Painted Grilles - I've got pictures

HOCKEYTOWN · Post by **HOCKEYTOWN** » Mon Jan 20, 2003 9:45 am

I painted the upper & lower front grilles to match my body color & added a "GT" logo from a Gand Am. What do you think? [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG]

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HOCKEYTOWN · Post by **HOCKEYTOWN** » Mon Jan 20, 2003 9:46 am

Here's another [IMG][/IMG]

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HOCKEYTOWN · Post by **HOCKEYTOWN** » Mon Jan 20, 2003 9:47 am

And one more

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Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Mon Jan 20, 2003 9:50 am

I like the painted grille, but I think I would remove the GT. But just my opinion. Nice job though!

DopeVibeGT · Post by **DopeVibeGT** » Mon Jan 20, 2003 9:52 am

Looks pretty good. I like the little GT emblem. Kind of mixes the old with the new.

PBFlash · Post by **PBFlash** » Mon Jan 20, 2003 10:02 am

That looks good. What brand/color paint did you use.

Vibe Rater · Post by **Vibe Rater** » Mon Jan 20, 2003 11:04 am

Nice car. Is it an Aztek?

Vibe · Post by **Vibe** » Mon Jan 20, 2003 4:39 pm

Looks really good-- NICE!!!!!!! James

cohocarl · Post by **cohocarl** » Mon Jan 20, 2003 5:35 pm

I think it looks great, and I like the GT emblem, but since it came from a Grand Am I'll have to take a few points away.....

cibomatto · Post by **cibomatto** » Mon Jan 20, 2003 8:05 pm

wow.. looks great....

DopeVibeGT · Post by **DopeVibeGT** » Mon Jan 20, 2003 8:47 pm

Ahem! Whats wrong with a Grand Am?

robdog · Post by **robdog** » Tue Jan 21, 2003 5:54 am

painted grille looks real nice. I have the abyss so it matches already, if i had another color I would definitely use your idea, i would lose the gt though, no need to over advertise, keep a low key and really blow the doors off the civic ricers out there without them knowing what hit them....

HOCKEYTOWN · Post by **HOCKEYTOWN** » Thu Jan 23, 2003 12:17 pm

I work at a local Ford Dealership, I removed the grilles and one of the body shop painters painted them for a case of beer. He used Dupont paint with a flex agent added, then baked them in the oven. The Pontiac silver is the same as a Ford silver on the market. Removal of the grille couldn't have been more simple, some push pin type screws and then are just clipped in. As for the GT emble, the font almost matches the Vibe GT font perfectly on the doors, it's hard to tell in the picture, but I also added GT emblems to the d-pilar behind the rear doors, I think the red emblems accent the silver paint really nice, but it is my car.

baltimore17 · Post by **baltimore17** » Fri Jan 24, 2003 12:04 pm

That really does look good. The silver paint brings out the grill's hex pattern, something that gets lost with the stock black grill. The up front GT emblem works well. Hey, if you want stealth against Hondas, why worry about the front grill? Hopefully, you're gonna be showing them your tailgate. How about the side view mirrors next?

Yoda · Post by **Yoda** » Sat Jan 25, 2003 9:11 am

I don't know robdog - out of the 3 Abyss Vibes I've seen here in Michigan, 2 of them have silver grilles (3 if you count mine). One of them has been painted since last May. I was waiting to post these pics to see how the paint did during the winter (cold and salt) and also till I got better digital photos and had time to clean off my car. Here's the pics I have so far - they really do not do the car justice, the grilles look like the "mesh/chickenwire" that everyone gets. I happen to like how it looks on Abyss. The great part is that you can get the can of chrome paint for $5 and it takes less than two hours to do it...

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ChipsAbyss · Post by **ChipsAbyss** » Sun Jan 26, 2003 2:43 am

hay thanks yoda i was wondering what it looks likean the abyss and i must say it looks good as soon as the spring comes im gonna do mine

dabusdriver · Post by **dabusdriver** » Mon Jan 27, 2003 3:46 am

I think it looks pretty nice. Where'd you get the paint to match your car?

Mr. Poopypants · Post by **Mr. Poopypants** » Tue Jan 28, 2003 4:30 am

I don't know how this would look on the Lava Vibe, Anyone do this with Lava? If so, please post some pics.

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