Installed Streetbeat 3pc Grille for 05-07 Vibes

[skitime]

Installed the 3 piece grille from Street Beat Customs. The link for the grilles is http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/apsp85101a.html. They were only $63.15 delivered. They are painted and only the front surface is polished which I feel gives a better quality appearance. Fit and finish was excellent. Some grilles I have seen are only aluminum on all surfaces. I did not like that look. Installation was very easy. You do not have to even remove your plastic grilles. They simply bolt onto the plastic grilles with supplied hardware. This brings the grilles out further which allows them to be seen better. Here are some pics. Let me know what you think of them. Thanks

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[skitime]

Full Shot

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Close-up

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Another close-up

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[damronjr]

It looks good, but I think you should get the other 2 pieces as well so the whole grill maches, then it would be awesome!

[AKLGT]

not bad, but i agree with jason. you need all the grills to match or it just looks like you ran out of money or something. just mho.

[scherry2]

looks good!

[nuvibe]

I think you should take off the sport pkg sell it to me and with the money get the rest of the grill to match the bottom half and it would be complete, the answer to the problem, lol j/k Like Jason pointed out, it just missing a piece of the puzzle to be complete. But I do like, I have the same front body style.... nuvibe

[Mrizzle05]

can i tell you something........ Your car is HOT!Those grilles look good.

[keithvibe]

I like the grills. I too want to get the billet grills for my vibe. However like the rest here suggested I want the matching upper grills and when I called streetbeat customs they couldn't get the upper grills and only carried the lower grills. I seen a vender on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...QrdZ1 that carries all five peices but from the feedback I noticed that their grills are mounted by freaking zip ties. I am not too keen on zip tieing my grills on. Does any one know of another vender that carries all FIVE peices for the vibe?

[4X4CHICHI]

Looks cool, What kind of rims are those?

[GrayFox]

Quote, originally posted by Mrizzle05 »can i tell you something........ Your car is HOT!+100 I wonder if the stock grills painted silver would look good... just a thought?If you did that you would probly need to paint the chrome trim black or salsa to make it look right

[keithvibe]

Just an FYI on the link I posted for the five peice grill set. I emailed the guy and asked him flat out if the grills are mounted with zip ties?His responce:No they are mounted with brackets and rivets.Shaun SteeleMr. GrillePO Box 62Norco, CA 92860http://www.mrgrille.comLooks like I will be investing in some billet grills in the not to distant future

[skitime]

Thanks to all for your comments good or bad. I personally do not like to billet main grilles that I have seen. They look unfinished with the chrome trim missing which gives the appearance of being homemade. What I am thinking of doing with mine is to paint the main grille salsa to compete the monochrome scheme on the rest of the my Vibe.

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[skitime]

Here is the roof rack which is also painted to match the car. I hate to see the Vibes with body color spoiler alongside the back and aluminum roof rack. It just makes it look like someone added a spoiler to a wagon in my opinion.

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[skitime]

Here is to back of the Vibe with refective GrafxWerks.

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[AKLGT]

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »I like the grills. I too want to get the billet grills for my vibe. However like the rest here suggested I want the matching upper grills and when I called streetbeat customs they couldn't get the upper grills and only carried the lower grills. I seen a vender on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...QrdZ1 that carries all five peices but from the feedback I noticed that their grills are mounted by freaking zip ties. I am not too keen on zip tieing my grills on. Does any one know of another vender that carries all FIVE peices for the vibe?the zip ties work just fine. sure it seems kinda lame, but when you put them on, you can't tell or see them. and for the price, it's still not bad. i had the 4 piece set for my 03 VGT. they lasted a long time until i lost the lower grills when i ate a snow bank. otherwise, zipties are like duct tape: always useful and work great!

[AKLGT]

Quote, originally posted by skitime »Thanks to all for your comments good or bad. I personally do not like to billet main grilles that I have seen. They look unfinished with the chrome trim missing which gives the appearance of being homemade. What I am thinking of doing with mine is to paint the main grille salsa to compete the monochrome scheme on the rest of the my Vibe. it's your car, but with having everything on your car painted the same color (your roof racks, wings, mirrors, etc) you think it might be too much of the same color?? i love the salsa color and i'm all for the monotone appearance, however sometimes you just have to break up the monotony.

[Merzbow]

Looks great