painted mesh valence & painted grille, PICS inside!
08-07-2002, 10:55 PM
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Re: painted mesh valence & painted grille, PICS inside!
Originally posted by itsgt
what do you guys think?
what do you guys think?
Dave
08-07-2002, 11:08 PM
#5
Yeah, about that license plate frame...
It screams "I should be on a rusted out American-made trailer trash ride", such as an IROC, Daytona, or K-car...
I'm not getting personal, to each their own... just my .02. Of course, my smoked license plate cover could look like a$$ to some people, so I'm open to being flamed
Apart from that though, the grille looks cool. I assume that you'll be doing something like that with the upper grille portion? Might look pretty sharp. I don't think I've seen one with a painted white grille (hopefully won't look too ricey).
Mike
p.s. sorry to hack on your plate cover
I'm not getting personal, to each their own... just my .02. Of course, my smoked license plate cover could look like a$$ to some people, so I'm open to being flamed
Apart from that though, the grille looks cool. I assume that you'll be doing something like that with the upper grille portion? Might look pretty sharp. I don't think I've seen one with a painted white grille (hopefully won't look too ricey).
Mike
p.s. sorry to hack on your plate cover
08-08-2002, 11:50 AM
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license frame...
you guys are 100% right, the chained license plate is ugly. I've been meaning to take it off but wasn't sure which plate frame to get in exchange. I put those plates on in the newbie days, thought they were cool, but not any more!
As for the paintings i did:
for the grille: i did something new or at least something that most maxima owners didn't do, i painted the black part of the grille, and left the chrome alone because it matches my door handles. For those who asked, i took the grille out, masked all the chrome areas off and then primed, coated(2x), clearcoated it.
for the mesh:
im not sure what the name of the sheet metal i got was called, but i got it at home depote and i looked for the best design i liked. i then cut out a piece primed, painted, clear coated it...inserted it back in...and for the most it was sitting pretty tight...however the sides (left & right) were pulling back and weren't as tight to the bumper as i wanted it, so i took a small plastic thingy that has thin metal running on the inside of thise plastic and just tied each side down into the bottom of the bumper after drilling 2 tinny wholes. You cannot see the wholes nor the tie down thingy...and it holds it in very well.
As for the paintings i did:
for the grille: i did something new or at least something that most maxima owners didn't do, i painted the black part of the grille, and left the chrome alone because it matches my door handles. For those who asked, i took the grille out, masked all the chrome areas off and then primed, coated(2x), clearcoated it.
for the mesh:
im not sure what the name of the sheet metal i got was called, but i got it at home depote and i looked for the best design i liked. i then cut out a piece primed, painted, clear coated it...inserted it back in...and for the most it was sitting pretty tight...however the sides (left & right) were pulling back and weren't as tight to the bumper as i wanted it, so i took a small plastic thingy that has thin metal running on the inside of thise plastic and just tied each side down into the bottom of the bumper after drilling 2 tinny wholes. You cannot see the wholes nor the tie down thingy...and it holds it in very well.
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