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Chrome kidney / Silver grille (stock) | 3 | 16.67% | |
Chrome kidney / Black grille | 4 | 22.22% | |
Black kidney / Silver grille | 3 | 16.67% | |
Black kidney / Black grille | 8 | 44.44% | |
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05-29-2020, 12:14 AM | #1 |
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Selecting a Grille - Black/Chrome/Silver combinations
I set up all possible combinations and took some pics. Still undecided so thought I'd reach out to the group for comments.
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05-29-2020, 12:46 AM | #2 |
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You should go with the black-trim silver fins on the right, and chrome trim black fins on the left!!!
J/k j/k... but honestly though, how long did that process and photo shoot take!?? Maybe I just suck at kidney grill removal, but just changing 1x will leave my hands chewed up, (and just feels like it’s harder on the front bumper than I should be). I was thinking all-black as I was reading your post, but when I saw those Black-rim silver/grey fin grilles, they look fantastic with your paint color! For me, though, I’m an all black grill guy. On my Space Grey E60 I went with space-grey grills at first, but just felt way too tame and way too subtle.
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Yeah, grille color takes take on a different look with different paint colors. To remove the grilles, I used a radiator hose removal tool through the front of the grille for the clips that are hard to reach. |
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05-29-2020, 12:34 PM | #6 |
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Silver trim, black fin
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05-29-2020, 06:50 PM | #8 |
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The gloss black just doesn't look right on any of them. Because of that i went with the factory chrome surround with silver paint. However if you used a matte/satin black, I'd have gone with a chrome surround/black grille.
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I am about to do the same. What paint and prep did you do?
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I used the paint in the link below. Semi gloss dries too glossy the flat matches very well! I cleaned grills with brake clean and lightly scuffed with Brillo pad before using regular primer.
https://www.autozone.com/paint-and-b...paint/781936_0 |
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06-26-2020, 02:47 PM | #13 |
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After looking at this for awhile and hearing feedback, I decided I didn't like the glossy finish too much. There's nothing glossy black on the front of the vehicle so I de-glossed the kidney with some 0000 steel wool giving it more of a satin finish, then put a few coats of ceramic coat on it so it cleans up easily.
Here's the results showing Black kidney / Silver grille and what the satin finish kidney looks like next to the glossy finish slats. I'll post some pics with them mounted once I get it outside in the daylight. |
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Updated pics in 1st post - Matte Black Kidney Surround with Stock Silver Slats.
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