical slats. Will post a pic soon.
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Originally Posted by Skilly
I had mine wrapped but it never looks as good as something that was finished in glass black as part of its formfactor. The nice part about moving to a replacement grill is you can add the front camera yours didnt come with it from the factory.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...archweb201603_

plus, if you look at this one, it also finishes the star housing in gloss black too rather than the factory ABS plastic.


very nice,

btw I have the 2020 rear taillights for sale if you want to complete the 2020 facelift . they are plug and play.
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very nice,

btw I have the 2020 rear taillights for sale if you want to complete the 2020 facelift . they are plug and play.
thanks....I'm struggling to see the difference between the 2018 and 2020 tail lights. What am I missing?
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thanks....I'm struggling to see the difference between the 2018 and 2020 tail lights. What am I missing?
the 2020 are way darker




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Originally Posted by mbjj57
the 2020 are way darker


Did you go with the EU taillights for the sequential turn signals?
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the 2020 are way darker
now it makes sense as to why I don't see a difference. Mine are already tinted. If these were the Euro lights, I would be interested though!


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now it makes sense as to why I don't see a difference. Mine are already tinted. If these were the Euro lights, I would be interested though!

wow sick shot! 👏
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great pic.

THE 2020 tail lights are not smoked at all , the inside is a way darker red and black , it accentuates the red light stripes , way better imo. You have to see them in real life, noticeable difference .
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I decided to to go with black Chrome. As I did with all the emblems. I thought I’d try it myself, as the emblems turned out good. 3 coats on the emblems and 6 on the grill.
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Originally Posted by Orcbolg
Did you go with the EU taillights for the sequential turn signals?
us version , not sequential ...
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Haven’t thought about that yet. But may do in the future. There’s always seems something I can do. Then once I’m done I start another project. Winters are long here. Got to have something to keep me in the garage 😋
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I did mine last weekend, but like Skilly said will not look as good as a gloss black paint job. I like all black, but make a poll on FB and almost all the votes went to OEM, my son OEM, GF vote OEM. I will leave it all black and then take it off in a couple of months to see what it feels to see the chrome accents again.
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I might be interested in the tail lights. Will they work with the 17 GTS? Price?

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