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Oct 17, 2011 | 10:20 AM
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I see many billet grills on Ebay for instance. I'm thinking of wither doing billet or painting my stock grill....possibly with Plasti-Dip.

Has anyone purchased after market grills and can comment on quality, fitment, value etc?
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Please don't do a Billet Grille...They are hideous and look like braces.

I have a no brand eBay grille painted to match with the Stock Grille Emblem mounted to it.

Looks okay to me-Only $75 and painted for free.

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Oct 17, 2011 | 11:16 AM
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That looks great! [I]'ve seen a couple of that style for around $140 on Ebay
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I would avoid billet, I just really don't think it looks good at all. I painted my grill with plastidip and kept the emblem chrome and I really like the way it looks.
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That looks great! [I]'ve seen a couple of that style for around $140 on Ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/03-06-INFINI...item415e2b0071

http://www.ebay.com/itm/03-04-05-06-...item415e09d079
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Billet grills are so 2002.....
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Oct 17, 2011 | 12:37 PM
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It's actually hard to find past-Dip around here. Ordered one can from Home Hardware a while ago. Did one can do it for yours?
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/03-06-INFINI...item415e2b0071

http://www.ebay.com/itm/03-04-05-06-...item415e09d079
I need one for sedan but that looks like a decent price, thanks.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-Infiniti...item19c93eee0b
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Yeah, we managed 3 grills with one can. I put about 4-5 coats on mine, letting each coat dry completely before I applied the next. Took about 20 minutes or so. I picked up the plastidip at lowe's.
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Let me finish the title of your thread for you: "...Should Never Be Used"

Just paint or Plasti-Dip your stock grille. I've used each on various cars, and they all turned out great.
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Ya just paint your stock grill black and call it a day
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Yeah, we managed 3 grills with one can. I put about 4-5 coats on mine, letting each coat dry completely before I applied the next. Took about 20 minutes or so. I picked up the plastidip at lowe's.
Awesome. Time to break out the plasti-Dip! Thanks!
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yes please dont go with billet grills or ANYTHING thats chrome and shiny. Theres been WAY too many G35s that have owners with bad tastes that ruin these beauties.

Go with plastidip!!
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do not do billet grills. Just take the emblem off your bumper and plasti-dip your grill. put the emblem back on. it looks really nice i can post a pic if youd like
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Dont do billet or plasti dip bkth cheap and ugly. Get ur grill painted or DIY with some gloss and clear coat, it will look much better than that rubber crap in a can that is for tools.
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