Has anybody tried replacing their grill and trunk badges/lettering with the same one except painted to match body color? If so, please post pics.

 

i painted mine charcoal, it looks good with the black car.

 

yes... pics please! btw what kinda paint did u use

 

Well in my current sig, I painted my emblum black. Although I dont have a black car.

 

see my Sig pix!
The paint was High-gloss Auto paint from Autozone($3 a can).

 

i wonder how it would look on a white max...i was thinking about painting them but not sure which color would look good. the gold is starting to fade so i dunno, and i don't want to go chrome cuz everyone has it.

 

that's a good idea i have a white max and i'd like to pain my emblems white also how do u cover the background (trunk)? anyone know?

 

You have to take off before painting or you'll be sorry...

 

I checked with the dealership a while back about the cost of each piece and from what I remember, they weren't all that expensive. That way it would already have the sticky-back .

 

i was driving behind a 2000/2001 today and noticed the nissan emblem on the back was chrome with black on the inside...i think that could look pretty neat on a white 4th generation. anyone find anything else about painted emblems or have any good ideas?

 

I like the body color emblym look. It was either shave mine or paint them. I actually ended up shaving the rear and painting the front:

 

just wanted to say great job with your car. of course some things i wouldn't do, but to each their own...yours looks like you've put so much into and it looks great!...the emblems look cool too.

 

wow he also painted the grill...that looks nice bro

 

Thanks guys, I appreciate the compliments. It actual won't look anything like that after this summer. I've had a '97 front end sitting in my garage since last X-Mas break!

 

i have a 99 SE-L and for some reason the "MAXIMA" logo on the back came in titanium but the "nissan" came in standard chrome..looks uncoordinated..why did Nissan do this? probly to save an extra .05 cents building each SE-L

 

ptatohed...i must say the front end looks very nice. maybe its just me and i own a 95/96...but with the front lip i really like the front ends of our 95/96's. just seems like everyone else has the 97+ and if they dont they want to get the front end. i have grown fond of the "big mouth" on the lower bumper. just my .02

 

be original, grab the badges and go to work

 

I hear you Req. Trust me man, I thought about this looooong and hard. I too like the '95/'96 front. I don't think the '97/'99 is that much better. Just a hair. A hair meaner looking too. I think it is perhaps an A- if the '95/'96 is a B+. I do like the foglights better but the mouth is pretty much equal. In fact, I like the '95/'96 grill much better. So it isn't worth the hundreds I spent for the look of the '97 nose alone. Where the real beauty lies is in the '97/'99 Stillen lip! I loooooooooove that thing. I don't know if it is just me but I never could get my '96 to line up without a gapping seem. The '97 wraps up and over and sits within the lower air dam and foglights. NO SEEM!! That, and it has those cool, little airdamns. So that's why Req.

 

i just did mine the other day black, but im goin back to chrome once again

Ant

 

Don't do it Ant!

CHROME

 

wait!! before u do it, take a pic of ure black emblem and post it! thanks =)

 

ptato...has everyone had the fitment probs with the 95/96 lip? i have been thinking hard about getting one...if they dont fit well thats a big bummer. and i do like the 97+ lip, but i like a little more subtle/stock look and the 95/96 lip doesnt make the car look too out of the ordinary in my opinion. i love the sleeper look. i just hope the lip doesnt have overall bad fitment

 

How did you get your head/fog/corner lights to come out blue like that? THat looks pretty nice....

 

all those who painted the emblems, what do u use to stick it back on the grill ?

 

Epoxy glue most likely... is that how u spell it

 

you dont want to empoxy that on there, you will never be able to take it off, just use double sided tape

 

I can't speak for everyone Req. but I can say I had a heck of a time. I tried all sorts of things and the front never stayed on perfect. You might want to ask around and see what others say. Perhaps request some up-close pics.