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Old Apr 5, 2007 | 07:16 PM
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Well I have a FM tC and am buying a set of stock grills including false grilles. I am considering painting them white and dremeling out teh false grills and do a g.f.i and that way you won't see the nasty corrugated hose and it'd look nice. Let me know whatcha think. Thanx
Old Apr 5, 2007 | 07:25 PM
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a photoshop would probably help...someone chime in and do a quick chop!

the contrast would look neat i think!
Old Apr 5, 2007 | 08:42 PM
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white on FM is a bad idea.
Old Apr 5, 2007 | 08:49 PM
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^^ yeah....no
Old Apr 5, 2007 | 08:50 PM
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barf. no...don't do it...maybe try some sort of chrome, metallic finish or something, but, not white.
Old Apr 5, 2007 | 09:05 PM
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Ok, I just want a deep contrast, maybe something metallic or a pearl? Can someone chop it for me? thanx.
Old Apr 5, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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^^ chrome grills = trucks not tC's
Old Apr 5, 2007 | 10:22 PM
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yeah i agree white grills on a flint mica??? i dont think that'll work too well...
Old Apr 5, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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well, chrome is more of an american muscle car thing. but yeah, lately trucks and suv's have it, but it is also popular on luxury cars like 300c's, caddy's, high end lexus, benz's etc. if he was going to do a sort of luxury coupe design, chrome wouldn't be such a bad way to do the trim.

please note, i said trim NOT rims!
Old Apr 6, 2007 | 06:07 AM
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I can't stand chrome at all. I really want some white though, can anyone else think about some other color. Perhaps gunmetalish color to match the alloy wheels?




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