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Should i put my stock grille back on?

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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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Should i put my stock grille back on?

just put my UTR CF OEM lip~......i like it soo much~~ and btw....the bodyshop told me you got a PERFECT fit lip........that was great...it was only like 15mins labour....LOL~~ save money^^"...
now i have a question, should i put my stockgrille back on?..or just leave it as CF....with little gap!?!?!.....
i will just let my wallet take a rest for a while,
Next mod: FastIntention exhaust~~hehe.......oyeah i need a alignment too ****t...forget about it@@....

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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 03:09 PM
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Swaping back my.................

If, I had your G I'd leave the grillen alone. But the one change I'd make is
to have the hood, grille and lip painted the same color as the car...uniformity
is very cool....hodgepodge isn't! Having the lip a darker color doesn't make
your G look lower but painting it the color of your G would......but it's your
car........
 

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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by gary c
If, I had your G I'd leave the grillen alone. But the one change I'd make is
to have the hood, grille and lip painted the same color as the car...uniformity
is very cool....hodgepodge isn't! Having the lip a darker color doesn't make
your G look lower but painting it the color of your G would......but it's your
car........
lol then there would be no point in getting them carbon fiber if ur going to paint over them
 
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 03:24 PM
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WTF it's his car..............!

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lol then there would be no point in getting them carbon fiber if ur going to paint over them
Carbon fiber was designed to save weight not for the "Look what I have" on
my car bragging rights. Racecar bodies are made of C/F and they get painted
before they leave the shop.......it's his car, if he wants to drive a patchwork
quilt it still his car!
 
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 03:26 PM
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I like your ride the way it is bro...
 
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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if i were to paint anything it would be the edge of the hood between the headlights and the grill, much cleaner IMO
 
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by gary c
Carbon fiber was designed to save weight not for the "Look what I have" on
my car bragging rights. Racecar bodies are made of C/F and they get painted
before they leave the shop.......it's his car, if he wants to drive a patchwork
quilt it still his car!
Thats mostly only true for dry carbon pieces, most carbon pieces made for the aftermarket are wet laid, and thus don't really offer any weight advantage versus stock, so they are purely aesthetic
 
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by gary c
If, I had your G I'd leave the grillen alone. But the one change I'd make is
to have the hood, grille and lip painted the same color as the car...uniformity
is very cool....hodgepodge isn't! Having the lip a darker color doesn't make
your G look lower but painting it the color of your G would......but it's your
car........
agreed.. personally, i would not choose different color for lip, grille and hood. I would paint them the same color as the car. C/F roof is the only one i like not to be painted. but every ppl has different taste and style. It's your choice. imo. g/L with your choice.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 06:07 PM
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Nice lip (I have the same one ). I say leave the stock grill off.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 06:18 PM
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I like the look you got going on there!! Yeah, leave the stock grill off!
 
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 08:09 PM
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I'd rather rock a perfect fitting stock grill than that CF grill with gap problems. Just paint your stock grill black and it will fit it perfect. I'm not a fan of the CF front lip because it makes the rest of the body look not aligned correctly so the front looks higher than the rear. Maybe consider painting half of the lip and just leaving some of the CF for accents
 
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 08:17 PM
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I agree with Gary c. The carbon hood, and mayb grill can stay like that, but you should think about painting the lip. Doesnt look right.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 10:46 PM
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Keep the grille buy loose the "hamburger"
 
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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 01:18 AM
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get a better fitting grill
 
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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 01:34 AM
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I think change the color of the lip to match the car, much better imo.
 
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