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Old May 23, 2006 | 08:28 PM
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Pulled my stock grill off today. I like the look, mostly because it's a different look. My girl hates it, that might also be why I like it, lol. Anyway I'm trying to decide between the stock grill, !grill, or other.




I was thinking about a billet grille or putting a mesh screen over the black part. Any suggestions are welcome.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 08:45 PM
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Old May 23, 2006 | 09:33 PM
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I spent a while trying to decide billet or SLP SS. I bought a SLP SS one, pulled off the stocker, and decided to leave it that way for a while. Lately (about a year later), I've been thinking about finally putting on the SS one, though I still like the look of the billet.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 09:43 PM
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definetely billet...
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Old May 23, 2006 | 09:47 PM
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get the stocker painted body color.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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either put the stocker back in or get a billet grill... it looks incomplete and tacky without something there

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Old May 23, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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Fog lights in your holes there. If thos eholes are functioning , then put soem "mesh" or whatever it is called the same color as your stripes.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 10:04 PM
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Has anyone picked up one of the cheapy one's offa ebay? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...6360%26fvi%3D1
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+1 on the billet grille, and I vote for an all black one. How rare is that color?!
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Old May 23, 2006 | 11:55 PM
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I think it looks pretty clean w/o the grill
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Old May 24, 2006 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by kerryt1
+1 on the billet grille, and I vote for an all black one. How rare is that color?!
It's one of only 217 in 1999 and I think they made a little over 1000 in 1998.
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Old May 24, 2006 | 12:09 PM
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"You are now bidding on a BRAND-NEW POLISHED ALUMINUM BILLET GRILLE INSERT! It fits 1998~2003 Chevy Camaro."

How come I idn't hear about the 03 Camaro model?


So what are you leanign towards green28? The billet or the stock or the "mesh".
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Old May 24, 2006 | 12:13 PM
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fill the holes in and but some inserts and paint them the color of your stripes that would look the best in my opinion but what do i knwo im a ford driver :-P
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Old May 24, 2006 | 01:38 PM
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The stock grille is the most ugly misplaced piece of cheap plastic body cladding Ive seen since the Asstek. Seriously get a SLP or a Billet grille. Or hell, just fill the holes from the stock grill mount and leave it like that. When I had my car grille'less for a while, people used to stop me all the time and ask how I got it to look like that. They were often surprised with how simple it was.
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Old May 24, 2006 | 02:14 PM
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The more billet grilles I see in this thread the more I'm leaning towards getting one. Now just need to decide on a good one.
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Old May 24, 2006 | 10:43 PM
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not for me
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Old May 25, 2006 | 01:05 AM
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i like the SLP SS grille the best...i'm not a fan of billet...
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Old May 25, 2006 | 08:36 AM
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A black billet grille would look great on your color car.
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Old May 25, 2006 | 09:46 AM
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Looks better, but I'd also go with a billet grille
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Old May 25, 2006 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by RrCoX22
either put the stocker back in or get a billet grill... it looks incomplete and tacky without something there

I disagree


Get some mesh in the black areas. I may do that too.
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