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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 06:44 PM
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trying to change the look of my car and do something cheap/free, so i was wondering if you guys could post some pics of a red ss/z28 without the ugly stock grille on there. I know they look mean, but only on some color cars. Just trying to see if its worth it to take it off, but eventually I will get an slp ss grille, but for now I'm contemplating taking the stock one off.
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 06:47 PM
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ive thought of the same thing...someone post up...
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 08:26 PM
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ttt.............someone has gotta be able to help me out.
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 08:28 PM
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up we go...i wanna see a good pic
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 09:44 PM
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here is my Z28 they way it will be untill i get my billet grill in
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I think its worth it
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 10:54 PM
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looks liek something is missing lol.
i took mine out painted it gloss black and (camaro) in red looks bad ***
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Old Dec 2, 2005 | 12:01 PM
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bad6as, what kind of paint did you use and do you have any pictures of it?? I have thought about painting mine, but not sure how much it would cost to have it painted and if i was gonna do it myself, what kind of paint to use.


EDIT: would it look cool w/o the grille and black fill letters where it says "camaro" on the front??
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yeah it looks like someone stole it until you fill in those holes
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Old Dec 2, 2005 | 04:16 PM
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just go to wall mart get the spray paint ment for plastic (i used black) and then some red paint and just paint in the letters
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Decided to keep and paint the stock grille which looks better to me IMO.



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does pulling the grill out strip the fasteners holding it in??
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 09:02 PM
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does anyone think it would be a good idea if I painted my stock grille?? what kind of paint should I use?? is there any specific brand of paint I should use???
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 09:31 PM
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That guys painted stock grille looks ok , but the eyelids are ugly as hell imo
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I took my grill off and painted that part black

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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 01:12 PM
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creative i must say...

you using it as a temprary solution?
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 01:15 PM
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hey street stunner looks pretty good i didnt know u did that good job what kind of paint did u use?
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Originally Posted by Silver02TA
yeah it looks like someone stole it until you fill in those holes

I agree the holes must be filled to look right. I filled mine, painted it, and put a billet grille on....would look alot better without the plate though.
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Originally Posted by compta5
hey street stunner looks pretty good i didnt know u did that good job what kind of paint did u use?
regular spray paint
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