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Old 11-20-2008, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by sportscars' post='719497
Was it easy to paint the grills, how many coats did you spray? And what paint did you use? I tried the duplicolor plastic spraypaint on mine and didn't like the endresult, maybe because I never used any clearcoat? Thanks man.
Thanks for the comments. I used Krylon Fusion for Plastic, but you really need to finish it off with the clear or it won't be glossy enough. The clear coat will give it that wet look. I'm probably going to get matte black or CF. I'm still trying to get used to the black grille look.
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I wouldn't recommend spraying on top of the chrome. It will eventually chip. Get the gloss shadowline. You should have some left over pocket change from the R10's.
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Haha, unfortunately my Europe trip took care of that. Those black Neez wheels did look good - too rich for my blood though. I don't think I'm cut out for all this DIY stuff. I'm just gonna get black grilles and SLT. Much simpler...
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Very nice, what u need right now are the M5-mirrors to make it off.
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Originally Posted by AKAlius' post='727084' date='Nov 20 2008, 07:47 PM
Nice tips, what kind are they? Are they the M6 oval tips?
Thanks. They're the oval tips from AAA exhaust here in SoCal. A couple of members have installed them as well.
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Does any vendor sell Glossy Black Grilles or do most just get them sprayed? Thanks.
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Originally Posted by the chang' post='730408' date='Nov 24 2008, 05:46 PM
Does any vendor sell Glossy Black Grilles or do most just get them sprayed? Thanks.
There were some on eBay before, but I think the eBay market has since shifted to "matte" black grills.
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very nice!
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