Chrome or Black kidneys
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I recently installed matte black kidney grills. I liked how they looked in pictures on other cars, but not sure if I like them on mine. Hard to see, but I also changed out the chrome/white led sidelights for smoked with yellow lights. All from Trinity, thanks Nerwyll!
Maybe I just need to get used to them.
Why do I have a feeling i'll be plastidipping my rims soon.
Here we go towards the Dark Side!...
Opinions on the grills?
Maybe I just need to get used to them.
Why do I have a feeling i'll be plastidipping my rims soon.
Here we go towards the Dark Side!...
Opinions on the grills?
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,and the black ones i've seen lose the depth and blend in too much.
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The chrome definitely makes the front stand out more. If I still had a pair of chrome grilles, I would throw it back on just to switch things up, lol.
The chrome definitely makes the front stand out more. If I still had a pair of chrome grilles, I would throw it back on just to switch things up, lol.
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I had the matte black grilles...looked cheap to me. I put my chrome ones back on with the OEM gloss black slats. Maybe I'll put the OEM gloss black on to change things if I'm in the mood.
If I were you I would stick with chrome or gloss black.
P.S. For the wheels, there are a couple of members here that painted the center indented strip on each spoke black. It looked pretty good. You can use plastidip for that to see how it looks.
If I were you I would stick with chrome or gloss black.
P.S. For the wheels, there are a couple of members here that painted the center indented strip on each spoke black. It looked pretty good. You can use plastidip for that to see how it looks.
