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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 08:35 PM
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Question should i change my grill?

hey guys im debating changing my grill. i painted my factory grill gloss black and cleared it. its compleatly smoth so it dont have the grity finish like it was new.i have ss inserts front and rear and im thinking about geting a black billet grill and puting a old style emblem like the gmmg cars. what do you guys think? this id the best pic i have of the grill. the second pic is before the ss inserts.

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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 08:36 PM
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give me a better pic with the "camaro" letters installed and I will give a good judgement, I am partial to painted stock grilles, only because thats what I did too,,,,,,,,those pics suck.

oh and if you do change the grille, dont get a billet, those things are so cheap looking! at least go with a west wings grile, or black slp grille, or maybe slp grille painted body color.....
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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 09:03 PM
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I think it looks good
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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 10:00 PM
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yea it looks good with the inserts
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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 10:10 PM
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I like it
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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 11:00 PM
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i like the grill with the inserts..looks pretty good
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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 11:18 PM
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I think it looks good black like that with the inserts or if your just bored with it get the slp grille with the bow tie or the black billet; either will look good just leave it black, don't care for much for the look of matching grilles.
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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 11:20 PM
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It somehow matches the wheels and makes it more noticeable.
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Old Nov 9, 2007 | 01:17 AM
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yeah , just keep the grille, it looks good, spend ur money on a different mod....
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Old Nov 9, 2007 | 03:41 AM
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billet grill would look clean
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Old Nov 9, 2007 | 10:16 AM
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I like my black stull:




I still need to paint it black behind the grill tho.
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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 10:22 AM
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yeah and sell that one to me
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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 02:22 PM
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I like that one. I wouldn't change it.
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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by BlkBird2000
I like that one. I wouldn't change it.
Here, here.
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 06:08 PM
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billet grille on ebay for 45 dollars, if you didnt like it you could take it off and resell it, or maybe back and fourth between the two when you need a change.
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 07:16 AM
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yours is the only car with the stock grill that I like. but I think a black stull would look awesome
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 07:37 AM
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keep the one you got. Looks nice and clean just like the rest of the car
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 03:04 PM
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Krobinson123, I don't think you have seen my grille yet if that's the only one you like lol
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 04:01 PM
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Keep the stocker with the fill ins. Looks much better than a billet grill.
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