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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 06:26 PM
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Default Painted and installed my slp grille

hey guys finally got my grille painted and installed, and i love it!!! speacial thanks to TS6 for selling me the grille, hes a great guy to work with. the car is very dusty from the pollen and these are picks from my iphone but you get the point. let me know what you think.


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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 06:28 PM
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wow, that looks great.

did you rattle can the BGM on there? it matches perfect
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 06:30 PM
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Im not a fan of green, But your car looks awesome!! A Sunoco hood would look badass on your car.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 06:37 PM
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Looks great bro. The green and black are both base clear, and he has plans for a sunoco.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 06:51 PM
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i like it,, i always liked the red bowties tho or some variation tho but different strokes 4 different folks.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 07:21 PM
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that looks badass, it works really good with the whistler headlights
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by crimson_bird
wow, that looks great.

did you rattle can the BGM on there? it matches perfect
nope base, clear

Originally Posted by 99_ls1_z28
Im not a fan of green, But your car looks awesome!! A Sunoco hood would look badass on your car.
hopefully this year i will have one

Originally Posted by black_sheep454
Looks great bro. The green and black are both base clear, and he has plans for a sunoco.
true story

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i like it,, i always liked the red bowties tho or some variation tho but different strokes 4 different folks.
i like the red to but not on green

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that looks badass, it works really good with the whistler headlights
thanks

thanks everyone
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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the paint matches up great, looks good.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 08:44 PM
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Looks great! If the bowtie was red I wouldnt have liked it! I agree with the sunco hood 2. Nice car bro
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 09:12 PM
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That came out really good, I've always been a fan of body matching the SLP grille since the first time I saw NineBall's HOSS.
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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That looks great!!! The mods on your car are very clean and complimentary. Very well done...the hood will be a great addition too!!!
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by green28
That came out really good, I've always been a fan of body matching the SLP grille since the first time I saw NineBall's HOSS.
now i just need your hood

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That looks great!!! The mods on your car are very clean and complimentary. Very well done...the hood will be a great addition too!!!
thanks, im trying to keep it clean and simple
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Old May 1, 2010 | 09:07 PM
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looks good..my old red vert had a grille painted the same way just red instead of green. By the way did you use a rattle can for the clear coat?
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Old May 1, 2010 | 09:16 PM
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Looks great, nice and clean!

I almost did that with mine, but with red I thought it would look a little busy.
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Old May 1, 2010 | 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by quiet_storm98
looks good..my old red vert had a grille painted the same way just red instead of green. By the way did you use a rattle can for the clear coat?
nope, its actual automotive paint
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Old May 1, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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nice work on the grille, it looks great on the car.
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Old May 1, 2010 | 10:24 PM
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Yea bro, good job. That looks really nice, hopefully sometime ill get my slp grille painted to match my car and stripes. Since its a bitch to find the LE grilles slp made.
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Old May 2, 2010 | 01:10 AM
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it looks better than what i had expected when you first posted up about there not bein any holes to mount with but what ever come of that? or did i just miss that thread?
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Old May 2, 2010 | 01:12 AM
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looks good boss! yeah the hood would look like sex on that car! next investment? haha
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Old May 2, 2010 | 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by 02gtp4now
nope, its actual automotive paint
o ok kinda figured that...rattle can clear usually sucks
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