I recently purchased a blk/blk MDX Advance. I was considering getting the grill painted to match the car. Has anyone done this or have pictures?? I have seen it done a few different ways (the entire grill painted v. just the center piece of the 2010 grill leaving the chrome logo and the silver outline), but all of the pix I have seen are on TL's. Thanks!

 

Try using photoshop first. It's a lot easier to remove it in photoshop than getting the paint off if you don't like it.

 

I've only seen the TL grilles painted or the 2007-2009 MDX grille painted, but not the new MDX's.

I think it's a good idea, I would paint the entire grille.

 

The MDX grill is much nicer then the TL grill. I have no problem with it.

 

I still prefer the unique 2007-09 grille, but the 2010 blade doesn't bother me as much as with the other Acura applications.

To give you an idea, I did a quick PS on a 2010 Advance...

Original


Full Paint (sans emblem)


Only blade painted

 

Only blade painted

 

Thanks Type34! I like that blade painted-look... and i'm not photoshop savvy, so I appreciate the post. The dealer I purchased from said that they haven't done one on an MDX- he seemed hesitant, but I definitely want to look into that...

 

Not as bad as the TL. You'll be fine keeping it the way it came.

 

Congrats with the Advance.
I thought about painting the blade only as well. I like the monochromatic look but in this case, painting just the blade looks better.

 

Only blade pointed

 

Agree to the painted blade only. I have a Blk/Blk Advance too and I am cool w/ the default. They seemed to scale it back a bit over previously released models.

 

wondering if you ever painted the grill?

 

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I had it done. It wasn't all that expensive. Looks all right to me

 

That is a nice touch, looks better on a real MDX, and in that color too. I might have them to that to my Crystal Black while they are fixing $6800 worth of hail damage,.....ahhhhhh.

 

IMO, MDX doesn't need a painted grille.

 

It looks good painted.

 

That's a nice touch!!

 

I think the darker colors promote too much contrast, but that grey (Polished Metal Metallic?) looks great.

Any other angles/shots to post?

 

Today is raining "cats and dogs" here .I will take a few pics from different angles tomorrow. I wouldn't probably had it painted if MDX was in silver (palladium). ,but on the darker shades it helps to take the edge off that beak . BTW. I had this job done in the dealership . It is Polished Metal Metallic.

 

Sorry to hear! You must be further South, because the hail wasn't as bad futher North.

I would like to see a white MDX with a grill done like this, AND the lower front and rear fascias painted to match.

 

 

 

looks nice

 

me likey

 

It is nice on that color

 

 

i saw a new black on black mdx at the dealer with the grille color matched (whole piece) and it looked great

 

keep the grill stock IMO it looks clean on the mdx

 

The MDX grill looks fine the way it is. Me thinks.

 

Some like big shiny details on the cars. I am not one of them
In fact if they had some sort of "Titanium" ,"Night" (whatever they wish to call it ) packages with toned down versions of that bucktooth,it'd helped them to sell more cars of the lot .
And maybe some real wood or aluminum interior inserts as an option.
It is actually my next project. Any ideas?

 

A Black chrome option would be nice too like the one that was offered on the pre-MMC TL. I'm usually not a fan of too much chrome, but IMO the finish on the one offered as an option on the TL looked nice.

 

i went back to the dealership and saw the same mdx there still for sale with the color matched grille....i took a couple shots with my cell

 

^^ that looks sweet. Like that they painted the lower inlets as well.

 

Yesterday I saw one on the road just like this w/ the entire painted grille. I did not like it. To me, it made it look simpler, like it takes away from it.

I prefer just the center part painted or not painted at all.

 

blackhouse the headlights and fogs and it would have been a done deal!

 

That looks pretty darn clean

 

Paint the blade only...what about carbon?

 

blade only looks clean, but on the some of the other cars posted(mostly the black cars) any way you paint the grill it looks good imo

 

Looks SOOO much better with just the blade painted.