So this bad boy came in today....



Rest of the kit looks hot too but I have to take off the mudflaps to put it on..



Now for the question(s):
When I repaint the car, should I get the door handles and grill painted white too?
Should I get the painters to add some blue pearl to the paint or just leave it the stock QN0?

 

Blue pearl, yes to handles, no to grill imo.

 

Paint Door handles = yes
Paint Grill = no

Just my opinion, but I dont think a white grill would look good. The only thing I would consider would be painting it black, but I think the chrome grills look good on white

 

nice kit, looks like the ionic kit? id paint the handles and leave the grill chrome or black. blue pearl sounds nice.

 

yeah the white is nice but adding some blue pearl would be nicer. The crome grill looks nice on that white car, so keep it as is. For the handle get it painted. Keep us posted with new pics with the full body kit on it.

 

you should paint your side mirrors all white too, what do you think?

 

Grill = yes (paint the chrome white)
door handles = yes
stock QNO

 

Definitely get the grill painted. Chrome stands out too much...

Chrome = a no-no on maxiams.

 

paint handles, shave trunk, shave antenna.


..and take that lip off until you paint it, ricer

 

All white, car, grill, and no to the blue pearl. The chrome grill doenst looks bad but I feel would look better painted body color.

Did you get you G35 rims? or money back yet?

 

Lip has been off

No wheels yet. I do plan to shave the antenna. I'm leaning toward painting the grill.

 

After reading the first couple of responses, I couldn't believe I was going to be the only one asking you to paint the grille too! IMO, if you leave anything unpainted, make it the door handles before the grill. Sometimes, a little contrast on the doors is good, but your front end would look VERY clean without the chrome.

 

Paint it all, grill, handles, and stock qno, unless you plan to repaint the whole car.

 

While your at it have the hit the chrome around the window trim, that would be different.

 

The entire car is being repainted...

 

Geez Kev, I haven't kept tabs on your car in a while and you've done all this stuff to it!

+1 on painting grill, and door handles. Only problem is any form of white is a PITA to match sometimes.

S

 

paint grill and handles with a bit of pearl..

 

paint 'em, but chrome doesnt like being coated, so i would buy an aftermaket or used painted grille so that the stone chips dont pop up as quick, you should be ok with the handles just be careful not to scratch them, and throw some pearl on it.

 

I think the grill would look good chrome or painted. I would definitely say paint the handles and shave the antenna, though. I'm also going to say go with a little blue pearl mixed in, since you're repainting the whole car.

Kev, I didn't know you had projectors

 

if preped properly, the paint will hold.

 

i agree with everyone else, paint the grill, etc. Be wary of color matching as well

 

blue pearl yes
grille no
handles yes

 

why u want to paint the whole car? u should paint the handles and grill but like it QN0

 

Door, rear end, and front bumper have been repainted and it doesnt look good. So I am getting the entire thing done.

 

damn, how much?

 

2500-3000 to repaint. Great place too, they have won many show's and stuff. No orange peel he says.

 

I know I cant convince you - but
Keep the door handles chrome
Grille black
Kit and CAR QNO

 

id leave the grill crome

for the hadle if they are chrome ill leave them too

blue perl seems nice too me

 

i think the blue would look very nice added in!

i say paint handles as well as grille, although you could go either way. the chrome actually works alright on the white.

also, i plan on getting the ionic kit as soon as Jose gets the front lip ready for production. were you able to get an estimate on just painting the lip pieces just QN0, no added pearl? i'd like to know a ballpark range. thanks

 

how do you prep chrome?

 

it's a plastic piece. You sand it off.

 

paint the door handles white and think of this idea. if oyu leave the chrome grill it will match the chrome window trim and if oyu paint the grill white paint the chrome window trim black

 

the chrome on any plastic piece is a thin film of copper coated in chromium. chrome does not sand flat(in regards to sheen, you can sand it but it always stays shiny since it's a hard finish like powder coating). so unless you're planning on trying to strip the copper off the plastic, which can be done, but not well and will take many hours,you CANT prep chrome.

 

its not actually chrome. it is a film that peals off when you heat it up

 

just how do you bond copper to plastic? Chemistry doesn't work that way.

 

Yes to everything and the lip looks nice...even though its not painted yet! I don't like the chrome handles/grilles on most GLE's/GXE's.

 

I say paint the whole grill white and yes paint the handles.

 

i never said anything about it being bonded, how they actually coat it i dont know, but i've tried taling it off my 3rd gen with no luck. my pint being that it is a hard finish like powdercoating, that resists abrassion, paint, which is a soft coating(soft meaning it it more prone to scratching and pitting) will not stick to a surface unless the shine is taken off, therefore, on a grille, which is subject to anything that hits it at 60 mph, will chip alot easier when it goes over chrome than a new grille that is just plastic, which can be sanded.

it's a moot point. i agree to paint the grille and handles, buy an aftermarket grille off ebay for 40 bucks,so it wont chip, and paint the handles that are on the car.

 

definately paint that grille, it would look much cleaner

 

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