Hey Guy's, When my MT lip and stillen tail arrives I'll be getting them painted. I'm considering having my factory grill painted (super black) to match, does anyone have a pic of this already done? I'd really like to see it before hand, specifically in black. Thanks! And although there was an earlier thread wanting to see "grills" it was funny before but please no BBQ grills!

 

I've done it. Check my homepage out on cardomain. You can get to it through my profile.

 

Here ya go, grille and engine cover painted to match...

 

Mine

My boys

 

Get it painted Andrew, it'll look very nice and sporty! I'm doing mine when she goes under the knife.

 

i think it looks good on all the other cars but i think it looks whack on pearl white maximas.. i painted mine black.

 

Do it.

 

Wow those look so much better! The 5th gen grills are one of the things I like least about 5th gens. The painted grill blends in with the car instead of standing out. Looks nice and clean.

What did you guys pay to have your grills and lips painted. My car is glacier pearl so I'm sure it will be a little higher on the scale.

 

not very good pics...but its all i got for now....it looks much better than stock thats for sure! u cant really tell at night, but in the daytime, the difference between stock & painted grille is pretty big

 

Dang drew, that's MAD clean.

 

thank you...wait till i get those new D2rs in

 

pay? lol go match your car paint with touch up paint and so a mist spray about 10 times on it and then about 5 with clear coat. thats what i did with mine and it looks great, matches car paint and no scratches because of clear coat

 

WOW those look amazing! Huge improvement, no need to change the grill when painted! I'm doin' it! Thank's a lot guys! But if there's any more keep em coming!

 

Paint it....

Before
After

 

would this look good on the Mejestic blue also?....I was curious about doing it but thought it would look crazy...its nice i see.

 

Here you go:


While you're at it, do this:



When you're done, you can hang like this:




Have fun!

 

Wow! Your set up is hot. I would like to go this route, once I find a half decent 2k2-2k3 bumper for cheap! Djsoniq, yours is hot, too. I think the painted grilles look good on certain colors. I think the white stands out too much, but Lonar, yours looks good also. I have never seen an earlier 5th gener's grille painted.

 

Here's mine.....

 

i think its time for you to paint the headlight housing too, i think itll look good.

 

Shooo!!! That's coming this spring actually...

 

Gbauer....want to clean my engine bay?

 

where is the grey lustre car for teh win?

 

yes whats your trick george? it looks so pretty under there...

I wanna wash mine but too scared too...do I remove my engine cover and start spraying? what parts should I cover up?....I know intake + MAF with a plastic bag...anything else?

 

This may help:

http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...49&postcount=9

 

do you know if u still keep the engine cover on? what about o2 sensors in the front? should I tuck them under the engine cover or should I wrap it up in a bag to prevent water from damaging the wires? what about battery?

 

I had mine done last summer, I would def do it

 

Thought about it. There are better grills out there though.

 

I like it, I like it, I like it. I ve never even considered buying a red car, but this color looks really good on the curvy 5th gen.(especialy with the painted grill.) They all look good with the painted grill, but this Merlot color is stuck in my head.

There is a Merlot '03 SE w/ black leather for sale less than a mile from my house. I think I better go for a little walk.

 

Ok, where is everyone picking up the color match paint?????

 

A little O/T for this thread, but here's what I do: When I'm at the carwash, the first thing I do is pop the hood and spray it with the tire cleaner while I do the tires. Then I use the pre-wash on the rest of the car while the bay soaks a bit. Next I just rinse out the bay and close the hood so I can continue to wash the rest of the car. That should get most of the bay clean. On the newer cars, you don't need to worry like the old-school cars because all the electronics are nice and sealed. Never had a single problem and I've probably done it around 100+ times.

Once I have the bay cleaned and the car washed and dryed, I pull out the armourall wipes and start wiping everything rubber or plastic down in the bay. After that's done, I then (literally) wax my engine cover, close the hood and wax the rest of the car. At 148,000 miles, my engine bay looks 100 times better than when I pulled it off the lot.

 

"just spray it and forget it" as the tard on the infomercials says. Don't worry, a little water won't kill it! If it did, every time it rained you wouldn't be able to drive.

 

I see that everybody just paint the whole grille. I just painted the stripes, the outside frame, and it looks so good. Here's a pic...

 

no it doesn't

Actually, I prefer the whole thing painted because from looking at the top of the car, the paint makes the grill flow better.

 

What about with the CAI? I see that youhave an Injen did you have any problems with that? Also where do I get a new nissan logo for the engine cover mine is all messed up?

 

never had a problem with my CAI (it's modified slightly now and even easier for me to spray the filter). You can get a new logo from any stealership. I think they're 20-40 bux, but not quite sure.

 

you know why it looks good? i think because it looks like the spaces between the lines look just the the spaces were the bottom grille would go if you had one. It clashes really well because they both look like they sink all the way back to the car. Very VERY nice...Painted grilles look insane...JUST i cant imagine what it would look with my color

 

I'm sure it would look better than stock by far. Photochop anyone?

 

How much does your dad charge to clean my car?
Tell him I'll throw in a free 40oz. schlitz.

 

No, man, OE! Old English all the way, baby!

 

+1

Here's what mine looks painted black (with emblem removed):

http://community.webshots.com/album/538279179vEgrXw