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02csnow
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Post by 02csnow »

All right, i have the mr grille billet grill and i know some of you guys have seen it, but i an debating on painting it black but i am not sure. i just need to know what u all think.
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Post by AKLGT »

yes, but you should paint them all black, not just one. they need to match imo. whatever you do, DON'T paint them RED! from previous experience. looks very lame.
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Post by VivaVibe »

No. I think the affect of the billet depends on the metallic nature. Painting it will ruin the look.
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im not going to paint it flat black, it will be a metallic black.
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Post by WaveAction »

i say keep it silver..looks mint..here's a lil photoshot i did to give u an idea of how it'll look in black
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thank you red, i was trying to do that but im not that great at photoshop
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Post by WaveAction »

it's cool..way to do it is use the laso tool..once u got the grills or whatever..hit ctrl+u and a box pops up..and i just adjusted the lightness to abit darker
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Post by Jackie »

It’s cool to let your Billet Grille stay as it is. Silver has the elegance.
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Post by kevera »

Keep it Billet,it looks great.
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Well, i got opinions from both genvibe and matrixowners, they are totally opposit. on genvibe it is the billet winning and on matrixowners it is the black winning. so i will go with people who know the car best and keep it billet.
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Post by kevera »

The billet looks cleaner on your ride.
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Post by shane_c »

I say black so that the front end can have more contrast. I don't like the look of silver on silver.
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Post by Whelan »

I've never been a fan of billet, so I would go black. I will be painting my lower grille soon to match the bumper and getting an 03-04 Trix grille soon.
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Post by AKLGT »

Quote, originally posted by shane_c »I say black so that the front end can have more contrast. I don't like the look of silver on silver. yep, definitely go black. otherwise, it's too monochrome and boring.
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Post by Mavrik »

Black looks good, not so bling.
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Post by kevera »

I like black too.But,why waste the money on the new grilles,cause if you paint them black,you won't even notice them.I would have stayed with the stock ones if you were to do black.
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Post by 02csnow »

the difference between black billets and stock ones is that someone whos sees the car may think they are stock until they get up close to them, and then it becomes a shocker. plus there are not than many black billets.
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Post by kevera »

Ya that's true.But,it's your car,right.I like the billet look on yours,monochromatic looks different from other Vibes.I have black grilles and like the look of them.But we all have them.Being different is what sets us apart.
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Post by Mrizzle05 »

i picked no. cuz it looks nice in silver, but the blacks good with the car too and the lil emblem sticker.IF you get older headlights... then i would paint them black.
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so if i keep it silver do you think i should change out the front emblem to silver?
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Post by Mrizzle05 »

no it still looks good, just if you go black pain the bottom black too.it just would go a lot better with the older blacked out headlights. IMO.
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Post by kevera »

What's the difference between the newer and older headlights.
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Post by 02csnow »

the newer ones are chrome housing and the older ones are black
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Post by kevera »

I guess I have black ones then as per my sig.I thought they were all the same.Still,keep your grilles Silver.lol
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Post by 02csnow »

I like them silver b/c there are no vibes around here that have silver grills (billet), but every so often when i look at them i picture them in black and wonder how they would look.
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Post by breezd »

I like the black... it gives a nice contrast to the front end.
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