Body Colored Grille

rkyat · 2005-03-22 04:07:22

Just got mine done, what do you guys think? http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/347000-347999/347198_73_full.jpg http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/347000-347999/347198_72_full.jpg http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/347000-347999/347198_71_full.jpg and a shaved trunk also :) http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/347000-347999/347198_70_full.jpg

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03-21-2005, 08:07 PM

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Body Colored Grille

Just got mine done, what do you guys think?

and a shaved trunk also

03-21-2005, 08:09 PM

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That actually looks decent... got any daytime pics? I always thought it only looked good on the darker colors...

03-21-2005, 08:10 PM

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looks really nice... good job..

03-21-2005, 08:12 PM

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just got it done today, so ill try and get day pics tomorrow.

03-21-2005, 08:57 PM

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not too bad, looks good...

03-21-2005, 09:35 PM

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It must be the lighting but it looks as if your front bumper doesnt match the rest of your car. The hood and the grille look like a different color. The rear bumper looks different as well maybe im crazy. Anyhow it looks real good, nice job.

03-21-2005, 11:06 PM

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yeah i saw that too,must be the lighting.
the grille looks good

03-21-2005, 11:35 PM

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Looks good man...Nissan should have just done that from the factory

03-22-2005, 05:27 AM

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Looks good. I'm a fan of body colored grilles.

03-22-2005, 05:40 AM

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looks good, it looks best on dark colored cars but still looks good on lighter color cars, just not white. I am not a fan of it on white at all

03-22-2005, 10:02 AM

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looks nice, im waiting for a coat to dry on mine right now, hope mine comes out as well as urs.

03-22-2005, 10:37 AM

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Your car looks nice. Good job on the grill. Mine is a black 01 and I have mine painted black.

03-22-2005, 11:19 AM

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Looks pretty good, but on a Sunlit Sand I would consider painting it black.

03-22-2005, 11:28 AM

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looks good, it looks best on dark colored cars but still looks good on lighter color cars, just not white. I am not a fan of it on white at all

it also depends on what year im not to fond of 2000 grilles painted white doesnt look that good but it might not be that bad for 02+. thats why im gonna go with black

03-22-2005, 01:06 PM

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Damn, you have a Sunlit Sand Maxima?! Your camera almost makes your car look like Sterling Mist. I think the original color grill looks better on lighter color cars.

03-22-2005, 01:39 PM

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I have the same color car and painted the grille last week. I still can't stop checking it out, I love how it looks!

03-22-2005, 03:25 PM

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looks sweet........................

03-22-2005, 04:06 PM

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i like it. it looks very clean!

03-22-2005, 08:25 PM

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yea i realize it too, its not the camera, i believe before i got the car both bumpers were resprayed or something, cause my front lip, grille and hood all match but the front and back bumpers are darker, you can easily tell when the car's just washed.

03-22-2005, 08:28 PM

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I have the same color car and painted the grille last week. I still can't stop checking it out, I love how it looks!

yea i just checked yours out too, i like it as well, looks better than mine since all your bumpers hood and grille match. lol.

03-22-2005, 11:17 PM

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Looks pretty good, but on a Sunlit Sand I would consider painting it black.

Uhhh no. That would look nasty IMO.

03-24-2005, 11:26 AM

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Thought you might like mine:

03-24-2005, 07:29 PM

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Thought you might like mine:

yea i've always loved the way the merlot ones look. Especially this merlot one i seen on cardomain, dropped with the painted grill too... hotness.

03-24-2005, 07:40 PM

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Yeah, body colored grilles are the best.

03-31-2005, 09:08 PM

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That actually looks decent... got any daytime pics? I always thought it only looked good on the darker colors...

finally took some daytime pics.

03-31-2005, 09:13 PM

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looks great man..becareful and dont scratch that lip

03-31-2005, 09:18 PM

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looks great man..becareful and dont scratch that lip

lol a little late for that. i gotta get it re-put on and painted over with the bumper and what not to get it to fit flush, as you can see on the driverside, theres a gap.

04-01-2005, 01:29 PM

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Love all the body colored grilles...keep posting pics guys. And good work!

04-01-2005, 01:41 PM

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that looks really good in the day time too....

04-01-2005, 01:44 PM

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I like those daytime pics... esp with the way everything flows with that lip.... very nice...

04-01-2005, 03:53 PM

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In my personal opinion i dont like the stock grilles at all. I would replace it with a new grille, with smaller openings and no cross bars like the stock grille.

04-01-2005, 04:41 PM

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looks great man!

04-01-2005, 05:30 PM

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Looks awesome man I looks clean with the rest of the car

04-01-2005, 06:49 PM

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It not my taste at all!!! I love the black grill look and some black housing headlights to go with it.

But honestly it looks decent still. 02-03 look WAY better with this mod then the 00-01 grills.