G35 Coupe V35 2003 - 07 Discussion about the 1st Generation V35 G35 Coupe

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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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This particular AB G35 looks terrible and would look 100% better with everything color matched. Only OB and the Silvers look decent going with the C/F hoods/lips and the Gialla grille always looks better painted regardless!
Sorry this is just my obsession with doing things right....as I see it!
Gary
I agree. I'm not feelin' that AB at all.
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i love this grill. does iconic still sell the replica grills?
Ionic. Yes.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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But if you wanagofaster, then the Gialla style grille will allow MOAR air into your engine/intake for MOAR POWAH.

lulz.
LMAO you have a very valid point Calvin and I will also take the mesh out that drives me nuts an that give me an extra 10 or 15whp
 
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 03:32 AM
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just black it out... that should hold you over for a while
 
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 02:14 PM
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i love this grill. im suppose to pick one up from a local seller today.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 02:45 PM
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Got a carbon grill on my cb 125 shipped looks great even no ones agrees with carbon on cb but i love it
 
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 02:50 PM
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color match is where its attt

 
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 05:45 PM
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Ionic sells a great replica grill and the fitment should be spot-on. They can sell them in CF, painted or unpainted. Personally, i would not opt for the plastic auto mesh though, I wound up going to Home Depot and purhasing a 3' length of gutter guard metal mesh that I trimmed down, then primered and spray painted with truck bed liner rubber paint to prevent chipping. This paint provides a slightly rough finish. Believe it or not, it looks great, and thus far, I have not had any rock chips. Eventually, I will replace the lower valences with the same material as well.
 

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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 06:01 PM
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^I've been wanting to do the same thing. The mesh in my Ionic c/f grill is different than the mesh in my K2 bumper. I want them both to match (OCD).
 
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by AustinG35
Ionic sells a great replica grill and the fitment should be spot-on. They can sell them in CF, painted or unpainted. Personally, i would not opt for the plastic auto mesh though, I wound up going to Home Depot and purhasing a 3' length of gutter guard metal mesh that I trimmed down, then primered and spray painted with truck bed liner rubber paint to prevent chipping. This paint provides a slightly rough finish. Believe it or not, it looks great, and thus far, I have not had any rock chips. Eventually, I will replace the lower valences with the same material as well.
Thank you at least someone agrees with me. Like I said the griile looks good just disappointed in the quality of the mesh
 
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Calvin
But if you wanagofaster, then the Gialla style grille will allow MOAR air into your engine/intake for MOAR POWAH.

lulz.
HHahaha nice
And I like that hood.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Calvin
No, it won't. What does material have to do with it flapping? It's all about how it's mounted. And I've had no troubles with the way Ionic mounts his mesh on his grilles.

Most, if not all, metal/wire meshes come bare (silver) and need to be painted (just looks stupid if it's left unpainted). Chips just waiting to happen. But not with the plastic mesh that Ionic supplies.

I've had my mesh grille installed for a while and zero problems.
I got the same plastic mesh originally, the problem was that there were not enough mounting nails on the backside of the grill to prevent areas of tension loss on the plastic mesh piece. What happened was that in the sunlight, you could see depressions where the mesh wasn't nice and tight against the backside of the grill. Options were to glue it but I didn't want to take any chances of seeing visible glue lines, so I eventually opted for metal mesh using the same mounting nails from the back of the grill because it is much more reinforced.
 
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