so I got tired of titanium, and seems like more and more people are getting it,
everybody also has the gloss black VRD grill

so I took mine off, picked up some flat black engine enamel paint and sprayed away.

so far I think im the only one thats done this, woopiee
I really like the look of it, its understated and clean looking




paint makes it look like oem texture, and it matches my flat black wheels

original titanium finish




after 8 months or so, it dulls out



new finish





my flat black wheels


5 minute flat black VRD mod ftmw

ill post more pics of it on my car when the paint dries

 

wow very nice! can't wait to see pics of it on your car!

so you left the titanium world :[ hahaha love your rims btw

 

flat black ftw, i did the same but with the lower to upper grille mod.

 

got em on my car now.

 

Looks better than it did when it was faded, but looks plastic now.

 

looks clean! the titanium finish cant be repolished right?

 

looks good i may do this my grill has these weird spots on it that wont come off and its not really that shiny any more where did u get the paint

 

hope u sanded it, or its gonna chip off...

 

isnt it plastic? but yeah once the titanium finish fades better just repaint it.. but should have clear coated it if that helps

 

i say you shoulda used some sort of prep, sanding would have been a btch, but you couldve used some primer spray paint stuff. I painted the grill on my last car without really prepping, and i cleared it to, its starting to chip off and you can see the chrome underneath.

 

That sucks. FIG Grilles FTW! j/k
Look good bro! You should have clear coated it though.

 

wow, nice work.. i like this look a lot better.

 

looks better black

 

^ thats what she said

 

what about glossy black ?

 

looks really clean.

 

flat black and glossy black are both still a shade of black....

 

took another pic of it this morning

 

I dont want a glossy grill, I want an understated low pro grill.

in hindsight, I really wished I taped off the outer edges so Id have a silver trim like stock,
ah well.

 

I think it looks good, but it's going to look bad real soon when it starts to chip. You should sand it all down then repaint it.