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Old May 13, 2004 | 05:47 PM
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Will the SS grilles rust/corrode?

Those that have the Street Scenes upper and lower grilles, did you experiece any rust or discoloration? KPazzo6, I know you have the grilles and they look good on your car.

Now that finals are done, I can do some more mods.

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Old May 13, 2004 | 10:11 PM
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I just oredered mine today. When it comes in I'm going to get it painted to match the color of the car.
Old May 14, 2004 | 12:29 AM
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I finally purchased mine weeks ago and I just got it back from my friend who painted it black and applied a layer of clear coat. Gonna install it over the weekend, hopefully.
Old May 14, 2004 | 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by 808MAX-SPEC
I finally purchased mine weeks ago and I just got it back from my friend who painted it black and applied a layer of clear coat. Gonna install it over the weekend, hopefully.

are you planning to install the upper grill over your stock grill?? or will you be cutting it out??

i've been wanting to get both upper and lower grills, but i dont know how to go about cutting out the factory grill.
Old May 14, 2004 | 01:12 AM
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Originally Posted by MaximaTong
are you planning to install the upper grill over your stock grill?? or will you be cutting it out??

i've been wanting to get both upper and lower grills, but i dont know how to go about cutting out the factory grill.
When i first join the org, Kpazzo6 said it's possible to install the upper grille without cutting out the OEM grille. He has a how-to on his cardomain site. The only thing is that you have to remove the bumper in order to install both grilles. Are you okay with removing the bumper?
Old May 14, 2004 | 05:30 AM
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I sprayed quite a bit of clearcoat on my SS grilles in an attempt to avoid any rust problems....also put mine over the factory grille, no cutting.
Old May 14, 2004 | 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 808MAX-SPEC
When i first join the org, Kpazzo6 said it's possible to install the upper grille without cutting out the OEM grille. He has a how-to on his cardomain site. The only thing is that you have to remove the bumper in order to install both grilles. Are you okay with removing the bumper?

thanx, but i've seen Kpazzo6's write-up a long while ago. what i would like to know is how the hell do people cut out their stock grill??...after that, how do you install an aftermarket grill in its place??
Old May 14, 2004 | 09:14 AM
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You might have to cut a little bit of the Stock Grille!

I have both the Upper and lower SS grill on my 2k Max. Well, you won't have to cut off the whole stock grill but you might have to cut little slots on the Factory grill to fit the SS grill. You'll know what you have to cut once you get your grill. Make the tiny cuts around & fit the SS grill right on top of the Factory grill and secure it with the clips that comes with the SS. The clips will slip right on and it will secure it pretty good. Hope this would help!
Old May 14, 2004 | 06:43 PM
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What place has the best price on the grille?

Or can be starte a Group deal?
Old May 14, 2004 | 07:07 PM
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I've had mine thru 2 chicago winters & to this day still no discoloration or rust. I got the idea of not cutting OEM grill from BigDogJonx.

So, basically its your choice. I chose not to cut it, just in case I take it out later or sell car I can remove it & still have OEM grill behind it.
Old May 14, 2004 | 07:39 PM
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My lower grille has started to show signs of rust after a year. I would definitely recommend spraying quiet a few coats of clear coat paint all over the grilles prior to installing them.

~ Kirk
Old May 15, 2004 | 07:59 AM
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I have had mine through 2 new england winters and the only rust I found was on the clips that hold it in. For those who deside to cut there factory grill out the best tool for that is the Roto Zip. Thats what I used, it worked great.
Old May 15, 2004 | 06:56 PM
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Where did you guys buy them?
Old May 16, 2004 | 04:25 AM
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Got the upper from Southwest Autoworks, the lower directly from Stillen.
Old May 16, 2004 | 01:40 PM
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Anybody got a pic of the grilles on a Superblack 00-01 max?
Old May 17, 2004 | 04:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 00MaxSE
Anybody got a pic of the grilles on a Superblack 00-01 max?
http://www.cardomain.com/id/kdlighting

I only have one pic on my CarDomain, but you can see the grille. I only liked the lower valence. Enjoy.

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Old May 17, 2004 | 06:57 AM
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Uh....stainless steel doesn't rust. That is one of its key properties.
Old May 17, 2004 | 08:14 AM
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I don't think these are stainless steel. I think they're aluminum, arent' they?

SS=Street Scenes, not Stainless Steel
Old May 17, 2004 | 11:19 AM
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Old May 17, 2004 | 12:45 PM
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SS=Street Scenes, not Stainless Steel[/QUOTE]

Too many F' ing acronyms!!

Old May 18, 2004 | 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by krazyd
My lower grille has started to show signs of rust after a year. I would definitely recommend spraying quiet a few coats of clear coat paint all over the grilles prior to installing them.

~ Kirk
what kind of clear coat are you guys useing?from where you get it and part #?Thanks
Old May 18, 2004 | 10:05 AM
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Street scenes grille, have it on over a year , no rust, and i wash it every
week...
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