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Old May 23, 2007 | 03:06 PM
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I found a silver one on eBay for a good price, I planned on painting it black when I bought it. But I thought I would see how it looks left silver.





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Paint it black.
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Originally Posted by burstaneurysm
Paint it black.
Which leads me to my next decision, flat black, semi-gloss or gloss?
Old May 23, 2007 | 03:18 PM
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I kind of like it silver. You want to make sure if you paint it that it is going to stick and not peel or chip. I matches your wheels the way it is now..........
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yea you should paint it black thats what i did with my extra grill, the gril who painted my grill use gloss black, green flake, 3 coats of clear and it looks good when it hits the sun







Old May 25, 2007 | 01:46 PM
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I'm liking the silver.
Old May 25, 2007 | 02:12 PM
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It looks good in person, I think it has grown on me pretty well. I have probably the only PW xB with a silver OEM grill in the world! :D
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i also like the silver but i would say paint the lower grills to match the upper that would look real good
Old May 25, 2007 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by CHPRBOX8
i also like the silver but i would say paint the lower grills to match the upper that would look real good
Good idea, I just got to figure out how to remove them. I am sure it is easy, I popped off the lower one's end caps last night. I found out they have safety strings on them. I was thinking about putting the Wal-Mart driving lights there.
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the lower grills just pop out but it is best to take of the bumper to do that
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