Small stock grille mod

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03-27-2006, 09:56 AM

mroleg

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Small stock grille mod

Since my billet grille got busted by a truck tire on a highway I've decided to try something different:

03-27-2006, 10:01 AM

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what did you do?

03-27-2006, 10:03 AM

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Painted the frame and the middle tooth to the color of the car. small teeth stayed chrome.

03-27-2006, 10:07 AM

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It looks pretty good in person.

03-27-2006, 10:44 AM

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i like it, it looks better than just plain stock. i painted mines all black. i'm still waiting for an aftermarket grille that i like.

03-27-2006, 01:32 PM

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That looks really crisp!!!

Me like, If the AT grill doesnt turn out the way I like I will do this mod instead. I still cant sell my Trendz Grill, it dont fit with the OEM bug even though I like it alot.

maybe the AT one will fit. At least I know if I mod this grill it will fit like a charm.

Kam

03-27-2006, 02:16 PM

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looks good

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i like it, it looks better than just plain stock. i painted mines all black. i'm still waiting for an aftermarket grille that i like.

i was thinking about painting my teeth black. what kind of paint did you use to paint the teeth?

03-27-2006, 02:45 PM

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looks good

i was thinking about painting my teeth black. what kind of paint did you use to paint the teeth?

That can be simply achieved by just refusing to brush and floss daily....

03-27-2006, 04:37 PM

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That looks really good...especially on your color.

03-27-2006, 05:02 PM

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i was thinking about painting my teeth black. what kind of paint did you use to paint the teeth?

i used krylon fusion spray paint, it's made for plastic surfaces, then i sealed it with some clear coat.

03-27-2006, 05:38 PM

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Man, that is really slick! I'm not sure how it would look with other colors, but it looks great on yours!

03-27-2006, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mynameispee

i painted mines all black.

I'm about to do something similar to mine...same as yours but I'll be leaving the Nissan emblem chrome like this photoshopped pic...

http://www.jklmn.net/albums/06Maxima...ied2.sized.jpg

03-27-2006, 08:00 PM

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Thanks everyone. And special thanks to Warren (Ramberg) and Chris (Chernmax) for hooking me up with a grille in a record short time.
THe grille was painted with a regular automotive paint to match body color. THe only difference is they sanded it. Beauty of it is that our grilles have a very thick (almost 1 millimiter) metal plating underneath chrome finish.